IP Library Granted Patent US 10,967,825
Granted Patent B2
US 10,967,825 · App. 16/260,402 · Granted Apr 6, 2021

Utility vehicle

Inventors: Takashi Hisamura (Hyogo, JP); Kazumasa Hisada (Hyogo, JP); Masato Kinoshita (Hyogo, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60R21/13B62D27/02B60R2021/0018
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Patent No.
US 10,967,825
App. No.
16/260,402
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
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, a rear support supporting the R.O.P.S. from a rear is connected to a rear portion of the chassis, and a rear end of the side beam, a side end of the rear beam, an upper end of the rear pillar, and a front end of the rear support are connected by a connecting portion.

Claims (25)

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 a rear support supporting the roll-over protective structure is connected to a rear portion of the chassis,

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

wherein the connecting portion has a front mounting surface and a lower mounting surface on an inner side in a width direction of the vehicle body, and

wherein the front mounting surface and the lower mounting surface are on the same plane and form a flat connection mounting surface.

2. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is made by forging.

3. 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.

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

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

6. 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.

7. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is fixed to the front end of the rear support by welding.

8. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion has a rear connecting portion for connecting the front end of the rear support, and the rear connecting portion extends diagonally backward along an extending direction of the connection mounting surface.

9. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a profile of the connecting portion on the opposite side of the connection mounting surface has a shape that is continuous with a profile of the side beam and a profile of the rear pillar.

10. The utility vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the rear end of the side beam, the upper end of the rear pillar, and the side end of the rear beam are fixed to the connection mounting surface of the connecting portion by bolts.

11. 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 rear support supporting the roll-over protective structure is connected to a rear portion of the chassis,

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

wherein the rear end of the side beam is made by forging and is fixed to a rear end part of the side beam by welding, and

wherein the upper end of the rear pillar is made by forging and is fixed to an upper end part of the rear pillar by welding.

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 Jan 29, 2019
From: HISAMURA, TAKASHI; HISADA, KAZUMASA; KINOSHITA, MASATO
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 048167/0245 →