JPH11139210A - Getting-on and-off slope plate device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the space for housing a slope plate to effectively utilize the underfloor space, improve the freedom of design, and solve the difference in level between the slope plate and the floor. SOLUTION: A vehicle is provided with a slope plate 12 which is housed under the floor near an entrance in such a manner as to be capable of protruding sideways, and laid between the floor 10a of the vehicle and a passage out of the vehicle in the protruded state. The slope plate has a plurality of rectangular plates 13 vertically and continuously arranged in the protruding direction, the rectangular plates are constituted in such a manner as to be bendable in the housed state, form a flat form in the protruded state, and be unbendable to a load from above. Both side edges of the rectangular plates are preferably connected by hinges 14 in such a manner as to be contactable with both side edges of the rectangular plates adjacent thereto in the protruded flat state, and bendable in the housed state, a winding roller 16 for winding the rectangular plates is provided under the floor near the entrance, and this device is preferably provided with a support arm 19 for lifting the floor side end part of the rectangular plates in standing state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus having a slope plate which is bridged between a floor of a vehicle and a passage outside the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a vehicle such as a local bus in the city, the floor inside the vehicle is set at a position higher than a passage outside the vehicle. Therefore, one or more steps are provided at the entrance of such a vehicle. By using this step, the passenger or the like gets on or off the vehicle, so that the safety of the passenger or the like when getting on or off can be ensured. However, when the vehicle is a shuttle bus to various facilities such as facilities for the physically handicapped and nursing homes, some passengers use so-called wheelchairs, in which steps cannot be used effectively. Such a wheelchair user needs to have an attendant get on and off the bus, and there is a problem that a wheelchair user cannot use the bus without an attendant.

[0003] In order to solve this problem, it is known to equip vehicles with a device having a slope plate that is bridged between the floor of the vehicle and a passage outside the vehicle. In a vehicle equipped with a device having this slope plate, the slope plate is usually stored under the floor near the entrance and exit, and if necessary, the slope plate is protruded to the side of the vehicle so that the slope plate is located between the floor of the vehicle and a passage outside the vehicle. It is designed to be bridged between. The wheelchair user can easily get on and off the bus by himself or with the assistance of an attendant by using the slope plate hung in this manner.

[0004]

However, storing a slope plate, which spans between the floor of a vehicle and a passage outside the vehicle, in a flat state under the floor near the entrance / exit, requires an exclusive area of the slope plate. There is a problem that the effective use of the underfloor space is hindered because of its relatively large size. Especially under the floor of vehicles such as large buses, pipes or cables for connecting various devices are complicatedly piped or wired, and it is designed to secure a space for storing a flat slope plate in such a state. There is also a problem that the degree of freedom is significantly limited. On the other hand, the slope plate is installed between the floor of the vehicle and a passage outside the vehicle so that a wheelchair user can get on and off the bus easily and safely. It is necessary to minimize the step between the slope plate and the floor of the vehicle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a slope board apparatus for getting on and off a vehicle, which can reduce the space in which the slope board is stored, effectively utilize the space under the floor, and improve the degree of freedom of design. is there. Another object of the present invention is to provide a slope board device for getting on and off a vehicle, which can eliminate a step between a hung slope board and a floor.

[0006]

The invention according to claim 1 is
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the vehicle 10 is stored under the floor near the entrance / exit so as to be able to protrude to the side of the vehicle 10.
Plate 1 spanned between the vehicle and the passage 11 outside the vehicle
2 is an improvement of the getting on and off slope plate device. The characteristic configuration is that the slope plate 12 has a plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 arranged vertically and continuously in the protruding direction, and the plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 are bent while the strip-shaped plates 13 are stored. It is formed so as to be capable of forming a flat plate in a protruding state and is not bendable against a load from above. Since the slope plate 12 has a plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 that form a flat plate in a protruding state, the slope plate 12 can be bent, and the slope plate 12 can be bent.
The slope plate 12 in the storage state is stored by storing
To reduce the occupied area.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein both side edges of the strip-shaped plate 13 can be brought into contact with both side edges of the adjacent strip-shaped plate 13 in a projecting state. And a plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 are connected by hinges 14 so as to be bent in a retracted state. A strip-shaped plate 13 in which both side edges of the strip-shaped plate 13 are adjacent to each other
If the plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 are connected by hinges 14 so as to be able to abut on both side edges and to be bent in the retracted state, each strip-shaped plate 13 is bent in the retracted state to form a flat plate in a protruding state; A plurality of strip-shaped plates 1 that cannot be bent in response to a load from above
3 can be connected.

