Patent ID: 11904693
Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An off-road vehicle, comprising:
an engine body having a cylinder and a crankshaft, a center axis of the crankshaft extending in a vehicle width direction;
a transmission disposed adjacent to the engine body in a direction orthogonal to the center axis of the crankshaft;
a cargo bed disposed above the engine body;
a vehicle body frame; and
a dump actuator,
wherein:
the cylinder has a center axis which: (i) is inclined to a first side which is opposite to a second side on which the transmission is disposed; or (ii) extends horizontally to the first side;
the engine body is an in-line engine;
the engine body and the cargo bed are at least partially overlapping in a vehicle top view;
the cargo bed is pivotally supported to the vehicle body frame so as to be movable between a normal position on the vehicle body frame and a raised dumping position;
the dump actuator is configured to move the cargo bed to the raised dumping position or assist movement of the cargo bed to the raised dumping position;
the dump actuator is disposed below the cargo bed and immediately above a crankcase; and
the cargo bed has a bottom plate which extends forward from a rear end of the cargo bed at a height position corresponding to a cylinder head to reach above the crankcase, the bottom plate including a front end portion located one step higher than the cylinder head.