Side-by-side vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9393894-B2
Application number	US-201414289429-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2014
Priority date	Jun 15, 2009
Publication date	Jul 19, 2016
Grant date	Jul 19, 2016

Abstract

A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground engaging members and a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members. The frame assembly extends generally along a longitudinal axis of the utility vehicle. The utility vehicle further includes a front seating section coupled to the frame. The front seating section is configured to support an operator and a first passenger. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes a rear seating section coupled to the frame. The rear seating section is configured to support a second passenger and a third passenger. The rear seating section has an angled panel configured as a dead pedal for the second and third passengers, and a portion of the rear seating section extends forwardly into the front seating section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A utility vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of ground engaging members;
a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
a roll cage assembly coupled to the frame and positioned generally above the frame;
an operator area defined between the frame and the roll cage assembly; and
a door assembly including a front door and a rear door, the front and rear doors each being configured to rotate between a closed position and an open position, the front and rear doors being coupled to at least one of the roll cage assembly and the frame when in the closed position, and the position of the front and rear doors being adjustable in a fore/aft direction relative to the roll cage assembly when in the closed position.

2. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the front door includes a door frame and an outer cover coupled to the door frame.

3. The utility vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the door assembly further includes a hinge operably coupled to the front door and the roll cage assembly, the hinge includes at least one opening and the door frame includes at least one opening, and the opening of the door frame has a length greater than a length the opening of the hinge.

4. The utility vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the position of the opening of the hinge is adjustable along the length of the opening of the door frame to adjust the position of the front door relative to the roll cage assembly.

5. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the door assembly further comprises a latch mechanism operably coupled to the rear door, wherein the position of the latch mechanism relative to at least one of the rear door and the roll cage assembly is adjustable.

6. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the door assembly extends outwardly from the operator area when in the closed position.

7. A utility vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of ground engaging members;
a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
a roll cage assembly coupled to the frame and positioned generally above the frame;
an operator area defined between the frame and the roll cage assembly; and
at least one door configured to rotate between a closed position and an open position, the door being coupled to at least one of the roll cage assembly and the frame when in the closed position, and the door including a door frame having a slotted aperture configured to adjust the position of the door relative to the roll cage assembly when in the closed position.

8. The utility vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the slotted aperture extends longitudinally to adjust the position of the door in a fore/aft direction of the utility vehicle.

9. The utility vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising at least one hinge coupled to the roll cage assembly and including an opening corresponding to a plurality of positions along the slotted aperture.

10. The utility vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the at least one door includes a front door and a rear door, and each of the front and rear doors includes at least one slotted aperture.

11. The utility vehicle of claim 10 , wherein at least the rear door includes a latch assembly coupled to the roll cage assembly and configured to adjust the position of the rear door relative to the door frame assembly when in the closed position.

12. The utility vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the latch assembly includes a strike bar and a strike plate, the strike plate is configured to be received by a portion of the rear door and a position of the strike bar on the strike plate is adjustable.

Assignees

• Polaris Inc

Inventors

• Steinmetz Gordon J
• Goffman Daniel L
• Ives Andy T
• Carruth Curtis C

Classifications

• B62D21/183

  specially adapted for sports vehicles, e.g. race, dune buggies, go-karts (tubular skeleton B62D23/005) · CPC title

• B60N2/24

  for particular purposes or particular vehicles · CPC title

• B60N2/012

  The seat support being a part of the vehicle body or chassis · CPC title

• B60N3/06 Primary

  of footrests · CPC title