JPH1159510A - Body structure of long-distance night bus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the body structure of a long-distance night bus excellent in comfortability of passengers in the day and night, labor saving and safety of operators, and economy of bus. SOLUTION: This body structure of long-distance night bus is provided with a lower section 1 of which upper one side is projected steppingly which comprises a lower one side lower stage bed 4 and a lower one side upper stage bed 5 arranged along a lower passage 3 provided on one side of a longitudinal center line on a bottom part structure 2 and a lower another side lower stage bed 6 arranged along the another side of the lower passage 3 and an upper section 7 of which lower another side is projected steppingly which comprises an upper another side lower stage bed 9 arranged along an upper passage 8 provided on the other side of the longitudinal center line on the bottom part structure and an upper another side upper stage bed 11 arranged along one side S of the upper passage 8. Also the lower section 1 and upper section 7 are overlapped with each other so as to form a body of rectangular-shape.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a body structure of a long-distance night bus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a typical long-distance night coach (hereinafter referred to as a bus) in Japan, for example, departs from Tokyo / Shinjuku at 17:00 and travels via Chuo, Meishin, China and Kyushu Expressways. It is known that Hakakata will travel about 1,150 km and arrive at Fukuoka / Tenjin at 8:10 the next day, 15 hours and 10 minutes later. Fig. 4 (a) Floor plan, Fig. 4 (b) Floor plan, Fig. 4 (a)
(c) Side view and (d) Cross-sectional view of the center part are shown as models. In the figure, F indicates the front, A indicates the rear, S indicates one side, and P indicates the other side.

First, in FIG. 1 (a), the number of passengers is 25, including 23 seat passengers and two crew members, the total length a of the vehicle is 11,990 mm, the total width b of the vehicle is 2,490 mm, and the size of the passenger compartment ( C is 2,310 mm,
The total weight of the vehicle is 16,000 Kg. Also, B
Is a plurality of reclining seats for one person (hereinafter referred to as seats) provided in three columns, and C, D, and E are cabin G, respectively.
Telephone, water heater, wash basin and I located near toilet H on one side S of central area
It is a simple salon provided with.

Next, in FIG. 1B, K denotes a front wheel tire house (hereinafter referred to as a tire house), L denotes an auxiliary engine area, M denotes a vehicle side trunk with a trunk door N, and Q denotes a nap room door R. The attached underfloor crew nap room (hereinafter referred to as crew nap room), T is a rear tire house (hereinafter referred to as a tire house), and U is a main engine area.

Further, in FIG. 1C, the vehicle body structure is a composite structure in which a lament lath structure, which is a kind of skeleton structure, and a mono-cock structure are combined, V is a super high deck (hereinafter referred to as a super high floor), and W is a passenger compartment G Front end of other side P
The total height d _O of the car body is 3,540 mm,
The size height in the passenger compartment (hereinafter referred to as the inside size height) e is 1,995 mm.

[0006] In addition, in FIG. 1D, X is a load shelf, Y is a passage,
The seat width f is 570 mm and the aisle width g is 300 mm.

However, such a structure has the following disadvantages. (1) In the daytime, since the passenger is sitting in one of a plurality of seats B arranged in the cabin G vertically and horizontally and openly, the living condition is large, there is no privacy, and therefore, tired. (2) At night, since the passenger falls asleep with the seat B down, it is difficult to sleep differently from a normal flat lying posture, and therefore, fatigue remains the next day.

(3) The substitute crew installs and abolishes the partition curtain of the seat B before and after the lights are turned off, but the work is performed in a narrow passage Y while the bus is running, which is a troublesome work. Therefore, the labor of the crew increases. (4) Since the crew nap room Q is provided below the ultra-high floor V, structural protection is inferior to that of the cabin G,
Therefore, the safety of the crew is not sufficient.

Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a bunk bed in the guest room G instead of the seat B, but this has the following disadvantages. (1) When the bunk beds are arranged in three rows in a row like the seat B, when the bed width is set to 600 mm, the passage width is 255 mm.
Therefore, the number of passengers is reduced to 18 when arranged in two columns, and the economical efficiency of the bus is reduced. (2) Before and after bedtime, passengers will sit in the bed for a considerable amount of time, but at this time, since there are no appropriate facilities for sitting, the passenger's position is unstable and easily fatigued, and
Eating, writing, reading, etc. are difficult, and therefore, the sitting comfort is insufficient.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides a passenger with a private room atmosphere and a flat bed at bedtime. With the elimination of waste work and the strengthening of the crew nap room, and the bus company getting a reduced localization of the passenger capacity, therefore the day and night habitability of the passengers and the labor saving and safety of the crews It is another object of the present invention to provide a body structure of a long-distance night bus that is excellent in bus economics.

