DESC:TECHNICAL FIELD
[001] The present subject matter relates to a vehicle, more particularly, location of a control unit in a vehicle and a mounting thereof.

BACKGROUND
[002] In recent times, rising rate of pollution is motivating automobile manufacturers to manufacture an efficient and non-polluting vehicle. In order to provide such a vehicle, a lot of electrical and electronic components are designed to meet the power requirements of the vehicle. However, packaging these electrical and electronic components in the vehicle diminishes the available space in the vehicle. Hence, an improved location for disposing the electrical and electronic components for the vehicle are required.

BRIEF DESCRIPT ION OF THE DRAWINGS
[003] The present invention is described with reference to figures, flow charts and block diagrams. This invention is implementable in two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicles. The same numbers are used throughout the drawings to reference like features and components. Further, the inventive features of the invention are outlined in the appended claims.
[004] Figure 1 illustrates a left perspective view of a vehicle (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[005] Figure 2a illustrates a left perspective view of a control unit (130) being mounted in the vehicle (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[006] Figure 2b illustrates a right perspective view of the control unit (130) being mounted in the vehicle (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[007] Figure 3 illustrates a right perspective view of the control unit (130) with one or more mounting points, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[008] In conventional vehicles, a need for high power and higher efficiency is met with providing a plurality of electrical and electronic components. This plurality of electrical and electronic components provides higher power requirements which aids in achieving faster speed.
[009] In recent times, user safety and vehicle safety regulations are also being monitored electronically in order to reduce safety error. In order to enhance the electronically controlled safety parameters, a plurality of vehicle sensors monitoring one or more parameters are also provided in the vehicle.
[010] Therefore, a conventional vehicle design comprises of a plurality of electrical and electronic components disposed at various regions of the vehicle for providing enhanced vehicle and user experience. However, a long wiring connection is required to connect this plurality of electrical and electronic components with each other which increases the complexity of the vehicle.
[011] In order to overcome such long wiring connections running across the vehicle, many vehicles have an integrated vehicle control unit comprising a vehicle control unit, a motor control unit and one or more vehicle sensors, packaged in a single structure. However, such an integrated vehicle control unit is heavy and is also prone to excessive heating owing to presence of the plurality of electrical and electronic components.
[012] In conventional vehicles, such an integrated vehicle control unit is difficult to be disposed in the vehicle. This is because due to heavy weight of the integrated vehicle control unit, the balance of the vehicle is disturbed and the vehicle tends to tilt towards the region where the integrated vehicle control unit is disposed.
[013] Therefore, in conventional vehicle design, an optimum location for mounting an integrated vehicle control unit is absent which enables equal weight distribution of the vehicle components across the entire layout of the vehicle frame assembly.
[014] Hence, it is an object of the present invention to overcome all the above stated and other related problems existing in the prior arts, with respect to an optimum mounting location of an integrated vehicle control unit in the vehicle as well as other problems of known art.
[015] It is further an object of the present invention to provide an optimum location for mounting of the integrated vehicle control unit for equal weight distribution across the vehicle.
[016] It is further an object of the present invention to provide an optimum location for efficient communication of the integrated vehicle control unit with the vehicle interfaces.
[017] It is further an object of the present invention to provide an optimum location without lengthy wiring connections to connect plurality of vehicle components.
[018] It is further an object of the present invention to provide an optimal location in proximity of the vehicle centre of gravity.
[019] The present subject matter provides a vehicle having a control unit being configured to electronically control the vehicle performance. The control unit of the vehicle being fixedly mounted and aligned at a centre of gravity of the vehicle for equal weight distribution of the vehicle components in a front and a rear portion of the vehicle.
[020] As per an aspect of the present invention, a vehicle comprising: a control unit being configured to electronically control the vehicle performance. A frame assembly of the vehicle having a head tube, a pair of upper tubes, a pair of down tubes, and a pair of central tubes. The pair of upper tubes extending rearwardly downwardly from the head tube. The pair of central tubes connecting the pair of upper tubes and the pair of down tubes. The control unit of the vehicle being fixedly mounted and aligned at a centre of gravity of the vehicle.
