JP2001080419A - Device for getting on and off slope for bus or the like - Google Patents

Device for getting on and off slope for bus or the like

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JP2001080419A
JP2001080419A JP30004799A JP30004799A JP2001080419A JP 2001080419 A JP2001080419 A JP 2001080419A JP 30004799 A JP30004799 A JP 30004799A JP 30004799 A JP30004799 A JP 30004799A JP 2001080419 A JP2001080419 A JP 2001080419A
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slope plate
slope
plate
vehicle
storage room
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Jirou Sueashi
次郎 末葭
Futoshi Kumiya
太 組谷
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure the durability of a rolling roller and reduce a maintenance cost by engaging with an engaging projection provided on a slope plate at the use time and providing a stopper for fixing the slope plate to both storing direction and pulling out direction near the outside opening end of a storing chamber. SOLUTION: When a slope plate 14 is bridged slantly at the use position, as an engaging projection 60 is engaged with the erected groove top 64 of the engaging groove 62 of a stopper 40, during the use of the slope plate 14, the slope plate 14 does not produce the unexpected displacement on the outside of a vehicle or vehicle side and has a merrit with a high safety. Further, as the vehicular member contacted by a support member 52 and a ridgeedge portion 54 contacted to the bottom plate 18 of the storing chamber 12 are formed as a curved surface, for example one part of a cylinder surface, even if the height position of the road surface of a getting on/off place on which the slope plate 14 is bridged is changed by a place and the slant angle of the slope plate 14 is somewhat changed, there is some merrit to be coped with easily and safely.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、バス特に超低床バ
ス等において、車椅子使用者の乗降に便利なスロープ乗
降装置に関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slope getting-on / off device convenient for a wheelchair user getting on and off a bus, particularly an ultra-low floor bus.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来から、車椅子使用者の乗降を安全か
つ容易にするため、スロープ乗降装置を設けた超低床バ
スが、既に実用新案登録公報第2582601号に提唱
されている。(以下この公報所載の装置を、既提案のス
ロープ乗降装置という。)
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an ultra-low-floor bus provided with a slope getting on / off device has been already proposed in Utility Model Registration No. 2582601 in order to allow a wheelchair user to get on and off safely and easily. (Hereinafter, the device described in this publication is referred to as a previously proposed slope getting on / off device.)

【0003】上記既提案のスロープ乗降装置では、スロ
ープ板を乗降口床部分の下側に設けた格納室から車体外
方に引出して路面との間に斜めにかけ渡し、車椅子使用
者が乗降する際に、スロープ板の車体側の端部が転動ロ
ーラを介して上記格納室の外側開口端部に支持される構
造となっているため、転動ローラが車椅子、その使用
者、さらに場合によっては車椅子を押す介護者等の荷重
の相当部分を担持することとなるため、早期に破損し易
く、メンテナンスコストが高くなる不具合がある。ま
た、既提案のスロープ乗降装置では、スロープ板を格納
室から引出して路面にかけ渡す際に、スロープ板の車体
外方への変位を禁止するストッパ手段は設けられている
が、スロープ板が格納室側に変位することを禁止する手
段は設けられていないため、乗車に際して車椅子を押し
た場合、路面の状況や、乗車時に車椅子を介してスロー
プ板に作用する車体側に向う力が大きい場合等では、ス
ロープ板が車体側に不測の変位を生起する可能性があ
り、安全上好ましくない。さらに、上記既提案のスロー
プ乗降装置では、その明細書添付図面の図3及び図4に
示されているように、格納室とスロープ板との間に、数
対のローラ34,44が設けられ、また格納室の車体外
側開口端付近には、一対のサブフレーム4が設けられる
ので、構造極めて複雑で、製造コストが著しく高くなる
不具合がある。
[0003] In the above proposed slope getting on and off device, the slope plate is pulled out of the storage room provided below the floor portion of the getting on and off entrance to the outside of the vehicle body and obliquely crosses the road surface, so that the wheelchair user gets on and off. In addition, since the end of the slope plate on the vehicle body side is supported by the outer opening end of the storage chamber via the rolling roller, the rolling roller is a wheelchair, its user, and in some cases, Since a considerable part of the load of a caregiver or the like pushing a wheelchair is to be carried, there is a problem that it is easily damaged at an early stage and maintenance cost is increased. Further, in the proposed slope getting-on / off device, when the slope plate is pulled out of the storage room and crossed over the road surface, stopper means for inhibiting displacement of the slope plate to the outside of the vehicle body is provided. There is no means to prohibit displacement to the side, so when pushing a wheelchair when riding, when the road surface condition, when the force toward the vehicle body acting on the slope plate via the wheelchair through the wheelchair when riding is large, etc. However, there is a possibility that the slope plate may cause unexpected displacement on the vehicle body side, which is not preferable for safety. Further, in the above-described proposed slope getting on / off device, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings, several pairs of rollers 34 and 44 are provided between the storage room and the slope plate. Further, since a pair of sub-frames 4 are provided near the outer opening end of the vehicle body in the storage room, the structure is extremely complicated, and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost is significantly increased.

