IP Library Granted Patent US 10,112,659
Granted Patent B2
US 10,112,659 · App. 15/393,486 · Granted Oct 30, 2018

Utility vehicle with cargo bed

Inventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama (Miki-shi, JP); Teruaki Yamamoto (Himeji-shi, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B62D39/00B60K8/00B60P1/28B60P1/283B60R21/13B60Y2200/124
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,112,659
App. No.
15/393,486
Granted
Oct 30, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A utility vehicle includes a chassis; and a cargo bed disposed behind a riding space. The cargo bed is located above the chassis and has a bottom wall portion on which a cargo is placed. The bottom wall portion extends so as to be inclined downward toward a rear side.

Claims (14)

1. A utility vehicle comprising:

a chassis; and

a cargo bed disposed behind a riding space,

the cargo bed being located above the chassis and having a bottom wall portion on which a cargo is placed, and

an entirety of the bottom wall portion extending so as to be inclined downward toward a rear side in a normal position of the cargo bed where the cargo bed is located on the chassis and the utility vehicle is supported on a horizontal surface.

2. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a pair of left and right side covers that cover left and right side portions of the cargo bed from outer sides thereof in a vehicle width direction, respectively,

the side covers extending substantially horizontally in an anteroposterior direction when viewed from a side face of the utility vehicle and the side covers extending so as to be inclined upward toward a rear side with respect to an extending direction of the bottom wall portion in the normal position of the cargo bed.

3. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the cargo bed has, at a rear end thereof, a rear wall portion; and

a gap is present between the bottom wall portion and the rear wall portion.

4. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a power unit is installed on the chassis so as to be located below the cargo bed.

5. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein an engine is disposed under the cargo bed.

6. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a transmission is disposed under the cargo bed.

7. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein an engine and a transmission are disposed under the cargo bed.

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 29, 2016
From: TSUMIYAMA, YOSHINORI; YAMAMOTO, TERUAKI
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 040801/0225 →
Continuity (1)
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