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Electric vehicle having backbone containing tray of power cells

  • US 3,983,952 A
  • Filed: 05/18/1972
  • Issued: 10/05/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1970
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electric vehicle comprising the combination of a chassis, a body, and a tray for energy-producing power cells;

  • the chassis including a hollow backbone providing a space therein extending, longitudinally of the chassis and the backbone, opening at one end and receiving the tray of power cells therein, the tray of cells being longitudinally removable therefrom by rolling action, the backbone being a main longitudinal structural member of the chassis;

    the body having bottom portions close to the level of the bottom of the backbone to provide along each side of the backbone of useful body space;

    a pair of wheels mounted on the backbone in spring-suspended relationship;

    a motor carried by the backbone and having a single shaft projecting toward opposite sides of the vehicle, and for each side a belt-drive speed-change means driven by the shaft and driving the driven wheel on that side;

    the axes of all rotating parts driven by the motor having positions generally parallel to its shaft.

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