IP Library Granted Patent US 10,618,489
Granted Patent B2
US 10,618,489 · App. 15/880,985 · Granted Apr 14, 2020

Utility vehicle

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Patent No.
US 10,618,489
App. No.
15/880,985
Granted
Apr 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A utility vehicle of the present invention comprises a chassis; and a R.O.P.S. provided on the chassis and surrounding a cabin, wherein the R.O.P.S. includes a pair of left and right front pillars, a pair of left and right side beams, a pair of left and right rear pillars, and a front beam and a rear beam which extend in a width direction of a vehicle body, the R.O.P.S. has a connecting portion connecting a rear end of the side beam, a side end of the rear beam and an upper end of the rear pillar, and between the connecting portion and a rear portion of the chassis, a rear support for supporting the R.O.P.S. from a rear side is disposed.

Claims (22)

1. A utility vehicle comprising:

a chassis; and

a roll-over protective structure provided on the chassis and surrounding a cabin,

wherein the roll-over protective structure includes a pair of left and right front pillars, a pair of left and right side beams, a pair of left and right rear pillars, and a front beam and a rear beam which extend in a width direction of a vehicle body,

wherein the roll-over protective structure has a connecting portion connecting a rear end of the side beam, a side end of the rear beam and an upper end of the rear pillar,

wherein a rear support is disposed between the connecting portion and a rear portion of the chassis, the rear support being configured to support the roll-over protective structure from a rear side, and

wherein the rear end of the side beam, the side end of the rear beam, the upper end of the rear pillar and a front end of the rear support are integrally connected by the connecting portion.

2. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is located at the highest position in a vertical direction of the roll-over protective structure.

3. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the rear pillar has a branch pillar extending downward and connected to the chassis.

4. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the rear support has an arch shape protruding upward.

5. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a carrier is disposed behind the roll-over protective structure, and a rear end of the rear support is located rearward of the carrier in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

6. A utility vehicle comprising:

a chassis; and

a roll-over protective structure provided on the chassis and surrounding a cabin,

wherein the roll-over protective structure includes a pair of left and right front pillars, a pair of left and right side beams, a pair of left and right rear pillars, and a front beam and a rear beam which extend in a width direction of a vehicle body,

wherein a front surface part is formed by the front pillars and the front beam, an upper surface part is formed by the side beams, the front beam, and the rear beam, and a rear surface part is formed by the rear beam and the rear pillars,

wherein at least one of the front surface part, the upper surface part and the rear surface part serves as a mounting portion for mounting each of accessory members,

wherein at each of corner portions of the front surface part, the upper surface part and the rear surface part to which the each of the accessory members is mounted, each of support portions for supporting the each of the accessory members is disposed, and

wherein the each of the support portions is substantially flush with the mounting portion.

7. The utility vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the each of the support portions is provided on a bracket of the front beam or the rear beam.

8. The utility vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the each of the support portions has a substantially triangular shape and has a substantially plate shape so as to fit to the each of the corner portions corresponding to the each of the support portions.

9. The utility vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the each of the support portions is substantially flat.

Assignments (3)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060300/0504 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 44740 FRAME: 992. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 5, 2020
From: HISAMURA, TAKASHI; HISADA, KAZUMASA; KINOSHITA, MASATO
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 052094/0090 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2018
From: HISAMURA, TAKASHI; HISADA, KAZUMASA; KINOSHITA, MASATO
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 044740/0992 →