Patent ID: 8684410
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle body for a multi-purpose utility vehicle, the vehicle body comprising: a roll-over protective structure; and a vehicle frame on which the roll-over protective structure is mounted and supported, wherein the roll-over protective structure comprises: a left side frame assembly including two vertical members, which are spaced in a vehicle length direction and have a width that allows a passenger to get in or out of the vehicle, and a connecting member which connects upper ends of the vertical members to each other; a right side frame assembly which has the same configuration as the left side frame assembly and is spaced a predetermined distance from the left side frame assembly in a vehicle width direction; a plurality of link members which connect the left side frame assembly and the right side frame assembly to each other; and a cross member which connects lower ends of the left and right vertical members, which are located at the rear side of the vehicle, to each other among the plurality of vertical members, wherein the vehicle frame comprises: a base frame which forms a bottom portion; a front suspension frame which is disposed at a front end of the base frame to mitigate impact from the front of the vehicle; a dashboard frame which is connected to a rear end of the front suspension frame and on which a dashboard is mounted; a rear suspension frame which is disposed at a rear end of the base frame to mitigate impact from the rear of the vehicle; and a seat frame which is disposed in the center of the base frame to create a space for mounting an engine and to provide a surface for installing seats, and wherein the seat frame comprises two support members embers which provide a surface on which the cross member of the roll-over protective structure is placed and are disposed in the vehicle width direction, and the support members and the cross member, which is placed on the support members, comprise bolting holes, which are formed at regular intervals and coincide with each other such that the support members and the cross member are detachably connected to each other by means of bolting members.