JP2005058514A - Structure of slope for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure of a slope for a vehicle with which a passage from a road surface to the floor surface of the vehicle can be formed in a gently inclined shape without a step and bridging of the slope to the road surface or the handling of the storage of the slope to a storage part is facilitated. <P>SOLUTION: The structure of the slope for the vehicle is provided with a pull-out type slope 2 to be bridged from the lower part of the doorway of the vehicle to the road surface and a storage box part 3 disposed at the lower part of the doorway of the vehicle and for storing the slope 2. A part of the upper surface of the storage box part 3 becomes the floor surface of the vehicle having an inclined tiltable floor part 6, and when the slope 2 is bridged from the lower part of the storage box part 3 to the road surface 16, the tiltable floor part 6 is inclined and the passage continuous with the slope 2 is formed. Also, support parts (support roller part 12 and roller receiving part 15) are provided for pushing up and supporting the tiltable floor part 6 when the slope 2 is stored. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure of a vehicle slope used when getting on and off a vehicle with a wheelchair or the like.

  Vehicles such as route buses are equipped with a number of barrier-free equipment so that wheelchair users and assistants (caregivers) can board safely without being burdened. For example, in the case of a no-step bus or one-step bus, it has a part called `` slope '', and when it is used, a slope is bridged between the bus entrance and the road surface, so that the wheelchair user can smoothly and It is possible to get on and off safely.

JP 2002-209944 A (page 3-4, FIG. 1-3)

  In order to further reduce the burden on the wheelchair user, when the slope 31 is bridged to the road surface 34 or the sidewalk 35, the length (I) of the slope 31 is shortened, the step height (II) of the vehicle 32 is lowered, It is necessary to loosen the angle (III) of the slope 31 (see FIG. 5). Of these, the step height (II) is set to lower the height of the bottom surface 33 of the vehicle 32 (floor height above the floor) because lowering the height of the vehicle 32 may cause a deterioration in running performance. The step height (II) is naturally limited to a predetermined height or more. Therefore, it is necessary to loosen the slope of the slope 31 to reduce the burden on the wheelchair user, to bridge the slope 31 to the road surface 34, and to facilitate handling of the storage operation.

FIG. 6 schematically shows a conventional vehicle slope.
The structure of the detachable slope 36, which is a conventional vehicle slope, will be briefly described. The detachable slope 36 includes a slope 31 serving as a passage extending from the vehicle side to the road surface 34, and a storage portion 37 for storing the slope 31. Thus, a lid 38 is provided at the entrance / exit of the storage portion 37 through which the slope 31 is taken in and out, and is opened when the slope 31 is taken out and closed when not in use.

  The detachable slope 36 requires a storage portion 37 for storing the slope 31, and when the storage portion 37 is provided on the floor surface of the vehicle, the floor surface 39 of the vehicle is positioned higher than the road surface 34 ( The step height (II) in FIG. And since the slope 31 is a structure spanning from the floor surface 39 of a vehicle to the road surface 34, the inclination of the slope 31 will become large (refer Fig.6 (a)).

  In the detachable slope 36 having such a configuration, if the length of the slope 31 is increased, the slope of the slope 31 can be made gentle. However, when the length of the slope 31 is increased in order to make the angle of the slope 31 gentle, the storage performance of the slope 31, a certain amount of space is required during use, and the wheelchair user's inclination movement distance is May be longer. Moreover, since it is necessary to ensure that the slope 31 itself has a strength and width exceeding a predetermined level, if the slope 31 is lengthened, the weight of the slope 31 becomes large, and there is a possibility that handling at the time of installation of the slope 31 becomes inconvenient.

  Therefore, a configuration is conceivable in which the slope 31 is bridged from the position lower than the floor surface 39 of the vehicle, specifically, from the bottom surface 33 side of the storage portion 37 for storing the slope 31 to the road surface 34 (FIG. 6B). reference). However, in this case, a step is generated between the floor 39 of the vehicle and the upper end of the slope 31 on the vehicle side, and although the slope of the slope 31 itself becomes gentle, this step is used for getting on and off the vehicle on the wheelchair. It becomes a big obstacle.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and ensures a gentle slope without any step between the road surface and the floor of the vehicle, and facilitates the spanning of the slope to the road surface and the handling of storage operations. It aims at providing the structure of the slope for vehicles.