A third aspect of the present invention is the invention according to the first or second aspect, wherein a winding roller 16 configured to wind a plurality of bent strip-shaped plates 13 is provided under the floor near the entrance. It is a slope plate device for getting on and off the vehicle provided. By providing a take-up roller 16 for winding the plurality of bent strips 13 under the floor near the entrance, the storage of the slope plate 12 including the plurality of strips 13 is facilitated.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claims 1 to 3
An invention according to any one of the above, further comprising a support arm 19 having a support portion 19a at a distal end and a base end pivotally supported so as to be able to stand under a floor near an entrance / exit, and the support arm 19 projects through the support portion 19a. This is a slope plate device for getting on and off a vehicle, wherein the floor-side ends of the plurality of flat plate-shaped strips 13 can be raised and lifted. A plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 which are flat in a protruding state
The support arm 19 lifts and holds the floor side end of the slope plate 12 in a protruding state composed of a plurality of flat plate-shaped strips 13 so as to approach the side end of the floor 10a. And the step of the floor 10a is reduced. The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and includes a plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 as shown in FIG.
The recesses 13f are respectively formed at predetermined positions on the upper surface of the vehicle, and the plurality of recesses 13f form the grooves 20, 20 for preventing the wheelchair from coming off when the plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 project. It is a plate device. In the protruding state, the recesses 13 f forming the grooves 20, 20 are
3, the wheelchair user is prevented from getting out of the wheelchair when the wheelchair user gets on and off the vehicle.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 6, the vehicle 10 in this embodiment is a shuttle bus for various facilities, and the vehicle 10 includes a slope plate device. This vehicle 1
0, a step 10b for facilitating getting on and off of the occupant due to the height of the floor 10a is provided in one step, and the slope plate device is protruded to the side of the vehicle so that the floor 10a of the vehicle 10
Plate 1 spanned between the vehicle and the passage 11 outside the vehicle
2 are provided. The slope plate 12 has a plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 vertically and continuously arranged in a projecting direction, and the plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 are configured so that each of the strip-shaped plates 13 can be bent in a stored state. It is formed in a flat shape in the state, and is configured to be unable to bend with respect to a load from above due to use by a passenger such as a wheelchair.

As shown in FIG. 5, cutouts 13a, 13a are respectively formed in the lower portions of both sides of the strip-shaped plate 13, and the plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 are connected by hinges 14, respectively. The connection of the strip-shaped plate 13 by the hinge 14 is performed by connecting the pair of mounting pieces 14a, 14a of the hinge 14 to the adjacent strip-shaped plate 13,
13 are respectively screwed into the notches 13a, 13a so that both side edges of the strip-shaped plate 13 can be brought into contact with both side edges of the adjacent strip-shaped plate 13 in a projecting flat plate shape. The plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 are connected so as to be bent when stored under the floor. As shown in FIG. 1, an opening / closing door 15 is provided on a vertical wall 10c connecting the step 10b and the floor 10a via a hinge 15a. When the opening / closing door 15 is closed, a plurality of strip-shaped plates in a retracted state are provided. 13 is covered to improve the appearance.

As shown in FIG. 1, a take-up roller 16 configured to take up a plurality of bent strip-shaped plates 13 is provided below the floor near the entrance / exit so that the rotating shaft 16a faces the vehicle front-rear direction. In a protruding state, the strip-shaped plate 13b at the end on the floor side is connected to the outer periphery of the winding roller 16 via a connecting member 17. One end of the connecting member 17 is the rectangular plate 1 at the floor side end.
3 and the other end of the connecting member 17 is pivotally connected via a pivoting member 16b. Winding roller 16 and body 10
A spiral spring 16c for urging the take-up roller 16 to rotate the strip-shaped plate 13 in the take-up direction is provided between the spiral spring 16c and f. In addition, a stopper member 18 is attached to the strip-shaped plate 13c at the passage-side end of the plurality of connected strip-shaped plates 13, and when the strip-shaped plate 13 is wound around the winding roller 16, the stopper member 18 is The strip-shaped plate 13 is engaged with the notch 10d formed in the vertical wall 10c by the take-up roller 16.
Is configured to prevent further winding.

