Vehicle body
First Claim
1. A vehicle having an engine which is disposed substantially in a middle of the length of the vehicle, the vehicle including a seating arrangement having a substantially central longitudinal axis, which extends from a front to a rear thereof, for alignment with a central longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the seating arrangement comprising:
- a central driver'"'"'s seat and first and second individual rear passenger seats, wherein the centre of said driver'"'"'s seat is arranged on said substantially central longitudinal axis of the seating arrangement, and said first and second rear passenger seats are rearwardly of said driver'"'"'s seat and are spaced on opposite sides of said substantially central longitudinal axis of the vehicle, centres of said first and second rear passenger seats being aligned along an axis extending substantially transversely to said substantially central longitudinal axis of the seating arrangement,wherein each of said driver'"'"'s seat and said first and second rear passenger seats has a respective longitudinal centre line which extends through the centre of the respective seat, the longitudinal centre lines of all of the seats extending substantially parallel to each other, generally from the front to the rear of the seating arrangement and substantially parallel to the substantially central longitudinal axis of the seating arrangement, andwherein said driver'"'"'s seat extends transversely with respect to said central longitudinal axis of the seating arrangement to overlap part of each said rear passenger seat, and said driver'"'"'s seat extends rearwardly beyond a front of each said rear passenger seat.
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Abstract
A cabin structure for a vehicle has a monocoque construction and includes a support floor having a longitudinal extent and a transverse extent. Roof supports are integrally formed with the support floor and extend upwardly therefrom. Two rear passenger seats supports are supported on the support floor. A driver'"'"'s seat support is supported on the support floor. The driver'"'"'s seat support is positioned in the cabin structure centrally of the transverse extent of the support floor, and the driver'"'"'s seat support is positioned forwardly of the rear passenger seat supports in a direction of the longitudinal extent of the support floor. The two rear passenger seat supports are spaced apart in a direction of the transverse extent of the support floor. The driver'"'"'s seat support defines a driver seating position and includes two spaced elongate parts extending generally in the direction of the longitudinal extent of the support floor and on each side of the driver seating position.
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Citations
19 Claims
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1. A vehicle having an engine which is disposed substantially in a middle of the length of the vehicle, the vehicle including a seating arrangement having a substantially central longitudinal axis, which extends from a front to a rear thereof, for alignment with a central longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the seating arrangement comprising:
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a central driver'"'"'s seat and first and second individual rear passenger seats, wherein the centre of said driver'"'"'s seat is arranged on said substantially central longitudinal axis of the seating arrangement, and said first and second rear passenger seats are rearwardly of said driver'"'"'s seat and are spaced on opposite sides of said substantially central longitudinal axis of the vehicle, centres of said first and second rear passenger seats being aligned along an axis extending substantially transversely to said substantially central longitudinal axis of the seating arrangement, wherein each of said driver'"'"'s seat and said first and second rear passenger seats has a respective longitudinal centre line which extends through the centre of the respective seat, the longitudinal centre lines of all of the seats extending substantially parallel to each other, generally from the front to the rear of the seating arrangement and substantially parallel to the substantially central longitudinal axis of the seating arrangement, and wherein said driver'"'"'s seat extends transversely with respect to said central longitudinal axis of the seating arrangement to overlap part of each said rear passenger seat, and said driver'"'"'s seat extends rearwardly beyond a front of each said rear passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A cabin structure for a mid-engine vehicle, said cabin structure having a monocoque construction and comprising a support floor having a longitudinal extent and a transverse extent, and roof supports integrally formed with said support floor and extending upwardly therefrom, and said support floor supporting a seating arrangement having a substantially central longitudinal axis which extends along the longitudinal extent of the support floor, the seating arrangement comprising:
a central driver'"'"'s seat and first and second individual rear passenger seats, wherein a centre of said driver'"'"'s seat is arranged on said substantially central longitudinal axis of said seating arrangement, and said first and second rear passenger seats are rearwardly of said driver'"'"'s seat and are spaced on opposite sides of said substantially central longitudinal axis, centres of said first and second rear passenger seats being aligned along an axis extending substantially transversely to said substantially central longitudinal axis along the transverse extent of the support floor, and wherein said driver'"'"'s seat extends transversely with respect to said central longitudinal axis to overlap part of each said rear passenger seat, and said driver'"'"'s seat extends rearwardly beyond a front of each said rear passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A cabin structure for a mid-engine vehicle having a monocoque construction comprising:
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a support floor having a longitudinal extent and a transverse extent, roof supports integrally formed with said support floor and extending upwardly therefrom, two rear passenger seat supports supported on said support floor, and a driver'"'"'s seat support supported on said support floor, said driver'"'"'s seat support being positioned in said cabin structure centrally of the transverse extent of said support floor, and said driver'"'"'s seat support being positioned forwardly of said rear passenger seat supports in the direction of the longitudinal extent of said support floor, said two rear passenger seat supports being spaced apart in a direction of the transverse extent of said support floor, wherein a driver'"'"'s seat is supported on said driver'"'"'s seat support, and a respective individual rear passenger seat is supported on each said rear passenger seat support, and wherein said driver'"'"'s seat extends transversely with respect to the longitudinal extent of the support floor to overlap part of each said rear passenger seat, and said driver'"'"'s seat extends rearwardly beyond a front of each said rear passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle comprising:
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a cabin structure having a monocoque construction, said cabin structure comprising a support floor having a longitudinal extent and a transverse extent, and roof supports integrally formed with said support floor and extending upwardly therefrom, two rear passenger seat supports supported on said support floor, and a driver'"'"'s seat support supported on said support floor, said driver'"'"'s seat support being positioned in said cabin structure centrally of the transverse extent of said support floor, and said driver'"'"'s seat support being positioned forwardly of said rear passenger seat supports in a direction of the longitudinal extent of said support floor, said two rear passenger seat supports being spaced apart in the direction of the transverse extent of said support floor, and said driver'"'"'s seat support defining a driver seating position and comprising two spaced elongate parts extending generally in the direction of the longitudinal extent of said support floor and on each side of said driver position, an engine disposed substantially intermediate of the longitudinal extent of said support floor, and a fuel tank disposed substantially intermediate of the longitudinal extent of said support floor and located rearwardly of said driver seating position, wherein a driver'"'"'s seat is supported on said driver'"'"'s seat support, and a respective individual rear passenger seat is supported on each said rear passenger seat support, and wherein said driver'"'"'s seat extends transversely with respect to the longitudinal extent of said support floor to overlap part of each said rear passenger seat, and said driver'"'"'s seat extends rearwardly beyond a front of each said rear passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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