【0004】[0004]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】本発明は、上記既提案
のスロープ乗降装置における種々の不具合を改善して、
スロープ板を格納室内に収納すると共に格納室から使用
位置に引出す際に、同スロープ板の軽快な移動を確保す
るために設けられている転動ローラには、スロープ板の
使用時において車椅子及びその使用者、さらに場合によ
っては介護者の荷重が実質的に作用しない構成とするこ
とによって、転動ローラの耐久性を確保してメンテナン
スコストを低減すると共に、スロープ板の使用時に、車
両外方及び内方への変位を共に禁止して車椅子乗降時の
安全性を向上し、さらに転動ローラの所要個数が少な
く、サブフレーム等を必要としない極めて簡単な構造で
軽量かつ安価であり、しかも作動確実なこの種スロープ
乗降装置を提供することを目的とするものである。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve various problems in the above-described proposed slope getting on and off device,
Rolling rollers provided to ensure smooth movement of the slope plate when the slope plate is stored in the storage room and pulled out of the storage room to the use position include a wheelchair and a wheelchair when the slope plate is used. By adopting a configuration in which the load of the user and, in some cases, the caregiver does not substantially act, the durability of the rolling rollers is ensured and the maintenance cost is reduced. Both inward displacement is prohibited to improve safety when getting in and out of a wheelchair.Furthermore, the required number of rolling rollers is small, lightweight and inexpensive with an extremely simple structure that does not require a subframe, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a reliable climbing / falling device of this kind.

【0005】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するた
め、本発明は、バス等車両の乗降口の床部分下側に設け
られた格納室と、不使用時は上記格納室内に収納され使
用時には格納室から転動ローラを介し車両外方に引出さ
れ同格納室の外側開口端と路面との間に斜めにかけ渡さ
れるスロープ板とを備え、同スロープ板の使用時におけ
る車両側の端部下側に上記格納室の外側開口端の底板に
当接して上記転動ローラに負荷を分担させることなく荷
重を担持する支持部材を設けると共に、上記格納室の外
側開口端近傍に、使用時スロープ板に設けた係合突起と
係合して同スロープ板を上記収納方向及び引出方向の双
方に関し固定するストッパを具備したことを特徴とする
バス等のスロープ乗降装置を提案するものである。本発
明において、上記スロープ板の端部下側に設けられる支
持部材の格納室底板に当接する部分の断面形状が曲面に
より形成されていることが好ましい。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a storage room provided below a floor portion of an entrance of a vehicle such as a bus, and a storage room provided in the storage room when not in use. A slope plate that is sometimes drawn out of the storage room via rolling rollers and is obliquely bridged between the outer opening end of the storage room and the road surface, and a lower portion of the slope side of the vehicle when the slope plate is used. A supporting member that bears a load without contacting the bottom plate of the outer opening end of the storage chamber and bears the load on the rolling rollers, and a slope plate for use near the outer opening end of the storage chamber. And a stopper which engages with the engaging projection provided on the slope plate and fixes the slope plate in both the storage direction and the pull-out direction. In the present invention, it is preferable that a cross-sectional shape of a portion of the support member provided below the end of the slope plate that comes into contact with the storage chamber bottom plate is formed by a curved surface.

【0006】[0006]

【発明の実施の形態】以下本発明の好ましい実施形態
を、図1ないし図11を参照して説明する。先ず、図1
及び図2は超低床バスの所望の乗降口に設けられたスロ
ープ乗降装置10の使用状態における概略平面図及び側
面図を示す。スロープ乗降装置10は、所望のバス乗降
口(図示せず。但し以下の説明では、車体側方に設けら
れた乗降口と仮定する。)の床部分の下側に設けられた
平面形状が長方形をなす薄い箱形の格納室12と、不使
用時に上記格納室12内に収納され、使用時には、図示
のように車両外方に引出されて、格納室12の車両外側
の開口端に一端縁部を支持され、かつ他端を乗降場の路
面に支持されて斜めにかけ渡されるスロープ板14とか
ら構成されている。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, FIG.
2 and FIG. 2 show a schematic plan view and a side view in a use state of a slope getting-on / off device 10 provided at a desired entrance of a very low floor bus. The slope entrance / exit device 10 has a rectangular plan shape provided below a floor portion of a desired bus entrance / exit (not shown; however, it is assumed in the following description that the entrance / exit is provided on the side of the vehicle body). And a thin box-shaped storage chamber 12 which is housed in the storage chamber 12 when not in use and is drawn out of the vehicle as shown in the drawing when in use, and one end edge is formed at an open end of the storage chamber 12 outside the vehicle. And a slope plate 14 which is supported obliquely with the other end supported on the road surface of the landing.

