SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MOUNTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES

• US 20160185201A1
• Filed: 08/03/2015
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Skylar Netherland
• Original Assignee: Skylar Netherland
• Inventors: Netherland, Skylar
• Granted Patent: US 9,561,713 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/00 Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00; electric transmission arrangements B60K17/12; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles per se B60L; current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L5/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/001 one motor mounted on a propulsion axle for rotating right and left wheels of this axle
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0411 Arrangement in the front part of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0416 Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 5/1283 Adjustable supports, e.g. the mounting or the characteristics being adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/91 Electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/92 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2304/076 by add-on parts, e.g. retrofit
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2304/078 by interchangeable parts, e.g. new part adapting to old design
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 1/00 Frames or casings of engines, machines or apparatus; Frames serving as machinery beds

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a universal electric engine mount for vehicles, wherein the universal engine mount may be configured to be installed into at least any front wheel drive vehicle.

Claims

1. An electric engine mount comprising:

a base surface with a first side, a second side, a front side, and a rear side, wherein an electric engine is configured to be positioned on the base surface;

a first sidewall positioned on the first side of the base surface, wherein the first sidewall does not cover the entire first side of the base surface;

a second sidewall positioned on the second side of the base surface, wherein the second sidewall does not cover the entire second side of the base surface;

a front sidewall positioned on the front side of the base surface, wherein the front sidewall covers the entire front side of the base surface;

a rear sidewall positioned on the rear side of the base surface, wherein the rear sidewall covers the entire rear side of the base surface;

a first mounting arm configured to be positioned in a first channel within the first sidewall, the first mounting arm being positioned on an external surface of the first sidewall, and the first mounting arm including a first projection that extends away from the base surface, wherein the first channel is positioned at a first vertical offset away from the base surface; and

a rear mounting arm configured to be positioned in a rear channel within the rear sidewall, the rear mounting arm being positioned on an external surface of the rear sidewall, and the rear mounting arm including a rear projection that extends away from the base surface, wherein the rear channel is positioned at a rear vertical offset away from the base surface.

2. The electric engine mount of claim 1, further comprising:

a second mounting arm configured to be positioned in a second channel within the second sidewall, the second channel being positioned at the first vertical offset.

3. The electric engine mount of claim 2, wherein the second mounting arm is configured to be moved independently from the first mounting arm.

4. The electric engine mount of claim 3, wherein the second mounting arm is misaligned with the first mounting arm.

5. The electric engine mount of claim 2, wherein a mounting distance between the first mounting arm and the second mounting arm is larger than a base distance between the first sidewall and the second sidewall.

6. The electric engine mount of claim 1, wherein the first vertical offset is different than the rear vertical offset.

7. The electric engine mount of claim 1, wherein axles of the electric engine are configured to extend through portions of the first sidewall and the second sidewall that do not cover the first side and the second side of the base surface.

8. The electric engine mount of claim 1, wherein a front vertical offset of a front channel positioned with the front sidewall is different than the rear vertical offset associated with the rear channel.