Utility vehicle
View Patent ↗A utility vehicle comprises a vehicle body frame, a first pair of pivot arms provided at right and left sides, respectively, at a front end portion of the vehicle body frame such that the pivot arms extend in a rightward and leftward direction from the front end portion and are vertically pivotable, the first pair of pivot arms being attached to front wheels at tip ends thereof, respectively, and a stabilizer having one end mounted to one of the first pair of pivot arms and an opposite end mounted to the other of the first pair of pivot arms. The stabilizer extends through a front side of the vehicle body frame, outside the vehicle body frame, from the one end thereof to the opposite end thereof, and has an intermediate portion located in front of the vehicle body frame and mounted to the front end portion of the vehicle body.
1. A utility vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body frame;
a first pair of pivot arms provided at right and left sides, respectively, at a front end portion of the vehicle body frame such that the first pair of pivot arms extend in a rightward and leftward direction from the front end portion of the vehicle body frame and are vertically pivotable, the first pair of pivot arms being attached to front wheels at tip ends thereof, respectively;
a stabilizer having one end mounted to one of the first pair of pivot arms and an opposite end mounted to the other of the first pair of pivot arms, the stabilizer extending through a front side of the vehicle body frame, outside the vehicle body frame, from the one end thereof to the opposite end thereof, the stabilizer having an intermediate portion located in front of the vehicle body frame and mounted to the front end portion of the vehicle body frame;
a radiator for cooling a coolant used to cool an engine of the utility vehicle; and
a mounting plate mounted to the front end portion of the vehicle body frame;
wherein, the intermediate portion of the stabilizer and the radiator are mounted to a front surface of the mounting plate, and mounted to the front end portion of the vehicle body frame via the mounting plate.
2. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the stabilizer has a substantially U-shape.
3. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of the first pair of pivot arms has a pair of front and rear pivot arm elements which are arranged apart from each other in a forward and rearward direction of the utility vehicle, and are mounted to the front end portion of the vehicle body frame and a corresponding one of the front wheels; and
each of the one end of the stabilizer and the opposite end of the stabilizer is positioned between the pair of front and rear pivot arm elements.
4. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second pair of pivot arms provided at right and left sides and mounted to the vehicle body frame such that the second pair of pivot arms are vertically spaced apart from the first pair of pivot arms, respectively.
5. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the stabilizer is positioned below the radiator.
6. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the stabilizer is mounted to the mounting plate via a buffer member.
7. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle body frame has a pair of pipes at the front end portion thereof; and
wherein the mounting plate is mounted to the pair of pipes such that the mounting plate is disposed between the pair of pipes.