【0007】上記格納室12は、その底面に必要な補強
材16(図2にその一部のみが示されている)をスポッ
ト溶接等により固着した長方形の底板18と、底板18
の車両内方の側縁及び車両前後方向に配設された側壁2
0と、底板18の一部又は全部を上下方向の間隔を存し
覆うように上記側壁20上端に固着され乗降口付近の床
面を形成する頂板22とから構成されている。上記頂板
22の車両外側の端部近傍には、複数のヒンジ24によ
って揺動自在に支持された可動頂板26が設けられてい
る。
The storage chamber 12 has a rectangular bottom plate 18 to which necessary reinforcing members 16 (only a part of which is shown in FIG. 2) are fixed by spot welding or the like.
Side wall 2 disposed in the vehicle inner side edge and the vehicle front-rear direction
The top plate 22 is fixed to the upper end of the side wall 20 so as to cover a part or the entirety of the bottom plate 18 with a vertical interval, and forms a floor near the entrance. A movable top plate 26 that is swingably supported by a plurality of hinges 24 is provided near an end of the top plate 22 outside the vehicle.

【0008】上記格納室12の内部には、車両前後方向
の側壁20に沿い一対のレール28が配設され、各レー
ル28の上側面は、後述する転動ローラ30の転動面を
形成する。また、格納室12の車両内方の側壁20に沿
い、スロープ板14の収納時にその車両内方の端縁に当
接する好ましくはラバークッション32を備えた受け部
材34が設けられている。さらに、格納室12の車両外
側の開口端には、ヒンジ36によって短冊形をなす開閉
自在の蓋板38が枢着され、また上記開口端近傍の側壁
20に隣接して後に詳述する一対のストッパ40が配設
されている。
A pair of rails 28 are arranged inside the storage chamber 12 along the side wall 20 in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the upper side surface of each rail 28 forms a rolling surface of a rolling roller 30 described later. . Further, along the side wall 20 inside the vehicle of the storage room 12, a receiving member 34 having a rubber cushion 32, which is preferably in contact with the edge inside the vehicle when the slope plate 14 is stored, is provided. Further, an openable and closable cover plate 38 having a rectangular shape is hinged to an opening end of the storage room 12 on the vehicle outside side by a hinge 36. A stopper 40 is provided.

【0009】格納室12の車両外側の開口端近傍におけ
る前後方向中央部分に、スロープ板14を格納室12内
に収納した状態で保持し、又は同スロープ板14の車両
外方への引出しを許容する錠装置42が設けられてい
る。一方、全体として長方形の平面形状をなす上記スロ
ープ板14には、底板44と同底面の下側にスポット溶
接等により固着された複数の補強材46が設けられてい
る。(図2及び図3にのみ図示され、他の図面では過度
の混雑を避けるため図示を省略されている。)また底板
44の車両前後方向の側縁には、上方に折曲げられたの
ちさらに水平方向に折曲げて形成されたフランジ48が
形成され、同フランジ48の下面は上記一対のストッパ
40の上方部分に回転自在に支持された転動ローラ50
と協働するレールを形成する。さらに、底板44の車両
内方の端縁の下面に断面形状がΛ状をなす樋状の支持部
材52がスポット溶接等によって固着され、同支持部材
52は、図1に良く示されているように、上記錠装置4
2に対向する車両前後方向における中間部分では切欠さ
れている。また、上記支持部材52下端の稜縁部分54
は曲面、例えば円筒面の一部を形成するように成形され
ている。
A slope plate 14 is held in the storage room 12 at the central portion in the front-rear direction near the opening end of the storage room 12 outside the vehicle, or the slope plate 14 is allowed to be drawn out of the vehicle. A locking device 42 is provided. On the other hand, the slope plate 14 having a rectangular planar shape as a whole is provided with a plurality of reinforcing members 46 fixed by spot welding or the like below the bottom surface of the bottom plate 44. (It is shown only in FIGS. 2 and 3 and is not shown in other drawings to avoid excessive congestion.) In addition, a side edge of the bottom plate 44 in the vehicle longitudinal direction is further bent after being bent upward. A flange 48 formed by being bent in the horizontal direction is formed, and a lower surface of the flange 48 is rotatably supported by upper portions of the pair of stoppers 40 so as to be rotatable.
Form rails that cooperate with. Further, a gutter-shaped support member 52 having a 断面 -shaped cross section is fixed to the lower surface of the inner edge of the bottom plate 44 in the vehicle by spot welding or the like, and the support member 52 is well shown in FIG. And the lock device 4
2 is notched at an intermediate portion in the vehicle front-rear direction opposite to 2. Also, a ridge portion 54 at the lower end of the support member 52
Is formed to form a curved surface, for example, a part of a cylindrical surface.

