Pick-up style utility vehicle with expandable cargo bed
First Claim
1. A pick-up style utility vehicle with an expandable cargo bed, comprising:
- a front seat;
a rear seat;
a stationary bottom plate serving as a bottom face of the cargo bed; and
a linkage mechanism movably connecting the rear seat to the stationary bottom plate,wherein the linkage mechanism includes an expansion bottom plate as a second link, a first link rotatably connecting the rear seat to the expansion bottom plate and a third link rotatably connecting the expansion bottom plate to the stationary bottom plate so that the linkage mechanism can hold the rear seat at a use position where the rear seat is positioned above the stationary bottom plate and a shunting position where the rear seat is positioned below the expansion bottom plate.
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Abstract
A pick-up style utility vehicle with an expandable cargo bed, including a front seat, a rear seat, a stationary bottom plate serving as a bottom face of the cargo bed, an expansion bottom plate for expanding the bottom face of the cargo bed, and a shared linkage mechanism for holding the rear seat at a use position where the rear seat is positioned on the upper side of the stationary bottom plate and a shunting position where the rear seat is shunted into a rear leg room provided in front of and below the stationary bottom plate. The shared linkage mechanism also holds the expansion bottom plate at a storage position where the expansion bottom plate is above the stationary bottom plate and an expansion position where the expansion bottom plate is positioned over the leg room.
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4 Claims
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1. A pick-up style utility vehicle with an expandable cargo bed, comprising:
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a front seat; a rear seat; a stationary bottom plate serving as a bottom face of the cargo bed; and a linkage mechanism movably connecting the rear seat to the stationary bottom plate, wherein the linkage mechanism includes an expansion bottom plate as a second link, a first link rotatably connecting the rear seat to the expansion bottom plate and a third link rotatably connecting the expansion bottom plate to the stationary bottom plate so that the linkage mechanism can hold the rear seat at a use position where the rear seat is positioned above the stationary bottom plate and a shunting position where the rear seat is positioned below the expansion bottom plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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