Interchangeable Power Plant for Automobiles

• US 20090101422A1
• Filed: 08/22/2008
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Invention Dynamics LLC
• Original Assignee: Invention Dynamics LLC
• Inventors: Subramanian, Narayanan M.
• Application Number:
  US12/196,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20090101422A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/65.310
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/04 of the electric storage means for propulsion exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80; for auxiliary purposes only B60R16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0455 Removal or replacement of the energy storages
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/48 Parallel type
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 25/082 Engine compartments
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles

Abstract

A hybrid automobile chassis, heat engine and secondary battery are designed such that the secondary battery and the heat engine can be swapped easily to address different needs. For regular daily use, the secondary battery will be used. For long distance trips, the secondary battery is wheeled out and the heat engine wheeled in, to generate electricity that will provide motive power to the electric motors.

Claims

1. A hybrid vehicle comprising:

1. one or more electric motors to provide motive power to the wheels of a hybrid vehicle;

2. a primary power plant to provide electricity to said electric motor(s);

3. a secondary power plant to provide electricity to said electric motor(s);

4. a set of guide rails to hold said secondary power plant;

5. an enclosure to house said electric motor(s), said secondary power plant and said set of guide rails;

6. grill to cover front of said enclosure;

7. fender to protect said grill;

8. hood to cover top of said enclosure;

9. quick connect fuel connector;

10. quick connect electric connector.

5. A hybrid vehicle of claim 1 wherein said secondary power plant has complimentarily configured electric connector to mate with said quick connect electric connector on said hybrid vehicle.

6. A hybrid vehicle of claim 1 wherein said secondary power plant is a rechargeable battery.

7. A hybrid vehicle of claim 1 wherein said secondary power plant is a charge capacitor.

8. A hybrid vehicle of claim 1 wherein said secondary power plant is a heat converter.

9. A hybrid vehicle of claim 8 wherein said heat converter is a heat engine.

10. A hybrid vehicle of claim 8 wherein said heat converter has complimentarily configured fuel connector to mate with said quick connect fuel connector on said hybrid vehicle.

11. A hybrid vehicle of claim 1 wherein said secondary power plant has a set of rails complimentarily configured to said set of guide rails on said hybrid vehicle.

12. A hybrid vehicle of claim 1 wherein said secondary power plant has multiple rollers that slideably roll on said set of guide rails on said hybrid vehicle.

13. A hybrid vehicle of claim 1 wherein said secondary power plant has struts.

14. A hybrid vehicle of claim 13 wherein said struts have casters on ends removed away from said secondary power plant.

15. A hybrid vehicle of claim 13 wherein said struts have a first drop down position and a second collapsed position.

16. A hybrid vehicle of claim 15 wherein said struts are locked in said first drop down position when said secondary power plant is not resting on said set of guide rails on said hybrid vehicle.

17. A hybrid vehicle of claim 15 wherein said struts automatically collapse to said second collapsed position when said secondary power plant is slid on to said set of guide rails on said hybrid vehicle.

18. A hybrid vehicle of claim 1 wherein said guide rails are substantially parallel to each other.

19. A hybrid vehicle of claim 18 wherein said guide rails are open at ends nearer to said grill on said hybrid vehicle.

20. A hybrid vehicle of claim 19 wherein said guide rails are flared at ends nearer to said grill in said hybrid vehicle.

21. A hybrid vehicle of claim 11 wherein said slide rails have bearings.

22. A hybrid vehicle of claim 18 wherein said guide rails have locking mechanism to secure said secondary power plant.

26. A hybrid vehicle of claim 1 wherein said grill is rigidly attached to said hood.

27. A hybrid vehicle of claim 1 wherein said grill is moveably attached to said hood.

28. A hybrid vehicle of claim 27 wherein said movement of said grill is outward when said hood is raised.

29. A hybrid vehicle of claim 8 wherein said heat converter charges said primary battery.

30. A hybrid vehicle of claim 1 wherein said fender is rigidly attached to said grill in said hybrid vehicle.

31. A hybrid vehicle of claim 1 wherein said grill is rotatably attached to said enclosure.

32. A hybrid vehicle of claim 31 wherein said grill open out to enable loading and unloading of said secondary power plant.

33. A hybrid vehicle of claim 8 wherein said heat converter is a fuel cell.

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