Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Fumio Mizuta

Itsuo Takegami

Sosuke Kinouchi

Jiro Kitao

Kazuhiro Maeda

Kaoru Kouchi

Kazumasa Hisada

Yoshiharu Matsuda

Makizo Hirata

Hideyoshi Kosuge

Hidetoshi Kaku

Hideo Saito

Toru Minami

Takeshi Usui

Teruyasu Tamashima

Takashi Arii

Masaru Oda

Kenji Kimura

Hiroyuki Tezuka

An all terrain vehicle includes a steering shaft to which a handle is coupled, a pair of right and left frame members extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, at both sides in a width direction of the vehicle body, a steering shaft support member provided over and coupled to the pair of right and left frame members, and a bearing configured to rotatably couple a lower portion of the steering shaft to the steering shaft support member.

All terrain vehicle

A utility vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a cabin frame coupled to an upper portion of the vehicle body frame, a cover coupled to the vehicle body frame so as to cover an instrument panel in front of a driver seat, and a hood. The hood is configured to cover a space between a pair of right and left front wheels from above in front of the cover and is pivotable around a front end portion thereof so as to open and close. A rear end portion of the hood is fitted to a front end portion of the cover and a rear end of the hood is located in front of a front end of the cabin frame, in a state where the hood is in a closed position.

Utility vehicle

A utility vehicle includes a hood which is flexible and is configured to cover a space between a pair of right and left front wheels from above; a pair of head lamp devices which are mounted to the hood on the space side; and a support member provided to extend between the pair of head lamp devices; wherein the support member is configured to support the pair of head lamp devices and the hood.

A utility vehicle includes a cover provided to cover an instrument panel in front of a driver seat, a hood which is configured to cover a space between a pair of right and left front wheels from above in front of the cover and is pivotable around a front end portion thereof so as to open and close, a stopper mechanism configured to retain the hood in a closed position, and a positioning mechanism configured to position the hood in the closed position with respect to the cover such that a rear end portion of the hood is fitted to a front end portion of the cover.

A coupling structure for a pipe having an enhanced sealing property for a bellows-type pipe. The coupling structure includes a tubular inner sealing portion that is formed from an elastic material. The tubular inner sealing portion has an abutment surface that is configured to abut against an inner circumference of the pipe. The coupling structure also includes a tubular outer sealing portion that is formed from an elastic material. The tubular outer sealing portion has an abutment surface that is configured to abut against an inner circumference of the pipe. An axial end of the tubular outer sealing portion is connected to the tubular inner sealing portion so as to enclose the end face of the pipe. The coupling structure is also provided with a fastener for holding both the tubular inner sealing portion and the tubular outer sealing portions radially inwardly and outwardly. The abutment surfaces of the tubular inner sealing portion and/or the tubular outer sealing portion are/is fabricated into wave form having concave sections and convex sections arranged alternately in an axial direction.

Coupling structure for pipe end

Since the battery is placed in the battery tray, the battery can stably held in place even if the battery support part of the floor panel is somewhat uneven. The battery support part () on which the battery (B) is supported is a part of a floor panel () of the vehicle (), the number of the mounting holes () is at least two, the battery is placed in a battery tray () placed on the battery support part, the battery tray has lugs () provided with holes () having a diameter greater than that of the hook rods () and smaller than an outside diameter of the tubular spacers () at positions corresponding to the mounting holes, and the battery tray () is fastened together with the battery (B) to the battery support part () of the floor panel through the tubular spacers by the hook rods.

Battery holding structure for vehicle

A four-wheel-drive vehicle includes: a body frame; a swing unit including a power unit, and a rear axle connected to the power unit so as to be driven by the power unit, the swing unit being supported on the body frame for vertical swing motion; a front reduction gear for transmitting power to front wheels; and a front propeller shaft connecting the power unit to the front reduction gear for power transmission.

Four-wheel-drive vehicle

A utility vehicle has a load-carrying platform, a pair of side plates, a gate, a pair of gate locking bolts each capable of engaging the side plate to hold the gate in the closed state, and a pair of handles each connected to the gate locking bolt. The gate locking bolt is axially movable in lateral directions between a locking position and a retracted position, and is biased toward the locking position by a spring. The gate locking bolt is capable of being urged toward the retracted position by the side plate when the gate is turned to be closed. The gate locking bolt is capable of being moved to the retracted position by operating the handle.

In a protective structure for a joint portion of an axle according to the present invention, a knuckle member is provided with a covering portion surrounding a joint portion in the circumferential direction of a constant velocity joint shaft and the joint portion is accommodated in an inner space of the covering portion The knuckle member having a driven shaft support portion a strut support portion and covering portion the is molded out an aluminum alloy into an integral part. According to the present invention, the joint portion is protected reliably by the covering portion, and, a reduction of the weight of the protective structure and simplification of a working process for the production thereof can be attained.

Protective structure for axle joints

A four-wheeled utility vehicle has a driver's and passenger's compartment having open front and lateral sides, and an assist grip ( ) that can be grasped by a passenger seated in a natural position on a passenger seat ( ). The assist grip ( ) includes a core pipe ( ) and an elastic coating member ( ) coating the core pipe ( ). The assist grip ( ) is attached detachably to an upper part of an inclined front side part ( ) on the side of the passenger seat ( ) of a front frame member ( ) of a cabin frame ( ). The assist grip ( ) protrudes toward the passenger seat ( ) to enable the passenger seated on the passenger seat ( ) to grasp the assist grip ( ) easily.

Four-wheeled utility vehicle

A four-wheeled utility vehicle has: a body frame; a driver's seat disposed on the body frame; and a cabin frame having a front portion and surrounding the driver's seat. The front portion has a pair of lower end portions with vertical joining surfaces. The lower end portions are joined to right and left side surfaces of the body frame via the vertical joining surfaces with bolts having horizontal axes.

A utility vehicle is provided with a load carrying platform at a rear portion of the vehicle. A cabin frame is mounted around a driver's seat and an engine is placed under the load carrying platform behind the driver's seat. A bonnet extends in front of the driver's seat, the bonnet being opening away from and closed toward the driver's seat. A storage case having an open, upper portion is provided to be closed by the bonnet. The storage case bonnet prevents the entry of rainwater into the storage case in spite of the large dimensions of the storage case, and permits inserting and withdrawing articles easily from the storage case from the driver's seat.

A four-wheeled utility vehicle has a body frame; a driver's seat disposed on the body frame; a load-carrying platform having a front end portion and a rear end portion, the load-carrying platform disposed behind the driver's seat; a cabin frame having a rear portion and surrounding the driver's seat. The cabin frame is disposed in front of the load-carrying platform. The rear portion includes a lower end which is positioned on a level below the load-carrying platform and a middle portion which is located on a middle level in a vertical direction within the rear portion. The lower end of the rear portion is joined to the body frame. The middle portion of the rear portion is bound by the front end portion of the load-carrying platform in an easily separable manner.

A substantially flat-shaped board type carrier (,) is placed on a carrier frame mounted on the front and/or rear of a straddle type four wheeled all-terrain vehicle. The carrier surface (,A) on which baggage is placed is provided with numerous lateral anti-slip projections (,) that are parallel to one another and expand outward. Of the parts comprising the carrier frame, at least the front main frame and rear main frame are made of pipe and support the carrier by being fitted into the fitting grooves formed by the ribs on the bottom surface of the carrier.

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Akashi, Japan

Fumio Mizuta