【0010】スロープ板14の車両内方の端縁の左右両
端部には、図8に良く示されているように、上記転動ロ
ーラ30を回転自在に支持するプレス成形された取付金
具56がボルト、リベット等により固着され、同取付金
具56の下向きに突設された垂下フランジ部58に車両
前後方向に延在するピンからなる係合突起60が溶接等
により固着されている。一方、上記ストッパ40には、
上記係合突起60が自在に挿脱される係合溝62が設け
られ、係合突起60が係合溝62の上方に延びた溝頂部
64に係合しているときは、スロープ板14は車両の内
方及び外方の何れの方向にも変位することができない。
At both left and right ends of the inner edge of the slope plate 14 on the vehicle, as shown in FIG. 8, press-fitted mounting brackets 56 for rotatably supporting the rolling rollers 30 are provided. An engaging projection 60 composed of a pin extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is fixed to a hanging flange portion 58 protruding downward from the mounting bracket 56 by welding or the like. On the other hand, the stopper 40 has
An engaging groove 62 into which the engaging protrusion 60 is freely inserted and removed is provided. When the engaging protrusion 60 is engaged with a groove top 64 extending above the engaging groove 62, the slope plate 14 The vehicle cannot be displaced in any direction inside or outside the vehicle.

【0011】上記錠装置42の構造を、図4及び図5を
参照して説明する。錠装置42は、格納室12の底板1
8に車幅方向に間隔を存し配設された軸受部材66と、
同軸受部材66によって自身の軸線の回りに自在に回転
し得るように支持された脚部68と同脚部68の車両外
方の端部に直角方向に屈曲して設けられた把手部70と
からなる丸棒製のL字部材72と、上記軸受部材66間
における脚部68に固着されたロックプレート74と、
脚部68の車両内方に突出した部分に外嵌されL字状部
材72を常時車両内方に向って弾性的に付勢するスプリ
ング76とから構成されている。上記ロックプレート7
4は、図1に示されているように、スロープ板14の底
板44の車両外方の端縁部分に設けられた錠孔80内に
上記脚部68の回転により進入することができ、また図
4に良く示されているように、上記錠孔80の車両内方
の側縁部に隣接する底板44が挿脱されるスリット82
が設けられている。
The structure of the lock device 42 will be described with reference to FIGS. The lock device 42 is provided on the bottom plate 1 of the storage room 12.
8, a bearing member 66 disposed at intervals in the vehicle width direction;
A leg 68 supported by the bearing member 66 so as to be freely rotatable around its own axis, and a handle 70 bent at a right angle to an end of the leg 68 on the outside of the vehicle. An L-shaped member 72 made of a round bar, and a lock plate 74 fixed to the leg 68 between the bearing members 66;
The L-shaped member 72 is elastically urged toward the inside of the vehicle at all times. The lock plate 7
As shown in FIG. 1, the leg 4 can enter into a lock hole 80 provided at an outer edge portion of the bottom plate 44 of the slope plate 14 on the outside of the vehicle by rotation of the leg 68, and As shown in FIG. 4, the slit 82 into which the bottom plate 44 adjacent to the inner side edge of the lock hole 80 is inserted and removed.
Is provided.

【0012】なお、上記可動頂板26の車両前後方向の
両端縁付近下側に固着されたブラケット84に夫々転動
ローラ86が回転自在に装着され、またスロープ板14
の車両外方付近でかつ車両前後方向両端縁付近に、上記
転動ローラ86が転動する短いレール88が設けられて
いる。また、スロープ板14の車両外方の端縁近傍に、
同スロープ板14を車幅方向に移動させて引出し又は収
納するときに車両乗員が手をかけるクランク状の操作把
手90が回転自在に装着されている。さらに、前記蓋板
38には、格納室12の車両外方の開口端を閉じたとき
頂板22の端部下側面に弾性的に当接して一時的に係止
する摩擦当接部材92及びスロープ板14の不使用時に
蓋板38を確実に車体側部材、例えば格納室12に固定
するための通常のラッチ94が、図11に良く示されて
いるように、同蓋板38の車両前後方向の両端部分に設
けられている。
Rolling rollers 86 are rotatably mounted on brackets 84 fixed below the movable top plate 26 near both ends in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
A short rail 88 on which the rolling roller 86 rolls is provided near the outside of the vehicle and near both ends in the vehicle front-rear direction. In addition, near the edge of the slope plate 14 outside the vehicle,
When the slope plate 14 is moved in the vehicle width direction to be pulled out or stored, a crank-shaped operating handle 90 for a vehicle occupant to hand is mounted rotatably. Further, the lid plate 38 is provided with a friction contact member 92 and a slope plate which elastically contact and temporarily lock the lower end of the end of the top plate 22 when the open end of the storage chamber 12 outside the vehicle is closed. A normal latch 94 for securely fixing the cover plate 38 to the vehicle body side member, for example, the storage compartment 12 when the cover plate 14 is not used, as shown in FIG. It is provided at both ends.

