US 12,139,202 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. 18/661,058.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/501,787, filed on May 12, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/570,565, filed on Mar. 27, 2024.
Int. Cl. B62D 27/06 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 63/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 27/065 (2013.01) [B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/2036 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B62D 63/025 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door ring of a vehicle, the door ring comprising:
a first outer wall forming at least a portion of an exterior of a vehicle and extending along a perimeter of a cavity for receiving one or more doors of the vehicle;
a second outer wall positioned inside of the first outer wall, the second outer wall extending along at least a portion of the perimeter of the cavity;
an inner planar wall positioned inside of the second outer wall, the inner planar wall comprising a first mating surface that is a first outside surface of the inner planar wall; and
an inner frame structurally attached to the inner planar wall, the inner frame (i) comprising a second mating surface that is substantially parallel to the first mating surface and is a second outside surface of the inner frame, and (ii) forming at least a portion of an interior of the vehicle,
wherein the first outer wall, the second outer wall, and the inner planar wall are structurally attached to one another along at least a portion of the perimeter of the cavity.