US 12,257,969 B2
Off-road vehicle, reinforcing frame, and method for transporting off-road vehicle
Takashi Hisamura, Akashi (JP); Naoki Kawaguchi, Akashi (JP); and Yuji Yokoyama, Akashi (JP)
Assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD., Hyogo (JP)
Filed by KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD., Hyogo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/327,283.
Prior Publication US 2024/0399993 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 21/13 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/13 (2013.01) [B60R 2021/132 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. An off-road vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body frame to which a roll-over protection structure (ROPS) is detachably attachable; and
a reinforcing frame that is replaceable with the ROPS and is detachably attachable to the vehicle body frame, wherein
the vehicle body frame includes a first vehicle body frame and a second vehicle body frame, the first vehicle body frame being located forward of a driver's seat, the second vehicle body frame being located rearward of the driver's seat, and
the reinforcing frame couples the first vehicle body frame and the second vehicle body frame to each other.