【0013】超低床バスの走行時等、スロープ板14の
不使用時は、同スロープ板14の車両内側端部に設けら
れた転動ローラ30が格納室12のレール28の車両内
側端部に乗架すると共に、スロープ板14の車両前後方
向の端縁に沿って設けられたフランジ又はレール48の
下面にストッパ40上の転動ローラ50が接して同スロ
ープ板14の車両外側端を支持することによって、格納
室12内に略水平の姿勢で収納されている。このとき、
錠装置42のL字状部材72は、その把手部70が図4
に実線で示すように直立位置に回動しており、脚部68
に固着されたロックプレート74は、スロープ板14の
錠孔80内で起立して、そのスリット82がスプリング
76のばね力によって錠孔80の内方周縁を形成する底
板44に係合している。一方、スロープ板14の車両内
方の端縁は、格納室12内に設けた受け部材34のラバ
ークッション32に当接している。さらに、格納室12
の車両外側端の開口は蓋板38により閉止され、ラッチ
94により係止されている。
When the slope plate 14 is not used, such as when traveling on an ultra-low floor bus, the rolling roller 30 provided at the vehicle inner end of the slope plate 14 is mounted on the vehicle inner end of the rail 28 of the storage room 12. And the rolling roller 50 on the stopper 40 contacts the lower surface of a flange or rail 48 provided along the edge of the slope plate 14 in the vehicle longitudinal direction to support the vehicle outer end of the slope plate 14. By doing so, it is stored in the storage room 12 in a substantially horizontal posture. At this time,
The L-shaped member 72 of the lock device 42 has a handle 70 as shown in FIG.
Is rotated to the upright position as shown by the solid line in FIG.
The lock plate 74 fixed to the lock plate stands up in the lock hole 80 of the slope plate 14, and the slit 82 is engaged with the bottom plate 44 forming the inner peripheral edge of the lock hole 80 by the spring force of the spring 76. . On the other hand, the inner edge of the slope plate 14 is in contact with the rubber cushion 32 of the receiving member 34 provided in the storage room 12. Further, the storage room 12
The opening at the outside end of the vehicle is closed by a cover plate 38 and locked by a latch 94.

【0014】従って超低床バスの走行中、スロープ板1
4は確実に格納室12内に収容され、走行中の車両の動
揺や加減速等によって不快な異音を発生することがな
い。さて、車両を停止させてスロープ板14を使用位置
に引出し、車椅子使用者及びその介護者等が乗降する場
合、先ず、乗員によって格納室12の開口端の蓋板38
が図5ないし図11に示されているように開かれる。次
に、L字状部材72の把手部70を、図4に一点鎖線で
示されているように、車両外方に牽引すると、スプリン
グ66が圧縮されてロックプレート74が図中右方に移
動し、錠孔80の周縁の底板44がスリット82から離
脱するので、把手部70を略90度回動させることによ
り、ロックプレート74が回動して錠孔80から脱出す
る。そこで、スロープ板14の操作把手90を握って車
両外側に向い水平方向に牽引する。
Therefore, during the operation of the ultra-low floor bus, the slope plate 1
4 is reliably accommodated in the storage room 12, and does not generate unpleasant noise due to shaking or acceleration / deceleration of the running vehicle. When the vehicle is stopped and the slope plate 14 is pulled out to the use position, and the wheelchair user and his / her caregiver get on and off, first, the occupant first puts the lid plate 38 on the open end of the storage room 12.
Are opened as shown in FIGS. Next, when the handle portion 70 of the L-shaped member 72 is pulled out of the vehicle as shown by a dashed line in FIG. 4, the spring 66 is compressed and the lock plate 74 moves rightward in the figure. Then, since the bottom plate 44 at the peripheral edge of the lock hole 80 is detached from the slit 82, the lock plate 74 is rotated and escapes from the lock hole 80 by rotating the handle 70 approximately 90 degrees. Then, the user grips the operation handle 90 of the slope plate 14 and pulls the same in the horizontal direction toward the outside of the vehicle.