[021] As per an embodiment, the pair of down tubes is configured to have a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion of the pair of down tubes is supported by a pair of intermediate tubes, and the pair of intermediate tubes are extending from the head tube in a front portion of the vehicle. Further, the pair of central tubes connects the rear portion of the pair of down tubes.
[022] As per another embodiment, the control unit is disposed in a cavity and the cavity is configured substantially in proximity to the vehicle centre of gravity. The cavity is formed between the pair of upper tubes, the pair of central tubes and the pair of down tubes. The cavity is configured at the rear portion of the pair of down tubes, the cavity being created owing to placement of the tubes.
[023] As per another embodiment, the control unit is fixedly mounted on the frame assembly through one or more fasteners through one or more mounting points. A first set of two mounting points of the one or more mounting points is disposed at a top portion of a front surface of the control unit. The first set of two mounting points is enabled to mount the control unit on the pair of central tubes.
[024] As per another embodiment, a second set of two mounting points of the one or more mounting points is disposed at a bottom portion of the front surface of the control unit. Further, the control unit is mounted through the first set of two mounting points on the pair of central tubes and through the second set of two mounting points on the rear portion of the pair of down tubes.
[025] As per another embodiment, the control unit conforms with the profile of the cavity. The control unit is cooled through natural air which is received from the front portion of the vehicle. As per another embodiment, a forced cooling system comprising a fan mounted on a front portion of the control unit is implemented.
[026] In accordance with the present configuration, one of the advantages is that the control unit conforms with the shape of the cavity and hence any outward movements of the control unit during movement of the vehicle is restricted.
[027] In accordance with the present configuration, one of the advantages is that the control unit is aligned at the centre of gravity of the vehicle and therefore provides equal weight distribution of one or more vehicle components on both the front and the rear side of the vehicle.
[028] In accordance with the present configuration, one of the advantages is that the control unit is mounted through either two mounting points or four mounting points and thereby the control unit is flexible to be mounted in any frame assembly and therefore does not require customized frame assembly for the same.
[029] In accordance with the present configuration, one of the advantages is that the control unit is easily accessible by unscrewing the fasteners and thereby provides ease of serviceability and accessibility of the control unit and other vehicle components easily.
[030] In accordance with the present configuration, one of the advantages is that due to mounting of the control unit at the vehicle centre of gravity, the space constraint of mounting additional vehicle components is eliminated, and further this arrangement also aids in balancing the weights of additional vehicular components across the vehicle layout.
[031] The present subject matter is further described with reference to accompanying figures. It should be noted that the description and figures merely illustrate the principles of the present subject matter. Various arrangements may be devised that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, encompass the principles of the present subject matter. Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects, and examples of the present subject matter, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass equivalents thereof.
[032] The foregoing disclosure is not intended to limit the present disclosure to the precise forms or particular fields of use disclosed. As such, it is contemplated that various alternate embodiments and/or modifications to the present disclosure, whether explicitly described or implied herein, are possible in light of the disclosure. Having thus described embodiments of the present disclosure, a person of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that changes may be made in form and detail without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is limited only by the claims.
[033] Additionally, all numerical terms, such as, but not limited to, “first”, “second”, “third”, “primary”, “secondary”, “main” or any other ordinary and/or numerical terms, should also be taken only as identifiers, to assist the reader's understanding of the various elements, embodiments, variations and/or modifications of the present disclosure, and may not create any limitations, particularly as to the order, or preference, of any element, embodiment, variation and/or modification relative to, or over, another element, embodiment, variation and/or modification.
[034] The embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[035] Figure 1 illustrates a left perspective view of a vehicle (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. A vehicle (100) comprising a frame assembly (102) when viewed from a front (F) to rear (R) direction of the vehicle (100). The frame assembly (102) comprising a headtube (104) and a pair of upper tubes (110a, 110b) extending from the headtube (104) from both the left and right sides. A pair of intermediate tube (116a, 116b) extends downwardly from the head tube (104) in the front portion (F) of the vehicle (100). A pair of front suspension (106) is mounted in the front portion (F) of the vehicle (100) connecting a front wheel (108) of the vehicle (100).
