US 11,939,000 B2
Frame structure for a purpose built vehicle
Won Hae Lee, Seoul (KR); Nam Ho Kim, Gwangmyeong-si (KR); Byung Joo Chung, Gunpo-si (KR); Seung Hak Lee, Asan-si (KR); and Min Seok Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/947,860.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0022199 (KR), filed on Feb. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0264742 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B60G 7/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/03 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/11 (2013.01) [B60G 7/02 (2013.01); B62D 21/03 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A frame structure for a purpose built vehicle (PBV) comprising:
two main side members extending while gradually rising toward a front of the PBV and extending in a front/rear direction to be disposed on either side of the PBV;
two auxiliary side members respectively extending in a front/rear direction to be disposed on a lower side of the two main side members;
a front cross member connecting the two auxiliary side members in a lateral direction of the PBV;
a plurality of vertical members respectively connecting each of the two main side members and the two auxiliary side members in a vertical direction; and
a rear cross member connecting the two main side members on either side of the PBV, the rear cross member provided at the rear of the two auxiliary side members,
wherein the rear cross member is provided with a power unit bracket for fixing a power unit that generates a driving force of the PBV.