Abstract: A method of producing a compound material including at least one metal and at least one polymer includes: 3D-printing a 3D lattice of the at least one metal; and introducing the at least one polymer into the 3D-lattice.

Abstract: A loading system laterally loads and unloads an upper body structure onto a vehicle platform of a motor vehicle. The system includes two loading arms pivotably mounted on lengthwise ends of the vehicle platform. The loading arms jointly swivel between upward and lateral orientations with respect to the vehicle platform and jointly extend and retract. Each loading arm has an engaging portion at a distal end of the respective loading arm to engage a corresponding support portion at a respective lengthwise end of the upper body structure. The loading arms engage and release the upper body structure by swiveling into the lateral orientation and extending and retracting within the lateral orientation. The loading arms mount the engaged upper body structure on top of the vehicle platform by swiveling with the engaged upper body structure into the upward orientation and retracting with the engaged upper body structure within the upward orientation.

Abstract: A mounting system for connecting an upper body structure of a motor vehicle to a vehicle platform of the motor vehicle includes a hollow pillar element arranged lengthwise along a vertical vehicle axis; a fastening bracket laterally embracing a lower end portion of the hollow pillar element and including fastening interfaces for affixing the fastening bracket to the hollow pillar element at the lower end; a hollow clip-on connector arranged laterally along a longitudinal vehicle axis, the hollow clip-on connector defining a mounting platform including a horizontal resting surface for the hollow pillar element to be arranged thereupon at its lower end portion together with the fastening bracket and a vertical mating surface for abutting a corresponding mating surface of the fastening bracket; and a hollow side sill element arranged lengthwise along the longitudinal vehicle axis.

Abstract: A connecting assembly for releasably connecting first and second parts includes a first connector including a frame part that has a receiving opening, at least one first snap fit structure integrally formed with the frame part and extending in the receiving opening, and a first coupling interface for coupling the first connector to the first part, and a second connector including a plug-in part that has an outer shape corresponding to the receiving opening of the frame part so that the plug-in part can be introduced into the receiving opening, at least one second snap fit structure integrally formed with the plug-in part on an inner surface of the plug-in part, the second snap fit structure being configured to releasably engage with the first snap fit structure, and a second coupling interface for coupling the second connector to the second part.

Abstract: An embodiment vehicle body includes a side sill coupled to a side of a vehicle floor and extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body, a coupling member coupled to a top of the side sill and having a coupling groove penetrating in an up-down direction, and a pillar member extending in the up-down direction such that an upper end portion is connected to a roof and a lower end portion is inserted into the coupling groove and coupled to the coupling member.

Abstract: An embodiment vehicle body includes a pillar member including an upper fastening portion at an upper end and a lower fastening portion at a lower end, a roof side coupling portion provided in a roof member extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, wherein the roof side coupling portion is configured to be coupled to the upper fastening portion by insertion coupling, and a side sill side coupling portion provided in a side sill member extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, wherein the side sill side coupling portion is configured to be coupled to the lower fastening portion by insertion coupling.

Abstract: A loading system for laterally loading and unloading an upper body structure onto and from a vehicle platform includes loading gear rails mounted on respective lengthwise ends of the vehicle platform, the loading gear rails configured to jointly extend and retract from the vehicle platform by moving in a lateral direction of the vehicle platform, each loading gear rail having first gear teeth gear-engaging with a correspondingly formed platform gear wheel rotatably mounted on the vehicle platform and second gear teeth configured to engage a correspondingly formed upper body gear wheel at a respective lengthwise end of the upper body structure, wherein the platform gear wheel actuates lateral movement of the loading gear rails to engage the upper body structure with the loading gear rails at the upper body gear wheels and to load the engaged upper body structure onto the vehicle platform or to load and unload the engaged upper body structure from the vehicle platform.

Abstract: A parcel station including a housing having a front cover which is slidable along at least one side of the housing which further includes a plurality of segments, and wherein the front cover is configured so that two neighboring segments among the plurality of segments are separable from each other to form an opening in the front; and a plurality of storage plates, which are arranged one above the other in the interior space of the housing with respect to planar extensions thereof and which is movable in a direction perpendicular to the planar extensions and in the upper direction and/or the lower direction, wherein the opening extends between at least two neighboring storage plates among the plurality of storage plates and at current positions thereof.

