US 11,807,302 B2
Methods and apparatus for scalable vehicle platforms
Michael John Harmon, Westland, MI (US); Hussain Z. Tajmahal, Detroit, MI (US); Marielle Conrad, Detroit, MI (US); Benjamin Jordan Curtis, Ferndale, MI (US); David Earl Ooms, Canton, MI (US); and Yejin Han, Detroit, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/243,387.
Prior Publication US 2022/0348260 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 21/14 (2006.01); B62D 21/03 (2006.01); B62D 27/00 (2006.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01); B60K 6/28 (2007.10)
CPC B62D 21/14 (2013.01) [B62D 21/03 (2013.01); B62D 27/00 (2013.01); B62D 65/024 (2013.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle chassis comprising:
a right front chassis portion including:
a first longitudinal member; and
a first crossmember attachment locator disposed on the first longitudinal member;
a left front chassis portion including:
a second longitudinal member; and
a second crossmember attachment locator disposed on the second longitudinal member;
wherein the vehicle chassis has a first width when a first crossmember is coupled to the first and second crossmember attachment locators; and
wherein the vehicle chassis has a second width greater than the first width when a second crossmember is coupled to the first and second crossmember attachment locators, the second crossmember longer than the first crossmember.