[0011]

For this purpose, the present invention provides:
A lower one-side lower bed arranged along a lower passage provided on one side of the front-rear center line on the bottom structure, and a lower one-side lower bed arranged along the other side of the lower passage on the other side of the lower passage. A lower section having a bed and one side of the upper surface protruding in a stepped manner, an upper other side lower bed and an upper other side upper bed arranged along an upper passage provided on the other side of the front-rear center line, and the upper passage An upper section having an upper one-sided upper bed arranged along one side, and an upper section in which the other side projects stepwise, and the lower section and the upper section overlap each other to form an upright cuboid body. It is characterized by having done.

[0012]

According to the above construction, the lower one side lower bed and the lower one side upper bed arranged along the lower passage provided on one side of the front-rear center line on the bottom structure, and the other of the lower passage and the lower passage A lower section protruding in a stepped manner on one side having a lower other side lower bed arranged along the side, and an upper other side lower section arranged along an upper passage provided on the other side of the front-rear center line A lower section having an upper section having a bed and upper other side upper bed and an upper one side upper bed arranged along one side of the upper passage, and an upper section protruding in a stepped manner, wherein the lower section and the upper section have Overlap each other to form a cubic body, the following operations are performed.

(1) Each bed is divided by a vertical partition plate and a horizontal partition plate, and the atmosphere can be a private room and privacy can be secured. (2) Each sleeper for passengers is provided along the side of the car, and a relatively long side window allows the outside view to be obtained. (3) In each bed, a daily flat bed can be freely obtained at any time, and the passengers sleep deeply.

(4) It is not necessary for the substitute crew to install and remove the seat curtain. (5) The crew nap room is provided on the bottom structure, and the protection structure of the room is strengthened.

(6) The bed is substantially overlaid on the upper, middle and lower three stages on the vehicle body, so that the number of passengers can be reduced. (7) The bed clear height is higher than the ergonomic standard value for each of the bed-ridden passenger and the sitting-bed passenger, and the posture can be freely selected.

[0016]

Body than EXAMPLES The present invention on the vehicle body shown in FIG. 4 Height d _O
= 3,540mm only for the vehicle height d = 3,640mm
In other words, an embodiment applied to a vehicle body having a height of 100 mm will be described with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals as those in the drawing denote the same members as those in the drawing. First, in FIG. Is a relatively narrow lower one-side lower bed 4 and a relatively narrow lower one-side upper bed 5 arranged along a lower passage 3 provided on one side S of the front-rear center line on the bottom structure 2. One side S of the upper surface having a relatively wide lower lower side bed 6 arranged along the other side P of the lower passage 3 is a lower section that protrudes in a stepped manner. Reference numeral 7 denotes a relatively narrow upper other-side lower bed 9 and a relatively narrow upper other-side upper bed 10 and an upper passage 8 arranged along an upper passage 8 provided on the other side P of the front-rear center line. The lower surface other side P having a relatively wide upper one-side upper bed 11 arranged along one side S is a stepped upper section. Reference numeral 12 denotes a vehicle body in which the lower section 1 and the upper section 7 overlap each other and are formed in a cubic shape.

Next, in the side view of FIG. 1 (b), 13 is a stairway leading from the upper passage 8 to the lower passage 3, and 14 is a relatively horizontally long side window fitted to the side of each bed.

Further, in FIGS. 2 (a), upper plan view of the upper section, FIG. 2 (b) plan view of the upper section of the lower section and lower section of the upper section, and FIG. In the crew nap room and the vehicle trunk, which are sequentially arranged in parallel with the front other side P of the passage 3, a trunk door 17 is pivotally connected to the other side P of the vehicle trunk 16. Numerals 18 and 19 denote a vertical partition plate and a horizontal partition plate forming each bed, and 20 denotes a center line partition plate that divides the lower section 1 and the upper section 7 into one side S and the other side P. And a transparent plate 22. Reference numeral 23 denotes an observing space provided at the rear end of the upper section 7, in which a rear window 24, a toilet 25, and a sink 2 are provided.
6, a water heater 27, an in-vehicle telephone 28, an emergency exit 29 and the like are arranged.

In the enlarged sectional view of the central part of FIG. 3 (a), h is the passage clear height of the lower passage 3 which is 1992 m.
m and i are 1967m in the passage clear height of the upper passage 8
m and j are the bed clear heights of the lower bed 6 on the other lower side, 91
0 mm and k are 910 mm in the bed clear height of the upper other side lower bed 9, and m are 910 mm in the bed clear height of the upper other side upper bed 10. Further, n is a relatively narrow bed, that is, a lower one side lower bed 4, a lower one side upper bed 5, an upper other side lower bed 9, and an upper other side upper bed 10
The bed width is 600 mm and P is a relatively wide bed, that is, the bed width of the lower other lower bed 6 and the upper one upper bed 11 is 1,140 mm, and q is the lower passage 3 and the upper passage 8 respectively. 540 mm in width, r is bottom structure 2
Is 350 mm in minimum ground height from the ground 30 of the vehicle. 3
1 is a bed raised bottom formed at the lower part of the lower one side lower bed 4, the lower other side lower bed 6 and the upper other side lower bed 9 respectively, and the raised bottom height s is 50 mm.

