Toilet cabin for a public transport vehicle, intended to receive a person with reduced mobility

Abstract

A toilet cabin delimited by: a front wall, a rear wall, arranged to be facing the front wall, and separated from the front wall by a first distance, with a toilet bowl being arranged in the proximity of this rear wall, this toilet bowl being turned to be facing toward the front wall; a first lateral wall, in the proximity of which the toilet bowl is arranged; and a second lateral wall arranged to be facing the first lateral wall, and separated from this first lateral wall by a second distance; at least one circular space, delimited by a virtual circle tangent to the toilet bowl, defined in the proximity of the second lateral wall, this circular space being free of any fixed obstructing fittings, and the virtual circle presenting a diameter that is greater than 95% of the first distance and greater than 70% of the second maximal distance.

1 . A toilet cabin for a public transport vehicle, intended to receive a person with reduced mobility, comprising:
 a front wall;   a rear wall, arranged to be facing the front wall, and separated from the front wall by a first distance, with a toilet bowl being arranged in the proximity of this rear wall, this toilet bowl being turned to be facing toward the front wall;   a first lateral wall, in the proximity of which the toilet bowl is arranged; and   a second lateral wall arranged to be facing the first lateral wall, a second maximal distance being defined between this second lateral wall and the first lateral wall,   
       wherein at least one circular space, delimited by a virtual circle tangent to the toilet bowl, is defined in the proximity of the second lateral wall, this circular space being free of any fixed obstructing fittings, and the virtual circle presenting a diameter that is greater than 95% of the first distance and greater than 70% of the second maximal distance. 
     
     
         2 . A toilet cabin according to  claim 1 , in which the first lateral wall bears a functional panel that includes in particular a wash basin, and in which a free space, devoid of any fixed obstructing fittings other than the wash basin and having a length greater than 40% of the first distance, is provided in front of the toilet bowl with the wash basin being located adjacent to this free space. 
     
     
         3 . A toilet cabin according to  claim 2 , in which the circular space and the free space overlap in part. 
     
     
         4 . A toilet cabin according to  claim 1 , comprising a lateral drop-down grab rail arranged in the proximity of the toilet bowl, that is movable between a deployed position, in which the lateral grab rail extends into the circular space, parallel to the toilet bowl, and a retracted position in which the lateral grab rail extends outside of the said circular space. 
     
     
         5 . A toilet cabin according to  claim 4 , in which the lateral grab rail is arranged at a distance that is greater than 800 mm from the second lateral wall. 
     
     
         6 . A toilet cabin according to  claim 1 , in which the toilet bowl extends parallel to the first and second lateral walls. 
     
     
         7 . A toilet cabin according to  claim 1 , comprising a curved sliding door extending in closed position between the front wall and the second lateral wall, parallel to an arc of the virtual circle delimiting the circular space, and arranged to be facing this arc. 
     
     
         8 . A toilet cabin according to  claims 1 , in which:
 the first distance is equal to 1560 mm,   the second maximal distance is equal to 2100 mm, and   the diameter of the virtual circle is equal to 1500 mm.   
     
     
         9 . A public transport vehicle, comprising a toilet cabin intended to receive a person with reduced mobility, the toilet cabin comprising:
 a front wall;   a rear wall, arranged to be facing the front wall, and separated from the front wall by a first distance, with a toilet bowl being arranged in the proximity of this rear wall, this toilet bowl being turned to be facing toward the front wall;   a first lateral wall, in the proximity of which the toilet bowl is arranged; and   a second lateral wall arranged to be facing the first lateral wall, a second maximal distance being defined between this second lateral wall and the first lateral wall,   
       wherein at least one circular space, delimited by a virtual circle tangent to the toilet bowl, is defined in the proximity of the second lateral wall, this circular space being free of any fixed obstructing fittings, and the virtual circle presenting a diameter that is greater than 95% of the first distance and greater than 70% of the second maximal distance.