Patent ID: 8177008
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body frame; a first roof support including a pair of left and right pipe members extending vertically from left and right sides of the vehicle body frame; a pair of left and right second roof supports including pipe members extending vertically from the left and right sides of the vehicle body frame to a rear of the first roof support; a roof member connected to an upper portion of the first roof support and an upper portion of the pair of left and right second roof supports; a pair of left and right front wheels supported on the vehicle body frame; at least one pair of left and right rear wheels supported on the vehicle body frame; a front panel provided to a rear of the pair of left and right front wheels; a seat provided to a rear of the front panel; an engine and a transmission provided to the rear of the front panel; a front hood arranged in front of the front panel and to cover a portion of the vehicle from above; a battery provided below the front hood, where at least an upper portion of the battery is positioned above a top of the pair of left and right front wheels when the vehicle is in a stationary state; an electric power steering unit provided under the front hood and including an electric motor disposed so that at least a section of the electric motor vertically overlaps at least a section of the battery; and an electric power steering control device connected to the battery and the electric motor.