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US 8,585,088 B1Granted
Utility vehicle
AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHidetoshi Kaku, Yoshinori Tsumiyama
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Abstract
A utility vehicle includes a mainframe located between one pair of left and right front wheels and at least one pair of left and right rear wheels and forming a framework of a chassis. A ROPS (Roll-Over Protective Structure) is provided in a middle part in the vehicle-body front-rear directions in the mainframe, and thereby surrounds a cabin. Front under guards are provided in spaces on rear sides of the front wheels so as to cover mud guard walls provided for separating the cabin from the spaces on the rear sides of the front wheels.
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A utility vehicle comprising:
- a mainframe between a pair of left and right front wheels and a pair of left and right rear wheels, said mainframe configured to form a framework of a chassis;
- a ROPS (Roll-Over Protective Structure) in a middle part of said mainframe with respect to a vehicle-body front-rear direction of said mainframe, and said ROPS being configured to surround a cabin;
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- front under guards provided in spaces on rear sides of front wheels so as to cover mud guard walls arranged to separate the cabin from the spaces on the rear sides of the front wheels, said front under guards being attached to frontward parts of front cross members of said mainframe at positions facing the front wheels, and said front under guards being constructed from outer frameworks having a pipe shape.
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A utility vehicle comprising:
- a mainframe between a pair of left and right front wheels and a pair of left and right rear wheels, said mainframe configured to form a framework of a chassis;
- a ROPS (Roll-Over Protective Structure) in a middle part of said mainframe with respect to a vehicle-body front-rear direction of said mainframe, and said ROPS being configured to surround a cabin;
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- front under guards provided in spaces on rear sides of front wheels so as to cover mud guard walls arranged to separate the cabin from the spaces on the rear sides of the front wheels, said front under guards being attached directly to outer side surfaces of said mud guard walls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.