Next, in FIG. 3 (b), an upper other side lower level bed and an upper level enlarged partial longitudinal sectional view, first, the upper other side lower bed 9 and 32 are the front half height of the vertical partition plate 18 and the inner side thereof. A load shelf 33 is erected in the lateral direction, and a flat table 34 is stored on the lower surface thereof. Reference numeral 35 denotes a relatively coarse partitioning wire mesh stretched above the first half height portion 32, and a curtain is laid inside the mesh wire.

Reference numeral 36 denotes a sliding door loosely fitted at the center of the vertical partition plate 18, which can be moved forward and opened. An upper bed ladder 37 is mounted on the outer side of the rear part of the vertical partition plate 18. 38 is pivotally attached at the upper end to the upper front part of the horizontal partition plate 19,
The back plate 39, which is in a hanging state for storage, is a bed-ridden passenger.

Next, in the upper other side upper bed 10, the sliding door 40 can be moved forward and opened by a sliding door loosely fitted to the rear part of the vertical partition plate 18. Reference numeral 41 denotes a back plate tilting support member having an upper portion pivotally attached to the lower end portion of the back plate 38. The back plate 38 cooperates with the back plate to form a seat 42. 43 is a sitting passenger.

Finally, FIG. 3 (c) is a partially enlarged plan view of the lower level on the upper side and the lower level on the other side.

In such a structure, when a passenger gets on the first bus terminal, for example, as shown in FIG.
If necessary, after leaving the luggage to one crew outside the vehicle on the other side P of the car-side trunk 16 and receiving the stub of the luggage tag, the other crew checks the ticket at the entrance W and enters the vehicle. The passenger has a designated bed, for example, the upper bed 10 on the other side.
In FIG. 2B, after walking in the upper passage 8 in FIG. 2B, in FIG. 3B, the sliding door 40 is opened forward at a predetermined position, the baggage is pushed in, and the ladder 37 for the upper bed is used. Crawling into the couch 10. Then, the passenger places the baggage on the load rack 33, pulls the lower end of the back plate 38 slightly forward to make the back plate tilting support member 41 horizontal, thereby forming a sitting chair 42,
If necessary, the sitting table 34 stored under the load shelf 33 is taken out, and both ends are bridged to predetermined positions, the sliding door 40 is closed, and the seated passenger 43 is in a state.

When the patient lies on the bed, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 (b) and 3 (c) for convenience.
In, the passenger stores the sitting table 34 on the lower surface of the shelf 33,
After removing the back plate tilting support 41, the sitting chair 42 is moved to the horizontal partition plate 19.
, The curtain of the partitioning wire mesh 35 is closed, and the feet are put under the load rack 33, and the passenger 39 is in a state of lying on the floor. Incidentally, passengers with parents and children, large-sized passengers, passengers who have luggage or a large number of baggage, etc., use the upper one upper side bed 11 for the lower other side lower bed 6 having a relatively wide bed. Is good.

According to the structure of this embodiment, the lower one-side lower bed and the lower one-side upper bed arranged along the lower passage provided on one side of the front-rear center line on the bottom structure. A lower section in which one upper surface protrudes in a stepped manner having a lower other side lower bed placed along the other side of the lower passage, and an upper passage provided on the other side of the front-rear center line. An upper section having an upper other side lower bed and an upper other side upper bed and an upper one side upper bed arranged along one side of the upper passage, and a lower section having an upper section protruding in a stepped manner, and Since the upper section and the upper section overlap each other to form a cubic body, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) Each bed is divided by a vertical partition plate and a horizontal partition plate, and the privacy can be ensured in an atmosphere of a private room. Therefore, the livability during the day and at night is improved. (2) Each sleeper for passengers is provided along the side of the vehicle, and a relatively long side window can be used to obtain a view outside the vehicle, thereby improving daytime livability. (3) In each bed, a daily flat bed can be freely obtained at any time, so that passengers can sleep deeply and, therefore, nighttime livability can be improved.

(4) It is not necessary for the substitute crew to install and dispose of the seat curtain, so that labor saving of the crew is improved. (5) The crew nap room is provided on the bottom structure, which strengthens the protection structure of the room and therefore improves the safety of the crew.

