Patent ID: 7735896
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: B60N,B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. An all-terrain vehicle comprising: rear wheels; a cargo deck provided above the rear wheels and including a cargo bed floor; and a folding rear seat disposed on a front portion of the cargo deck; wherein an article storage area is disposed below the rear seat and includes an opening portion in communication with a recess in the cargo bed floor; the rear seat includes: a seating surface including a front end portion; and a backrest disposed in a vehicle lateral direction at a rear of the seating surface; wherein the front end portion of the seating surface is supported to be rotatable forward with respect to the all-terrain vehicle about a front rotation axis arranged in the vehicle lateral direction; a lower end portion of the backrest is supported to be rotatable forward with respect to the all-terrain vehicle about a rear rotation axis arranged in the vehicle lateral direction; the seating surface is arranged to cover the opening portion when moved to allow an occupant to be seated on the seating surface; and the backrest is arranged to be rotated forward about the rear rotation axis to cover the opening portion when the seating surface is rotated forward about the front rotation axis. the recess is arranged above the article storage area and extending below the cargo bed floor; the backrest is arranged to be accommodated within the recess when the backrest is rotated forward; and the backrest includes a flat back surface portion that is substantially flush with the cargo bed floor when the backrest is rotated forward.