Utility vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsDaniel S. Weber, Brian N. Flick, Curtis C. Carruth, Shawn D. Peterson, Daniel L. Burt, II, Brent A. Erspamer, Clinton A. Johnson, Brian J. Seidel, Michael C. Bohnsack
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Abstract
A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame, a powertrain assembly, a front suspension assembly, and a rear suspension assembly. A cargo bed may be supported by the frame at the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes an operator seat and at least one passenger seat positioned within an operator area. In one embodiment, the vehicle includes doors to enclose the operator area.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of ground engaging members;
- a frame assembly supported by the ground engaging members and including a lower frame portion and an upper frame portion coupled to the lower frame portion to define an operator area, the upper frame assembly including at least one front upstanding member defining a forward extent of the operator area and at least one rear upstanding member defining a rearward extent of the operator area;
- seating positioned within the operator area and supported by the frame assembly, the seating including a seat bottom, a seat back, and a head rest positioned above the seat back;
- a first opening defined along a first side of the vehicle between the front and rear upstanding members of the upper frame portion for ingress and egress from the operator area, and the first opening having a first longitudinal length extending from a forward end to a rearward end of the first opening;
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- a first door positioned within the first opening and having a longitudinal length approximately equal to the longitudinal length of the first opening, the first door having an upper portion extending along a portion of the upper frame portion and adjacent a portion of the seat back.
A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of ground engaging members;
- a frame assembly supported by the ground engaging members above a ground surface and including a lower frame portion and an upper frame portion coupled to the lower frame portion to define an operator area, the lower frame portion including a frame member;
- seating positioned within the operator area and supported by the frame assembly at a position adjacent the frame member, the seating including a seat bottom and a seat back;
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- a first door having a forward portion adjacent a portion of the operator area forward of the seat bottom and having a first height relative to the frame member, an intermediate portion adjacent the seat bottom and having a second height relative to the frame member, and a rearward portion adjacent the seat back and having a third height relative to the frame member, and the second height being less than the first and third heights relative to the frame member, and at least the third height defining an uppermost extent of the first door.
The utility vehicle of 12, further comprising a second door having a forward portion adjacent a portion of the operator area forward of the seat bottom and having a first height relative to the frame member, an intermediate portion adjacent the seat bottom and having a second height relative to the frame member, and a rearward portion adjacent the seat back and having a third height relative to the frame member, and the second height being less than the first and third heights relative to the frame member.
A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of ground engaging members;
- a frame assembly supported by the ground engaging members above a ground surface and including a lower frame portion and an upper frame portion coupled to the lower frame portion to define an operator area, the lower frame portion including an upstanding frame member;
- seating positioned within the operator area and supported by the frame assembly at a position adjacent the frame member, the seating including a seat bottom and a seat back;
- a first door having an outer surface facing away from the operator area and an inner surface facing the operator area;
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- a hinge assembly operably coupled to the upstanding member and the first door, the hinge assembly positioned adjacent the inner surface of the door and facing the operator area, and an entirety of the hinge assembly being positioned rearward of a forwardmost extent of the first door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.