JPH07246957A - Enclosure of driver's seat for bus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a passenger from entering a driver's seat by mistake and prevent an enclosing door from becoming a hindrance at interior cleaning time or inspection and maintenance time of the driver's seat. CONSTITUTION:A rear enclosure 13 to partition a driver's seat 11 and passenger seats is extendedly arranged in the car width direction behind the driver's seat 11 of a bus 10, and a side enclosure 14 whose rear end is connected to one end of the rear enclosure 13 extends in the advancing direction of the bus 10, and is situated on the side of the driver's seat 11. A driver use passage 17 through which a driver can pass is formed between the front end of the side enclosure 14 and an instrument panel 16, and an enclosing door 18 closes this driver use passage 17 so as to be openable. The enclosing door 18 is formed in an extensible-contractible bellows shape, and a recessed part 26 having almost the same height with a height of the enclosing door 18 is formed on a front surface of the side enclosure 14. The rear end of the enclosing door 18 is installed in the recessed part 26, and the enclosing door 18 is housed in the recessed part 26 in a contracted condition.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an enclosure for separating a driver's seat from a passenger seat, which is suitable for a bus, especially a sightseeing bus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, as this type of enclosure, a driver's seat partition structure (actual opening Sho 56-95957) and a driver's seat enclosure for buses (actual opening Sho 58-164961) have been disclosed. In the former, an opening is formed in the side wall facing the boarding / alighting step of the wall surrounding the driver's seat of the bus, and an armored door having a plurality of window pieces horizontally at predetermined intervals is formed in this opening. Each window piece is mounted so that the opening of the opening can be adjusted and fixed at a predetermined opening. With the driver's seat partition structure configured in this way, the driver can surely see the feet of passengers getting on and off the step by looking at the step on and off from the gap between the window pieces of the armored door while seated in the driver's seat, Further, even if passengers getting on from the step pay attention to the partition structure, each window piece of the armored door blocks the complicated structure of the driver's seat, so that the aesthetic appearance of the driver's seat can be maintained.

The latter is partitioned by a side enclosure and a rear enclosure from the side of the driver's seat to the rear, and a guide waist rest that can be rotated and extended during use is housed in the side enclosure, and the driver's seat side doors are provided. A notch is formed in a part of the side enclosure so that the lower window glass of the car can be seen through, and the side waist below this notch can be rotated vertically when used and then rotated horizontally to project. Is pivotally attached. In the bus driver's seat enclosure configured in this way,
The lower window glass of the entry / exit door can be seen directly from the notch. When not in use, the guide waist rest is housed in the side wall below the cutout, and when used, the height rises to substantially the same height as the cutout and juts out.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional driver's seat partition structure and driver's seat enclosure for buses, the driver's passage between the front end of the side enclosure and the instrument panel is always open. Passengers may accidentally enter the driver's seat.

In order to solve this problem, as shown in FIG. 4, the driver passage 7 is openably closed in the driver passage 7 between the front end of the side enclosure 4 and the instrument panel 6. There is known a bus driver's seat enclosure provided with an enclosure door 8. The enclosure door 8 is a revolving door, the front end of which is pivotally attached to the instrument panel 6 via a hinge 9, and the rear end of which is a locking means (not shown) on the front end of the side enclosure 4.
Is configured to be releasably locked via. When the enclosure door 8 is rotated in the direction of the solid line arrow, the driver's passage 7 is opened, and when it is rotated in the direction of the dashed arrow, the driver's passage 7 is opened.
Is closed.

[0006]

However, in the above-described conventional driver's seat enclosure for buses, the enclosure door always occupies a constant vehicle interior space regardless of whether the enclosure door is opened or closed. There was a problem that the enclosure door got in the way during the inspection and maintenance of the driver's seat.

An object of the present invention is to provide a bus driver's seat enclosure for a bus, which can prevent passengers from accidentally entering the driver's seat and in which the enclosure door does not obstruct when cleaning the passenger compartment or inspecting and maintaining the driver's seat. To do.