【0015】スロープ板14の引出し初期は、図5に示
されているように、可動頂板26の下側に配設された転
動ローラ86がレール88に当接しているため、同可動
頂板26は格納室12の頂板22と実質的に同一平面上
に位置している。さらに、スロープ板14が引出されて
その車両内側端縁が格納室12の外側開口端付近まで変
位すると、図6に示されているように、可動頂板26が
回動してその外方自由端縁がスロープ板14の底板44
に接する。図8は、スロープ板14が図6の引出し位置
に到る直前の位置におけるスロープ板14と格納室12
との車両前後端部付近の相対的関係を示し、このとき転
動ローラ30はレール28に乗り、取付金具56の垂下
フランジ部58に固着された係合突起60はストッパ4
0から離隔している。さらに、スロープ板14が図6の
引出し位置まで引出されると、図9に示されているよう
に、係合突起60がストッパ40の係合溝62内に進入
する。
In the initial stage of pulling out the slope plate 14, as shown in FIG. 5, the rolling roller 86 disposed below the movable top plate 26 is in contact with the rail 88. Are located on substantially the same plane as the top plate 22 of the storage room 12. Further, when the slope plate 14 is pulled out and the inner edge of the vehicle is displaced to the vicinity of the outer opening end of the storage room 12, the movable top plate 26 is rotated to its outer free end as shown in FIG. The edge is the bottom plate 44 of the slope plate 14
Touch FIG. 8 shows the slope plate 14 and the storage room 12 at a position immediately before the slope plate 14 reaches the drawing position in FIG.
In this case, the rolling roller 30 rides on the rail 28 and the engaging projection 60 fixed to the hanging flange 58 of the mounting bracket 56
0 away. Further, when the slope plate 14 is pulled out to the pull-out position in FIG. 6, the engagement protrusion 60 enters into the engagement groove 62 of the stopper 40 as shown in FIG.

【0016】図9の位置がスロープ板14の実質的に最
大引出し位置であり、この位置で操作把手90を路面側
に降すと、スロープ板14はその車両外側端が乗降場所
の路面Gに接し、図2に良く示されているように、車椅
子、その使用者、場合により介護者が乗降する傾斜路が
形成される。このとき、図10に示されているように、
スロープ板14は車両側の端部を支持部材52を介し格
納室12の底板18に支持され、スロープ板14を収納
し引出す際に作動する転動ローラ30及び50には車椅
子等の荷重が作用しないので、転動ローラ30及び50
の耐久性を向上しメンテナンスコストを低減し得る利点
があり、また前記既提案のスロープ乗降装置に較べて転
動ローラの個数自体が著しく少なくて足り、さらに、サ
ブフレームを有しないので、構造簡単、従って安価に製
造し得る利点がある。
The position shown in FIG. 9 is substantially the maximum withdrawal position of the slope plate 14, and when the operation handle 90 is lowered to the road surface side at this position, the slope plate 14 is moved so that the outer end of the vehicle is on the road surface G at the getting on / off place. As shown in FIG. 2, a ramp is formed on which the wheelchair, its user, and possibly a caregiver get on and off. At this time, as shown in FIG.
The slope plate 14 has an end on the vehicle side supported by the bottom plate 18 of the storage room 12 via a support member 52, and a load such as a wheelchair acts on the rolling rollers 30 and 50 that operate when the slope plate 14 is stored and pulled out. The rolling rollers 30 and 50
Has the advantage of improving the durability and reducing the maintenance cost. Further, the number of rolling rollers itself is significantly smaller than that of the previously proposed slope elevating device, and the structure is simple because there is no sub-frame. Therefore, there is an advantage that it can be manufactured at low cost.

【0017】また、図10に示されているように、スロ
ープ板14が使用位置において斜めにかけ渡されたと
き、係合突起60がストッパ40の係合溝62の立上っ
た溝頂部64に係合しているので、スロープ板14の使
用中に、同スロープ板14が車両の外方又は車両側に不
測の変位を生じることがなく、安全性が高い利点があ
る。さらに、上記支持部材52が当接する車両側部材、
図示の場合格納室12の底板18に接する稜縁部分54
が曲面、例えば円筒面の一部として形成されているの
で、スロープ板14がかけ渡される乗降場の路面Gの高
さ位置が場所により変り、スロープ板14の傾斜角が若
干変化しても、容易かつ安全に対応し得る利点がある。
なお、図7は、図2及び図10に示したスロープ板14
の使用位置に対応する関係位置を示し、そのとき可動頂
板26は、スロープ板14の底板44の略延長面に位置
するので、車椅子等の乗降に当り段差の少ない安全な通
路を形成することとなる。なお、スロープ板14の使用
後は、上記と全く逆の手順で格納室12内に収納して錠
装置42により固定し、蓋板38を閉じれば良い。
As shown in FIG. 10, when the slope plate 14 is obliquely extended in the use position, the engaging projections 60 are formed on the tops 64 of the engaging grooves 62 of the stopper 40. Since the slope plate 14 is engaged, the slope plate 14 does not cause an unexpected displacement to the outside of the vehicle or the vehicle side during use of the slope plate 14, thereby providing an advantage of high safety. Further, a vehicle-side member with which the support member 52 contacts,
In the case shown, a ridge portion 54 in contact with the bottom plate 18 of the storage room 12 is shown.
Is formed as a part of a curved surface, for example, a cylindrical surface, so that the height position of the road surface G of the platform on which the slope plate 14 is passed varies depending on the location, and even if the inclination angle of the slope plate 14 slightly changes, There is an advantage that it can be handled easily and safely.
FIG. 7 shows the slope plate 14 shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
The movable top plate 26 is located on a substantially extended surface of the bottom plate 44 of the slope plate 14 at that time, so that a safe passage with a small step is formed when the vehicle gets in and out of a wheelchair or the like. Become. After the slope plate 14 is used, the slope plate 14 is stored in the storage chamber 12 in the completely opposite procedure, fixed by the lock device 42, and the lid plate 38 is closed.

