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Road vehicle with a battery change system

  • US 9,162,654 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2012
  • Issued: 10/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A road vehicle comprising:

  • a cargo area;

    a bed under the cargo area, the bed defining a longitudinal axis;

    a plurality of wheels supporting the bed;

    a battery;

    an actuator element; and

    a coupling element between the battery and the actuator element,the actuator element being movable, in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bed, from a first position to a second position, such that in the first position the battery is completely under the cargo area, and in the second position the battery is completely horizontally displaced from the bed, the coupling element in the first position being completely under the cargo area and in the second position being releasable coupled to the battery,wherein, when the actuator element is in the first position, the actuator element is completely horizontally displaced from the battery, and most of the actuator element is in vertical alignment with the battery.

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