Patent classifications
B60Y2400/404
Electrified military vehicle
A military vehicle includes a chassis, a cargo body, and an energy storage system. The chassis includes a passenger capsule having a rear wall. The cargo body is positioned behind the passenger capsule and supported by the chassis. The energy storage system includes a battery housing defining a lower end and an upper end, a battery disposed within the battery housing, a bracket coupled to the battery housing at or proximate the upper end thereof, a lower support supporting the lower end of the battery housing where the lower support is supported by the chassis, and an upper connector extending between the bracket and the rear wall.
Electrified military vehicle
A driveline for a military vehicle includes a driver configured to be positioned between an engine and a transmission. The driver includes a housing, a motor/generator, and a clutch. The housing includes an engine mount configured to couple to the engine and a backing plate configured to couple to the transmission. The motor/generator is disposed within the housing and configured to couple to an input of the transmission. The clutch is disposed within the housing and coupled to the motor/generator. The clutch is configured to selectively couple an output of the engine to the motor/generator.
Electrified military vehicle
A military vehicle includes a front axle, a rear axle, and a driveline. The driveline includes an engine, an energy storage system, an accessory drive coupled to the engine, a second motor coupled to at least one of the front axle or the rear axle, and a clutch positioned between the engine and the second motor. The accessory drive includes a first motor and a plurality of accessories. The first motor is electrically coupled to the energy storage system. The plurality of accessories include an air compressor. The second motor electrically is coupled to the energy storage system. The clutch is spring-biased into engagement with the engine and pneumatically disengaged by an air supply selectively provided thereto based on operation of the air compressor. The first motor is configured to drive the air compressor to pneumatically disengage the clutch to decouple the second motor from the engine.
MAGNETIC REPULSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING VEHICLE COLLISIONS
The present technology is generally directed to a magnetic repulsion system configured to reduce or mitigate the severity of an inadvertent collision between two or more vehicles. For example, the anti-collision systems disclosed herein comprise a plurality of magnetic bars carried by a vehicle. The magnetic bars have a particular polarity and, upon inadvertent contact between the vehicle and another vehicle having magnetic bars with a different polarity, the bars will repel each other, thereby inhibiting/reducing the severity of impact during an inadvertent collision between the two vehicles.