The structure of the vehicle slope according to claim 1 of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is as follows.
A drawer-type slope that extends from the lower part of the vehicle entrance / exit to the road surface, a box-type casing that is disposed below the vehicle entrance / exit and that can store the slope, and an upper surface of the box-type casing A part or all of the vehicle is a floor surface of the vehicle having a tiltable portion, and when the slope is bridged from the lower part of the box-shaped housing to the road surface, the tiltable portion is inclined and continues to the slope. In addition to forming a passage, the storage unit has a support member that pushes up and supports the retractable portion when storing the slope.

The structure of the vehicle slope according to claim 2 of the present invention for solving the above-described problem is as follows.
The structure of claim 1,
On the side of the box-type housing, a latching member for latching the slope when the slope is pulled out is provided near the entrance of the slope at the bottom of the box-type housing, and on the slope side, the latching corresponding to the above-mentioned latching member is provided. Since the member is provided at the end of the slope inside the vehicle, the slope is fixed when the slope is pulled out, and safety during use is ensured.
Furthermore, since the slope operator simply pulls the slope out of the box-type housing, the slope is hooked in the vicinity of the box-type housing entrance, so the slope handler does not have to worry about the amount of the slope drawn. , Focus on pedestrians and bicycles on public roads can be concentrated, and safety during work is improved.

The structure of the vehicle slope according to claim 3 of the present invention for solving the above-described problems is as follows.
The support member is provided near either the vehicle outer wall near the lower surface of the box-shaped casing retractable part or near the vehicle outer wall near the slope upper surface when the slope is stored in the box-shaped casing. An inclined surface inclined inward from the outer wall side, a roller receiving portion having a recess in a portion that is substantially parallel to the tiltable portion following the inclined surface, and an upper surface of the slope or a lower surface of the tiltable portion And a support roller portion provided at a position corresponding to the depression of the roller receiving portion when the slope is stored, and having a roller at the upper end of the protrusion. When retracted, the roller at the upper end of the protrusion rolls along the inclination of the roller receiving portion, pushes up the retractable portion, fits into the recess, and supports the retractable portion. The slope structure of the vehicle Since the gel allowed 倒部 while the surface roller rolls pushed becomes a smooth operation, the operability is improved, since the support roller unit enters the recess of the roller receiving portion, variable 倒部 is stabilized.

The structure of the vehicle slope according to claim 4 of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is as follows.
A sliding roller is provided at an end of the slope inside the vehicle to reduce sliding friction with the box-shaped casing when the slope is bridged to the road surface or stored in the box-shaped casing. The structure of the vehicle slope is characterized by the fact that a sliding roller is provided at the end of the slope inside the vehicle. Is reduced.

The structure of the vehicle slope according to the present invention has a support member that pushes up and supports the retractable portion of the box-shaped housing when the slope is stored in the box-shaped housing, and has an upper surface on the front end of the slope. And provided on the lower surface side of the retractable part. These support members have a structure in which the support member on the slope side pushes up the support member on the retractable part side and supports it firmly when storing the slope, and also slides smoothly when the slope is pulled out and inserted. It is a possible structure.
In addition, the support member is provided only on the upper surface side of the front end of the slope or only on the lower surface side of the retractable part, so that the retractable part can be supported when storing the slope and slidable when the slope is pulled out or pushed in. May be.
The drawer-type slope can be slid manually or electrically.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the slope is bridged from the bottom of the box-shaped housing to the road surface, the foldable portion of the upper surface of the box-shaped housing is inclined to form a passage continuous with the slope, and the vehicle is gently inclined The slope has a support member that pushes up the tilted tiltable part when the slope is stored, so that the burden on the slope user can be reduced, and the slope is a wheelchair, wheelchair user, In some cases, the slope itself will be heavy enough to withstand even if the caregiver gets on it, so it is necessary for the slope handling worker to have a support member that pushes up the tiltable part when the slope is stored. It is possible to reduce the handling burden of (generally a bus driver).

