US 12,441,265 B2
Mechanisms for moving a pod out of a vehicle
Ho Keung Tse, Hong Kong (HK)
Filed by Ho Keung Tse, Hong Kong (HK)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/578,487.
Application 17/578,487 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/426,102, filed on Jul. 28, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. PCT/IB2021/051670 (WO), filed on Mar. 1, 2021; application No. 2117562 (GB), filed on Dec. 5, 2021; application No. 2119056 (GB), filed on Dec. 29, 2021; and application No. 2200492 (GB), filed on Jan. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2022/0134987 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 21/0134 (2006.01); B62D 24/00 (2006.01); B62D 63/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/0134 (2013.01) [B62D 24/00 (2013.01); B62D 63/025 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01013 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01252 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for use on a vehicle, said vehicle including a main body and a sub-body, and when said vehicle being in normal operation such as moving on a road, said sub-body is being laid on said main body;
wherein at least one recess of said sub-body, is being disposed on one or both lateral sides of said sub-body, for accommodating a portion of corresponding respective at least one road-running wheel of said vehicle, and as a result, said at least one road-running wheel constituting a hindrance to longitudinal and/or lateral relative movement between said sub-body and said main body;
wherein said apparatus comprising:
a controlling system;
a sub-body positioning system, under control of said controlling system, configured to facilitate said relative movement by detaching said sub-body from said main body and also, configured to not allow said relative movement by attaching said sub-body and said main body directly or indirectly;
a detection system, under control of said controlling system, configured to detect a collision or an imminent collision involving said vehicle, and to provide related collision information;
a device configured to, under control of said controlling system, cause said at least one road-running wheel to make a telescopic movement out of said at least one recess, so as to facilitate said relative movement;
wherein when said sub-body positioning system facilitating said relative movement between said sub-body and said main body, said relative movement happening only if being caused by a collision force directly or indirectly on said sub-body, exceeding a limit, thereby avoiding a greater damage to said sub-body which would happen if said sub-body positioning system being not allowing said relative movement;
wherein said controlling system controlling both said sub-body positioning system and said device to allow facilitate relative movement, according to said collision information directly or indirectly.