Vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9738141-B2
Application number	US-201414782687-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 22, 2014
Priority date	Apr 23, 2013
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

In this vehicle, a rear opening is formed across the entire rear surface of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction, a tailgate capable of opening and closing the rear opening is attached to the vehicle body so as to be capable of swinging up and down, a passenger opening is formed that allows passengers to enter and exit through the tailgate, and a seat is provided adjacently to the rear surface. The passenger opening is formed in a portion of the rear surface in the vehicle width direction. One end of the seat in the vehicle width direction is positioned on one end of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction, and the other end of the seat in the vehicle width direction is positioned in a portion overlapping with the passenger opening in the vehicle width direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a rear opening formed across an entire rear face in a lateral direction;
a tailgate attached to a vehicle body for opening and closing the rear opening;
a passenger opening whereby a vehicle occupant can enter and exit, formed in the tailgate;
a sideways-opening door configured to open and close the passenger opening; and
a seat provided adjacent to the rear face,
wherein the passenger opening is formed in a portion of the rear face in the lateral direction,
wherein the seat has a first end at a side of one end of the vehicle in the lateral direction, and a second end at a side of the other end of the vehicle in the lateral direction,
wherein a space through which a passenger can pass is formed between the second end of the seat and the other end of the vehicle,
wherein the passenger opening has a first side edge at the side of the one end of the vehicle, and a second side edge at the side of the other end of the vehicle,
wherein the second side edge of the passenger opening is more separated from a lateral center line of the vehicle in the lateral direction than the first side edge of the passenger opening,
wherein the second side edge of the passenger opening is a beginning end at which opening by the door begins, and
wherein the second edge of the seat and the space are positioned at a location overlapping with the passenger opening in the lateral direction.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the second end of the seat is positioned closer than a lateral center line of the passenger opening to the one end of the vehicle body.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a headrest is provided to a top part of the seat, and the headrest overlaps with the passenger opening as viewed from a back face of the vehicle body.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second edges of the passenger opening are offset in the lateral direction from the lateral center line of the vehicle body.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a sub-seat is provided extending from the second end of the seat to the other end of the vehicle body, and the sub-seat is configured so as to be displaceable to form the space.

6. The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein a seat width of the seat is greater than a seat width of the sub-seat.

7. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the sub-seat is displaceable toward the other end of the vehicle body through use of a folding structure.

8. The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein a front seat is provided in front of the seat and a front sub-seat is provided in front of the sub-seat as viewed from the back face of the vehicle body, and the front sub-seat is configured so as to be displaceable to enable passage beside the seat.

9. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the sideway-opening door is configured to pivotably open and close the passenger opening or to slidably open and close the passenger opening.

10. A vehicle comprising:
a passenger opening formed in a rear face;
a sideways-opening door configured to open and close the passenger opening; and
a seat provided adjacent to the rear face,
wherein the passenger opening is formed in a portion of the rear face in the lateral direction,
wherein the seat has a first end at a side of one end of the vehicle in the lateral direction, and a second end at a side of the other end of the vehicle in the lateral direction,
wherein a space through which a passenger can pass is formed between the second end of the seat and the other end of the vehicle,
wherein the passenger opening has a first side edge at the side of the one end of the vehicle, and a second side edge at the side of the other end of the vehicle,
wherein a remnant part of the rear face is formed between the first side edge of the passenger opening and the one end of the vehicle,
wherein at least a portion of the seat overlaps with the remnant part in the lateral direction,
wherein the second side edge of the passenger opening is more separated from a lateral center line of the vehicle in the lateral direction than the first side edge of the passenger opening,
wherein the second side edge of the passenger opening is a beginning end at which opening by the door begins, and
wherein the second edge of the seat and the space are positioned at a location overlapping with the passenger opening in the lateral direction.

11. The vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the sideway-opening door is configured to pivotably open and close the passenger opening or to slidably open and close the passenger opening.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yamaguchi Tomoki
• Hakamada Hitoshi
• Honda Seiji

Classifications

• B60N2/3047

  the cushion being hinged at the back-rest · CPC title

• B60N2/065

  Rear seats · CPC title

• B60J5/105

  comprising door or part of door being pivotable about vertical axis · CPC title

• B60N2/3006

  about longitudinal axis · CPC title

• B60J5/102

  comprising door or part of door being pivotable downwards about horizontal axis to open position · CPC title