US2567894A - Sleeping car - Google Patents

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omiso STATES raient OFFICE Elmer E. Reinke, Milwaukee, and Fred G. Wiegratz, Wauwatosa, Wis.

Application january 25, 1an, serial No. 724,368

This invention relates to passenger cars; and has for its principal object to increase the number of separate accommodations equipped with individual seating, sleeping, and toilet facilities that can be gotten'within a given/lengthof car.

Generally speaking, this is accomplishedby providing a compact bedroom-sitting room com` bina'tionunit of separate uppe1` and lowerrooms arranged one above the other along a sidewall and an aisle wall of the car delined at correspending ends by a transverse partitionwall and at the opposite ends by spaced transverse partition walls making a passageway for the upper room equipped with steps leading up from the' aisle.

Such a basic compact unit combination can be tted into a car with porters accommodations and other necessary equipment for giving the greatest number of separate accommodations that have yet been provided in the customary over-all length of passenger` car. Such a' car is known as a Duplex Tepeette car. The basic compact unit combinations may also" be tted in with drawing rooms or compartments, or both, or even with baggage, mail', dining, or' other spaces.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective `view of a portion of a car embodying typical upper and lower rooms on each side of a central aisle, the beds being in out-of-use position andl the seats ready for use;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same portion of a car with the beds in position for use; p

Fig. 3 is" a diagrammatic plan view of a Duplex Tepeette car including 14 lower rooms, -14: ,upper rooms, together with p orters qua1`fters,y genera-l toilet, linen lockersrand luggage compartments;

Fig. 4 is a plan View of 'a portion of the left end of Fig. 3 showing 3 upper rooms and 3 lower rooms in a typical arrangement with 2y linen closets next to the left end of' the car; v

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the right end of Fig. 3, showing upper and lower rooms together withporters section, general toilet, linen lockers, lug'- ga'ge compartment, etc., in addition tol the right end of the car;v

Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan view of an intermediate portion of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 isv a longitudinal section taken on the line 'I--T of Fig. 6 and showing the seatsready for use;

Fig. 8 is a vertical section taken: on the line use;

8 8 of Fig. 6 and showing the beds inposition forV 12 Claims. (C1. 1705-315) 2 Fig. 9 is a transverse section taken ont line 9--9 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 10 is a vertical section taken on the line ill-I9 of Fig. 9; n y

Fig. '11 is a vertical longitudinal section of an alternative form; and Y Fig. 12 is a horizontal section of the same.

General description A general notion of the arrangement of the upper and lower rooms and their furnishings will appear from the perspective views .l ,and 2 and the corresponding elevationsvl and 8 in which the upper and lower rooms A and, B are slio'wii' arranged one above the yother at e'aclrsidexof a'. common corridor or aisle C with a stair-r S leading from the floor of that corridor into each upper room.

In Figs. 1 and '7, the seats l0 and El are ready for use, and the beds are stored away in out-.off-

use positions, while in Figs. 2 and 8v the seat' backs l2 and I3 ofthe seats are folded down over them, and the beds I4 and l5 are shown in position over the seat backs lengthwise to the car along the side wall I6.

The lower room lThe iioor VIl of the eacl'ilower roomis provided with a well I8 extendingv acroslszrthe roomv front of the seat ll to provide leg roomL in front ofV the seat and by the same. token headroom beneath the upper room. The wel-1' area. may be referred to as the lower room standing area. y

Beyond the well in frontot the seat is abag--; gage space indicated in Fig. 7 bythe sui-tf case" i9 and the hand bag 2li. In the aisle corner oppo-gA site this baggage space, 4ordiagonally opposite to the seat, is an enclosed hpper 2|, thehinged lid 22` of the closure forming" arr auxiliary seat. Above' the hopperv in the same corner is` a tolding wash-basin 23 (Figs. 9 and 10), and abovethe basin are a'mirror 24 and a shelf Z5.

Adjacent to and above the; seat Il, each .side wall is provided with a large window' 26, and bed low the window projecting from a nicheJr 2i is an arm rest 2.8. In front of the armrest a11d'foluf= able into andout of the niche 29' is! a foot: rest A sliding door 3l for each lower room is movable-back and forth along thevcorresponding aisle Wall 32 onY suitable anti-friction supports.-

A shoe box isl reached by passengersdoor Se inA the aisle corner alongside of the seat;A and the porter serves the box through a porters:door 34; inthe aisle Wall- 32` (Fig. 9);.

The bed I is in two parts. Themajor part 35 is stored in an upright position behind the seat II and the seat back I3, and theminor part 36 is passed into achamber 31 under the stair S for an adjacent upper room, or in the bottom of the linen closet, or other space, as the case may be.

