Shared vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11357677-B2
Application number	US-202016893824-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2020
Priority date	Aug 8, 2019
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

A shared vehicle includes: a pair of right and left first pillars; a pair of right and left fourth pillars; a pair of right and left second pillars; a pair of right and left third pillars; an entrance door provided on one side wall of a vehicle body so as to be placed between the second pillar and the third pillar; and a front wheelchair space being provided such that at least a head of a wheelchair occupant is placed within a first region of the vehicle cabin in a plan view, the first region being surrounded by the first pillars and the second pillars, or a rear wheelchair space being provided such that at least the head of the wheelchair occupant is placed within a second region of the vehicle cabin in a plan view, the second region being surrounded by the third pillars and the fourth pillars.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shared vehicle comprising:
a pair of right and left first pillars provided in a front portion of a vehicle body in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body, the first pillars extending in an up-and-down direction of the vehicle body;
a pair of right and left fourth pillars provided in a rear portion of the vehicle body in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body, the fourth pillars extending in the up-and-down direction of the vehicle body;
a pair of right and left second pillars provided behind the first pillars in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body and in front of the fourth pillars in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body, the second pillars extending in the up-and-down direction of the vehicle body;
a pair of right and left third pillars provided in front of the fourth pillars in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body and behind the second pillars in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body, the third pillars extending in the up-and-down direction of the vehicle body;
an entrance door provided on one side wall of the vehicle body and placed between the second pillar and the third pillar; and
a front wheelchair space on a floor face of a vehicle cabin, the front wheelchair space being provided such that at least a head of a wheelchair occupant is placed within a first region of the vehicle cabin in a plan view, the first region being surrounded by the right and left first pillars and the right and left second pillars, and/or a rear wheelchair space on the floor face of the vehicle cabin, the rear wheelchair space being provided such that at least the head of the wheelchair occupant is placed within a second region of the vehicle cabin in a plan view, the second region being surrounded by the right and left third pillars and the right and left fourth pillars.

2. The shared vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the shared vehicle includes:
the front wheelchair space; and

the rear wheelchair space.

3. The shared vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
a distance in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body between the second pillar and the third pillar is wider than a distance in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body between the first pillar and the second pillar in a side view; and
the distance in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body between the second pillar and the third pillar is wider than a distance in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body between the third pillar and the fourth pillar in a side view.

4. The shared vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a wheelchair of the wheelchair occupant seated in the rear wheelchair space in a forward facing posture is positioned against a rear wall side of the vehicle cabin.

5. The shared vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a wheelchair of the wheelchair occupant seated in the front wheelchair space in a rearward facing posture is positioned against a front wall side of the vehicle cabin.

6. The shared vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a wheelchair of the wheelchair occupant seated in the front wheelchair space in a forward facing posture is positioned against a front wall side of the vehicle cabin.

7. The shared vehicle according to claim 4 , further comprising a seat provided on a rear wall side of the vehicle cabin such that an occupant is seated on the seat in a semi-upright posture, wherein the wheelchair of the wheelchair occupant seated in the rear wheelchair space in a forward facing posture is positioned against the seat.

8. The shared vehicle according to claim 5 , further comprising a seat provided on a front wall side of the vehicle cabin such that an occupant is seated on the seat in a semi-upright posture, wherein the wheelchair of the wheelchair occupant seated in the front wheelchair space in a rearward facing posture is positioned against the seat.

9. The shared vehicle according to claim 6 , further comprising a seat provided on a front wall side of the vehicle cabin such that an occupant is seated on the seat in a semi-upright posture, wherein the wheelchair of the wheelchair occupant seated in the front wheelchair space in a forward facing posture is positioned against the seat.

10. The shared vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein:
the seat includes a seating face on which the occupant is seated, and a positioning portion; and
the positioning portion is configured such that, when a part of the wheelchair is brought into contact with the positioning portion, the wheelchair is placed in the rear wheelchair space.

11. The shared vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein:
the seat includes a seating face on which the occupant is seated, and a positioning portion; and
the positioning portion is configured such that, when a part of the wheelchair is brought into contact with the positioning portion, the wheelchair is placed in the front wheelchair space.

12. The shared vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein:
the seat includes a seating face on which the occupant is seated, and a positioning portion; and
the positioning portion is configured such that, when a part of the wheelchair is brought into contact with the positioning portion, the wheelchair is placed in the front wheelchair space.

13. The shared vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the positioning portion is flat-shaped and integrally extends downward from a front end portion of the seating face.

14. The shared vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the positioning portion is flat-shaped and integrally extends downward from a front end portion of the seating face.

15. The shared vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the positioning portion is flat-shaped and integrally extends downward from a front end portion of the seating face.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fukawatase Osamu
• Nakai Fumiko

Classifications

• B62D47/003

  convertible in order to modify the number of seats (foldable compact cars B62D31/006; convertible from one use to a different one B60P3/42) · CPC title

• B62D31/003

  compact cars, e.g. city cars · CPC title

• A61G3/0808 Primary

  Accommodating or securing wheelchairs · CPC title

• B62D31/02

  for carrying large numbers of passengers, e.g. omnibus · CPC title

• B60R21/02

  Occupant safety arrangements or fittings {, e.g. crash pads (seat belts with crash pads B60R22/14; removable children's seats having a front guard or barrier B60N2/2839)} · CPC title