IP Library Granted Patent US 9,440,527
Granted Patent B1
US 9,440,527 · App. 14/751,787 · Granted Sep 13, 2016

Utility vehicle

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Patent No.
US 9,440,527
App. No.
14/751,787
Granted
Sep 13, 2016
Kind
B1
Abstract

A utility vehicle according to the invention includes a body frame supporting a cabin disposed between a pair of left and right front wheels and a pair of left and right rear wheels, a cabin front wall extending substantially throughout a vehicle width at a front end of the cabin, and an inner fender covering a lower surface of a front chamber located ahead of the cabin and above the front wheels and extending substantially throughout the vehicle width. The cabin front wall and the inner fender are connected to each other substantially throughout the vehicle width and form a front wheel space including wheel housings of the front wheels and a space between the front wheels.

Claims (20)

1. A utility vehicle comprising:

a body frame supporting a cabin disposed between a pair of left and right front wheels and a pair of left and right rear wheels;

a cabin front wall extending substantially throughout a vehicle width at a front end of the cabin; and

an inner fender covering a lower surface of a front chamber located ahead of the cabin and above the front wheels and extending substantially throughout the vehicle width; wherein

the cabin front wall and the inner fender are connected to each other substantially throughout the vehicle width and form a front wheel space including wheel housings of the front wheels and a space between the front wheels.

2. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a connecting member attached to the body frame and extending substantially throughout the vehicle width; wherein

the cabin front wall and the inner fender are connected to each other via the connecting member.

3. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a radiator provided in the front wheel space; and

a heat insulation guard provided between the radiator and the cabin front wall and configured to block heat transferred from the radiator to the cabin front wall.

4. The utility vehicle according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a cooling water pipe connected to the radiator and running between the heat insulation guard and the cabin front wall.

5. The utility vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein

the heat insulation guard has a tapered portion tapered forward, and

the tapered portion is longer in a vehicle width direction than the radiator.

6. The utility vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein

the heat insulation guard is made of a heat insulating material.

7. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage box accommodated in the front chamber and detachably attached to the inner fender.

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 Jun 26, 2015
From: MAEDA, KAZUHIRO; TAKEGAMI, ITSUO
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 035915/0556 →