【0018】なお、本発明は上記実施形態に限定される
ものではなく、特許請求の範囲内で適宜の修正、変更を
加え実施することができ、また本発明は超低床バス以外
の車椅子乗降可能なバン型車両等に広く適用することが
できる。
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be carried out with appropriate modifications and changes within the scope of the claims. It can be widely applied to possible van type vehicles and the like.

【0019】[0019]

【発明の効果】叙上のように、本発明に係るバス等のス
ロープ乗降装置は、バス等車両の乗降口の床部分下側に
設けられた格納室と、不使用時は上記格納室内に収納さ
れ使用時には格納室から転動ローラを介し車両外方に引
出され同格納室の外側開口端と路面との間に斜めにかけ
渡されるスロープ板とを備え、同スロープ板の使用時に
おける車両側の端部下側に上記格納室の外側開口端の底
板に当接して上記転動ローラに負荷を分担させることな
く荷重を担持する支持部材を設けると共に、上記格納室
の外側開口端近傍に、使用時スロープ板に設けた係合突
起と係合して同スロープ板を上記収納方向及び引出方向
の双方に関し固定するストッパを具備したことを特徴と
し、転動ローラの耐久性を確保してメンテナンスコスト
を低減すると共に、スロープ板の使用時における車両外
方及び内方への変位共に禁止して車椅子乗降時の安全性
を向上し得る利点があり、さらに構造簡単で製作コスト
が安くかつ軽量な利点がある。また、本発明において、
上記スロープ板の端部下側に設けられる支持部材の格納
室底板に当接する部分の断面形状が曲面により形成され
たことにより、スロープ板をかけ渡す路面の高さの変化
に容易かつ的確に適応して車椅子等の安全な乗降を確保
し得る利点がある。
As described above, the slope getting on / off device for a bus or the like according to the present invention is provided in a storage room provided below a floor portion of an entrance of a vehicle such as a bus, and in a storage room when not in use. A slope plate that is retracted and pulled out of the storage room through rolling rollers during use and that is obliquely bridged between the outer opening end of the storage room and a road surface when the slope plate is used; A support member is provided below the end of the storage chamber for supporting the load without contacting the bottom plate of the outer open end of the storage chamber and sharing the load with the rolling roller, and used near the outer open end of the storage chamber. A stopper that engages with an engagement projection provided on the slope plate to fix the slope plate in both the storage direction and the pull-out direction, and that the maintenance cost is maintained by ensuring the durability of the rolling roller. Along with reducing Prohibits the outside of the vehicle and the displacement both inwards during use of the slope plate has advantages capable of improving safety during wheelchair passenger, there is a further simple structure and manufacturing cost is inexpensive and lightweight advantages. In the present invention,
Since the cross-sectional shape of the portion of the support member provided below the end of the slope plate that abuts the storage room bottom plate is formed by a curved surface, it can easily and accurately adapt to changes in the height of the road surface over which the slope plate is passed. Therefore, there is an advantage that safe getting on and off of a wheelchair or the like can be secured.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明に係るスロープ乗降装置の好ましい実施
形態を、スロープ板14を引出した使用状態で示した概
略平面図である。
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a preferred embodiment of a slope getting on / off device according to the present invention in a use state in which a slope plate 14 is pulled out.

【図2】図1に示したスロープ乗降装置の概略側面図で
ある。
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the slope getting on / off device shown in FIG.