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the slope is pulled out, the end of the slope inside the vehicle is hooked in the vicinity of the slope entrance and exit, so that the slope handling worker is conscious of pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, etc. on public roads. You don't have to worry about the amount of pulling out the slope (if you pull out the slope too much, it will fall out of the box-type housing), and you can easily handle it and improve the safety when handling the slope. .

  According to claim 3 of the present invention, the support member corresponds to the inclined surface inclined from the outside to the inside of the vehicle, the roller receiving portion having a recess following the inclined surface, and the recess of the roller receiving portion when storing the slope. And a support roller part provided with a roller at the upper end, and when the slope is stored, the roller at the upper end rolls along the inclination and pushes up the retractable part, thereby forming a recess in the roller receiving part. The structure that supports the tiltable part in the above can reduce the resistance when pushing up the tiltable part on the upper surface of the box-shaped housing, can be handled easily, and the roller of the support roller part is a roller receiving part. Because the weight of the passenger who rides on the foldable portion of the upper surface of the box-shaped housing is received by the depression, the contact area between the roller and the depression increases, and the durability of the roller is improved.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the sliding roller is attached to the end portion of the slope inside the vehicle, when the slope is bridged to the road surface or stored in the storage box, it slides on the storage box. Dynamic friction can be reduced and handling of the slope can be facilitated.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a structure of a manual drawer-type slope as an example of an embodiment of a structure of a vehicle slope according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, only the body frame portion is illustrated on the body side so that the configuration can be easily understood.
2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a view corresponding to the cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1 when the slope is stored, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3.
The present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  A slope unit 1 that is a vehicle slope according to the present invention is configured as a single unit. For example, in the case of a large and medium-sized bus, the slope unit 1 is provided at the entrance / exit portion on the side of the vehicle, and the slope 2 is formed outward in the vehicle width direction. Is used. As shown in FIG. 1, the slope unit 1 is supported so as to be slidable outward in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle. The slope unit 1 is provided on the floor surface of the vehicle and the manually-drawn slope 2 that extends from the vehicle side to the road surface 16. The storage box part 3 (box-type housing) that can store the slope 2 when not in use is supported by a hinge 14 at the entrance and exit of the storage box part 3 into which the slope 2 is taken in and out. A covered lid 4 is provided.

  The slope 2 is formed of a lightweight metal such as aluminum, but has at least a load resistance capable of withstanding the weight of a wheelchair, a user who uses the wheelchair, and possibly a caregiver. Further, an anti-slip material such as rubber is affixed to the wheel 2 passing surface of the slope 2 so that the wheel tires do not slip. Further, the slope 2 has a width that allows the wheelchair to pass through, and anti-derailing walls 2 a having a predetermined height are provided at both end portions of the slope 2 so that the wheelchair does not derail from the slope 2. ing. The slope 2 has a drawer-type structure, and a rotatable roller 13 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) is provided on the inner surface of the slope 2 on the lower surface side of the slope 2. When putting in and out, even if the slope 2 itself is heavy, it can be easily installed and stored. Further, when the slope 2 is pulled out, a stopper 18 (hanging member) provided on the bottom surface side in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of the slope 2 of the storage box 3 is provided below the rear end of the slope 2 corresponding to the stopper 18. The hook 17 (a member to be hooked) is hooked and the slope 2 is fixed so as not to move to ensure safety during use. In addition, since the operator does not have to worry about the amount of the slope being pulled out during the slope pulling work, the attention to pedestrians and bicycles on public roads can be concentrated, and the safety during the work is also improved.

