Vehicle
AssigneeMcmurtry Automotive Limited
InventorThomas YATES
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Abstract
Disclosed is a vehicle with a body having a cockpit therein, wherein: the cockpit contains one or more seats disposed in a single file arrangement; the body has first and second doors for accessing the cockpit, the first and second doors being arranged on opposite sides of the cockpit; when the first door is closed, an upper portion of the first door is arranged to form a first part of a roof of the cockpit; and the first part of the roof of the cockpit is larger than any part of the roof of the cockpit formed by the second door when the second door is closed. By providing two doors which are asymmetrical, it is possible to reduce a size of the cockpit without compromising accessibility or safety of the vehicle. Reducing a size of the cockpit may contribute to reducing an overall mass and size of the vehicle.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising a body having a cockpit defined therein, wherein:
- the cockpit contains one or more seats disposed in a single file arrangement, such that a maximum width of the cockpit is arranged to accommodate a width of a single one of the one or more seats, each of the one or more seats being configured to receive a single occupant;
- the body comprises a first door and a second door for accessing the cockpit, the first door and the second door being arranged on opposite sides of the cockpit, wherein the opposite sides of the cockpit correspond to a left-hand side and a right-hand side of the cockpit, where the left-hand side and right-hand side of the cockpit are defined with respect to an occupant of the one or more seats;
- when the first door is closed, an upper portion of the first door is arranged to form a first part of a roof of the cockpit;
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- the first part of the roof of the cockpit is larger than any part of the roof of the cockpit formed by the second door when the second door is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.