[036] The vehicle (100) is configured to move through the front wheel (108) and a rear wheel (124). The pair of intermediate tube (116a, 116b) joins to a front portion of a pair of down tubes (108a, 108b) on both the left and right side of the vehicle (100). The pair of upper tubes (110a, 110b) extends rearwardly backward from the head tube (104), and the pair of upper tubes (110a, 110b) terminating at a pair of central tubes (112a, 112b). The pair of central tubes (112a, 112b) is configured to be joined at a rear portion of the pair of down tubes (108a, 108b). The pair of central tubes (112a, 112b) is also configured to have mounting provisions of a centre stand (118).
[037] The vehicle (100) includes a seat being disposed at the rear end of the vehicle (100), and the seat is mounted on a pair of seat rails (120) of the frame assembly (102). The pair of seat rails (120) have a trellis internal feature created by one or more connecting tubes (122). This structure provides and strength and rigidity to the overall frame assembly (102) of the vehicle (100). The vehicle (100) is configured to have a mono shock absorber (128) being disposed in the rear portion of the vehicle for absorbing impacts from the road. Further, a transmission system (126) for transmitting power to the rear wheel (124) is disposed in the rear portion of the vehicle (100). In one embodiment, the vehicle (100) is a two-wheeled vehicle or a three-wheeled vehicle.
[038] A control unit (130) is disposed in a cavity (132) of the vehicle (100). The cavity (132) is formed in a space between the pair of upper tubes (110a, 110b), the pair of central tubes (112a, 112b), and the rear portion of the pair of down tubes (108a, 108b). The control unit (130) is mounted to the pair of central tubes (112a, 112b) to conform with the shape of the cavity (132) through one or more mounting points close to the centre of gravity (GG’) of the vehicle (100).
[039] Figure 2a illustrates a left perspective view of a control unit (130) being mounted in the vehicle (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. Figure 2b illustrates a right perspective view of the control unit (130) being mounted in the vehicle (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. For brevity, figures 2a and 2b will be discussed together. The control unit (130) is disposed at the cavity (132) which is aligned at the centre of gravity of the vehicle (100). In one embodiment, the control unit (130) have one or more mounting points.
[040] The control unit (130) have a first set of two mounting points (200a, 200b) being disposed on a top portion of the control unit (130). The first set of two mounting points (200a, 200b) is disposed at peripheral edges on both left and right sides of the control unit (130). A fastener is configured to mount the control unit (130) through the first set of two mounting points (200a, 200b) to the pair of central tubes (112a, 112b).
[041] The control unit (130) have second set of two mounting points (202a, 202b) being disposed at a bottom portion of the integrated vehicle control unit (130), at its peripheral edges. The control unit (130) is fixedly attached through one or more fasteners through the second set of two mounting points (202a, 202b) to each of the pair of down tubes (108a, 108b) in each of its left and right sides.
[042] In one embodiment, the control unit (130) is mounted on the frame assembly (102) of the vehicle (100) through the first set of two mounting points (200a, 200b) on the pair of central tubes (112a, 112b). In another embodiment, the control unit (130) is mounted on the frame assembly (102) of the vehicle (100) through the first set of two mounting points (200a, 200b) on the pair of central tubes (112a, 112b) and through the second set of two mounting points (202a, 202b) on the pair of down tubes (108a, 108b).
[043] Figure 3 illustrates a right perspective view of the control unit (130) with one or more mounting points, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. The control unit (130) is having the first set of two mounting points (200a, 200b) being disposed at peripheral edges at the top of a front surface (300) of the control unit (130). The control unit (130) is further having the second set of two mounting points (202a, 202b) being disposed at peripheral edges at the bottom of the front surface (300) of control unit (130). This configuration provides ease of assembly and disassembly of the control unit (130) without any interference with other vehicle components.
