Off-road vehicle
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorJumpei TOKUDA
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Abstract
An off-road vehicle includes: a floor panel including a floor portion located in front of and under an occupant seat and a center tunnel portion that projects upward beyond the floor portion, extends in a vehicle front-rear direction, and defines a tunnel space; a propeller shaft that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction in the tunnel space and transmits driving power of a prime mover; at least one elongated body that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction in the tunnel space and introduces fluid or energy in the vehicle front-rear direction; and an air conditioning system. A cooling medium tube of the air conditioning system extends in the vehicle front-rear direction in the tunnel space and is located such that the elongated body is located between the propeller shaft and the cooling medium tube.
Claims16
An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body frame including a floor frame;
- a cabin in which an occupant seat supported by the vehicle body frame is located;
- a floor panel that is located at an upper side of the floor frame, defines the cabin from below, and includes
- a floor portion located in front of and under the occupant seat and
- a center tunnel portion that projects upward beyond the floor portion, extends in a vehicle front-rear direction, and defines a tunnel space;
- a prime mover supported by the vehicle body frame;
- a propeller shaft that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction in the tunnel space and transmits driving power of the prime mover;
- at least one elongated body that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction in the tunnel space and introduces fluid or energy in the vehicle front-rear direction;
- a dashboard located in front of the occupant seat;
- and
- an air conditioning system including a cooling medium tube through which a cooling medium flows, wherein
- the cooling medium tube extends in the vehicle front-rear direction in the tunnel space and is located such that the elongated body is located between the propeller shaft and the cooling medium tube.
An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body frame including a floor frame;
- a cabin in which an occupant seat supported by the vehicle body frame is located;
- a floor panel that is located at an upper side of the floor frame, defines the cabin from below, and includes
- a floor portion located in front of and under the occupant seat and
- a center tunnel portion that projects upward beyond the floor portion, extends in a vehicle front-rear direction, and defines a tunnel space;
- a prime mover supported by the vehicle body frame;
- a propeller shaft that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction in the tunnel space and transmits driving power of the prime mover;
- an intake duct extending in the vehicle front-rear direction in the tunnel space;
- and
- at least one flexible body that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction in the tunnel space, introduces fluid or energy in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is located such that the intake duct is located between the flexible body and the propeller shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.