Patent ID: 9045014
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B60G,B60K,B60T,B62D,F41H

Abstract:
1. A vehicle, comprising: a passenger capsule including a structural shell having a first end and a second end; a front module including a first longitudinal frame member, a second longitudinal frame member, and a front axle assembly, wherein the first longitudinal frame member and the second longitudinal frame member extend within a common plane; an engine coupled to the front module; a rear module coupled to the second end of the passenger capsule and including a rear axle assembly, wherein at least one of the front module and the rear module comprise a breakaway section; a transaxle coupled to the rear module and the engine, wherein the transaxle includes a housing that defines a structural component of the rear module, wherein the rear axle assembly includes at least one of an upper control arm, a lower control arm, a spring, and a damper that is directly coupled to the transaxle; a lift structure, comprising: a plurality of interfaces coupling the first longitudinal frame member and the second longitudinal frame member of the front module to the first end of the structural shell such that a lifting force applied to the pair of front lift points is transmitted into the structural shell of the passenger capsule to lift the vehicle, wherein the plurality of interfaces are configured to fail during a blast event such that the breakaway section separates from the passenger capsule and dissipates blast energy.