Patent ID: 6517111
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A four-wheeled utility vehicle comprising:a body frame having a front portion; a driver's seat disposed on the body frame; an openable hood disposed on the front portion of the body frame, the openable hood structured such that it is openable from the driver's seat; a cabin frame having a front portion and a rear portion and surrounding the driver's seat so that a rear end of the openable hood is located within the cabin frame, the front portion of the cabin frame being formed in a shape resembling an inverted letter U and having right and left vertical members and a horizontal member extending between upper ends of the right and left vertical members, the right and left vertical members being extended on outer sides of opposite sides of the openable hood, each of the vertical members of the front portion including a lower end portion with a vertical joining surface, each of the lower end portions being located in a forward position in comparison to a front axle of the vehicle and at a lower level in comparison to an upper surface of the openable hood, the lower end portions being joined to right and left side surfaces of the body frame via the vertical joining surfaces with bolts having horizontal axes, the cabin frame having a front which is uncovered so that the openable hood can move via a space between the vertical members of the front portion of the cabin frame.