Patent ID: 9440685
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B60J,B60K,B60L,B60N,B60R,B60Y,B62D,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A compact vehicle comprising: a chassis frame supporting a front wheel, a rear wheel, a driving device for driving the front wheel or the rear wheel, and a steering device for steering the front wheel or the rear wheel; a passenger compartment arranged generally at a center of the chassis frame; and a single passenger seat in a width direction of the vehicle, the passenger seat being arranged in the passenger compartment; wherein a passenger protecting structure is formed by an outer shell of the passenger compartment and a sub-frame; the passenger protecting structure is formed by a seat section protecting structure and a front section protecting structure; the seat section protecting structure covers lateral sides and an upper side of the seat; has a single opening on a front side of the seat, allowing the passenger to get on/off; and is supported on the chassis frame so that the seat section protecting structure can swivel horizontally together with the seat; and the front section protecting structure is capable of coupling to the seat section protecting structure so as to shut the opening of the seat section protecting structure; and is supported on the chassis frame independently of the seat section protecting structure.