Winding roller 1 located below the floor near the entrance
A base end of a support arm 19 is pivotally supported on the rotation shaft 16 a of the sixth motor 6. In the present embodiment, the support arm 19 is formed such that both ends of the steel bar are bent to form a support portion 19a at the center of the steel bar, and the bent ends form the support arm 19. The base end of the support arm 19 thus formed is rotatably wound around the rotation shaft 16a, and the support arm 19 is pivotally supported so as to be able to stand on the rotation shaft 16a by rotating with respect to the rotation shaft 16a. Between the support arm 19 and the vertical wall 10c, a coil spring 21 that constantly urges the support arm 19 in the falling direction is provided. Note that this support arm 1
FIG. 9 illustrates a plurality of strip-shaped plates 13b protruding through the support portions 19a at the floor-side ends of the plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 shown in FIG.
It is configured to be able to stand up and lift as shown in FIG.

The operation of the thus configured slope board device for getting on and off the vehicle will be described. The vehicle 10, which is a bus, transports passengers to various facilities.
Getting on and off to 0 is performed at a predetermined stop.
At the bus stop, the passenger gets on and off from the open entrance of the stopped vehicle 10. At the time of getting on and off, the driver protrudes the slope plate 12 to the side of the vehicle for the wheelchair user, and the vehicle 1
0 between the floor 10a and the stop which is the passage 11 outside the vehicle.

The driver first opens the door 15 with the hinge 15a.
1 is opened as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Thereby, a plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 constituting the slope plate 12 appear. Next, the assistant or the driver grasps the strip-shaped plate 13c at the end on the side of the passage with his / her hand and overcomes the urging force of the spiral spring 16c and pulls it toward the vehicle side. Thereby, the take-up roller 16 rotates, and the plurality of connected strip-shaped plates 13 are drawn out. The plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 pulled out are connected to the vehicle 10.
And a plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 projecting to the side of
Is a flat plate, and forms a slope plate 12 that can be used by a wheelchair user or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the plurality of connected strips 13 are pulled out, the notch 13a of the strip 13b at the floor side end of the vehicle eventually becomes the support arm 19.
Into the supporting portion 19a. The notch 13a is the support 1
9a, the driver overcomes the biasing force of the coil spring 21 and ascends the slope plate 1 as shown by the solid arrow.
Push back 2. Due to this push-back, the support arm 19 rotates in a direction in which the support portion 19a with which the strip-shaped plate 13b is engaged in an upright direction as shown by a broken arrow, and as shown in FIG. The rotation of the floor 10a is prohibited in a state of being in contact with the end of the floor 10a. As a result, the floor side end of the slope plate 12 is lifted, and the flat slope plate 12 is lifted.
And the step between the floor 10a is reduced.

After the support arm 19 is raised, the end of the slope plate 12 on the side of the passage is lowered, and the slope plate 12 is bridged between the floor 10a of the vehicle and the passage 11 outside the vehicle as shown in FIG. . Thereby, the slope plate 12 is bridged between the floor 10a of the vehicle and the passage 11 outside the vehicle in a state where the step between the rear end of the slope plate 12 and the side end of the floor is eliminated. The wheelchair user can easily get on and off the bus by himself or with the assistance of an attendant by using the slope plate 12 thus hung. The plurality of flat strips 13 constituting the slope plate 12 are configured so as not to bend with respect to a load from above, so that safety during getting on and off is ensured.

After the passenger gets on and off, the slope plate 12
Is stored under the floor of the vehicle 10. In order to store the slope plate 12, as shown by the solid arrow in FIG. 4, the slope plate 12 is slightly pulled out from under the floor and the slope plate 12 is lifted. As a result, the engagement between the support portion 19a and the strip-shaped plate 13b is released, and the support arm 19 falls down as shown by a broken arrow in the drawing by the urging force of the coil spring 21. Thus, the support 1
After the engagement between the strip 9a and the strip 13 is released, the plurality of strips 13 are pushed under the floor. When the strip-shaped plate 13 is pushed in, the take-up roller 16 rotates in the direction of winding up the plurality of strip-shaped plates 13 by the urging force of the spiral spring 16c, and winds up the pushed-in strip-shaped plate 13. When the strip plate 13 is wound by the winding roller 16, the stopper member 18 finally engages with the notch 10d formed in the vertical wall 10c as shown in FIG. Further winding of the plate 13 is prohibited. When the stopper member 18 is engaged with the notch 10d, the opening and closing door 15 is closed, and the appearance of the outer appearance is improved by covering the slope plate 12 in the retracted state.

