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LOW LOAD FLOOR MOTOR VEHICLE

  • US 20070227800A1
  • Filed: 06/14/2007
  • Published: 10/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle, comprising:

  • an engine having a power output;

    a power transfer device driven by said power output, said power transfer device including an input and an output axially offset from said input;

    a load floor that runs from approximately a front of said vehicle to a rear of said vehicle;

    a suspension supporting said load floor on rear wheels;

    a differential unit that drives said wheels and that is driven by said output;

    a single segment drive shaft that transfers drive torque between said output and said differential;

    first and second trailing arms pivotally mounted outboard of said load floor on opposite sides thereof;

    a torsion box secured between said first and second trailing arms beneath said load floor;

    an air spring system disposed between said torsion box and said load floor to support said load floor;

    first and second transverse beam members secured between said first and second trailing arms beneath said load floor;

    a first plate attached to said first and second transverse beams proximate said first trailing arm; and

    a second plate attached to said first and second transverse beams proximate said second trailing arm and spaced from said first plate.

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