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Toilet cabin for a public transport vehicle, intended to receive a person with reduced mobility

a public transportation vehicle and toilet cabin technology, applied in vehicle parts, vehicle sanitation, sanitation, etc., can solve the problems of insatiable requirements for simple increase in the dimensions of the toilet cabin in order to comply with the requirements of tsi 2014

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-02-16
ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECH SAS
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The patent text describes a toilet bowl arrangement and a circular space definition that allows for a spacious toilet cabin that is both compact and meets standard TSI requirements. The technical effect is an optimized toilet design that maximizes space usage while still meeting industry standards.

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However, a simple increase in the dimensions of the toilet cabin in order to comply with the requirements of this standard TSI 2014 is not satisfactory, because the general dimensional footprint of the toilet cabin would then become too large.

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[0028]Represented in FIGS. 1 and 2, is a toilet cabin 10 designed to be installed in a public transport vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle.

[0029]The toilet cabin 10 includes a rear wall 12, and a front wall 14 arranged to be facing the rear wall 12, substantially parallel to the latter, and separated from this rear wall 12 by a first distance D1.

[0030]The toilet cabin 10 also includes a first lateral wall 16 and a second lateral wall, 18, arranged to be facing the first lateral wall 16, substantially parallel to the latter, and separated from this first lateral wall 16 by a second maximal distance D2.

[0031]The toilet cabin 10 includes a toilet bowl 20, arranged in the proximity of the rear wall 12 and the first lateral wall 16. In other words, the toilet bowl 20 is arranged in a corner of the toilet cabin 10.

[0032]More particularly, the toilet bowl 20 is preferably spaced away from the rear wall 12 at a distance of less than 50 mm, and it is preferably spaced from the first later...

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A toilet cabin delimited by: a front wall, a rear wall, arranged to be facing the front wall, and separated from the front wall by a first distance, with a toilet bowl being arranged in the proximity of this rear wall, this toilet bowl being turned to be facing toward the front wall; a first lateral wall, in the proximity of which the toilet bowl is arranged; and a second lateral wall arranged to be facing the first lateral wall, and separated from this first lateral wall by a second distance; at least one circular space, delimited by a virtual circle tangent to the toilet bowl, defined in the proximity of the second lateral wall, this circular space being free of any fixed obstructing fittings, and the virtual circle presenting a diameter that is greater than 95% of the first distance and greater than 70% of the second maximal distance.

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PRIORITY REFERENCE[0001]This application claims benefit of and hereby incorporates by reference French Patent Application No. FR 15 57737, filed on Aug. 14, 2015.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a toilet cabin for a public transport vehicle, in particular for a rail vehicle, intended to receive a person with reduced mobility.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Such a toilet cabin must be sufficiently spacious so as to enable the use thereof by a person with reduced mobility, and in particular to enable this person to maneuver a wheelchair in a sufficiently comfortable manner. To this end, when the minimum interior width of the floor of the train is greater than 2400 mm, the standard TSI 2014 (Technical Specifications for Interoperability) imposes the requirement of having an architecture within the interior of the toilet module that makes it possible to adhere to an approach method for laterally approaching the toilet bowl. This method of lateral approach re...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B61D35/00B61D1/00
CPCB61D1/00B61D35/005B60R15/02B60R15/04B61D35/00
Inventor BOULANGER, ALEXANDRE
Owner ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECH SAS