IP Library Granted Patent US 11,377,046
Granted Patent B2
US 11,377,046 · App. 17/325,465 · Granted Jul 5, 2022

Vehicle with toilet

Inventors: Mitsuharu Arahama (Miyoshi, JP); Masashi Yoshida (Toyota, JP); Misaki Itano (Okazaki, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60R15/04
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Patent No.
US 11,377,046
App. No.
17/325,465
Granted
Jul 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

To achieve both a reduction in weight of a toilet room and an improvement in strength thereof. A vehicle with a toilet includes a toilet room including a side-surface part and a ceiling part connected to the side-surface part. The side-surface part includes a plate-like side-surface outer plate extending in a vertical direction, and an upper-end edge frame extending in a longitudinal direction and connected to an inner-side upper-end edge of the side-surface outer plate. The ceiling part includes a plate-like ceiling outer plate extending in a horizontal direction, and a side-end edge frame extending in the longitudinal direction and connected to an inner-side side-end edge of the ceiling outer plate. The upper-end edge frame of the side-surface part and the side-end edge frame of the ceiling part are connected to each other by at least one rod-like reinforcing member.

Claims (14)

1. A vehicle with a toilet comprising: a toilet room comprising a side-surface part and a ceiling part connected to the side-surface part, wherein

the side-surface part comprises a plate shaped side-surface outer plate extending in a vertical direction, and an upper-end edge frame extending in a longitudinal direction and connected to an inner-side upper-end edge of the side-surface outer plate,

the ceiling part comprises a plate shaped ceiling outer plate extending in a horizontal direction, and a side-end edge frame extending in the longitudinal direction and connected to an inner-side side-end edge of the ceiling outer plate, and

the upper-end edge frame of the side-surface part and the side-end edge frame of the ceiling part are connected to each other by at least one rod shaped reinforcing member.

2. The vehicle with the toilet according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the side-surface outer plate and the upper-end edge frame of the side-surface part, the ceiling outer plate and the side-end edge frame of the ceiling part, and the reinforcing member is formed of aluminum or a carbon fiber reinforced plastic.

3. The vehicle with the toilet according to claim 1 , wherein

the ceiling part further comprises a lateral frame extending in a lateral direction, connected to an inner side of the ceiling outer plate, and connecting a side-end edge frame on a left side of the ceiling part to a side-end edge frame on a right side thereof,

the side-surface part further comprises a vertical frame extending from a lower end of the side-surface outer plate to the upper-end edge frame in the vertical direction, an upper end of the vertical frame being connected to the upper-end edge frame, and

the reinforcing member connects a connection part between the side-end edge frame and the lateral frame to a connection part between the upper-end edge frame and the vertical frame.

4. The vehicle with the toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one reinforcing member comprises:

a first reinforcing member connecting a front side of the upper-end edge frame of the side-surface part to a front side of the side-end edge frame of the ceiling part;

a second reinforcing member connecting a central part of the upper-end edge frame of the side-surface part to a central part of the side-end edge frame of the ceiling part; and

a third reinforcing member connecting a rear side of the upper-end edge frame of the side-surface part to a rear side of the side-end edge frame of the ceiling part.

5. The vehicle with the toilet according to claim 1 , wherein an upper-end edge of the side-surface outer plate of the side-surface part and a side-end edge of the ceiling outer plate of the ceiling part are connected to each other by a curved-surface outer plate having a curved surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2021
From: ARAHAMA, MITSUHARU; YOSHIDA, MASASHI; ITANO, MISAKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 056301/0099 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-115606 · Jul 3, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220001814A1 · Jan 6, 2022