VEHICLE CAB Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; main line cargo and passenger carriages; exterior and interior layout of automobile cab. SUBSTANCE: cab with driver's seat in center has front and side walls made curvilinear in plan smoothly changing one into the other. Radius of central part of front wall of cab does not exceed radii of front wall side parts and radii of side walls. Cab front wall can be made curvilinear in plan in one radius. Door is located at the right in place of change of cab front wall into side wall. Passenger's seat is arranged behind, to the left from driver's seat. Driver's seat level can be higher than passenger's seat level. Passenger's seat has folding backrest. kitchen is found in left-hand front corner of cab, and coat closet and toilet with shower is arranged in rear right-hand corner. Lower sleeping berth can be made folding and consisting of two parts, one of which being arranged above toilet and the other, above passenger's seat. Can be furnished with entrance steps made in form of section of spiral stairs located in cab behind the door in place where cab front wall changes into side wall. Invention is aimed at decreasing aerodynamic drag and increasing comfort and passive safety of cab at preservation of its minimum length. EFFECT: enhanced comfort. 2 cl, 6 dwg