[0008]

A configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object will be described with reference to FIG. 1 corresponding to an embodiment. The present invention relates to a rear enclosure 13 that is provided behind the driver's seat 11 of the bus 10 and extends in the vehicle width direction to partition the driver's seat 11 and passenger seats, and the rear end of the rear enclosure 13 is connected to one end of the rear enclosure 13 to provide the bus 10.
A side enclosure 14 that extends in the traveling direction of the vehicle and is located on the side of the driver's seat 11; a driver passage 17 formed between the front end of the side enclosure 14 and the instrument panel 16; This is an improvement of the bus driver's seat enclosure provided with an enclosure door 18 for opening the passenger passage 17 so as to be openable. The characteristic configuration is that the enclosure door 18 is formed in an expandable and contractible bellows shape, and a recess 26 having a height substantially the same as the height of the enclosure door 18 is formed on the front surface of the side enclosure 14, and the rear end of the enclosure door 18 is formed. Is mounted in the recess 26 and is configured to be housed in the recess 26 in a state where the enclosure door 18 is contracted.

[0009]

When the driver leaves the driver's seat 11, the driver's seat passage 17 is closed by the enclosing door 18.
Passengers will not accidentally enter the driver's seat 11. Also, when cleaning the passenger compartment or inspecting and maintaining the driver's seat 11, the enclosure door 18
Since the housing is housed in the recess 26 of the side enclosure 14, the enclosure door 18 does not interfere with the cleaning and inspection work.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an enclosure 12 is provided from behind the driver's seat 11 of the sightseeing bus 10 to the side. The enclosure 12 is a rear enclosure 13 provided behind the driver's seat 11 and extending in the vehicle width direction, and a bus 10 on the side of the driver's seat 11.
1 which encloses a side enclosure 14 extending in the traveling direction of the vehicle and a driver's passage 17 formed between the side enclosure 14 and the instrument panel 16 so as to be openable and closable.
8 and.

The rear end of the side enclosure 14 is connected to one end of the rear enclosure 13, and the rear enclosure 13 and the side enclosure 14 are integrally formed and erected on the floor 19 (FIG. 1). The rear enclosure 13 separates the driver's seat 11 and passenger seats (not shown), and the side enclosure 14 separates the driver's seat 11 and the passenger's seat 21 in the center of the passenger compartment so as to extend in the traveling direction of the bus 10.
And are separated. Further, the rear enclosure 13 and the rear portion of the side enclosure 14 have the same height, and the front portion of the side enclosure 14 is formed so as to be inclined in a direction in which the height decreases from the substantially center thereof toward the front. A driver (not shown) seated in the driver's seat 11 uses a transparent lower window glass (not shown) provided on a boarding door (not shown) from above the front part of the side enclosure 14 having an inclined upper surface, You can see the outside. The driver passage 17 has a width that allows the driver to pass through.

The enclosure door 18 is provided with a door body 22 formed in an expandable and contractible bellows shape, and a grip portion 24 attached to the front surface of the door body 22 by a screw 23 (FIGS. 1 to 3). A concave portion 26 having substantially the same height as the height of the enclosure door 18 is formed on the front surface of the side enclosure 14, and the concave portion 26 has a width and a depth that can accommodate the door body 22 in a contracted state. The rear end of the door body 22 has a screw 27 on the inner end surface of the recess 26.
(Figs. 2 and 3). Further, a pair of engaged grooves 28, 28 are formed on both side surfaces near the opening end of the recess 26.

