Utility vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10618489-B2
Application number	US-201815880985-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2018
Priority date	Jan 26, 2018
Publication date	Apr 14, 2020
Grant date	Apr 14, 2020

Abstract

A utility vehicle of the present invention comprises a chassis; and a R.O.P.S. provided on the chassis and surrounding a cabin, wherein the R.O.P.S. includes a pair of left and right front pillars, a pair of left and right side beams, a pair of left and right rear pillars, and a front beam and a rear beam which extend in a width direction of a vehicle body, the R.O.P.S. has a connecting portion connecting a rear end of the side beam, a side end of the rear beam and an upper end of the rear pillar, and between the connecting portion and a rear portion of the chassis, a rear support for supporting the R.O.P.S. from a rear side is disposed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A utility vehicle comprising:
a chassis; and
a roll-over protective structure provided on the chassis and surrounding a cabin,
wherein the roll-over protective structure includes a pair of left and right front pillars, a pair of left and right side beams, a pair of left and right rear pillars, and a front beam and a rear beam which extend in a width direction of a vehicle body,
wherein the roll-over protective structure has a connecting portion connecting a rear end of the side beam, a side end of the rear beam and an upper end of the rear pillar,
wherein a rear support is disposed between the connecting portion and a rear portion of the chassis, the rear support being configured to support the roll-over protective structure from a rear side, and
wherein the rear end of the side beam, the side end of the rear beam, the upper end of the rear pillar and a front end of the rear support are integrally connected by the connecting portion.

2. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is located at the highest position in a vertical direction of the roll-over protective structure.

3. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the rear pillar has a branch pillar extending downward and connected to the chassis.

4. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the rear support has an arch shape protruding upward.

5. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a carrier is disposed behind the roll-over protective structure, and a rear end of the rear support is located rearward of the carrier in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

6. A utility vehicle comprising:
a chassis; and
a roll-over protective structure provided on the chassis and surrounding a cabin,
wherein the roll-over protective structure includes a pair of left and right front pillars, a pair of left and right side beams, a pair of left and right rear pillars, and a front beam and a rear beam which extend in a width direction of a vehicle body,
wherein a front surface part is formed by the front pillars and the front beam, an upper surface part is formed by the side beams, the front beam, and the rear beam, and a rear surface part is formed by the rear beam and the rear pillars,
wherein at least one of the front surface part, the upper surface part and the rear surface part serves as a mounting portion for mounting each of accessory members,
wherein at each of corner portions of the front surface part, the upper surface part and the rear surface part to which the each of the accessory members is mounted, each of support portions for supporting the each of the accessory members is disposed, and
wherein the each of the support portions is substantially flush with the mounting portion.

7. The utility vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the each of the support portions is provided on a bracket of the front beam or the rear beam.

8. The utility vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the each of the support portions has a substantially triangular shape and has a substantially plate shape so as to fit to the each of the corner portions corresponding to the each of the support portions.

9. The utility vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the each of the support portions is substantially flat.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Hisamura Takashi
• Hisada Kazumasa
• Kinoshita Masato

Classifications

• B62D23/005

  with integrated chassis in the whole shell, e.g. meshwork, tubes, or the like (B62D33/044 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D27/06

  readily releasable · CPC title

• B62D39/00

  Vehicle bodies not otherwise provided for {, e.g. safety vehicles (safety equipment B60R21/00)} · CPC title

• B60R21/13 Primary

  Roll-over protection (electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements B60R21/01) · CPC title

• B62D27/065 Primary

  using screwthread (connection of crossbeam to A- pillars B62D25/147; mounting load bearing surfaces B62D21/09; securing mudguards B62D25/163; connections for synthetic parts B62D29/048) · CPC title