Table top for a vehicle interior

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10875550-B2
Application number	US-201916653859-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2019
Priority date	Oct 15, 2018
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

A table top is for a vehicle compartment accommodating passengers, in particular a rail vehicle. The table top includes a stationary part connected to the vehicle and a moving tray located across from a passenger chair or seat. The tray is movable along an axis of rotation parallel to a plane of the table top. The table top includes a chassis on which the tray is mounted. The chassis is translatable relative to the stationary part along an axis parallel to the plane of the tray and perpendicular to the axis of rotation. In a deployed configuration, the tray is deployed jointly with the stationary part, with the chassis maximally separated from the stationary part. In a folded configuration, the tray is pivoted along its axis of rotation in an inclined position relative to the stationary part, with the chassis minimally separated from the stationary part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A table top for a vehicle compartment accommodating passengers, comprising:
a stationary part connected to the vehicle,
at least one moving tray configured to be located across from a passenger chair or seat, said tray being movable along an axis of rotation parallel to a plane of the table top, and
a chassis on which the tray is mounted with the possibility of rotating along the axis parallel to the plane of the tray, said chassis being translatable relative to the stationary part of the tray along an axis parallel to the plane of the tray and perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the tray,
wherein:
in a deployed configuration, the tray is deployed jointly with the stationary part of the table top, the chassis being in a position maximally separated from the stationary part of the table top;
in a folded configuration, the tray is pivoted along its axis of rotation in an inclined position relative to the stationary part of the table top, the chassis being in a position minimally separated from the stationary part of the table top,

the mobile tray and stationary part have a flat table surface, and
in the deployed configuration, the flat table surface of the stationary part and the flat table surface of the mobile tray are parallel and contiguous.

2. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the chassis is able to go from the maximally separated position to the minimally separated position under the action of thrust from a body part of a passenger.

3. The table top according to claim 2 , wherein the tray includes an inclined part whereof one end, forming a part of the table top located closest to a passenger seated on an adjacent chair or seat, is located below the axis of rotation of the tray.

4. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein in the inclined position, the tray is oriented along an angle of between 70° and 90° relative to the stationary part of the table top.

5. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the tray is mounted on the chassis using friction hinges able to keep the tray in an inclined position.

6. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the chassis is connected to the stationary part of the table top by arms articulated on the stationary part of the table top and on the chassis.

7. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the table top comprises a shock absorber arranged between the chassis and the stationary part of the table top.

8. The table top according to claim 7 , wherein the shock absorber is a cylinder, one part of which is fastened to the chassis and another part of which is fastened to the stationary part of the table top.

9. The table top according to claim 7 , wherein the shock absorber is a shaft fastened to the chassis and sliding with friction in the stationary part of the table top.

10. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile tray is configured to rotate such that an edge of the mobile tray, facing the stationary part, is moved upwards above the axis of movement of the chassis and the axis of rotation of the tray, in the folded configuration.

11. A table top for a vehicle compartment accommodating passengers, comprising:
a stationary part connected to the vehicle,
at least one moving tray configured to be located across from a passenger chair or seat, said tray being movable along an axis of rotation parallel to a plane of the table top, and
a chassis on which the tray is mounted with the possibility of rotating along the axis parallel to the plane of the tray, said chassis being translatable relative to the stationary part of the tray along an axis parallel to the plane of the tray and perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the tray,
wherein:
in a deployed configuration, the tray is deployed jointly with the stationary part of the table top, the chassis being in a position maximally separated from the stationary part of the table top, and
in a folded configuration, the tray is pivoted along its axis of rotation in an inclined position relative to the stationary part of the table top, the chassis being in a position minimally separated from the stationary part of the table top

wherein the chassis is able to go from the maximally separated position to the minimally separated position under the action of thrust from a body part of a passenger, and
wherein an edge of the tray located across from the stationary part of the table top includes a beveled lower part, and the stationary part of the table top comprises an edge suitable for cooperating with the beveled lower part so as to initiate the rotation of the tray around its axis during the translation of the chassis.

Assignees

• Alstom Transp Tech

Inventors

• Le Corre Dominique

Classifications

• B61D37/00 Primary

  Other furniture or furnishings · CPC title

• B60N3/001 Primary

  of tables or trays · CPC title

• A47B31/06

  adapted to the use in vehicles {(with a set of feet and a part resting on someone's lap A47B23/041; arrangements or adaptations of tables in vehicles B60N3/001)} · CPC title

• B60N3/004

  of foldable trays mounted on the back-rest · CPC title

• B60N2205/30

  Seat or seat parts characterised by comprising plural parts or pieces · CPC title