US 12,134,426 B1
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. 18/661,005.
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.
Int. Cl. B62D 25/08 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/081 (2013.01) [B62D 25/088 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle cowl for a vehicle, the vehicle cowl comprising:
a body formed from a single piece of cast material, the body comprising:
one or more bulkhead mating surfaces for structurally engaging complementary mating surfaces on a bulkhead of the vehicle, the one or more bulkhead mating surfaces comprising a central section having a first height and one or more outer sections having a second height; and
one or more door ring mating features structurally engaging with complementary mating surfaces on one or more door rings, the one or more door ring mating features being positioned along one or more substantially vertical outer edges of the vehicle cowl.