In this illustrated embodiment, themajor part 35 and theminor part 36 of the bed I5 are articuulated by links 1I, pivoted at opposite ends to the respective parts of the bed on axes corresponding to the supportingrollers 12, which run in a curved track 'I3 as the parts move from the position shown in Fig. 'l to the position shown in Fig. 8, or vice versa. Adjacent to the left roller l2, each link 'II has a shoulder 'I4 to run over the outside of thetrack 13 and give extra support for the front end of theminorpart 36.

The left end of that minor part has an antifriction roller 'I5 at each side running in astraight track 76, as the bed is moved from inuse position to out-of-use position, and vice versa.

A spring 39, connected to an arm 'I1 at the left end of theminor part 36 and to a fixed pin I8, assists in moving the bed I5 from out-o-use position to in-use position. In the latter position, the right end of themajor part 35 is supported by folding legs '19.

The upper room The stair S is here shown as including twosteps 40, a landing or standing room area 4I, and twosteps 42. Thesteps 40 lead crosswise to the car, and thesteps 42 lead lengthwise along the side wall of the car. The standing room area 4I for the upper room is of limited size but adequate to permit a person to stand comfortably (Fig. 8). Adjacent to the seat I and above it, the side wall is provided with awindow 44 beneath which is an arm rest 45 in aniche 46. In front of the seat, foldable into and out of a niche 4l, is afoot rest 48. Adjacent to the niche 4'! and above thelower step 42 is ashort hand rail 49 extending across the niche or auxiliary window 5E). Above thelanding 42 and in line with thewindow 44 is a window of the same size 5I.

In an aisle corner, accessible from the landing 4l is anenclosed hopper 52, the hingedcover 53 of which serves as an auxiliary seat. Above the hopper is a folding basin 5G; above that, amirror 55 and a shelf 56 (see Fig. l0). In front of the landing 4I and along the side wall I6 is abaggage space 51 which is recessed into the adjacent upper room.

A shoe box beneath thehopper 52 is accessible through apassenger door 59 by the stair S and the porters door 6U in the aisle wall 32 (Figs. 1 and 2).

The partitions Corresponding ends of the upper and lower rooms at the rear (left) are defined by a transverse partitionwall 6I extending from theaisle wall 32 to the side wall I6. Themajor portion 35 of the bed in the lower room is stored against this wall behind the seat back I3 (Fig. 7). The minor portion is passed through this wall and into thechamber 31 under the stair of the adjacent room, or in the locker or such like.

The opposite end of the lower room is a somewhat complicated structure, as is also the ceiling of the lower room and the floor of the upper. Actually, there is atransverse partition wall 62 at the rear side of the steps 42', which may be considered the front end of the lower room, although there is a wall 63 (Fig. 10) between thepartition 62 and the hopper 2 I, thebasin 23, and themirror 24, the intervening space being occupied by thehopper 52, the shoe box for the upper room, and the necessary piping. Thepartition 62 extends to the roof of the car, but is cut away above the hopper 52 (Fig. 10) and next to the side wall I6 to make clearance for thesteps 42, which, as appears in Fig. 8, are on acurved wall 64, which may be considered a part of the licor of the upper room and the ceiling of the lower room adjacent to the side wall. Inwardly from thatcurved Wall 64 and thesteps 42 is ahorizontal wall 65, which, together with a triangular wall 66, forms the remainder of the celiing of the lower room. Thathorizontal wall 65 at the front end is joined (Fig. 10) to thepartition 63, which might be considered the Wall defining the front of the lower room.

On the right of the stair in Figs. 1 and 2, there is another transverse partition identified as 6I, because, although it forms a third partition in the combination unit of separate upper and lower rooms, it is also the rear wall of the next combination unit, or the corresponding wall of the next drawing room, porters compartment, or other space, as the case may be. When it is the back wall of the next unit combination, it is cut to provide access to thebaggage space 51 for the upper room (see Figs. 8 and 9). The seat I0 with its seat back I2 in thelupper room will be seen spaced forward from the transverse partition wall 6I to provide room for the baggage space 5'?. When some other accommodation is in front of the unit combination, there will usually be room available for some such baggage space along the side wall.

In stored position, the bed I4 in the upper room (Fig. 9) is on edge along theaisle wall 32 and over thehorizontal ceiling Wall 65; and, as shown, it swings about a horizontal axis from that position in Fig. 9 to the position for use in Fig. 2, where it lies flat, lengthwise to the car, spaced from the side wall far enough to permit the seat IB to be used by the passenger while dressing and undressing.

A sliding door 'I0 for each upper room is movable back and forth along the aisle wall 32 (Fig. 6) of the next adjacent lower room and across the stair opening over the lower step 4D.

