Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.

Other

Takashi Hisamura

Yoshinori Tsumiyama

Yusuke Nakashima

Masato Kinoshita

Kazumasa Hisada

Tatsuya Hatanaka

Itsuo Takegami

Hidetoshi Kaku

Tyler Furman

Chad Enger

Akihiro Fukumoto

Kazuhiro Maeda

Kazuki Ishibashi

Kenta Nakamura

Yumi Miyake

Dexter Spitsnogle

Yuji Yokoyama

Naoki Kawaguchi

Kento Kariya

A suspensionincludes a suspension armthat couples a knuckleto a vehicle body frame, and a shock absorberthat is attached to the suspension arm. The suspension armincludes a lower armand an upper armlocated higher than the lower arm. The upper armhas a front armand a rear armlocated at the rear with respect to the front arm. A lower endof the shock absorberis attached to one of the front armor the rear arm

Suspension and off-road vehicle

A utility vehicle includes a rear seat; a seat frame provided below the rear seat, the rear seat being attached to the seat frame; a supporter provided below the seat frame to support the seat frame; and a battery provided below the seat frame. The supporter further holds the battery.

Utility vehicle

An off-road vehicle includes a vehicle bodyhaving an underguard. The underguardhas openingsthat introduce traveling air into the vehicle bodyand ribsthat reinforce the underguardand guide the traveling air passing through the openings

Off-road vehicle

An off-road vehicle includes a vehicle body frameand a ROPScoupled to the vehicle body frame. The ROPShas a front-rear frameextending substantially in a front-rear direction, a vehicle width frameextending substantially in a vehicle width direction, and bracketscoupling the front-rear frameand the vehicle width frameto each other.

An off-road vehicle includes: a vehicle body frame to which a roll-over protection structure (ROPS) is detachably attachable; and a reinforcing frame that is detachably attachable to the vehicle body frame instead of the ROPS. The vehicle body frame includes a first vehicle body frame located forward of a driver's seat, and a second vehicle body frame located rearward of the driver's seat. The reinforcing frame couples the first vehicle body frame and the second vehicle body frame to each other.

Off-road vehicle, reinforcing frame, and method for transporting off-road vehicle

A suspensionincludes a suspension armthat couples a knuckleto a vehicle body frameand swings relative to the vehicle body frame. The suspension armhas a curveto avoid contact with other components. The curveis positioned closer to the vehicle body framewith respect to the center of the suspension armin a longitudinal direction thereof.

A suspension includes a trailing arm that is swingably attached to a vehicle frame of a utility vehicle and carries a wheel, and a shock absorber that connects the trailing arm and the vehicle frame. A first end, which is an end of the shock absorber, is attached to a side surface of the trailing arm facing inside in a width direction of the vehicle.

A stabilizer bar support structure of an off-road vehicle includes a vehicle body frame having a seat base frame that supports a seat and a support frame that supports the seat base frame, a stabilizer bar that couples right and left suspensions to each other and is supported on the support frame, and a bracket attached to the support frame. The stabilizer bar is attached to the support frame through the bracket. The bracket receives the load of the seat base frame through the support frame.

Stabilizer bar support structure of off-road vehicle and off-road vehicle

In a door striker attaching structure, a door striker includes a rod and a base plate, in which the base plate includes rod support portions to which the rod is connected, and a pair of fastening portions through which the base plate is fastened to a vehicle body of a utility vehicle. The vehicle body is provided with fastening holes to which the fastening portions are fastened, and each of the fastening holes is an elongated hole having two central portions. The door striker is symmetric with respect to a first center line that connects centers of the fastening portions, and by inverting the door striker along the first center line, a second center line that connects centers of the rod support portions is biased in a direction along the first center line by a distance equal to a central distance between the central portions of the fastening holes.

Door striker attaching structure and utility vehicle including the same

A utility vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a hinge base attached to the vehicle body frame, a door provided to be openable and closable in a vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle body frame, a hinge bracket attached to the door, and an intermediate bracket that is pivotably attached to the hinge base and to which the hinge bracket is attached. The hinge bracket is configured so that a position thereof with respect to the intermediate bracket can be adjusted, and thereby the door is configured to be adjustable in a vertical position.

A utility vehicle includes a vehicle interior, a front panel that defines a front side of the vehicle interior and extends in a vertical direction, a floor panel that defines a lower side of the vehicle interior and extends from a lower side of the front panel to a rear side, and is provided with a tunnel portion extending in a front-rear direction on a center side in a vehicle width direction, a propeller shaft that is disposed in the front-rear direction in the tunnel portion and extends to a front side with respect to the front panel, and a cover member that covers space between the propeller shaft and the tunnel portion on a front side of the tunnel portion.

A utility vehicle of the present invention comprises a chassis; and a R.O.P.S. provided on the chassis and surrounding a cabin, wherein the R.O.P.S. includes a pair of left and right front pillars, a pair of left and right side beams, a pair of left and right rear pillars, and a front beam and a rear beam which extend in a width direction of a vehicle body, a rear support supporting the R.O.P.S. from a rear is connected to a rear portion of the chassis, and a rear end of the side beam, a side end of the rear beam, an upper end of the rear pillar, and a front end of the rear support are connected by a connecting portion.

A suspension structure of a utility vehicle includes: a shock absorber; and a trailing arm extending in a longitudinal direction of the utility vehicle. A lower end of the shock absorber is supported by a rear end of the trailing arm within a wheel as viewed in a side view of the utility vehicle.

Supporting structure for shock absorber of suspension device and suspension structure of utility vehicle

A suspension structure of a utility vehicle includes: a shock absorber; a knuckle; and an upper arm and a lower arm which connects the knuckle to a vehicle body frame of the utility vehicle, wherein a recessed portion which is recessed downward is formed on the upper arm, and a lower end of the shock absorber is supported by the recessed portion.

A supporting structure for a shock absorber of a suspension device of a utility vehicle includes a shock absorber and a vehicle body frame. The shock absorber is supported on a support portion of the vehicle body frame from below the vehicle body frame, and a rollover protective structure (ROPS) is connected to the support portion from above the vehicle body frame.

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Hyogo, Japan

Takashi Hisamura