(6) The bed is substantially overlapped with the upper, middle and lower three stages on the vehicle body, so that the number of passengers can be reduced and the economy of the bus is improved. By the way,
The number of passengers in this embodiment is 23, which is the sum of 21 sleepers and 2 crew members. (7) The bed clear height is higher than the ergonomic standard and the posture can be freely selected for each of the bed-ridden passenger and the sitting-bed passenger, and therefore the daytime and nighttime livability is improved. I do.

[0030]

In summary, according to the present invention, the lower one-side lower bed and the lower one-side upper bed arranged along the lower passage provided on one side of the front-rear center line on the bottom structure and the lower passage A lower section having an upper surface protruding in a stepped shape having a lower other side lower bed arranged along the other side, and an upper other side arranged along an upper passage provided on the other side of the front-rear center line. A lower section and an upper section having a lower surface and another side projecting in a stepped manner having a lower bed and an upper other bed on the other upper side and an upper one upper bed arranged along one side of the upper passage; Are overlapped with each other to form an upright cuboid body, so that passengers can obtain a private room atmosphere and a flat bed state at bedtime, and furthermore, the crew can omit the work of abolishing curtains and the structure of the crew nap room Get strengthened and bus party But to obtain a reduction in localizing of capacity passenger,
Therefore, the present invention is extremely useful in industry because it provides a body structure of a long-distance night bus excellent in daytime and night habitability of passengers, labor saving and safety of crew members, and bus economy. It is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a vehicle body having substantially the same outer dimensions as a known long-distance night bus, and FIG.
Is a cross-sectional view of the central part, and FIG.

2 is a plan view of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 (a) is a top plan view of an upper section, FIG. 2 (b) is a plan view of an upper section and a lower section of an upper section, and FIG. 2 (c) is a lower section; It is a bottom plan view.

3 (a) is an enlarged view of FIG. 1 (a), and FIG. 3 (b) is the same view.
FIG. 3 (a) is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line bb, and FIG.
It is a top view along cc of (a).

4 (a) is a plan view above the floor, FIG. 4 (b) is a plan view below the floor, FIG. 4 (c) is a side view, and FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lower section 2 Bottom structure 3 Lower passage 4 Lower one side lower bed 5 Lower one side upper bed 6 Lower other side lower bed 7 Upper section 8 Upper passage 9 Upper other side lower bed 10 Upper other side upper bed 11 Upper one upper side Sleeper 12 Body 13 Stairs 14 Side window 15 Crew nap room 16 Car side trunk 17 Trunk door 18 Vertical partition 19 Horizontal partition 20 Center line partition 21 Stub 22 Transparent plate 23 Viewing space 24 Rear window 25 Toilet 26 Washstand 27 Water heater 28 In-car telephone 29 Emergency exit 30 Ground 31 Sleeper raised bottom 32 First half high section 33 Shelf 34 Desk 35 Partition wire netting 36 Sliding door 37 Upper bed ladder 38 Backboard 39 Crouching passenger 40 Sliding door 41 Back plate tilting support 42 Seat chair 43 Bed passenger A Rear F Front K Tire house L Auxiliary machinery area P Other side S One side T Tire house U Main Seki area W doorway a full length body b body full width c in width dimension d vehicle overall height h passage Kuriyahaito i passage Kuriyahaito j couch Kuriyahaito k bed Kuriyahaito m bed Kuriyahaito n bed width p bed width q passage width r ground height s raised height

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] September 4, 1998

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0025

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

When lying on the bed, FIG.
Referring to (b) and FIG. (C), in the upper other side lower bed 9, the passenger stores the sitting table 34 on the lower surface of the load shelf 33, removes the back plate tilting support 41, and sits down. The chair 42 is hung down on the horizontal partition plate 19, the curtain of the partitioning wire mesh 35 is closed, and the feet are put under the cargo rack 33, so that the passenger 39 is in a lying state. Incidentally, passengers with parents and children, large-sized passengers, passengers who have luggage or have a large number of baggage, etc., use the lower lower other bed 6 or the upper one upper bed 11 which has a relatively wide bed. Is good.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A lower one-side lower bed and a lower one-side upper bed arranged along a lower passage provided on one side of the front-rear center line on the bottom structure, and arranged along the other side of the lower passage. A lower section having an upper surface protruding stepwise having a lower other side lower bed and an upper other side lower bed and an upper other side upper row arranged along an upper passage provided on the other side of the front-rear center line. An upper section having a lower surface and another upper side protruding in a stepped manner having a bed and an upper one-side upper bed arranged along one side of the upper passage, wherein the lower section and the upper section overlap each other to form an upright cube. A body structure of a long-distance night bus characterized by forming a car body.