The basic unit combination in this illustrative form has the heads of the beds all in the same direction, and permits access to the toilet facilities while the beds are in in-use position. The unit can be fitted in 9 6 length basic oor plan and combined with drawing rooms, compartments, baggage, mail, dining, storage and other spaces according to preference of the designer.

Alternative form In Figs. 11 and 12, there is shown an alternative form of compact unit combination that can be put intospace 8 8 to 9 long.

Generally speaking, this is made up of two units very like that shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the one at the left corresponding toV those iigures in general arrangement, and the one at the right being reversed. The twoupper rooms A are each equipped with its individual door extending crosswise to the car from the ceiling to platform I4I, which is reached by two steps 4D, as in the first form. The portion of the platform I4l lying within the adjacent upper rooms constitutes respectively thev standing room areas for these rooms, and is adequate although of limited extent. From the platform I4I the steps 142 lead up. as before in drawing Fig. 11. One-upperbed orV seat is approached by turning left from the platform HH, and the other by turning right from that platform. The baggage spaces 85 and 86 are under. th platform IM and open into.the corresponding lower room B.

The. bed for each lower room B is composed of a major part |35 stored along the transverse partition wall ll, as in the first form, and the minor partV |36 folds into and out of a niche in the wall |31. The parts of theY bed are shown in out-of-the-way position at the left'in Fig'. l1, and in position for use at the right.

In the interest of brevity, much detail is omitted in this alternative form; but it is deemed within the province of the designer to fill in those details at will.

The toilet facilities are generally Vindicated in Fig. l2, and will correspond roughly to those described in connection with Figs. 1-10.

We claim: Y

l. An upper and lower bedroom-sitting room combination for a vehicle comprising separate upper and lower rooms, each convertible from a bedroom having standing room therein to asitting room and vice versa, said rooms being arranged one above the other-.in a space bounded on the sides by a vehicle side wall and an aisle wall, and to which access is had through openings in said aisle wall, the rearmost portions of both rooms being substantially in vertical alignment, a seat with a collapsible back mounted in each of said rooms in therear portion thereof adjacent the vehicle side with the upper seat being substantially in vertical-alignment with the lower seat, a horizontal wall in the upper room at or above seat height and forming a shelf eX- tending between said upper seat and the aisle wall and constituting a ceiling wall for the standroom area of the lower room, a downwardly sloping wall adjacent said vehicle side wall and substantially equal in width to the width of the seats separating the upper and lower rooms adjacent said vehicle side wall and having steps on its top surface leading to a platform at the front end of the upper room which constitutes a standing room area for the upper room, a lengthwise bed for the upper room, at least a part of which is movable from an out-of-use vertical position along the aisle wall of the upper room to a horizontal in-use position substantially abutting the rear of said room, over said shelf and adjacent said aisle wall, and a lengthwise bed for the lower room, at least a part of which is movable from an out-of-use vertical position behind the lower seat back to a horizontal position adjacent said vehicle side wall, the length of the upper room being substantially equal to the length of the bed therein when in in-use position plus the eX- tent of the standing room area therein longitudinally of the car, and the length of the lower room. being substantially equal to that of said upper room.

2. An upper and lower bedroom-sitting room combination as set forth in claim 1 in which a portion of the bed for the lower room is stored when in out-of-use position in a recess provided in the rear wall of said lower room.

3. An upper and lower bedroom-sitting room combination as set forth in claim l in which a portion of the bed for the lower room is stored when in out-of-use position in a recess provided in thelvehicle side wall nearv the front end of said lower room.

4. An. upper .and .lower bedroom-sitting roomV combination as set forth in claim 1 in which a portion of the bed for. the lower room' is` stored when in out-of-use position in a recess providedin the vrear wall of' said lower room, said portionhaving trunnion. guides. supported by .guideways forautomatically moving said portion of the bedto in-use position when the remaining portionof said bed is moved to usable position.

. 5. An upper and lower bedroom-sitting room combination as set forth in claim 1 in which a.` stairway located forwardly of said lower roomlead's from said platform rto the aisle-way.

6. An'upper and lower bedroom-sitting room combination as set forth in claim 1 in which a stairway'located forwardly of said lower room leads from said platform to the aisle-way, and in which twogroups of toilet facilities are positioned between said stairway and the frontend of the lower room, one group being accessible from the platform of the upper room and the other group being accessible from the standing room area of the lower room.

'7. An upper and lower bedroom-sitting room combination as set forth in claim 1 in which a stairway located forwardly of said lower room leads from said platform to the aisle-way, and in which two groups of toilet facilities are positioned between said stairway and the front end of the lower room, one group being accessible from the platform of the upper room and the other group being accessible from thestanding room area of the lower room, both of said groups being usable while the beds of said two rooms are either in out-of-use position or in-use position.

