Pick-up style utility vehicle with expandable cargo bed

• US 8,322,770 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2009
• Issued: 12/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kawasaki Motors
• Original Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Kosuge, Hideyoshi, Morita, Hirokazu, Kanazawa, Tomohiro, Yamamoto, Teruaki, Shinnoki, Hideaki, Sakata, Masashi, Negi, Ryouji, Nishiyabu, Masaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Morrow, Jason S
• Application Number:
  US12/648,575
• Publication Number:
  US 20110156441A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,071 Days
• Field of Search: 296/165, 296/171, 296/175, 296/24.3, 296/24.33, 296/24.4, 296/24.43, 296/26.08, 296/62.09, 296/26.1, 296/26.11, 296/183.1, 296/183.2, 296/190.03, 296/191, 296/37.6, 296/64, 296/65.01, 296/66, 296/65.09, 296/26.09, 280/756, 280/749
• US Class Current: 296/24.43
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/3018 about vertical axis
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/305 the cushion being hinged on the vehicle frame
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/36 into a loading platform B60N2/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/06 Safety nets, transparent sheets, curtains, or the like, e.g. between occupants and glass B60R21/026 , B60R21/11, B60R21/12, B60R21/16 take 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
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/043 mounted on or under a seat
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/03 by swinging down B62D33/0273 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/0621 able to be dismantled, folding
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 47/003 convertible in order to modify the number of seats foldable compact cars B62D31/006; convertible from one use to a different one B60P3/42

Abstract

A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention has a front seat, a rear seat, and a cargo bed in this order from front, a cabin frame surrounding a riding space, and a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed. The cargo bed is changeable between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded forward to the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space. All or part of the screen shield is angle shiftable between the expanded state and the non-expanded state.

Claims

1. A pick-up style utility vehicle comprising:

a front seat;

a rear seat; and

a cargo bed in this order from front;

a cabin frame surrounding a riding space; and

a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed;

wherein;

the cargo bed is changeable between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded forward into the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space;

all or part of the screen shield is angle shiftable between the expanded state and the non-expanded state;

the screen shield has a frame portion and a mesh portion; and

the mesh portion is supported by an upper end of the frame portion and is swingable with the upper end as a swinging shaft.

2. The pick-up style utility vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the screen shield has a plurality of handle portions.

3. A pick-up style utility vehicle comprising:

a front seat;

a rear seat; and

a cargo bed in this order from front;

a cabin frame surrounding a riding space; and

a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed;

wherein;

the cargo bed is changeable between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded forward into the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space;

all or part of the screen shield is angle shiftable between the expanded state and the non-expanded state; and

the screen shield is attachable to and detachable from a rear end of the cargo bed.

4. The pick-up style utility vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the screen shield has a plurality of handle portions.