Abstract: A rear floor panel extends rearwardly from a kick-up portion formed at a rear portion of a floor panel. A lateral connecting member which constitutes part of a rear suspension connects to supporting portions to support both rear wheels. An engine is arranged below the rear floor panel and in front of the lateral connecting member. A generator is arranged below the rear floor panel and in back of the engine. Accordingly, the traveling stability of the vehicle can be improved and the yaw inertia moment of the vehicle can be decreased.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a structure of an electric vehicle, which includes an engine, an electric generator which is driven by the engine, a battery which is supplied and charged with generated power at least from the electric generator, and a motor which is supplied with power from the battery to drive driving wheels. The engine and the electric generator are arranged inside a floor tunnel that is formed in a center part of a floor panel along the vehicle width axis so as to extend along the vehicle front-to-rear axis and bulge upward.

Abstract: A rear floor panel extends rearwardly from a kick-up portion formed at a rear portion of a floor panel. A lateral connecting member which constitutes part of a rear suspension connects to supporting portions to support both rear wheels. An engine is arranged below the rear floor panel and in front of the lateral connecting member. A generator is arranged below the rear floor panel and in back of the engine. Accordingly, the traveling stability of the vehicle can be improved and the yaw inertia moment of the vehicle can be decreased.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle rear structure, which is designed such that a pull bar (7) provided at a rear end of a tonneau cover (6) is slidingly displaced along a pair of right and left guide rails (38). The right and left guide rails (8) are positioned parallel to each other in a rear view of the vehicle. Each of the guide rails (8) has an upper portion located at a position overlapping a corresponding one of a pair of right and left rear pillars (18) in the rear view of the vehicle and in front of the rear pillar (18) in a side view of the vehicle, and a lower portion located at a position overlapping the rear pillar (18) in the side view of the vehicle and on the inner side of the rear pillar (18) in the rear view of the vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle rear structure, which is designed such that a pull bar (7) provided at a rear end of a tonneau cover (6) is slidingly displaced along a pair of right and left guide rails (38). The right and left guide rails (8) are positioned parallel to each other in a rear view of the vehicle. Each of the guide rails (8) has an upper portion located at a position overlapping a corresponding one of a pair of right and left rear pillars (18) in the rear view of the vehicle and in front of the rear pillar (18) in a side view of the vehicle, and a lower portion located at a position overlapping the rear pillar (18) in the side view of the vehicle and on the inner side of the rear pillar (18) in the rear view of the vehicle.

Abstract: When ingress intention of a passenger who is supposed to sit on a second seat is predicted, a distance between a first seat and the second seat is expanded automatically. Accordingly, taking time for access to the second seat can be avoided, thereby decreasing necessary time for having access and improving accessibility to the second seat. When a full-open mode is selected (Yes in S1); the passenger does not sit on the third-row seat (Yes in S2); the passenger does not sit on the second-row seat (Yes in S3); and a child seat is not installed on the second-row seat (Yes in S4), a second-row seat sliding motor is driven and a first-row seat driving mechanism operates. Accordingly, forward sliding of the second-row seat starts (S5), and a sliding door is driven backward to open fully.

Abstract: There is provided the steering support structure of the vehicle, comprising the dash panel provided at the front portion in the cabin where the driver seat for the passenger is provided, the steering support member provided behind the dash panel and extending in the vehicle width direction, the steering shaft supported by the steering support member the steering device coupled to the front end portion of the steering shaft, the steering wheel attached to the rear end portion of the steering shaft, wherein the steering wheel is provided so as to face the shoulder portion of the passenger on the driver seat, and the steering shaft is provided above the steering support member and attached to the steering support member.

Abstract: A seat arrangement for a vehicle includes a first row of seats, a second row of seats mounted behind the first row of seats in a vehicular cabin, and a third row of seats mounted behind the second row of seats in the cabin. A second row seat is slidable in the longitudinal direction, and a seat cushion of the third row seat can be pivoted about a pivotal axis in the vicinity of its front edge into the upright position. When the seat cushion of the third row seat is in the upright position and the second row seat is slid rearwardly, the seat cushion of the third row seat and the second row seat are positioned closely with each other. The second row seat can slide rearwardly without interference from the step on the floor or rear wheel housings bulging out into a cabin.

