Inventors:
Hideyoshi Kosuge - Kobe, JP
Tokishin Nishinaka - Kakogawa, PA
Geoffrey Ewing - Lincoln NE, US
Yoji Onishi - Kobe, JP
Takao Hamano - Kobe, JP
Naohisa Masuda - Kobe, JP
Kenji Oda - Akashi, JP
Takeshi Orio - Akashi, JP
Michael John Boyle - Lincoln NE, US
Tatsunori Shimizu - Akashi, JP
Eiji Sakurada - Kobe, JP
Mitsuhiro Yazaki - Kakogawa, JP
Yui Nishizaki - Akashi, JP
Hiroyuki Kishi - Akashi, JP
Naoto Nakagawa - Akashi, JP
Assignee:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha - Hyogo
International Classification:
B62D 33/02
US Classification:
296 2443, 296 2608, 296 2609, 296 261, 2961831, 296 64, 296 6509
Abstract:
A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention has a front seat, a rear seat, a cargo bed expandable in a front direction, and a screen shield arranged at a front end of the cargo bed. The cargo bed has at least a stationary bottom plate, right and left stationary side panels, a front panel, expandable side panels, and an expandable bottom plate and can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction to a rear portion riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the space. Each of the expandable side panels and the screen shield are supported by a vehicle body configuring portion so as to be integrally shifted between an expanded position and a non-expanded position.