Abstract: A connecting assembly for releasably connecting first and second parts includes a first connector including a frame part that has a receiving opening, at least one first snap fit structure integrally formed with the frame part and extending in the receiving opening, and a first coupling interface for coupling the first connector to the first part, and a second connector including a plug-in part that has an outer shape corresponding to the receiving opening of the frame part so that the plug-in part can be introduced into the receiving opening, at least one second snap fit structure integrally formed with the plug-in part on an inner surface of the plug-in part, the second snap fit structure being configured to releasably engage with the first snap fit structure, and a second coupling interface for coupling the second connector to the second part.

Abstract: A loading system laterally loads and unloads an upper body structure onto a vehicle platform of a motor vehicle. The system includes two loading arms pivotably mounted on lengthwise ends of the vehicle platform. The loading arms jointly swivel between upward and lateral orientations with respect to the vehicle platform and jointly extend and retract. Each loading arm has an engaging portion at a distal end of the respective loading arm to engage a corresponding support portion at a respective lengthwise end of the upper body structure. The loading arms engage and release the upper body structure by swiveling into the lateral orientation and extending and retracting within the lateral orientation. The loading arms mount the engaged upper body structure on top of the vehicle platform by swiveling with the engaged upper body structure into the upward orientation and retracting with the engaged upper body structure within the upward orientation.

Abstract: A vehicle platform for a vehicle is provided. The platform includes a platform base extending in a longitudinal direction, and a loading system for laterally loading and unloading an upper body structure onto the platform base. The loading system includes first and second fork arms supporting the upper body structure with respect to a vertical direction, and a lifting mechanism coupled to the platform base and the first and second fork arms. The lifting mechanism moves the first and second fork arms relative to the platform base along the vertical direction. The first and second fork arms are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction and each are movable along a lateral direction between a retracted position, in which the fork arms completely overlap with the platform base, and an extended position, in which the fork arms protrude in the lateral direction from a lateral side of the platform base.

Abstract: A joint system is provided that includes a dashed threaded fastener and a first fastener with a threaded aperture. The first fastener has at least one planetary gear with a second fastener on a surface thereof directed toward the dashed threaded fastener and a circumferential support rail. The planetary gear is disposed between the dashed threaded fastener and the circumferential support rail such that the planetary gear is rotatable round its axis. The dashed threaded fastener is configured to conduct a rotational movement such that the dashed threaded fastener moves along its axis through the first fastener. The planetary gear and the circumferential support rail rotate simultaneously in an opposite direction to the rotational movement of the dashed threaded fastener.

Abstract: A method of producing a compound material including at least one metal and at least one polymer includes: 3D-printing a 3D lattice of the at least one metal; and introducing the at least one polymer into the 3D-lattice.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of producing a compound material comprising at least one metal and at least one polymer, a compound material comprising at least one metal and at least one polymer, comprising a 3D-lattice of the at least one metal and a polymer introduced into the 3D-lattice, a component for a vehicle comprising the compound material and a vehicle comprising the component.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of producing a compound material comprising at least one metal and at least one polymer, a compound material comprising at least one metal and at least one polymer, comprising a 3D-lattice of the at least one metal and a polymer introduced into the 3D-lattice, a component for a vehicle comprising the compound material and a vehicle comprising the component.

Abstract: A joint system is provided that includes a dashed threaded fastener and a first fastener with a threaded aperture. The first fastener has at least one planetary gear with a second fastener on a surface thereof directed toward the dashed threaded fastener and a circumferential support rail. The planetary gear is disposed between the dashed threaded fastener and the circumferential support rail such that the planetary gear is rotatable round its axis. The dashed threaded fastener is configured to conduct a rotational movement such that the dashed threaded fastener moves along its axis through the first fastener. The planetary gear and the circumferential support rail rotate simultaneously in an opposite direction to the rotational movement of the dashed threaded fastener.