Bus handrail and bus vehicle interior structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11584281-B2
Application number	US-202016871555-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2020
Priority date	Jul 9, 2019
Publication date	Feb 21, 2023
Grant date	Feb 21, 2023

Abstract

A bus handrail provided in a vehicle interior of a bus in a shape of “L” as viewed in a vehicle width direction has, in an installed state thereof, a first grip portion extending in a vehicle vertical direction, a second grip portion extending backward with respect to a vehicle continuously from a lower part of the first grip portion, a third grip portion extending upward with respect to the vehicle continuously from the second grip portion, and a fourth grip portion extending backward with respect to the vehicle continuously from the third grip portion. Besides, in a bus vehicle interior structure equipped with the bus handrail and a seat provided on a rear wall side in the vehicle interior and in which a passenger sits in a half-standing posture, part of the fourth grip portion is arranged outside the seat in the vehicle width direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bus handrail that is provided in a vehicle interior of a bus in a shape of “L” as viewed in a vehicle width direction, the bus handrail comprising, in an installed state thereof:
a first grip portion that extends in a vehicle vertical direction;
a second grip portion that extends toward one side in a vehicle longitudinal direction continuously from a lower part of the first grip portion;
a third grip portion that extends upward with respect to a vehicle continuously from the second grip portion; and
a fourth grip portion that extends toward one side in the vehicle longitudinal direction continuously from the third grip portion.

2. The bus handrail according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fifth grip portion that directly couples the first grip portion and the fourth grip portion to each other.

3. A bus handrail that is provided in a vehicle interior of a bus, the bus handrail comprising, in an installed state thereof:
a first grip portion and that extends in a vehicle vertical direction;
a second grip portion that extends toward one side in a vehicle longitudinal direction continuously from a lower part of the first grip portion;
a third grip portion that extends upward with respect to a vehicle continuously from the second grip portion;
a fourth grip portion that extends toward one side in the vehicle longitudinal direction continuously from the third grip portion;
a fifth grip portion that directly couples the first grip portion and the fourth grip portion to each other; and
a sixth grip portion that directly couples an upper part of the first grip portion and a midway part of the fifth grip portion to each other.

4. The bus handrail according to claim 1 , wherein
a height of the second grip portion from a floor surface in the vehicle interior ranges from 700 to 800 mm.

5. The bus handrail according to claim 4 , wherein
an angle that is formed by the second grip portion and the third grip portion is an obtuse angle.

6. The bus handrail according to claim 5 , wherein
the obtuse angle ranges from 100 to 150°.

7. A bus vehicle interior structure comprising:
the bus handrail according to claim 1 ; and
a seat that is provided on at least one of a front wall side and a rear wall side in the vehicle interior and in which a passenger sits in a half-standing posture, wherein
part of the fourth grip portion is arranged outside the seat in the vehicle width direction.

8. The bus vehicle interior structure according to claim 7 , wherein
the third grip portion is arranged between the first grip portion and the seat as viewed in the vehicle width direction.

9. The bus vehicle interior structure according to claim 7 , wherein
a positioning portion against which part of a wheelchair is placed to be positioned is provided on a lower side of the seat with respect to the vehicle.

10. The bus handrail according to claim 1 , wherein the second grip portion includes a first end and an opposite second end, the first end of the second grip portion is coupled to the first grip portion, the third grip portion extends upwardly in the vehicle vertical direction from the second end of the second grip portion.

11. The bus handrail according to claim 3 , wherein the second grip portion includes a first end and an opposite second end, the first end of the second grip portion is coupled to the first grip portion, the third grip portion extends upwardly in the vehicle vertical direction from the second end of the second grip portion.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakai Fumiko

Classifications

• B60N3/02 Primary

  of hand grips or straps · CPC title

• B60N3/026

  characterised by the fixing means (B60N3/023 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B61D49/00

  Other details · CPC title

• B60N2002/247

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

• B60N2/242

  Bus seats · CPC title