Passenger cabin of a vehicle and a method of manufacturing a passenger cabin

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10124814-B2
Application number	US-201415022428-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2014
Priority date	Sep 18, 2013
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to a passenger cabin of a vehicle, in particular a saloon coach of a rail vehicle, wherein the passenger cabin (1) comprises a room divider (10), wherein the room divider (10) is attached to a cabin frame, wherein the room divider (10) comprises at least one backrest surface (11, 12), wherein at least a section of the backrest surface (11, 12) extends along a longitudinal axis (3) of the passenger cabin (1).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A passenger cabin of a vehicle, comprising: a room divider, wherein the room divider is attached to a cabin frame, wherein the room divider comprises at least one backrest surface,
wherein at least a section of the backrest surface extends along a longitudinal axis of the passenger cabin, and wherein the room divider comprises at least one perch seat or forms at least one perch seat, and
wherein a seating area of the at least one perch seat is fixed relative to the backrest surface, and
wherein the seating area of the at least one perch seat encloses an angle in a range of 120° to 150° relative to the backrest surface.

2. The passenger cabin according to claim 1 , wherein the room divider is centered in the passenger cabin.

3. The passenger cabin according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the room divider or backrest surface along the longitudinal axis is chosen such that more than one passenger can lean against the backrest surface.

4. The passenger cabin according to claim 1 , wherein the room divider comprises at least one stand, wherein the stand is attached to the floor of the passenger cabin.

5. The passenger cabin according to claim 1 , wherein the room divider comprises a hand hold.

6. The passenger cabin according to claim 1 , wherein the room divider comprises a display.

7. The passenger cabin according to claim 1 , wherein the room divider comprises or forms at least one support surface, wherein the support surface is oriented parallel to a floor surface of the passenger cabin.

8. The passenger cabin according to claim 1 , wherein the room divider comprises at least one charging pad for wireless charging and/or communication.

9. The passenger cabin according to claim 8 , wherein the support surface is a surface of a charging pad of the room divider.

10. The passenger cabin according to claim 1 , wherein the room divider comprises a tip up seat.

11. The passenger cabin according to claim 1 , wherein the room divider comprises or forms a fixed longitudinal seat.

12. The passenger cabin according to claim 1 , wherein the room divider comprises or forms a cellular seating arrangement.

13. The passenger cabin according to claim 1 , wherein the room divider is arranged in a saloon coach of a rail vehicle.

14. A method of manufacturing a passenger cabin of a vehicle, in particular of a rail vehicle, comprising the steps of
providing at least one passenger cabin frame,
providing at least one room divider according to claim 1 ,
attaching the room divider to the frame of the passenger cabin such that at least a section of the backrest surface extends along a longitudinal axis of the passenger cabin.

Assignees

• Bombardier Transp Gmbh

Inventors

• Griggs Paul
• Butterfield Richard

Classifications

• B60N3/02

  of hand grips or straps · CPC title

• B61D1/04 Primary

  General arrangements of seats (B61D1/06 takes precedence; seats per se B61D33/00) · CPC title

• B60N2002/247

  to support passengers in a half-standing position · CPC title

• B61D33/0064

  not adjustably mounted; supports therefor · CPC title

• B61D33/0007

  Details; Accessories · CPC title