IP Library Granted Patent US 8,511,732
Granted Patent B2
US 8,511,732 · App. 12/648,594 · Granted Aug 20, 2013

Pick-up style utility vehicle with expandable cargo bed

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,511,732
App. No.
12/648,594
Granted
Aug 20, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (19)

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.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060300/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2010
From: INOUE, MASAFUMI; TAKANO, KIYOHITO; BOYLE, MIKE; GORDON, SCOTT
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 024401/0755 →