Light weight passenger vehicle with expandable body size for collision protection
First Claim
1. A light-weighted motorized passenger vehicle comprising:
- a chassis having a central vehicle frame with a least a door opening in each side therein;
a rigid front section securely fixed to front portion of said central vehicle frame;
a rigid rear section securely fixed to rear portion of said central vehicle frame;
an expandable-retractable body assembly enclosing said rigid front section, said rigid rear section and enclosing non-glass, lower portion of said chassis; and
an integral vehicle body size control device for integrally linking and controlling said expandable-retractable body assembly, whereby said expandable-retractable body assembly of said light-weighted motorized passenger vehicle is expandable to a predetermined expanded size for gaining extra collision protection and retractable to a predetermined retracted size for easier handling in narrow alley in vehicle moving and standing conditions under a plurality of different driving environments.
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Abstract
A new design for a light-weighted, preferably a battery-powered vehicle is disclosed. Small body size in the vehicle shrunk mode and being light weighted make the vehicle particularly suitable of using battery power and convenient to be driven in crowded urban area as an environment friendly passenger vehicle and can even be driven all the way from street to elevator and then parked into any apartment or condo in a high rise building. Furthermore, the vehicle can be operated in vehicle expanded mode such that, when operated on a regular street, its expanded size is comparable in body size to most other gasoline operated passenger cars and consequently gives better cushion for collision protection as well as better safety feeling for the driver and passengers.
42 Citations
15 Claims
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1. A light-weighted motorized passenger vehicle comprising:
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a chassis having a central vehicle frame with a least a door opening in each side therein; a rigid front section securely fixed to front portion of said central vehicle frame; a rigid rear section securely fixed to rear portion of said central vehicle frame; an expandable-retractable body assembly enclosing said rigid front section, said rigid rear section and enclosing non-glass, lower portion of said chassis; and an integral vehicle body size control device for integrally linking and controlling said expandable-retractable body assembly, whereby said expandable-retractable body assembly of said light-weighted motorized passenger vehicle is expandable to a predetermined expanded size for gaining extra collision protection and retractable to a predetermined retracted size for easier handling in narrow alley in vehicle moving and standing conditions under a plurality of different driving environments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of constructing a light-weighted motorized passenger vehicle comprising the steps of:
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constructing a chassis having a central vehicle frame with a least a door opening in each side thereof; attaching securely a rigid front section to front portion of said central vehicle frame;
attaching securely a rigid rear section to rear portion of said central vehicle frame;constructing a expandable-retractable body assembly enclosing said rigid front section, said rigid rear section and further enclosing non-glass, lower portion of said chassis; and installing an integral vehicle body size control device for integrally linking and controlling said expandable-retractable body assembly, whereby said expandable-retractable body assembly of said light-weighted motorized passenger vehicle is expandable to a predetermined expanded size for gaining extra collision protection and retractable to a predetermined retracted size for easier handling in narrow alley in vehicle moving and standing conditions under a plurality of different driving environments. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A light-weighted powered passenger car having an expandable and retractable car body comprising:
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a main vehicle assembly having a central vehicle frame which includes a least a door opening in each side of said central vehicle frame, said main vehicle assembly further comprising a vehicle wheel system, a vehicle steering system, a vehicle seating structure, a vehicle power system and an instrumentation system for manipulating said motorized passenger vehicle in a predetermined speed range and a predetermined load, and for monitoring performance of said motorized passenger vehicle; a rigid front section securely fixed to front portion of said central vehicle frame; a rigid rear section securely fixed to rear portion of said central vehicle frame; a front expandable-retractable body assembly securely attached to said rigid front section and capable of expanding forward and sideward to a predetermined expanded size and capable of retracting backward and sideward to a predetermined retracted size; a side expandable-retractable body assembly for each side of said main vehicle assembly, securely attached to each side of said central vehicle frame and capable of expanding to a predetermined expanded size and retracting to a predetermined retracted size; a rear expandable-retractable body assembly securely attached to said rigid rear section and capable of expanding backward and sideward to a predetermined expanded size and retracting forward and sideward to a predetermined retracted size; and an integral vehicle body size control device for integrally linking and controlling said front expandable-retractable body assembly, said side expandable-retractable body assembly, said rear expandable-retractable body assembly and said instrumentation system, whereby said light-weighted powered passenger vehicle is expandable for gaining extra collision protection and retractable for narrow alley handling in vehicle moving and standing conditions under a plurality of different driving environments.
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