  The storage box portion 3 has a fixed floor portion 5 whose upper surface is substantially flush with the floor surface on the body 9 side, and when the slope 2 is used, the front end side is inclined downward so that the slope 2 extends from the slope 2 to the fixed floor portion 5. It has a collapsible floor 6 (collapseable part) that forms a gently sloping passage without a step. The end of the inclinable floor 6 on the vehicle interior side is rotatably supported by a fixed floor 5 by a hinge 7 so that the inclinable floor 6 can be tilted. In addition, when the slope 2 is not used, that is, in a normal case, the retractable floor portion 6 functions as a vehicle floor surface together with the fixed floor portion 5. In this embodiment, a part of the upper surface of the storage box part 3 has a tiltable structure, but the entire upper surface of the storage box part 3 has a tiltable structure so that the slope 2 can be connected to the floor of the vehicle. A gently sloping passage without a step may be formed.

  In other words, when the slope 2 is pulled out, the slope 2 is bridged from the bottom surface side of the storage box 3 to the road surface 16, so that the slope 2 is bridged from the position lower than the floor of the vehicle to the road surface 16. Can be relaxed. Further, since the structure is such that the slope 2 is bridged from a position lower than the floor surface of the vehicle, it is not necessary to increase the length of the slope 2. Furthermore, by tilting the inclinable floor 6 and arranging it so as to overlap the rear part of the slope 2 from above, the inclinable floor 6 is connected to the slope 2 and the step between the slope 2 and the vehicle floor is eliminated. Thus, it is possible to form a gently inclined surface having no step from the slope 2 to the fixed floor 5. Therefore, with the above structure, a gently sloping passage with no step from the road surface 16 to the vehicle floor surface is formed, and it is possible to easily enter the vehicle with a wheelchair. In addition, when the slope 2 is bridged over a sidewalk or the like that is one step higher than the roadway on the road surface 16, the path becomes a gentler slope.

  The body frame on the body 9 side is preliminarily formed with a frame-shaped body frame corresponding to the shape of the slope unit 1 at the portion where the slope unit 1 is arranged, and the inside of the frame-shaped body frame on the body 9 side. Further, the slope unit 1 is disposed so as to be fitted from above. Support frames 10 and 11 are fixed to the body frame on the body 9 side from below, and the slope unit 1 is supported and fixed by the support frames 10 and 11 on the lower surface side. In addition, a flange 8 that overlaps with the body frame on the body 9 side is provided in the storage box portion 3 at the periphery of the storage box portion 3 on the floor surface side (the upper surface side of the storage box portion 3). The flange 8 is brought into close contact with the body frame on the body 9 side through a sealing material to improve the sealing performance between the slope unit 1 and the body 9 side.

  The lid 4 opens when the slope 2 is used, closes when the slope 2 is not used, is locked, and has a structure that does not easily open during traveling. Further, a seal structure in which a soft elastic member or the like is adhered is provided inside the lid 4 so that sand, dust, water, etc. do not easily enter the inside of the storage box portion 3.

  The slope unit 1 has a support member that pushes up and supports the retractable floor portion 6 of the storage box portion 3 when the slope 2 is stored in the storage box portion 3, and the slope 2 is stored in the storage box portion 3. The support roller portions 12 provided at both end portions of the upper surface of the slope 2 on the vehicle outer wall side, and both end portions on the lower surface side of the retractable floor portion 6, and the support roller portions 12 when storing the slope. The roller receiver 15 provided at a position corresponding to the above constitutes a support member. The roller receiving portion 15 is formed with a recess for receiving the roller of the support roller portion 12, and the roller is fitted into the recess so that the roller is received by the surface (see FIG. 2B). When the slope 2 is stored, the support roller portion 12 is received so that the roller receiving portion 15 is stabilized, thereby reliably supporting the retractable floor portion 6. Further, these supporting members (supporting roller portion 12 and roller receiving portion 15) have sufficient load resistance to support the inclinable floor portion 6, and the vehicle floor is normally used (when the slope 2 is not used). It has the strength that can withstand the load of the passenger on the collapsible floor portion 6. The roller of the support roller portion 12 is rotatable, and when the slope 2 is pulled out, the roller rotates so that it can be smoothly pulled out from the recess of the roller receiving portion 15. Further, when the slope 2 is pushed in, the roller of the support roller unit 12 is moved to the roller receiving unit 15 by using an inclined surface formed on the vehicle outer wall side of the roller receiving unit 15 from the outer wall side to the inside. That is, it has a function of pushing up the collapsible floor 6 and restoring the collapsible floor 6 to its normal position (see the diagram within the dashed line in FIG. 3).