8. An upper and lower bedroom-sitting room combination as set forth in claim 1'in which the seat in the upper room is slightly forward of the seat in the lower room, thereby to provide a storage/space between the upperV seat and said rearmost portion of said upper room accessible from the rear exterior of said upper room, and being located adjacent to the side wall ofv the car and having its width substantially equal to the diiference between the width of said upper room and the width ofv said upper bed.

9. A vehicle having a plurality of adjacent bedroom-sitting room combination units, each: unit comprising the combination as set forth in claim 1, and in which the upper seat is positioned slightly forward of the lower seat thereby to provide a storage space between the back of said upper seat and the rearmost portion of the upper room accessible from the upper room of the rearwardly adjacent combination unit, said storage space being located adjacent to the side wall of the car and having its width substantially equal to the difference between the width of said upper room and the width of said upper bed.

10. A vehicle having a plurality of adjacent bedroom-sitting room combination units, each unit comprising the combination as set forth in claim 1, and in which one of said combination units is turned end for end, whereby the front portions of said adjacent combination units are in juxtaposition, a stairway leading from the aisle to the upper standing room'area of said combination units and doors separating the stairway from the upper standing room areas of said adjacent combination units.

11. An upper and lower bedroom-sitting room combination for a vehicle comprising separate upper and lower rooms, each convertible from a bedroom having standing room therein to a sitting room and vice versa, said rooms being arrangedone above the other in a space bounded on the sides by a vehicle side wall and an aisle wall, and to which access is had through openings in said aisle wall, the rearmost portions of both rooms being substantially in vertical alignment, a seat with a collapsible back mounted in each of said rooms in the rear portion there- A-of adjacent the vehicle side with the upper seat .being substantially in vertical alignment with the .lower seat, a horizontal wall in the upper room at or above seat height and forming a shelf extending between said upper seat and the aisle wall and constituting a ceiling wall for the standing room area of the lower room, a downwardly sloping wall adjacent said vehicle side wall and substantially equal in width to the width of the seats separating the upper and lower rooms adjacent said vehicle side wall and having steps on its top surface leading to a platform at the front end of the upper room which constitutes a standing room area for the upper room, a lengthwise bed for the upper room, at least a part of which is movable from an out-of-use vertical position along the aisle wall of the upper room to a horizontal in-use position substantially abutting the rear of said room, over said shelf and adjacent said aisle wall, and a lengthwise bed for the lower room, at least a part of which is movable from an out-of-usevertical position behind the lower seat back to a horizontal position adjacent said vehicle side wall, and luggage spaces for said rooms, one such space being accessible from the platform of said upper room and another such space being located beneath the platform oi the upper room and communicating with the interior of the lower room, the length of the upper room being substantially equal to the length of the bed therein when in in-use position plus the extent of the standing room area therein longitudinally of the car, and the length of the lower room being substantially equal to that of said upper room.

l2. An upper and lower bedroom-sitting room combination for a vehicle comprising separate upper and lower rooms, each convertible from a bedroom having standing room therein to a sitting room and vice versa, said rooms being arranged one above the other in a space bounded on the sides by a vehicle side wall and an aisle wall, and to which access is had through openings in said aisle wall, the rearmost portions of both rooms being substantially in vertical alignment, a seat with-a collapsible back mounted in each of said rooms in the rear portion there; of adjacent the Vehicle side with the upper seat being substantially in vertical alignment with the lower seat, a horizontal wall in the upper room at or above seat height and forming a shelf extending between said upper seat and the aisle wall and constituting a ceiling wall for the standing room area of the lower room, a downwardly sloping wall adjacent said vehicle side wall and substantially equal in width to the width of the seats separating the upper and lower rooms adjacent said vehicle side wall and having steps on its top surface leading to a platform at the front end of the upper room which constitutes a standing room area for the upper room, a lengthwise bed for the upper room, at least a part of which is movable from an out-of-use vertical position along the aisle wall of the upper room to a horizontal in-use position substantially abutting the rear of said roo-m, over said shelf and adjacent said aisle wall, and a lengthwise bed for the lower room, at least a part of which is movable from an out-of-use vertical position behind the lower seat back to a horizontal position adjacent said vehicle side wall, and foot rests for the upper and lower seats foldable into the vehicle side wall, the length of the upper room being substantially equal to the length of the bed therein when in in-use position plus the extent of the standing room area therein longitudinally of the car, and the length of the lower room being substantially equal to that of said upper room.

Y ELMER F. REINKE.

FRED G. WIEGRATZ.

REFERENCES CITED Y The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,208,679 McCarro-ll July 23, 1940 2,364,595 Tulley et al Dec. 5, 1944

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