IP Library Granted Patent US 10,640,151
Granted Patent B2
US 10,640,151 · App. 15/937,258 · Granted May 5, 2020

Supporting structure for shock absorber of suspension device of utility vehicle

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Patent No.
US 10,640,151
App. No.
15/937,258
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A supporting structure for a shock absorber of a suspension device of a utility vehicle includes a pair of right and left shock absorbers, and a transverse frame extending in a vehicle width direction. The both shock absorbers are supported on the transverse frame by one bracket from below the transverse frame, and the transverse frame extends from both sides of the bracket toward the outside in the vehicle width direction in an upwardly inclined manner.

Claims (9)

1. A supporting structure for a shock absorber of a suspension device of a utility vehicle, the supporting structure comprising:

a pair of right and left shock absorbers; and

a transverse frame extending in a vehicle width direction,

wherein the pair of right and left shock absorbers are supported on the transverse frame by one bracket from below the transverse frame, and the transverse frame extends from both sides of the bracket toward the outside in the vehicle width direction in an upwardly inclined manner,

wherein the bracket is supported on a lower frame extending in a vertical direction, the lower frame having a lower end supported on a vehicle body frame, and having an upper end connected to the bracket, and

wherein, as viewed from a front of the utility vehicle, extensions in an upward direction of the pair of right and left shock absorbers and an extension in an upward direction of the lower frame merge together at one point on the transverse frame.

2. The supporting structure for a shock absorber according to claim 1 , wherein an upper end of the transverse frame is connected to a rollover protective structure (ROPS).

3. The supporting structure for a shock absorber according to claim 1 , wherein, as viewed from a side of the utility vehicle, the pair of right and left shock absorbers extend frontward in a downwardly inclined manner, the transverse frame extends rearward in an upwardly inclined manner, and the lower frame extends rearward in a downwardly inclined manner.

4. The supporting structure for a shock absorber according to claim 3 , wherein, as viewed from the side of the utility vehicle, the transverse frame and the lower frame are arranged to make a right angle between the transverse frame and the lower frame.

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 Apr 6, 2018
From: HISAMURA, TAKASHI; NAKASHIMA, YUSUKE
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 045457/0307 →