US 12,472,807 B1
Land vehicles incorporating cradles for supporting electrical devices and components therefor
Donald L. Wires, Loveland, OH (US); Max Lupfer, Sharonville, OH (US); and Ryan Doll, Sharonville, OH (US)
Assigned to Workhorse Group Inc., Sharonville, OH (US)
Filed by Workhorse Group Inc., Sharonville, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/065,998.
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B62D 21/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B62D 21/06 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A land vehicle comprising:
a chassis extending in a longitudinal direction; and
a plurality of wheels supported by the chassis including a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels arranged rearward of the pair of front wheels in the longitudinal direction,
wherein the chassis includes a power source cradle assembly supporting a plurality of power sources of the vehicle that is arranged between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels in the longitudinal direction,
wherein the power source cradle assembly comprises
a first crossbeam assembly disposed at a forward end of the power source cradle assembly that extends in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction,
a second crossbeam assembly disposed at a rearward end of the power source cradle assembly opposite the forward end that extends in the lateral direction,
a first sidewall assembly disposed at one lateral end of the power source cradle assembly that extends in the longitudinal direction to couple the first crossbeam assembly and the second crossbeam assembly, and
a second sidewall assembly disposed at another lateral end of the power source cradle assembly opposite the one lateral end that extends in the longitudinal direction to couple the first crossbeam assembly and the second crossbeam assembly,
wherein the first crossbeam assembly, the second crossbeam assembly, the first sidewall assembly, and the second sidewall assembly cooperatively establish an enclosure in which the plurality of power sources are at least partially enclosed, and
wherein the enclosure defines an open space extending in the lateral direction from the first sidewall assembly to the second sidewall assembly.