DE102007028283A1 - Omnibus i.e. coach, has two folding doors provided at rear end serving as emergency exits, part of last seat row detachable with opened door and hauled from inside, and emergency chute connecting corridor section with base lying outside - Google Patents

Abstract

The omnibus (10) has two folding doors (12, 12`) provided at rear end, where the doors serve as emergency exits. A part of last seat row is detachable with an opened door at the rear end, and is hauled from the inside, where the rear end of the omnibus is opened over its entire width. An emergency chute is provided for the connection of a corridor section of the omnibus with a base lying outside. The emergency chute is shiftable by automatic blowing up in a functional state.

Description

The The invention relates to a bus, which is mainly based on Coaches application finds. In case of accidents of buses exists the need for passengers to leave the bus quickly can. Depending on the circumstances of the respective accident the conventional ones Ways about that The bus can usually be left, blocked or even Completely be locked. An emergency exit is only given if the passengers enter Destroy windows in the bus or remove.

It The object of the invention is to increase passenger safety in the bus the possibilities to expand to escape from the bus.

The Task is solved by that the bus has at least one door at its rear as an emergency exit having. The door leads, then from the passenger compartment to the outside.

A Door leaves regularly easier to open than a window can be removed. Regular is also just in the area of the rear clearance for leaving the vehicle. The stern remains free regularly when the omnibus falls on one side and leaving the bus on this page and also on the upside-down page is.

Especially It is efficient when the rear is through the at least one door over his open entire width leaves, because then the escape route becomes particularly spacious, and the passengers can especially quickly leave the bus. This embodiment is particular through two double doors at the stern feasible (which pivot in opposite directions of rotation leave): even if the bus is tilted on one side, can be open at least one of the double doors.

in the Passenger compartment is located in the area of the stern conventionally the last row of seats. While the remaining Rows of seats usually have two seats in pairs, the last row of seats in conventional Buses from five To sit. It can now be provided that even in the last row of seats the middle seat is omitted, thus the emergency exit at all first accessible becomes. It may alternatively or additionally be provided for this purpose that the seats of the last row of seats are at least partially detachable. This should then preferably be possible without aids. For example It is conceivable that by opening the emergency exit door at Rear of the bus picks up a latch, allowing one or more Seats of the last row of seats can be easily pushed out. Preferred should the overall arrangement should be designed so that the detachable parts the last row of seats at the open Rear inside out out transport to let. It has to be this not necessarily an engine o. Ä. Be provided, but the carrying out can by the passengers themselves, but should be possible in the simplest possible way for example, by pushing the individual vehicle seats of the last Row of seats in a rail until they fall out of the rear.

at Coaches, the corridor level is usually above one Trunk and is therefore increased compared to conventional city buses (so increased Security particularly desirable is). To the passengers getting out through the door At the rear of the bus in an emergency to facilitate an emergency slide be provided, the corridor level of the bus to the ground outside combines. Such emergency slides are known from aircraft. As usual for airplanes the emergency slide be inflatable, for example, under the floor of the Corridor level be arranged in folded form and through an associated with her compressed air arrangement of the bus automatically be inflatable so that it is put into its functional state. It can be provided that the emergency slide when opening the emergency exit inflates immediately at the rear, without being inflated by an operator (for example the bus driver) specifically would have to be effected. The inflation of the escape slide can also be done by removing the last one Row of seats when open emergency exit triggered be.

following becomes a preferred embodiment of the invention described with reference to the drawing, wherein

1 illustrates a bus according to the invention in the normal operating condition and the

2 - 4 the omnibus 1 illustrate in different stages until the production of an escape from the bus.

A whole with 10 designated bus has at the rear two double doors 12 and 12 ' on that in 1 in the closed state and in the 2 to 4 are shown in the open state. The double doors 12 and 12 ' serve as emergency exit doors. Preferably, they can not be reversibly opened and closed as is usual with emergency exit doors. For example, a lever to open the gullwing doors 12 and 12 ' sealed, the seal can be solved by little effort. The double doors 12 and 12 ' In any case, they are not regularly used for getting in and out of the bus. In the present case, this is not possible because a last row of seats 14 with five passenger seats in the passenger compartment near the rear of the bus 10 is arranged. are the double doors 12 and 12 ' as in 2 once opened, the row of seats must 14 be removed. It is preferred that the row of seats is provided 14 is easy and quick to remove, for example, by opening the double doors 12 and 12 ' a lock is released. The passengers in the passenger compartment 16 of the bus, the row of seats 14 just press outward and it falls down, taking 3 the last row of seats 14 shows twice, once in the falling and once lying on the ground state. If the last row of seats is removed, it is preferred after detecting the distance of the last row of seats 14 through a suitable sensor, through the omnibus 10 automatically an escape slide 18 inflated, which is a corridor level 20 of the passenger compartment 16 with the ground 22 on which the omnibus 10 stands, connects. Passengers can now because of the removal of the seat row 14 in the passenger compartment 16 go to the open rear, on the emergency slide 18 set and down to the ground 22 slide down. The concept of such an emergency slide 18 is known from aircraft ago and allows the most possible injury-free leaving the vehicle. By doing that, the gullwing doors 12 and 12 ' across the entire width of the back of the bus 10 extend, and that the emergency slide 18 This width also occupies, there is no bottleneck in the area of the emergency exit, and passengers can use the passenger compartment 16 leave very quickly.

In the case of the omnibus 10 is over, at least one of the double doors 12 and 12 ' still open. The emergency slide 18 then may not be required. So it can be provided that when opening only a double door 12 the emergency slide 18 not automatically by the bus 10 is inflated.

By The invention will be a novel emergency exit in a bus provided, thereby increasing the safety of the passengers.

Claims (6)

Bus ( 10 ), characterized by at least one door ( 12 . 12 ' ) at its rear as an emergency exit. Bus according to Claim 1, characterized that the rear of the bus can be opened over its entire width. Bus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by two double doors ( 12 . 12 ' ) at the stern. Bus according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized that at least part of the last row of seats in the bus when opened Door at the stern Soluble without tools is and can be carried out from within. Bus according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized by an emergency slide ( 18 ) for connecting a corridor level ( 20 ) of the bus ( 10 ) with the ground ( 22 outside. Bus ( 10 ) according to claim 5, characterized in that the emergency slide ( 18 ) is displaceable by automatic inflation in its functional state.