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US 12,594,818 B2Granted
Vehicle
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorKouji Ito
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Abstract
A utility vehicle capable of off-road travelling includes a cabin, a floor panel including a floor tunnel, an air blower and a duct. The duct includes a first end part that is connected to the air blower, a second end part including an opening part open to a rear half portion of the cabin, and an extending part that extends between the first and second end parts. The extending part includes a first part extending in the front-rear direction. The whole duct is arranged above the floor tunnel.
Claims20
A utility vehicle for travelling on rough terrain, comprising:
- a cabin;
- a floor panel that includes a floor tunnel extending in a front-rear direction that is a length direction of the vehicle, the floor panel defines a floor surface of the cabin;
- an air blower that is arranged in a front part of the vehicle and has an outlet to blow air into the cabin;
- and
- a duct that guides air from the air blower to a rear half portion of the cabin,
- wherein:
- the duct includes:
- a first end part that is connected to the air blower,
- a second end part including an opening part open to the rear half portion of the cabin, and
- an extending part that extends between the first and second end parts and includes a first part extending in the front-rear direction, and
- the whole duct is arranged above the floor tunnel in an up-down direction of the vehicle.
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A utility vehicle for travelling on rough terrain, comprising:
- a cabin;
- a floor panel that includes a floor tunnel extending in a front-rear direction that is a length direction of the vehicle, the floor panel defines a floor surface of the cabin;
- an air blower that is arranged in a front part of the vehicle and has an outlet to blow air into the cabin;
- and
- a duct that guides air from the air blower to a rear half portion of the cabin,
- wherein:
- the duct includes:
- a first end part that is connected to the air blower,
- a second end part including an opening part open to the rear half portion of the cabin, and
- an extending part that extends between the first and second end parts and includes a first part extending in the front-rear direction,
- the whole duct is arranged above the floor tunnel in an up-down direction of the vehicle,
- the first part is placed on an upper surface of the floor tunnel,
- the first part includes a first upper surface generally parallel to the floor surface,
- the first upper surface includes a nonslip part having a plurality of recesses or protrusions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.