In the embodiment described above, the floor 1 of the vehicle is used.
Although the description has been given of the case where the upper surface of the slope plate 12 bridged between the vehicle 0a and the passage 11 outside the vehicle is flat, as shown in FIG. You may comprise the groove | channel 20 and 20 which prevent a ring. That is, in the slope plate 12 shown in FIG. 7, recesses 13 f are respectively formed at predetermined positions on the protruding upper surface of the plurality of strip-shaped plates 13. Groove 20 to prevent the wheel from coming off,
20 to make up. The pair of grooves 20 in FIG. 7 is configured to correspond to the distance between the left and right wheels of the wheelchair.
, The wheelchair user can use the slope plate 12
Is used to prevent the wheelchair from falling off when getting on or off the vehicle, thereby improving safety when getting on or off the vehicle.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the slope plate has a plurality of strips arranged vertically and continuously in the projecting direction, and the plurality of strips are in the retracted state. Each strip-shaped plate is configured to be bendable and formed in a flat shape in a protruding state, and is configured to be unable to bend in response to a load from above. By storing the slope plate in this manner, the occupied area of the slope plate in the stored state can be reduced. As a result, the space in which the slope plate is stored is reduced, and the underfloor space can be effectively used, and the degree of freedom in design can be improved.

Further, if a winding roller for winding a plurality of bent strips is provided under the floor near the entrance, the slope plate composed of the plurality of strips can be easily stored, and the protruding flat plate can be easily stored. If the support arm configured to be able to lift up by raising the floor side end of the plurality of strip-shaped plates is pivotally supported under the floor near the entrance / exit, the rear end of the slope plate in the protruding state composed of the plurality of strip-shaped plates is raised. The step between the slope plate and the floor can be reduced by approaching the side end of the floor, and safety at the time of getting on and off can be improved. Furthermore, if the recesses forming the grooves in the protruding state are respectively formed in the plurality of strip-shaped plates, it is possible to prevent the wheelchair user from coming off the wheelchair when the wheelchair user gets on and off the vehicle, thereby further improving its safety. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 6, showing a state in which a plurality of strip-shaped plates of the present invention are stored.

FIG. 2 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 and showing a state in which the plurality of strip-shaped plates are projected to the side of the vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a state where the support arm has lifted a strip-shaped plate at a floor-side end;

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the plurality of strip-shaped plates are stored.
FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. 6 showing a connected state of the strip-shaped plates.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the vehicle showing a state in which a slope plate is projected and bridged between a floor of the vehicle and a passage outside the vehicle.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a protruding state in which a concave portion formed in the strip-shaped plate forms a groove for preventing wheelchairs from coming off.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 vehicle 10a floor 11 passage 12 slope plate 13 strip-shaped plate 13f recess 14 hinge 16 take-up roller 19 support arm 19a support portion 20 groove

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A slope plate which is stored under the floor near a doorway so as to be able to protrude to the side of the vehicle (10) and is bridged between a floor (10a) of the vehicle and a passage (11) outside the vehicle in a protruding state. 12) A slope plate device for getting on and off comprising: a plurality of strip plates (13) in which the slope plate (12) is arranged vertically and continuously in a protruding direction, and the plurality of strip plates. (13) The vehicle getting in and out, wherein each of the strip-shaped plates (13) is configured to be bendable in a retracted state, formed in a flat shape in a protruding state, and configured to be inflexible with respect to a load from above. Slope plate device. 2. A plurality of strip-shaped plates (13) are housed so that both side edges of the strip-shaped plate (13) can be in contact with both side edges of the adjacent strip-shaped plate (13) in a protruding flat plate shape. Hinge (14) that can be bent in the state
The slope board device for getting on and off the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the slope plate device is connected by: 3. A vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a winding roller (16) configured to wind a plurality of bent strip-shaped plates (13) is provided under the floor near the entrance. Slope plate equipment. 4. A support arm (19) having a support portion (19a) at a distal end and a base end pivotally supported so as to be able to stand under a floor near a doorway, wherein the support arm (19) is provided with the support portion (19). 4. The slope board device for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the floor-side end portions of the plurality of flat plate-like strips (13) protruding through the base plate (19a) can be lifted up. 5. A plurality of recesses (13f) are respectively formed at predetermined positions on the protruding upper surface of the plurality of strip-shaped plates (13), and the plurality of recesses (13f) protrude from the plurality of strip-shaped plates (13). The slope board device for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a groove (20, 20) for preventing the wheelchair from falling off in the state.