The invention concerns an amphibious transformer vehicle (ATV) having flexible pontoon-skegs and a flexible frame allowing the ATV which carries passenger or cargo to smoothly transition between varying types of terrain and handle waves and uneven terrain. This vehicle is designed to move over water
The invention concerns an amphibious transformer vehicle (ATV) having flexible pontoon-skegs and a flexible frame allowing the ATV which carries passenger or cargo to smoothly transition between varying types of terrain and handle waves and uneven terrain. This vehicle is designed to move over water, snow, ice, ground, sand and other loose surfaces, as well as paved and other hard services as well as grass and light vegetation. It can make transitions between all the surfaces without need to stop or perform any modifications to the vehicle to transition between surfaces. This vehicle has advantages over other hovercraft and airboats that are designed with rigid frames and hulls. Based on a design using a flexible frame and structures that lean on flexible pontoon-skegs it can handle waves and obstacles without being damaged and it is not upset by a wide range of variations in terrain.
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1. An amphibious transformer vehicle (ATV), comprising: at least two inflatable pontoon-skews being parallel and adjacent with a space between the at least two inflatable pontoon-skegs running a longitude of the ATV;two of the at least two inflatable pontoon-skegs form a pontoon-skeg pair;wherein ea
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An amphibious transformer vehicle (ATV), comprising: at least two inflatable pontoon-skews being parallel and adjacent with a space between the at least two inflatable pontoon-skegs running a longitude of the ATV;two of the at least two inflatable pontoon-skegs form a pontoon-skeg pair;wherein each inflatable pontoon-skeg is only a component in up to two pontoon-skeg pairs;in the space between the at least two inflatable pontoon-skegs there is a front skirt and a rear loop bag;an air chamber cell is formed by the pontoon-skegs as a pair of sidewalls, the front skirt, and the rear loop bag;the air chamber cell maintains an air pressure and a volume controlled by a lifting fan;connected to and on top of the at least one pontoon-skeg pair there is a flexible frame changing its shape when the ATV travels over a surface with bumps, the flexible frame comprising a plurality of longitudinal stringers and a plurality of cross stringers, the longitudinal stringers flexing up to 20 degrees upward and up to 20 degrees downward from each middle point of the longitudinal stringers when installed on the ATV;connected to the flexible frame there are modules including a powertrain module, a pilot dashboard, and a cargo module or cabin module;the modules are connected to the flexible frame by a plurality of module clamps;the lifting fan is part of the powertrain module; andthe ATV being capable of traveling over varied terrain including water, snow, ice, ground, sand and other loose surfaces, paved and other hard services, grass, and light vegetation. 2. The ATV of claim 1, wherein the longitudinal and cross stringers are connected by crimp clamps. 3. The ATV of claim 1, wherein each one of the plurality of longitudinal stringers is 6 meters. 4. The ATV of claim 1, wherein the plurality of longitudinal stringers and the plurality of cross stringers are tubular. 5. The ATV of claim 4, wherein the plurality of longitudinal stringers and the plurality of cross stringers are made of an aluminum alloy. 6. The ATV of claim 1, wherein the longitudinal stringers and cross stringers are connected without holes in any stringers and without welding: the longitudinal stringers and cross stringers being connected by a plurality of crimp clamps. 7. The ATV of claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of crimp clamps are machined from solid aluminum bars, have two ends, have an opening on each end, and have a crimp bolt hole at each end, a crimp bolt passes through each crimp bolt hole, when the crimp bolt is tightened with a nut it increases the frictional grip of the crimp clamp on the longitudinal stringer or on the cross stringer to which the crimp clamp is connected. 8. The ATV of claim 7, wherein the two openings of the crimp clamp are positioned at 90-degree angles from each other so that the longitudinal stringer and the cross stringer are held perpendicular to one another. 9. The ATV of claim 1, wherein each of the at least two inflatable pontoon-skegs are protected by replaceable polyethylene shells that are attached to each of the at least two inflatable pontoon-skegs by lacing. 10. The ATV of claim 1, wherein the pilot dashboard has a valve controller which controls at least one valve in each of the at least two inflatable pontoon-skegs, the at least one valve controlling an inflatable pontoon-skeg air pressure. 11. The ATV of claim 10, wherein the inflatable pontoon-skeg air pressure is adjusted to between 1.5 and 3.0 pounds per square inch (psig) to go over flat terrain for higher speeds and better fuel economy. 12. The ATV of claim 10, wherein the inflatable pontoon-skeg air pressure is adjusted to between 0.5 and 1.5 pounds per square inch (psig) to go over more difficult terrain and pass obstacles. 13. The ATV of claim 1, wherein the cargo module or the cabin module has a canopy. 14. The ATV of claim 1, wherein the ATV comprises at least three inflatable pontoon-skegs forming at least two air chamber cells. 15. The ATV of claim 1, wherein the powertrain module has at least one lifting fan per air chamber cell and at least one propulsion fan controlled at the pilot dashboard. 16. The ATV of claim 15, wherein the at least one propulsion fan has at least one rudder controlled at the pilot dashboard for directional control of the ATV. 17. The ATV of claim 1, wherein the powertrain module has an internal combustion engine mechanically linked to the lifting fan for each air chamber cell and mechanically linked to at least one propulsion fan. 18. The ATV of claim 1, wherein the module clamps have predrilled bolt holes to connect the powertrain module, the cabin module or the cargo module, and the pilot dashboard at predetermined attachment points to the flexible frame. 19. The ATV of claim 1, wherein module clamps are module crimp clamps for attaching the powertrain module, the cabin module, or the cargo module. 20. The ATV of claim 19, wherein each module crimp clamp comprises a protruding module stud, wherein the powertrain module, the cabin module, or the cargo module is bolted onto said protruding module stud.
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