US 9,738,141 B2Granted

Vehicle

AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.

InventorsTomoki Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Hakamada, Seiji Honda

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Abstract

In this vehicle, a rear opening is formed across the entire rear surface of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction, a tailgate capable of opening and closing the rear opening is attached to the vehicle body so as to be capable of swinging up and down, a passenger opening is formed that allows passengers to enter and exit through the tailgate, and a seat is provided adjacently to the rear surface. The passenger opening is formed in a portion of the rear surface in the vehicle width direction. One end of the seat in the vehicle width direction is positioned on one end of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction, and the other end of the seat in the vehicle width direction is positioned in a portion overlapping with the passenger opening in the vehicle width direction.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A vehicle comprising:

a rear opening formed across an entire rear face in a lateral direction;
a tailgate attached to a vehicle body for opening and closing the rear opening;
a passenger opening whereby a vehicle occupant can enter and exit, formed in the tailgate;
a sideways-opening door configured to open and close the passenger opening;
and
a seat provided adjacent to the rear face,
wherein the passenger opening is formed in a portion of the rear face in the lateral direction,
wherein the seat has a first end at a side of one end of the vehicle in the lateral direction, and a second end at a side of the other end of the vehicle in the lateral direction,
wherein a space through which a passenger can pass is formed between the second end of the seat and the other end of the vehicle,
wherein the passenger opening has a first side edge at the side of the one end of the vehicle, and a second side edge at the side of the other end of the vehicle,
wherein the second side edge of the passenger opening is more separated from a lateral center line of the vehicle in the lateral direction than the first side edge of the passenger opening,
wherein the second side edge of the passenger opening is a beginning end at which opening by the door begins, and
wherein the second edge of the seat and the space are positioned at a location overlapping with the passenger opening in the lateral direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/782,687Filed 22 Apr 2014
Priority: JP 2013-09057623 Apr 2013
Published: US 2016/0046177 A118 Feb 2016
Granted: 22 Aug 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

B60J 5/101
Arranged at the vehicle rear: for non-load transporting vehicles, i.e. family cars including vans
B60J 5/102
For non-load transporting vehicles, i.e. family cars including vans: comprising door or part of door being pivotable downwards about horizontal…
B60J 5/105
For non-load transporting vehicles, i.e. family cars including vans: comprising door or part of door being pivotable about vertical axis
B60N 2/01
Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles , e.g. dismountable auxiliary seats: arrangement of seats relative to one another