A communication seat-type vehicle for passengers, the vehicle being configured to run forward in a vehicle front-rear direction as a traveling direction, comprising:
- communication seats which are provided in a vehicle internal portion and are arranged at locations to allow the passengers seated thereon to talk face-to-face with one another;
- four wheels including two front wheels and two rear wheels which are rearward of the two front wheels in the vehicle front-rear direction;
- a driving source configured to apply driving force to at least one of the four wheels;
- a steering mechanism which is configured to steer at least one of the four wheels;
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- a vehicle body frame which is at least partially provided between front ends of the two front wheels and rear ends of the two rear wheels in the vehicle front-rear direction, a cabin space in the vehicle internal portion being provided in the vehicle body frame to accommodate the passengers, the vehicle body frame having a front H-shaped frame structure including:
- (A) a ceiling frame including
- (a-1) two ceiling transverse frames which are lined up in the vehicle front-rear direction and are each along a vehicle left-right direction,
- (a-2) a ceiling right frame connecting right portions of the two ceiling transverse frames with each other, and
- (a-3) a ceiling left frame which connects left portions of the two ceiling transverse frame with each other;
- (B) a floor frame provided directly below the ceiling frame and including
- (b-1) two floor transverse frames which are lined up in the vehicle front-rear direction and are each along the vehicle left-right direction,
- (b-2) a floor right frame connecting right portions of the two floor transverse frames with each other, and
- (b-3) a floor left frame which connects left portions of the two floor transverse frame with each other;
- (C1) a front H-shaped frame including
- (c-1) two front pillars which are positioned forward of at least one doorway through which the passengers get in and out from the cabin space, are lined up in the vehicle left-right direction, and are each along a vehicle up-down direction, each of the two front pillars having an upper portion connected to a front portion of the ceiling frame, and a lower portion connected to a front portion of the floor frame, and
- (c-2) a front intermediate transverse frame which connects the two front pillars, each of which is arranged so that an upper portion thereof is located forward of a lower portion thereof, the front intermediate transverse frame supporting part of at least one of the driving source or the steering mechanism, which is provided in front of the front intermediate transverse frame;
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- (D1) a rear frame including
- (d-1) two rear pillars which are positioned rearward of the doorway, are lined up in the vehicle left-right direction, and are each along the vehicle up-down direction, each of the two rear pillars having an upper portion connected to a rear portion of the ceiling frame, and a lower portion connected to a rear portion of the floor frame.