US 12,227,227 B2
Modular motor vehicle platforms and assembly methods
Jean Pierre Pinsonneault, Antibe (FR); and Jason Castriota, Stamford, CT (US)
Assigned to Via Fortuna, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Via Fortuna, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on May 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/660,986.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/570,565, filed on Mar. 27, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/501,787, filed on May 12, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0375718 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/081 (2013.01) [B62D 25/08 (2013.01); B62D 25/082 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bulkhead for a vehicle, the bulkhead comprising:
a top comprising one or more top mating surfaces for structurally connecting the bulkhead to a cowl of the vehicle;
a front comprising one or more front mating surfaces for structurally connecting the bulkhead to one or more strut towers of the vehicle; and
a back comprising one or more door ring mating features for structurally connecting the bulkhead to one or more door rings of the vehicle,
wherein the bulkhead is constructed from a single piece of cast material.