Pick-up style utility vehicle with expandable cargo bed
View Patent ↗A pick-up type utility vehicle with an expandable cargo bed. The pick-up type utility vehicle includes a front seat, a rear seat; a cargo bed, and a screen separating the rear seat and the cargo bed. The pick-up type utility vehicle further includes an operating part for moving the screen, and a movement mechanism moving the screen in the front and back direction by operation of the operating part.
1. A pick-up type utility vehicle comprising:
a chassis;
a front seat;
a rear seat;
an expandable cargo bed; and
a screen separating between the rear seat and the cargo bed, wherein the front seat, rear seat and cargo bed are supported on the chassis,
the pick-up type utility vehicle further comprising:
an operating part for moving the screen; and
a movement mechanism moving the screen in a front and back direction by rotating the operating part,
wherein the movement of the screen works in conjunction with the rotation of the operating part.
2. The pick-up type utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the movement mechanism is configured by:
a sprocket rotating by a rotative force generated by operation of the operating part; and
a chain belt gearing the sprocket.
3. The pick-up type utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the movement mechanism is configured by a feed screw.
4. The pick-up type utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the movement mechanism is in frictional contact with the cargo bed and is configured by a roller rotating because of a rotative force.
5. The pick-up type utility vehicle according to claim 1 , comprising an interlocking device which moves the rear seat in conjunction with the screen.
6. The pick-up type utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the operating part is removably arranged in the movement mechanism.
7. The pick-up type utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the movement mechanism comprises a feed screw extending along an axial direction of the vehicle, the feed screw engaging a lower portion of the screen.
8. The pick-up type utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the cargo bed includes two side cases forming sides of the cargo bed, and the movement mechanism is disposed in at least one of the side cases.