Vehicle passenger compartment

Abstract

To disclose an example of a vehicle passenger compartment capable of providing passengers with a space of the same quality as a private space while suppressing excessive reduction in the number of available seats.SOLUTION: In a vehicle passenger compartment, a partition wall 20 is provided at a position covering a side of a seat 10, and the seat 10 and the partition wall 20 cooperate to divide a front side and a rear side across the seat 10. Thus, in the passenger compartment structure, it is possible to provide passengers with a simple private room that is a space of the same quality as a private space while suppressing excessive reduction in the number of available seats.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a passenger compartment for a vehicle having seats. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, in the aircraft cabin described in Patent Document 1, the seats are arranged so that the front-to-rear direction intersects with the longitudinal direction of the aisle. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Special Publication No. 2022-545653 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In trains and other vehicles, it is desirable that the direction of travel of the train coincides with the front-to-rear direction of the seats. In recent years, the number of passengers who desire private spaces such as individual rooms has been increasing. However, because the front and rear of train cars change positions depending on the direction of travel, a large space would be required to turn the passenger compartment into a private room with a mechanism to align the front and rear of the seats with the direction of travel, which would reduce the number of available seats and potentially result in higher fares.

[0005] In consideration of the above, the present disclosure discloses an example of a vehicle passenger compartment that can provide passengers with a space equivalent to a private space while preventing an excessive reduction in the number of available seats. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A vehicle passenger compartment in which a seat (10) is arranged so that the fore-and-aft direction of the seat (10) coincides with the longitudinal direction of the aisle (2) desirably has at least one of the following configuration requirements, for example:

[0007] In other words, the constituent elements are a partition wall (20) that separates the seat (10) and the aisle (2), the partition wall (20) being arranged in a position covering the side of the seat (10), and the seat (10) and the partition wall (20) working together to separate the front side and the rear side across the seat (10).

[0008] This makes it possible to provide passengers with a space equivalent to a private space in the passenger compartment of the vehicle while preventing an excessive reduction in the number of available seats. Incidentally, the symbols in the above parentheses are examples showing the correspondence with the specific configurations etc. described in the embodiments described below, and the present disclosure is not limited to the specific configurations etc. shown by the symbols in the above parentheses. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a top view of the passenger compartment structure according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the passenger compartment structure according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a simplified private room according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a top view of the simplified private room according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is an elevation view of the simplified private room according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a passenger compartment structure according to the first embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] The following "embodiment of the invention" shows an example of an embodiment that falls within the technical scope of the present disclosure. In other words, the invention-specific matters described in the claims are not limited to the specific configurations and structures shown in the following embodiment.

[0011] In addition, arrows and diagonal lines indicating directions in each figure are provided to facilitate understanding of the relationship between the figures and the shapes of each member or part. Therefore, the invention shown in this disclosure is not limited to the directions indicated in each figure. Diagonal lines do not necessarily indicate cross-sectional views.

[0012] At least one of each of the components or parts described with a reference number is provided, unless otherwise specified by a special notation such as "one". In other words, unless otherwise specified by a special notation such as "one", the component may be provided in two or more. The vehicle passenger compartment shown in the present disclosure includes at least one of the components such as the components or parts described with a reference number and the structural parts shown in the drawings.

[0013] (First embodiment) <1. Overview of the cabin structure> In this embodiment, an example of a vehicle passenger compartment according to the present disclosure is applied to a passenger compartment structure of a railway vehicle. In the passenger compartment structure according to this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 1, an aisle 2 is provided in the center in the width direction of a vehicle 1. The aisle 2 extends along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle 1.

[0014] The longitudinal direction of the vehicle 1 coincides with the traveling direction of the vehicle 1. The width direction of the vehicle 1 is a horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Windows 3 are provided at one end and the other end of the vehicle 1 in the width direction. The windows 3 are provided at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle 1.

[0015] Seat spaces 4 are provided on one and the other widthwise sides of the aisle 2. The seat space 4 is a space that extends parallel to the aisle 2, and in which a plurality of seats 10 are arranged.

[0016] Each seat 10 is arranged such that the front-to-rear direction of the seat 10 coincides with the longitudinal direction of the aisle 2. Note that each seat 10 according to this embodiment is arranged at a position corresponding to a window 3. In other words, each seat 10 is arranged at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction of the aisle 2.

[0017] A partition wall 20 is provided between each seat 10 and the aisle 2. As shown in Fig. 2, each partition wall 20 is disposed in a position that covers the side of the corresponding seat 10. As shown in Fig. 1, the seat 10 and the partition wall 20 cooperate to form a configuration in which the front side and the rear side are separated by the seat 10 (hereinafter referred to as a simple private room configuration).

[0018] <2. Details of simple private room configuration> 3, each seat 10 is configured to include at least a seat cushion 11, a seat back 12, and a back shell 13. The seat cushion 11 is a portion that supports the buttocks of a seated person.