The grip portion 24 has a substantially H-shaped cross section and is gripped when the enclosure door 18 is opened and closed. A grip body 24 is protruded rearward from the rear end of the grip body 29 and can be inserted into the recess 26. Pair of legs 31, 31, and these legs 3
The pair of engaged grooves 28, 28 projecting from the rear ends of both outer side surfaces of 1, 31 when the leg portions 31, 31 are inserted into the recess 26.
And a pair of locking projections 32, 32 that can be locked to. A plate-shaped permanent magnet 33 is attached to the front surface of the grip portion 24 with a countersunk screw 34, and the instrument panel 16 facing the magnet 33 has a steel plate 3 bent into a substantially C-shaped cross section.
6 is attached with a countersunk screw 37 and a nut 38 (FIGS. 2 and 3). Since the permanent magnet 33 is attracted to the steel plate 36, the enclosure door 18 is fixed in a state in which the driver's passage 17 is closed (FIG. 2), and the pair of locking projections 32, 32 are paired with the locked grooves 28, 28. By locking the enclosure door 18 to the driver's passage 17, the enclosure door 18 is fixed in a state where the enclosure door 18 is housed in the recess 26 (FIG. 3). Reference numeral 39 is a steering wheel steered by the driver (FIG. 1).

In the bus driver seat enclosure thus constructed, when a driver (not shown) leaves the driver seat 11 in a parking area or the like, the enclosure door 18 is opened to open the driver passage 17. After exiting from the opened passage 17, the passage 17 is closed again by the enclosure door 18 (FIGS. 1 and 2). As a result, the driver's passage 17 is enclosed by the door 1.
Since it is closed by 8, passengers (not shown) will not accidentally enter the driver's seat 11. When cleaning the passenger compartment of the bus 10 or inspecting and maintaining the driver's seat 11, the enclosure door 18 is housed in the recess 26 of the side enclosure 14 (FIG. 3). As a result, the enclosure door 18 does not interfere with the work of cleaning and inspection / maintenance, so that cleaning of the vehicle interior and inspection / maintenance of the driver's seat 11 can be smoothly performed.

In the above-described embodiment, the permanent magnet mounted on the front surface of the grip portion is attracted to the steel plate mounted on the instrument panel to fix the enclosure door while the driver's passage is closed. It is not limited to these as long as the enclosure door can be fixed in a state where the person passage is closed.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the enclosure door for closing the driver's passage so as to be openable is formed in an expandable and contractible manner, and the height of the enclosure door is substantially equal to the height of the enclosure door in front of the side enclosure. Since a recess having the same height is formed, the rear end of the enclosure door is mounted in the recess, and the enclosure door is housed in the recess in a contracted state, it is possible to clean the passenger compartment or When carrying out inspection and maintenance, the enclosure door is housed in the recess of the side enclosure, so that the enclosure door does not interfere with the above-mentioned work, and cleaning of the vehicle compartment and inspection and maintenance of the driver's seat can be performed smoothly. Further, in comparison with the conventional driver's seat partition structure or the driver's seat enclosure for buses in which the driver's passage between the front end of the side enclosure and the instrument panel is always open, in the present invention, the above-mentioned driver's passage is provided. Is closed so that it can be opened by the enclosure door, so that it is possible to prevent passengers from accidentally entering the driver's seat.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a driver's seat including an enclosure of a driver's seat for a bus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing a state in which the enclosure door is housed in a recess and the driver's passage is opened.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a driver's seat corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Bus 11 Driver's Seat 12 Enclosure 13 Rear Enclosure 14 Side Enclosure 16 Instrument Panel 17 Driver's Passage 18 Enclosure Door 26 Recess

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rear enclosure (13) which is provided behind the driver's seat (11) of the bus (10) and extends in the vehicle width direction to separate the driver's seat (11) from passenger seats, and a rear end of the rear enclosure (13). 13) a side wall (14) connected to one end of the bus (10) extending in the traveling direction of the bus (10) and located on the side of the driver's seat (11), a front end of the side wall (14) and an instrument panel ( Driver passage (17) formed between the driver passage and the driver passage (1)
In a bus driver's seat enclosure having an enclosure door (18) that can be opened to open 7), the enclosure door (18) is formed into an expandable and contractible bellows shape, and is provided on the front surface of the side enclosure (14). A recess (26) having a height substantially the same as the height of the enclosure door (18) is formed, and a rear end of the enclosure door (18) is mounted in the recess (26), the enclosure door (18) The bus driver's seat enclosure, which is configured to be housed in the recess (26) in a contracted state.