IP Library Granted Patent US 12679468
Granted Patent B2
US 12679468 · App. 18/467,243 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Off-road vehicle

Inventors: Hiromasa Kurioka (Akashi, JP); Hidenori Kikuchi (Akashi, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
B62D25/07
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12679468
App. No.
18/467,243
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The utility vehicle 100 includes a front roof 11 and a rear roof 12 located in rear of the front roof 11 . A rear end portion 13 of the front roof 11 overlaps with a front end portion 14 of the rear roof 12 in an upper-lower direction, and is positioned higher than the front end portion 14.

Claims (31)

1 . An off-road vehicle comprising:

a front roof; and

a rear roof located in rear of the front roof,

wherein a rear end portion of the front roof overlaps with a front end portion of the rear roof in an upper-lower direction,

the rear end portion is positioned higher than the front end portion,

the front end portion includes a first bottom wall facing the rear end portion in the upper-lower direction and extending in a vehicle width direction and a first standing wall standing from the first bottom wall and extending in the vehicle width direction,

the front end portion of a portion of the rear roof that extends substantially horizontally further includes an attachment piece extending forward from the first standing wall, and

the front roof is attached to the rear roof through the attachment piece.

2 . The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein

the first bottom wall extends downward as extending from an inside in the vehicle width direction to an outside in the vehicle width direction.

3 . The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a sealant that seals between the front roof and the rear roof,

wherein the rear end portion includes a top wall facing the first bottom wall in the upper-lower direction and extending in the vehicle width direction, and

the sealant contacts, between the top wall and the first bottom wall, both the top wall and the first bottom wall, and extends in the vehicle width direction.

4 . The off-road vehicle of claim 3 , further comprising:

a first roof side rail and a second roof side rail extending in a front-rear direction and aligned in the vehicle width direction,

wherein each of the front roof, the rear roof, and the sealant extends from the first roof side rail to the second roof side rail.

5 . The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein

the front end portion further includes a second standing wall located in rear with respect to the first standing wall and standing from the first bottom wall and extending in the vehicle width direction.

6 . The off-road vehicle of claim 5 , further comprising:

a sealant that seals between the front roof and the rear roof,

wherein the rear end portion includes a top wall facing the first bottom wall in the upper-lower direction and extending in the vehicle width direction, and

the sealant contacts, between the top wall and the first bottom wall, both the top wall and the first bottom wall, and extends in the vehicle width direction.

7 . The off-road vehicle of claim 6 , wherein

the sealant is separated from the second standing wall.

8 . The off-road vehicle of claim 5 , wherein

the front end portion further includes a second bottom wall located in rear with respect to the second standing wall and extending in the vehicle width direction and a third standing wall standing from the second bottom wall and extending in the vehicle width direction.

9 . The off-road vehicle of claim 8 , wherein

the front roof extends to a rear beyond the third standing wall.

10 . The off-road vehicle of claim 9 , wherein

a portion of the rear end portion positioned in rear with respect to the third standing wall extends downward as extending rearward, and extends to a position lower than an upper end of the third standing wall.