[0019] The seat back 12 is a portion that supports the back of a seated occupant. The seat back 12 is swingable relative to the seat cushion 11. That is, the seat back 12 is connected to the rear end side of the seat cushion 11 so as to be swingable.

[0020] The back shell 13 is a covering member that covers at least the back surface of the seat back 12. Therefore, even if the seat back 12 is swung and displaced, the back surface of the seat 10, i.e., the back surface side of the back shell 13, does not displace. Note that the back shell 13 according to this embodiment covers not only the back surface of the seat back 12 but also the back surface and the left and right side surfaces of the seat cushion 11.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 4, the right side, rear side and left side of the back shell 13 projected onto a virtual horizontal plane, i.e., the paper surface of Fig. 4, form a continuous arc. A recess 21 is provided in a portion of the partition wall 20 facing the side surface of the back shell 13. The recess 21 is a portion that is curved in a shape (arc-shaped in this embodiment) that follows the shape of the side surface of the back shell 13 and recessed toward the aisle side.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 5, a virtual vertical plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the passage 2, i.e., a part of the back shell 13 projected onto the paper surface of FIG. 5, and a part of the partition wall 20 projected onto the vertical plane overlap with each other.

[0023] Therefore, the back shell 13 and the partition wall 20 cooperate to separate the front side and the rear side with the seat 10 in between, so that the passenger compartment structure according to this embodiment has a simple private compartment configuration. In other words, if a part of the back shell 13 projected onto a vertical plane does not overlap with a part of the partition wall 20 projected onto the vertical plane, a gap that is visible in a direction parallel to the passage 2 is generated between the back shell 13 and the partition wall 20. When this gap is generated, it is difficult to configure a simple private room.

[0024] <3. Other configurations> The seats 10 are rotatable about an imaginary vertical axis Or (see FIG. 4). A sliding door 30 is provided on the aisle 2 side of each seat 10, as shown in FIG. 1. The sliding door 30 is a door that is slidable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the aisle 2.

[0025] 4, each partition wall 20 is provided with a storage section 22 for storing a sliding door 30. The sliding door 30 may be either an electric or manual type.

[0026] As shown in Fig. 1, seats 10 and partition walls 20 are provided on one and the other sides of the aisle 2 in the vehicle width direction. Then, as shown in Fig. 6, a connecting portion 23 is provided on the upper side of two partition walls 20 facing each other in the vehicle width direction.

[0027] The connecting portion 23 is a bridge-shaped portion that connects the upper ends of the two partition walls 20. The connecting portion 23 is, for example, an arch-shaped or straight beam-shaped member, or a member constituted by at least one pipe material.

[0028] The recess 21 of the partition wall 20 is provided with hangers, hooks, and the like. Therefore, the recess 21 can be used as a space for hanging clothes. Furthermore, the inside of the partition wall 20 may be hollow. In this case, the inside of the partition wall 20 can be used as a space for wiring.

[0029] The sliding door 30 can be locked using an IC card, a two-dimensional code, or a device for inputting a PIN number associated with the person reserving the seat 10. Therefore, in principle, persons other than the person reserving the seat 10 cannot use the seat 10.

[0030] A speaker capable of outputting sound to a seated occupant is built in the back shell 13 or the seat back 12 near the head area. Furthermore, the simple private compartment formed by the partition wall 20 and the seat 10 is provided with lighting for the simple private compartment. The lighting is capable of changing the illuminance as desired.

[0031] A space is provided on the wall of the simple private room on the window 3 side where relatively large luggage such as carry-on bags can be placed. The placement space is also provided with a cord reel or the like to prevent the luggage from falling or rolling over.

[0032] <4. Features of the passenger compartment structure according to this embodiment> As shown in FIG. 1, the passenger compartment structure of this embodiment includes a partition wall 20 positioned to cover the side of the seat 10, and the seat 10 and the partition wall 20 cooperate to separate the front side from the rear side across the seat 10.

[0033] As a result, the passenger compartment structure can provide passengers with simple private rooms that are the same quality as private spaces, while preventing an excessive reduction in the number of available seats 10.

[0034] In this passenger compartment structure, a part of the back shell 13 projected onto a vertical plane overlaps with a part of the partition wall 20 projected onto the vertical plane. This results in a configuration that blocks visibility in the direction parallel to the aisle 2, making it possible to provide a simplified private room.

[0035] In this case, in the passenger compartment structure, the back shell 13 and the partition wall 20 cooperate to separate the front side and the rear side with the seat 10 in between, so no additional member is required for the partition.

[0036] 4, the right side, rear side, and left side of the back shell 13 are configured to draw a continuous arc, and a recess 21 is provided in the portion of the partition wall 20 that faces the side of the back shell 13. This makes it possible to improve the design while establishing a configuration that blocks visibility in the direction parallel to the passage 2.

