ROUGH TERRAIN VEHICLE

• US 20150090510A1
• Filed: 09/23/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: YOSHINO, Hiroki, UCHIYAMA, Hajime
• Granted Patent: US 9,085,231 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/68.6
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 11/04 Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds B60K11/085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 11/08 Air inlets for cooling; Shutters or blinds therefor radiator or grille guards B60R19/52
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 19/52 Radiator or grille guards ; Radiator grilles cooling aspects B60K11/08
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2019/525 Radiator grilles
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 1/02 with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 2021/0094 for recooling the engine coolant arrangements of liquid-to-air heat exchangers on vehicles F01P3/18

Abstract

A rough terrain vehicle capable of maintaining the cooling performance of a radiator is disclosed herein. A rough terrain vehicle in which a radiator is arranged between left and right front wheels and so as to be overlapped with the left and right front wheels in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and the radiator is surrounded by a front cover, wherein: the front cover includes a grille configured to introduce traveling wind into the radiator, and extension portions extending toward the vehicle rear from both ends of the grille in the vehicle width direction; a bumper is attached to a body frame; the front end of the bumper is arranged closer to the vehicle front than the front ends of the left and right front wheels; the extension portions are arranged between the bumper and the radiator outside the radiator in the vehicle width direction.

Claims

1. A rough terrain vehicle in which left and right front wheels and at least one rear wheel are attached to a body frame, a radiator is arranged between said left and right front wheels and so as to be overlapped with the left and right front wheels in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in side view thereof, and the radiator is surrounded by a front cover, wherein:

said front cover includes

a grille extending in the vehicle width direction to introduce traveling wind into said radiator, and

extension portions extending toward the vehicle rear from both ends of the grille in the vehicle width direction;

a bumper is attached to said body frame;

the front end of the bumper is arranged closer to the vehicle front than the front ends of said left and right front wheels;

said extension portions closing a gap between said bumper and said radiator are arranged between said bumper and said radiator outside said radiator in the vehicle width direction; and

turning performance-improvement portions gradually spreading outward in the vehicle width direction toward the vehicle rear and configured to improve turning performance of the vehicle are provided on outer sides of the extension portions.

2. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said turning performance-improvement portions are at least one of:

wall portions provided at the rear ends of said extension portions, extending outward in the vehicle width direction, and configured to introduce traveling wind flowing along outer faces of said extension portions further outward in the vehicle width direction; and

slits penetrating said extension portions and long in the height direction.

3. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 2, wherein

concave portions configured to guide traveling wind are formed on outer sides of said extension portions in front of said slits.

4. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 3, wherein electric equipment is arranged between left and right said extension portions.

5. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 3, wherein inner sides of said extension portions extend along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

6. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 1, wherein electric equipment is arranged between left and right said extension portions.

7. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 1, wherein inner sides of said extension portions extend along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

8. A rough terrain vehicle in which left and right front wheels and at least one rear wheel are attached to a body frame, a radiator is arranged between said left and right front wheels and so as to be overlapped with the left and right front wheels in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in side view thereof, and the radiator is surrounded by a front cover, wherein:

said front cover includes

a grille extending in the vehicle width direction to introduce traveling wind into said radiator, and

extension portions extending toward the vehicle rear from both ends of the grille in the vehicle width direction;

a bumper is attached to said body frame;

the front end of the bumper is arranged closer to the vehicle front than the front ends of said left and right front wheels;

said extension portions closing a gap between said bumper and said radiator are arranged between said bumper and said radiator outside said radiator in the vehicle width direction; and

turning performance-improvement portions gradually spreading outward in the vehicle width direction toward the vehicle rear and configured to improve turning performance of the vehicle are provided on outer sides of the extension portions,

wherein said turning performance-improvement portions are at least one of;

wall portions provided at the rear ends of said extension portions, extending outward in the vehicle width direction, and configured to introduce traveling wind flowing along outer faces of said extension portions further outward in the vehicle width direction; and

slits penetrating said extension portions and long in the height direction,

wherein said wall portions continuously extend from an upper portion of said radiator to an area below said radiator.

9. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 8, wherein said slits are arranged in front portions of said extension portions.

10. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 8, wherein

concave portions configured to guide traveling wind are formed on outer sides of said extension portions in front of said slits.

11. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 8, wherein electric equipment is arranged between left and right said extension portions.

12. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 8, wherein inner sides of said extension portions extend along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

13. A rough terrain vehicle in which left and right front wheels and at least one rear wheel are attached to a body frame, a radiator is arranged between said left and right front wheels and so as to be overlapped with the left and right front wheels in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in side view thereof, and the radiator is surrounded by a front cover, wherein:

said front cover includes

a grille extending in the vehicle width direction to introduce traveling wind into said radiator, and

extension portions extending toward the vehicle rear from both ends of the grille in the vehicle width direction;

a bumper is attached to said body frame;

the front end of the bumper is arranged closer to the vehicle front than the front ends of said left and right front wheels;

said extension portions closing a gap between said bumper and said radiator are arranged between said bumper and said radiator outside said radiator in the vehicle width direction; and

turning performance-improvement portions gradually spreading outward in the vehicle width direction toward the vehicle rear and configured to improve turning performance of the vehicle are provided on outer sides of the extension portions,

wherein electric equipment is arranged between left and right said extension portions, and

wherein inner sides of said extension portions extend along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

14. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 13, wherein said turning performance-improvement portions are at least one of:

wall portions provided at the rear ends of said extension portions, extending outward in the vehicle width direction, and configured to introduce traveling wind flowing along outer faces of said extension portions further outward in the vehicle width direction; and

slits penetrating said extension portions and long in the height direction.

15. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 14, wherein said wall portions continuously extend from an upper portion of said radiator to an area below said radiator.

16. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 15, wherein said slits are arranged in front portions of said extension portions.

17. The rough terrain vehicle according to claim 14, wherein

concave portions configured to guide traveling wind are formed on outer sides of said extension portions in front of said slits.