US 12,337,671 B2
Mounting system for accessory units on a vehicle
Sebastien Ragot, Gothenburg (SE); Jonatan Hörder, Mölndal (SE); and Mats Axelsson, Vallda (SE)
Assigned to Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 17/921,500
Filed by Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed May 5, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/062409
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/223846, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0158880 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting system for mounting at least one accessory unit to a vehicle frame of a vehicle, wherein the mounting system comprises:
at least one side channel of the at least one accessory unit;
at least one screw-strip comprising a plate with a plurality of screws fitted at pre-defined intervals defined by matching mounting positions of at least one frame-mounted bushing, wherein the at least one screw-strip is displaceably fitted in the at least one side channel; and
at least one mounting bracket arranged to receive the plurality of screws fitted on the at least one screw-strip, the at least one mounting bracket configured to receive a nut for each screw of the plurality of screws, whereby the plurality of screws are pressed towards a locking arrangement in the at least one side channel, and wherein the at least one mounting bracket is arranged to receive the at least one frame-mounted bushing mounted to a side rail of the vehicle frame.