Abstract: When ingress intention of a passenger who is supposed to sit on a second seat is predicted, a distance between a first seat and the second seat is expanded automatically. Accordingly, taking time for access to the second seat can be avoided, thereby decreasing necessary time for having access and improving accessibility to the second seat. When a full-open mode is selected (Yes in S1); the passenger does not sit on the third-row seat (Yes in S2); the passenger does not sit on the second-row seat (Yes in S3); and a child seat is not installed on the second-row seat (Yes in S4), a second-row seat sliding motor is driven and a first-row seat driving mechanism operates. Accordingly, forward sliding of the second-row seat starts (S5), and a sliding door is driven backward to open fully.

Abstract: A center-matched double hinged door assembly for a vehicle having a continuous side aperture at each of opposite side of a vehicle body comprises a front door hinged at a rear end to the vehicle body, a rear door hinged at a front end to the vehicle body, and a door lock/unlock mechanism operative to prevent the rear door from opening prior to the front door while the front door remains closed, to allow the rear door to open while the front door remains open and to allow the rear door to close irrespective of whether the front door remains open or closed.

Abstract: A seat arrangement for a vehicle includes a first row of seats, a second row of seats mounted behind the first row of seats in a vehicular cabin, and a third row of seats mounted behind the second row of seats in the cabin. A second row seat is slidable in the longitudinal direction, and a seat cushion of the third row seat can be pivoted about a pivotal axis in the vicinity of its front edge into the upright position. When the seat cushion of the third row seat is in the upright position and the second row seat is slid rearwardly, the seat cushion of the third row seat and the second row seat are positioned closely with each other. The second row seat can slide rearwardly without interference from the step on the floor or rear wheel housings bulging out into a cabin.

Abstract: A center-matched double hinged door assembly for a vehicle having a continuous side aperture at each of opposite side of a vehicle body comprises a front door hinged at a rear end to the vehicle body, a rear door hinged at a front end to the vehicle body, and a door lock/unlock mechanism operative to prevent the rear door from opening prior to the front door while the front door remains closed, to allow the rear door to open while the front door remains open and to allow the rear door to close irrespective of whether the front door remains open or closed.

Abstract: The front portion of a roof panel has left-hand and right-hand roof opening sections, each roof opening section being wide open without a roof side rail on its transversely outer side. A movable roof member is mounted on the roof opening sections so as to be movable longitudinally through a base frame fixed to the body of a vehicle, thereby opening the roof opening sections when the movable roof member is moved in its rear position and closing it when it is moved in its front position. The base frame contains a front section to be mounted to a front header of the body, a rear section to be mounted to a front edge portion of a rear roof panel section, a middle section for connecting middle portions of the front section and the rear section, and a guide section extending rearward from a transversely outer side portion of the rear section.

Abstract: A roof panel connected to the vehicle body through at least a pair of left-hand and right-hand front pillars and a pair of left-hand and right-hand rear pillars is provided with a wide open roof panel opening enclosed by a front header, a pair of left-hand and right-hand roof side rails and a rear header. To the pair of left-hand and right-hand rear pillars and the rear header is fixed a rear window glass panel. In order to close the roof panel opening, there is provided a flexible top foldable or windable.When the roof panel opening is in a closed state, a forward end portion of the flexible top is in abutment with said front header, its left-hand and right-hand side end portions are abutted with the left-hand and right-hand roof side rails, and its rearward end portion is in abutment with the rear header. The flexible top is displaceable along the roof side rails and the rear pillars.

Abstract: A cultivator has a blade secured to a frame. The blade is downwardly projected from the frame and has an edge at the forward side thereof. An air injector is provided at a lower portion of the blade. The frame is supported with the blade and the injector above the ground by a pair of supporting wheels and a stand which are changeable to a criss-crossed stored position to permit the cultivator to be moved downwardly to its operative position.