  That is, the supporting members (supporting roller portion 12 and roller receiving portion 15) are structured to securely fix the retractable floor portion 6 when the slope 2 is retracted, and smoothly slide to each other when the slope 2 is pulled out and pushed in. Thus, the tiltable floor portion 6 can be tilted, or the tiltable floor portion 6 can be pushed up and returned to the position before tilting. In this embodiment, the sliding function is realized by using a rotating roller, but a sliding structure or the like may be used instead of the roller. Moreover, the fixing member which fixes the slope 2 inside a storage box part reliably may be provided, and the support of the inclinable floor part 6 by a support member is good.

  As described above, in the above embodiment, the present invention has been described on the assumption that the present invention is used for a large / medium bus such as a route bus. However, the present invention is not limited to a large / medium bus. It can also be applied to small buses and passenger cars. Further, the structure of the vehicle slope according to the present invention can be applied not only to a manual drawer-type slope but also to an electric drawer-type slope.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a manual drawer-type slope as an example of embodiment of the structure of the slope for vehicles which concerns on this invention. It is AA arrow sectional drawing of the manual drawer-type slope shown in FIG. It is a figure applicable to the AA arrow cross section of the manual drawer-type slope of FIG. 1 at the time of slope storage. It is a BB arrow directional cross-sectional view of the manual drawer-type slope shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining regulation of the length of a slope, height, and an angle. It is the schematic of the conventional slope for vehicles.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slope unit 2 Slope 2a Derailment prevention wall 3 Storage box part 4 Cover 5 Fixed floor part 6 Retractable floor part 7 Hinge 8 Flange 9 Body 12 Support roller part 13 Roller 14 Hinge 15 Roller receiving part 16 Road surface 17 Hook 18 Stopper

Claims (4)

  A drawer-type slope that extends from the lower part of the vehicle entrance / exit to the road surface, a box-type casing that is disposed below the vehicle entrance / exit and that can store the slope, and an upper surface of the box-type casing A part or all of the vehicle is a floor surface of the vehicle having a tiltable portion, and when the slope is bridged from the lower part of the box-shaped housing to the road surface, the tiltable portion is inclined and continues to the slope. A slope structure for a vehicle, comprising a support member that forms a passage and pushes up and supports the retractable portion when storing the slope. In the structure of the vehicle slope according to claim 1,
A hooking member for hooking the slope when the slope is pulled out is disposed in the vicinity of the slope entrance at the bottom of the box-shaped housing, and a hooked member is provided at an end of the slope inside the vehicle. The structure of the slope for vehicles characterized by being made. In the structure of the vehicle slope according to claim 1,
The support member is provided near either the vehicle outer wall near the lower surface of the box-shaped casing retractable part or near the vehicle outer wall near the slope upper surface when the slope is stored in the box-shaped casing. An inclined surface inclined inward from the outer wall, a roller receiving portion having a recess in a portion substantially parallel to the tiltable portion following the inclined surface, and an upper surface of the slope or a lower surface of the tiltable portion The other side of the vehicle outer wall is provided with a support roller part that protrudes at a position corresponding to the depression of the roller receiving part when the slope is stored, and has a roller at the upper end of the protrusion. The roller at the upper end of the protrusion rolls along the inclination of the roller receiving portion, pushes up the retractable portion, fits into the recess, and supports the retractable portion. Vehicle slope structure. In the structure of the vehicle slope according to claim 1,
A sliding roller is provided at the end of the slope inside the vehicle to reduce sliding friction with the box-shaped casing when the slope is bridged to the road surface or stored in the box-shaped casing. A vehicle slope structure characterized by that.

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