Knee bolster
US-9522646-B2 · Dec 20, 2016 · US
Vehicle and shoulder bolster member
US8979124B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8979124-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414178739-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | Feb 14, 2013 |
| Publication date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
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A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion, a seat unit including a first seat portion and a second seat portion arranged side by side in a width direction of the vehicle and supported by the frame portion, a steering wheel in front of the first seat portion, a roll-over protection cage supported by the frame portion to cover an area above the seat unit and the steering wheel, and a shoulder bolster portion. The first seat portion includes a seat bottom portion that supports a human body from below, and a back support portion that supports the human body from behind. In the width direction of the vehicle, at least a portion of the shoulder bolster portion is on an outer side of the seat unit. In a side view, at least a portion of the shoulder bolster portion is at a more rearward position than a forward end of the seat bottom portion, at a more forward position than the back support portion, at a higher position than a center of the steering wheel in an up-down direction, and at a lower position than an upper end of the steering wheel. The shoulder bolster portion has its upper end at a higher position than a midway point between a center of an upper surface of the seat bottom portion and an upper end of the back support portion in an up-down direction.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle comprising: a pair of front wheels; at least a pair of rear wheels; a frame portion supported by the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels; a seat unit including a first seat portion and a second seat portion arranged side by side in a width direction of the vehicle and supported by the frame portion; a steering wheel in front of the first seat portion; a roll-over protection cage supported by the frame portion and covering an…
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- B60R21/055Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B62D63/04Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8979124B2 cover?
- A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, a frame portion, a seat unit including a first seat portion and a second seat portion arranged side by side in a width direction of the vehicle and supported by the frame portion, a steering wheel in front of the first seat portion, a roll-over protection cage supported by the frame portion to cover an area above the seat unit an…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yamaha Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60R21/055. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).