IP Library Granted Patent US 9,499,036
Granted Patent B2
US 9,499,036 · App. 14/585,695 · Granted Nov 22, 2016

Utility vehicle

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Patent No.
US 9,499,036
App. No.
14/585,695
Granted
Nov 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A utility vehicle including a chassis, a seat provided on the chassis, a cargo bed provided behind the seat, an engine provided on the chassis, and a storage box provided below the cargo bed for storing an air cleaner of the engine, a battery, and the like. The storage box stores the air cleaner, the battery, and the like, and includes a box body having an opening provided in a top surface facing the cargo bed, and a top cover covering the opening.

Claims (16)

1. A utility vehicle comprising:

a chassis;

at least one seat row provided on the chassis;

a cargo bed provided behind the at least one seat row;

an engine provided on the chassis; and

a storage box provided below the at least one seat row or the cargo bed, the storage box being configured to store engine equipment,

wherein the storage box has a box body for storing the engine equipment and an opening in a top surface facing the at least one seat row or the cargo bed, and a top cover covering the opening, and

wherein air is supplied into the storage box through a space formed by the cargo bed and the top cover.

2. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the top cover has an intake port, located at a top of the storage box, for supplying the storage box with air;

the top cover has a wall portion projecting upward from a top surface of the top cover to surround the intake port; and

the wall portion is provided with a cutout at a portion which is not opposed to the intake port.

3. The utility vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the intake port is opened outward in a vehicle width direction.

4. The utility vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the intake port is provided with a filter member.

5. The utility vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the intake port is opened toward the wall portion.

6. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the storage box accommodates at least an air cleaner and an engine air intake duct.

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 Dec 30, 2014
From: ITOO, SEIJI; TANAKA, SHINICHI; HAMADA, AYUMI
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 034601/0300 →