US 12,330,729 B2
Vehicle body
Sang Heon Lee, Seoul (KR); Dong Eun Cha, Hwaseong-Si (KR); and Jin Ho Hwang, Cheonan-Si (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 Oct. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/972,334.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0081371 (KR), filed on Jul. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0002003 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 63/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 63/025 (2013.01) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle body comprising:
an upper body forming an internal space of a vehicle and including a door for entry and exit of an occupant provided on a side thereof;
a lower body, including a floor, on which the upper body is located and a bumper unit extending upward along a perimeter of the floor to surround a lower portion of the upper body, the bumper unit including an opening portion which is provided at a position corresponding to a lower portion of the door of the upper body to be selectively opened; and
a driving unit coupling the upper body and the lower body to each other and configured to adjust a height of the internal space by raising or lowering the upper body with reference to the lower body.