【図3】図1におけるスロープ板14を抽出して示した
側面図である。
FIG. 3 is a side view showing a slope plate 14 extracted from FIG. 1;

【図4】図1に示したスロープ乗降装置の不使用状態に
おける車両前後方向中央部分でかつ車両外方端付近の部
分的拡大断面図である。
FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a central portion in the vehicle front-rear direction and a vicinity of an outer end of the vehicle in a non-use state of the slope getting-on / off device shown in FIG. 1;

【図5】図1に示したスロープ乗降装置のスロープ板1
4引出し初期の状態を示す車両前後方向端部分でかつ外
方端付近の部分的拡大断面図である。
FIG. 5 is a slope plate 1 of the slope getting on / off device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of an end portion in a vehicle front-rear direction and near an outer end showing an initial state of 4 drawers.

【図6】図1に示したスロープ乗降装置のスロープ板1
4引出し終期における車両前後方向中央部分でかつ車両
外方端付近の部分的拡大断面図である。
FIG. 6 shows a slope plate 1 of the slope getting-on / off device shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a vehicle front-rear direction central portion and a vicinity of an outer end of the vehicle at the end of 4 drawers.

【図7】図6に示した状態からスロープ板14の車両外
方端を下降させ路面に対しかけ渡した態様を示す同一部
分の部分的拡大断面図である。
FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the same portion showing a state in which the vehicle outer end of the slope plate 14 is lowered from the state shown in FIG. 6 and crossed over a road surface.

【図8】スロープ板14の引出し終了直前における車両
前後方向端の部分的断面図である。
FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of an end in the vehicle front-rear direction immediately before the end of pulling out of the slope plate 14.

【図9】スロープ板14の引出し終了時における図8と
同一部分の部分的断面図である。
FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of the same portion as FIG. 8 at the time when the pulling-out of the slope plate 14 is completed.

【図10】図9 に示した状態からスロープ板14の車
両外方端を下降させ路面に対しかけ渡した態様を示す同
一部分の部分的拡大断面図である。
10 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the same part, showing a state in which the vehicle outer end of the slope plate 14 is lowered from the state shown in FIG. 9 and crossed over a road surface.

【図11】図8の矢印XI方向から視た部分的側面図で
ある。
FIG. 11 is a partial side view as viewed from the direction of arrow XI in FIG. 8;

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

10…スロープ乗降装置、12…格納室、14…スロー
プ板、18…格納室12の底板、22…格納室の頂板、
26…可動頂板、28…レール、30…転動ローラ、3
8…蓋板、40…ストッパ、42…錠装置、44…スロ
ープ板14の底板、48…フランジ、50…転動ロー
ラ、52…支持部材、60…係合突起、62…係合溝、
80…錠孔。
10: slope getting on and off device, 12: storage room, 14: slope plate, 18: bottom plate of storage room 12, 22: top plate of storage room,
26: movable top plate, 28: rail, 30: rolling roller, 3
8 lid plate, 40 stopper, 42 locking device, 44 bottom plate of slope plate 14, 48 flange, 50 rolling roller, 52 support member, 60 engaging projection, 62 engaging groove,
80: Lock hole.

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 バス等車両の乗降口の床部分下側に設け
られた格納室と、不使用時は上記格納室内に収納され使
用時には格納室から転動ローラを介し車両外方に引出さ
れ同格納室の外側開口端と路面との間に斜めにかけ渡さ
れるスロープ板とを備え、同スロープ板の使用時におけ
る車両側の端部下側に上記格納室の外側開口端の底板に
当接して上記転動ローラに負荷を分担させることなく荷
重を担持する支持部材を設けると共に、上記格納室の外
側開口端近傍に、使用時スロープ板に設けた係合突起と
係合して同スロープ板を上記収納方向及び引出方向の双
方に関し固定するストッパを具備したことを特徴とする
バス等のスロープ乗降装置。
1. A storage room provided below a floor portion of an entrance of a vehicle such as a bus, and when not in use, the storage room is stored in the storage room, and when in use, the storage room is drawn out of the storage room via rolling rollers from the storage room. A slope plate which is obliquely bridged between the outside opening end of the storage room and the road surface, and which comes into contact with the bottom plate of the outside opening end of the storage room below the vehicle-side end when the slope plate is used. A support member for carrying the load without sharing the load on the rolling roller is provided, and near the outer opening end of the storage chamber, the slope plate is engaged with an engagement projection provided on the slope plate during use. A slope getting on / off device for a bus or the like, comprising a stopper fixed in both the storing direction and the pulling out direction.
【請求項2】 上記スロープ板の端部下側に設けられる
支持部材の格納室底板に当接する部分の断面形状が曲面
により形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1記載の
バス等のスロープ乗降装置。
2. The slope getting on and off of a bus or the like according to claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional shape of a portion of the support member provided below the end of the slope plate and in contact with the storage chamber bottom plate is formed by a curved surface. apparatus.
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