# US 10,500,992 B2 · Bench seat for a utility vehicle

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- Number: US 10,500,992 B2
- Document ID: US10500992B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/393,421
- Filed: 2016-12-29
- Published: 2018-07-05
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2016-12-29
- Assignees: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama; Teruaki Yamamoto
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500992B2

## CPC

- B60N 2/305: {the cushion being hinged on the vehicle frame}
- B60K 15/063: Arrangement of tanks
- B60R 22/26: secured to the seat
- B62D 23/005: {with integrated chassis in the whole shell, e.g. meshwork, tubes, or the like (B62D33/044 takes precedence)}
- B60K 2015/0632: {the fuel tank is arranged below the front seat}
- B60R 7/043: {mounted on or under a seat}
- F02M 35/048: {Arranging or mounting on or with respect to engines or vehicle bodies}
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)
- F02M: SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF

## Abstract

A bench seat for a utility vehicle includes a seat cushion configured to be movable between an open position where a rear portion is lifted by way of a hinge portion mounted on a front end so that the occupant is allowed to access a space disposed below the seat cushion and a normal position where the rear portion is not lifted; a plurality of seatbelt buckles disposed behind the seat cushion, the plurality of seatbelt buckles being provided corresponding to the plurality of occupants, at least two seatbelt buckles among the plurality of seatbelt buckles being disposed close to each other in the lateral direction; and a seat fixing device disposed between said two seatbelt buckles disposed close to each other, the seat fixing device being configured to lock the seat cushion positioned at the normal position to a chassis.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bench seat for a utility vehicle, the bench seat comprising:
a seat cushion configured to be movable between an open position where a rear portion is lifted by way of a hinge portion mounted on a front end and a normal position where the rear portion is not lifted, the seat cushion having a plurality of seating areas;
a plurality of seatbelt buckles disposed behind the seat cushion, the plurality of seatbelt buckles including at least two seatbelt buckles disposed close to each other in a lateral direction between two adjacent seating areas; and
a seat fixing device disposed between said two seatbelt buckles disposed close to each other, the seat fixing device being configured to lock the seat cushion positioned at the normal position to a chassis.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The bench seat for a utility vehicle according to claim 1, wherein
the rear portion of the seat cushion positioned at the normal position has a recessed portion indented toward a front side,
a peripheral edge portion of the recessed portion has a substantial U-shape, wherein a center of the peripheral edge portion is positioned at a front side relative to a rear peripheral portion of the seat cushion outside of the recessed portion, and
an operating part of the seat fixing device is disposed inside the recessed portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The bench seat for a utility vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the seat cushion has a raised portion extending upward on a peripheral portion of the recessed portion, and
the raised portion extends higher than an upper surface of the seat cushion outside of the raised portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The bench seat for a utility vehicle according to claim 3, wherein a body of the seat fixing device is positioned below the raised portion.