[044] In another embodiment, the control unit (130) is configured to be disposed in a front portion of the vehicle (100) behind a front cover panel (not shown). The control unit (130) is configured to be mounted on the head tube (104) of the vehicle (100). Further, the control unit (130) is cooled by natural air and the natural air is directed from afront portion of the vehicle (100) towards the control unit (130).
[045] The claimed steps as discussed herein are not routine, conventional, or well understood in the art, as the claimed steps enable the following solutions to the existing problems in conventional technologies.

[046] While the present invention has been shown and described with reference to the foregoing preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes in form, connection, and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Reference Numerals:


100 vehicle
102 frame assembly
104 head tube
106 front suspension
108 front wheel
108a, 108b pair of down tubes
110a, 110b pair of upper tubes
112a, 112b pair of central tubes
116a, 116b pair of intermediate tubes
118 centre stand
120 pair of seat rails
122 one or more connecting tubes
124 rear wheel
126 transmission system
128 mono shock absorber
130 control unit
132 cavity
200a, 200b first set of two mounting points
202a, 202b second set of two mounting points
300 front surface of control unit
,CLAIMS:We Claim:
1. A vehicle (100) comprising:
a control unit (130), said control unit (130) being configured to electronically control said vehicle (100) operation; and
a frame assembly (102), said frame assembly (102) having a head tube (104), a pair of upper tubes (110a, 110b), a pair of down tubes (108a, 108b), and a pair of central tubes (112a,112b),
wherein said pair of upper tubes (110a, 110b) extending rearwardly downwardly from said head tube (104),
wherein said pair of central tubes (112a, 112b) connecting said pair of upper tubes (110a, 110b) and said pair of down tubes (108a, 108b), and
wherein said control unit (130) of said vehicle (100) being fixedly mounted and aligned at a centre of gravity of said vehicle (100).
2. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pair of down tubes (108a, 108b) having a front portion and a rear portion, wherein said front portion of said pair of down tubes (108a, 108b) being supported by a pair of intermediate tubes (116a, 116b), said pair of intermediate tubes (116a, 116b) extending from said head tube (104) in a front portion of said vehicle (100).
3. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 2, wherein said pair of central tubes (112a, 112b) being configured to connect said rear portion of said pair of down tubes (108a, 108b).
4. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control unit (130) being disposed in a cavity (132), and said cavity (132) being disposed in close proximity to said vehicle centre of gravity (GG’).
5. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 4, wherein said cavity (132) being formed in a space between said pair of upper tubes (110a, 110b), said pair of central tubes (112a, 112b), and said pair of down tubes (108a, 108b), and wherein said cavity (132) being disposed at said rear portion of said pair of down tubes (108a, 108b).
6. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control unit (130) being fixedly mounted on said frame assembly (102) through one or more fasteners through one or more mounting points (200a, 200b, 202a, 202b).
7. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 6, wherein a first set of two mounting points (200a, 200b) of said one or more mounting points (200a, 200b, 202a, 202b) being disposed at a top portion of a front surface (300) of said control unit (130), and said first set of two mounting points (200a, 200b) being enabled to mount said control unit (130) on said pair of central tubes (112a, 112b).
8. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 7, wherein a second set of two mounting points (202a, 202b) of said one or more mounting points (200a, 200b, 202a, 202b) being disposed at a bottom portion of said front surface (300) of said control unit (130), and said control unit (130) being mounted through said first set of two mounting points (200a, 200b) on said pair of central tubes (112a, 112b) and through said second set of two mounting points (202a, 202b) on said rear portion of said pair of down tubes (108a, 108b).
9. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 4, wherein said control unit (130) conforms with profile of said cavity (132).
10. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 2, wherein said control unit (130) being cooled through at least one of: natural air or forced cooling mechanism, said natural air being directed from said front portion of said vehicle (100), and said forced cooling mechanism comprising a fan mounted on a front portion of the control unit.