Vehicle having utility bed and seat

• US 8,075,040 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2009
• Issued: 12/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Arnold, David W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dayoan, Glenn
• Assistant Examiner(s): BLACK, MELISSA ANN
• Application Number:
  US12/477,717
• Publication Number:
  US 20100308614A1
• Time in Patent Office: 923 Days
• Field of Search: 296/64, 296/66, 296/65.01, 296/69, 296/184.1, 296/26.01, 296/182.1, 296/183.1, 296/183.2, 297/15, 297/378.12
• US Class Current: 296/69
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/3013 the back-rest being hinged on the vehicle frame
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/305 the cushion being hinged on the vehicle frame
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/3077 stowed in the luggage compartment
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/36 into a loading platform B60N2/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 5/04 arranged at rear of vehicle B60R5/003, B60R5/006 take precedence; external trunks arranged at rear of vehicle B60R9/065

Abstract

A vehicle includes a vehicular frame, a utility bed, a seat back, and a seat bottom. The utility bed is coupled with the vehicular frame. The utility bed comprises a bed frame, a bed floor, and an end wall. The bed floor comprises first and second floor portions. The first floor portion is pivotable between an upright position and a cargo support position. The second floor portion is coupled with the frame. The end wall is movably coupled with the bed frame and is moveable between an erected position and a collapsed position. The seat back is coupled with first floor portion. The seat bottom is coupled with the end wall. When the first floor portion is in the upright position with the end wall in the collapsed position, the seat back and the seat bottom cooperate to provide a seat.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising:

a vehicular frame;

a utility bed pivotally coupled with the vehicular frame and pivotable between a hauling position and a dumping position, the utility bed comprising;

a bed frame;

a front floor that is pivotable with respect to the bed frame between an upright position and a cargo support position;

a front wall movably coupled with the bed frame and moveable between an erected position and a collapsed position;

a left side wall comprising a left door that is pivotable between an opened position and a closed position; and

a right side wall comprising a right door that is pivotable between an opened position and a closed position;

a seat back coupled with the front floor; and

a seat bottom coupled with the front wall;

wherein the left door and the right door are each pivotally coupled with the front wall.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the front floor is pivotally coupled with the bed frame.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the front wall is pivotally coupled with the bed frame and is pivotable between the erected position and the collapsed position.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the seat back and the seat bottom cooperate to provide a forward-facing rear seat.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising a cover member coupled with the vehicular frame and configured to substantially cover the seat back when the front floor is in the cargo support position.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the utility bed further comprises a rear floor coupled with the bed frame.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 wherein the front floor is pivotally coupled with the rear floor.

8. A vehicle comprising:

a vehicular frame;

a utility bed coupled with the vehicular frame and comprising;

a bed frame;

a bed floor comprising a first floor portion, the first floor portion being pivotable between an upright position and a cargo support position;

an end wall movably coupled with the bed frame and moveable between an erected position and a collapsed position;

a left side wall comprising a left door that is pivotable between an opened position and a closed position; and

a right side wall comprising a right door that is pivotable between an opened position and a closed position;

a seat back coupled with the first floor portion; and

a seat bottom coupled with the end wall;

wherein the left door and the right door are each pivotally coupled with the end wall and wherein, when the first floor portion is in the upright position with the end wall in the collapsed position, the seat back and seat bottom cooperate to provide a seat.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 wherein the first floor portion is pivotally coupled with the bed frame.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 wherein the utility bed is pivotally coupled with the vehicular frame and is pivotable between a hauling position and a dumping position.

11. The vehicle of claim 8 wherein the end wall is pivotally coupled with the bed frame and is pivotable between the erected position and the collapsed position.

12. The vehicle of claim 8 wherein the left door is substantially parallel with the end wall when the left door is in the opened position and the right door is substantially parallel with the end wall when the right door is in the opened position.

13. The vehicle of claim 8 wherein the seat back and the seat bottom cooperate to provide a forward-facing rear seat.

14. The vehicle of claim 8 wherein the utility bed further includes a second floor portion coupled with the bed frame and, when the first floor portion is in the cargo support position, the first floor portion and the second floor portion are substantially coplanar.

15. The vehicle of claim 8 wherein the utility bed further includes a second floor portion coupled with the bed frame and the first floor portion is pivotally attached to the second floor portion.

16. A vehicle comprising:

a vehicular frame;

a utility bed pivotally coupled with the vehicular frame and pivotable between a hauling position and a dumping position, the utility bed comprising;

a bed frame;

a bed floor comprising;

a rear floor coupled with the bed frame; and

a front floor pivotally coupled with the rear floor and being pivotable between an upright position and a cargo support position;

a front wall pivotally coupled with the bed frame and pivotable between an erected position and a collapsed position;

a left side wall comprising a left door that is pivotally coupled with the front wall and pivotable between an opened position and a closed position; and

a right side wall comprising a right door that is pivotally coupled with the front wall and pivotable between an opened position and a closed position;

a left seat back coupled with the front floor;

a right seat back coupled with the front floor;

a left seat bottom coupled with the front wall; and

a right seat bottom coupled with the front wall;

wherein the left door and the right door are each pivotally coupled with the front wall and wherein, when the front floor is in the upright position with the front wall in the collapsed position, the left seat back and the left seat bottom cooperate to provide a left seat, and the right seat back and the right seat bottom cooperate to provide a right seat.