Sightseeing Vehicle Open-Plan Architecture for Unobstructed Views
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tour buses are not designed for sightseeing, lacking open space architecture that provides optimal views of surrounding sights while maintaining creature comforts, which is necessary for inner city touring applications.
Innovation Solution
A sightseeing-touring vehicle with an open-plan architecture featuring wide windows and a large video display, allowing passengers to have unobstructed views of their surroundings while enjoying entertainment and comfort, with a tiered seating arrangement and a modified AC system to maximize viewing angles and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If conventional bus design is used, then creature comforts are provided, but optimal views of surrounding sights are not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes traditional bus interior elements such as overhead compartments, air conditioning vents, and standard seating arrangements that obstruct views. By extracting these conventional components and replacing them with sightseeing-optimized features like large windows and open spaces, the design achieves optimal viewing quality while maintaining creature comforts through selective retention of essential comfort elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a theater dimension by integrating a large video display system within the bus interior. This adds a new functional layer that allows passengers to view entertainment content while maintaining unobstructed views of surrounding sights through strategically positioned screens that do not block window views, thereby enhancing the overall viewing experience without compromising sightseeing quality.
2Illumination intensity
If open space architecture with wide windows is implemented, then optimal views of surrounding sights are achieved, but creature comforts may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different quality standards to different zones within the bus interior. Window areas are optimized for maximum transparency and viewing quality, while interior zones maintain conventional comfort elements such as climate control systems, seating with adequate support, and entertainment systems. This localized differentiation ensures that viewing quality is prioritized where needed while creature comforts are preserved in passenger areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent integrates multiple functions into unified systems. For example, the video display system serves both as an entertainment platform and as a way to provide informational content about sightseeing locations. The open space architecture simultaneously provides unobstructed views and creates flexible seating arrangements. This multi-functionality ensures that creature comforts are maintained while enhancing the overall sightseeing experience.
3Adaptability or versatility
If large video display is added, then entertainment capability is enhanced, but viewing angles of outside sights may be obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamically adjustable video display systems that can change their operational state based on external conditions. The displays can be adjusted in brightness, size, and positioning to optimize both entertainment capability and sightseeing views. When outside sights are being viewed, the displays can dim or retract; when entertainment is the primary function, the displays can be fully activated, providing dynamic adaptability to different operational modes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent integrates the video display system within the existing bus structure in a nested manner. The displays are positioned and configured to fit within the interior space without protruding into the viewing zones. This nested integration allows the entertainment system to be embedded within the vehicle's architecture, providing enhanced entertainment capability while maintaining clear lines of sight to outside sights through careful spatial arrangement.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a sightseeing-touring vehicle with theater that has open plan architecture with wide openings (windows) that surround the sightseeing-touring occupants. The open-space architecture provides optimal views of surrounding sights, including a view of a large video display while maintaining all the creature comforts of a conventional vehicle for patrons inside.