[0037] The partition wall 20 is provided with a storage section 22 for storing the sliding door 30. This makes it possible to ensure the storage section 22 for the sliding door 30 while utilizing the partition wall 20 that constitutes the simplified private room.

[0038] A connecting portion 23 is provided to connect the upper sides of two opposing partition walls 20. This allows the two partition walls 20 and the connecting portion 23 to form a gate-shaped rigid frame structure. This makes it possible to ensure the necessary rigidity while suppressing an increase in the weight of the partition walls 20.

[0039] (Other embodiments) In the passenger compartment structure according to the embodiment described above, a part of the back shell 13 projected onto a vertical plane overlaps with a part of the partition wall 20 projected onto the vertical plane. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this. That is, the present disclosure may be configured such that, for example, in a seat 10 in which the back shell 13 is eliminated, a bulkhead portion protruding from the partition wall 20 toward the seat back 12 is provided.

[0040] In the above-described embodiment, the right side, rear side, and left side of the back shell 13 are configured to draw a continuous arc, and the portion of the partition wall 20 facing the side of the back shell 13 is provided with the recessed portion 21. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this. That is, the present disclosure may be configured, for example, such that the right side, rear side, and left side of the back shell 13 are configured in a stepped shape, and a virtual line connecting the tops of these steps forms an arc.

[0041] In the above-described embodiment, the sliding door 30 is provided, and the storage section 22 for the sliding door 30 is provided in the partition wall 20. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this. That is, the present disclosure may, for example, eliminate the sliding door and use a swinging door that swings via a hinge section.

[0042] In the above-described embodiment, the connecting portion 23 is provided to connect the upper sides of the two opposing partition walls 20. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this. That is, the present disclosure may be configured such that the connecting portion 23 is eliminated, for example.

[0043] In the above embodiment, the seat spaces 4 are provided on one side and the other side in the width direction across the aisle 2. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this. That is, the present disclosure may be configured such that the seat space 4 is provided only on one side of the aisle 2, for example.

[0044] In the above embodiment, the passenger compartment structure according to the present disclosure is applied to a railway vehicle. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. That is, the passenger compartment structure according to the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a vehicle such as a bus.

[0045] Furthermore, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments as long as it is consistent with the gist of the disclosure described in the above-mentioned embodiments. Therefore, the present disclosure may be a configuration in which at least two of the above-mentioned embodiments are combined, or a configuration in which any of the components illustrated or the components described with reference numerals in the above-mentioned embodiments are eliminated. [Explanation of symbols]

[0046] 1. Vehicle 2. Passage 3… Window 4… Seating area 10… Seat 11… Seat cushion 12… Seat back 13… Back shell 20… Partition wall 21… Recess 22… Storage area 23… Joint 30... Sliding door

Claims

1. In a passenger compartment of a vehicle in which seats are arranged so that the front-to-rear direction of the seats coincides with the longitudinal direction of an aisle, a partition wall that separates the seat from the aisle and is disposed in a position that covers a side surface of the seat; The seat and the partition wall cooperate to separate a front side and a rear side of a vehicle passenger compartment with the seat in between.

2. The seat is A seat cushion that supports the buttocks of a seated person; A seat back that supports the back of a seated occupant and is pivotable relative to the seat cushion; and The seat back is configured to include a back shell that covers the back surface of the seat back, 2. The vehicle passenger compartment according to claim 1, wherein the back shell and the partition wall cooperate to separate a front side from a rear side with the seat therebetween.

3. 3. The vehicle passenger compartment according to claim 2, wherein a portion of the back shell projected onto an imaginary vertical plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the passageway overlaps with a portion of the partition wall projected onto the vertical plane.

4. The right side surface, the rear side surface and the left side surface of the backshell projected onto an imaginary horizontal plane form a continuous arc; 4. The vehicle passenger compartment according to claim 3, wherein a portion of the partition wall facing a side surface of the back shell is curved in an arc shape and recessed toward the aisle side.

5. 5. The vehicle passenger compartment according to claim 4, wherein the seat is rotatable about an imaginary vertical axis.

6. A sliding door is provided that can be slid in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the passage, 6. The vehicle passenger compartment according to claim 5, wherein the partition wall is provided with a storage portion for storing the sliding door.

7. The seat and the partition wall are provided on one side and the other side of the aisle in a vehicle width direction, The vehicle passenger compartment according to claim 6, further comprising a connecting portion that connects upper sides of the two partition walls that face each other in a vehicle width direction.

8. In a passenger compartment of a vehicle in which seats are arranged so that the front-to-rear direction of the seats coincides with the longitudinal direction of an aisle, a partition wall that separates the seat from the aisle and is disposed in a position that covers a side surface of the seat; The seat and the partition wall are provided on one side and the other side of the aisle in a vehicle width direction, The vehicle passenger compartment further includes a connecting portion that connects upper sides of the two partition walls that face each other in the vehicle width direction.

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