Vehicle having a canopy door

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11433747-B2
Application number	US-202016774400-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2020
Priority date	Feb 20, 2019
Publication date	Sep 6, 2022
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022

Abstract

A vehicle has a door including: a canopy section covering a cabin from above; and a side section bulging outward in a vehicle width direction from the canopy section to cover an upper surface of a body lateral section and formed integrally with the canopy section, in which a front end of the door is attached to a body in a freely rotatable manner, and a rear end of the door is vertically movable to open/close the cabin. The vehicle further has a seat section that supports buttocks of an occupant at the time when the occupant gets in/out and is provided on an upper surface of the body lateral section covered with the side section from above.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a vertically openable/closable door of a canopy type including:
a canopy section including a roof, a front windshield, and a side windshield and projected upward in the vehicle to cover a cabin from above; and
a side section bulging outward in a width direction of the vehicle from the canopy section to closely cover an upper surface of a body lateral section and formed integrally with the canopy section, wherein a front end of the door is attached to a body in a freely rotatable manner, and a rear end of the door is vertically movable to open and close the cabin; and

a seat section that supports buttocks of an occupant when the occupant gets in/out and is provided on the upper surface of the body lateral section covered with the side section from above.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the side section has a lateral portion that is positioned on an outer side of the seat section in the vehicle width direction and extends downward,
the body lateral section is provided with a step that is positioned lower than the upper surface, and
an upper end surface of the step and a lower end of the lateral portion of the side section define a parting line of the body lateral section when the vertically openable/closable door is closed.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the body lateral section includes a frame member that extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle along an outer side of the cabin in the vehicle width direction, and
the seat section is disposed on an upper side of the frame member.

4. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
the body lateral section includes a frame member that extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle along an outer side of the cabin in the vehicle width direction, and
the seat section is disposed on an upper side of the frame member.

5. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
a step is formed in a lower portion of the lateral portion,
a weather strip is attached to the step in the lower portion of the lateral portion, and
the step of the lower portion of the lateral portion and the step of the body lateral section hold the weather strip therebetween when the vertically openable/closable door is closed.

6. A vehicle comprising:
a vertically openable/closable door of a canopy type including:
a canopy section including a roof, a front windshield, and a side windshield and projected upward in the vehicle to cover a cabin from above; and
a side section bulging outward in a width direction of the vehicle from the canopy section to cover an upper surface of a body lateral section and formed integrally with the canopy section, wherein a front end of the door is attached to a body in a freely rotatable manner, and a rear end of the door is vertically movable to open and close the cabin; and

a seat section that supports buttocks of an occupant when the occupant gets in/out and is provided on the upper surface of the body lateral section covered with the side section from above,
the side section has a lateral portion that is positioned on an outer side of the seat section in the vehicle width direction and extends downward,
the body lateral section is provided with a step that is positioned lower than the upper surface, and
an upper end surface of the step and a lower end of the lateral portion of the side section define a parting line of the body lateral section when the vertically openable/closable door is closed.

7. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein
the body lateral section includes a frame member that extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle along an outer side of the cabin in the vehicle width direction, and
the seat section is disposed on an upper side of the frame member.

8. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein
the body lateral section includes a frame member that extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle along an outer side of the cabin in the vehicle width direction, and
the seat section is disposed on an upper side of the frame member.

9. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein
a step is formed in a lower portion of the lateral portion,
a weather strip is attached to the step in the lower portion of the lateral portion, and
the step of the lower portion of the lateral portion and the step of the body lateral section hold the weather strip therebetween when the vertically openable/closable door is closed.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hirozawa Yasunori
• Hashimoto Hiroki

Classifications

• B60J5/101 Primary

  for non-load transporting vehicles, i.e. family cars including vans · CPC title

• B60R3/00

  Arrangements of steps {or ladders facilitating access to or on the vehicle}, e.g. running-boards ({construction of steps for railway vehicles B61D23/00} ; ladders E06C) · CPC title

• B60J5/0472 Primary

  the door having a hinge axis in horizontal direction transverse to vehicle longitudinal axis · CPC title