Passenger transport vehicle

Abstract

A passenger transport vehicle includes a vehicle body having at least one left passenger compartment arranged in a travel direction on a left side of the vehicle, and at least one right passenger compartment arranged in a travel direction on a right side of the vehicle. Each passenger compartment has at least one passenger space and an access door to permit ingress into and egress from the at least one passenger space. A partition wall is arranged between the at least one left passenger compartment and the at least one right passenger compartment to restrict entry of passengers between the left passenger compartment and the right passenger compartment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A passenger transport vehicle, comprising:
 a vehicle body having:
 at least one left passenger compartment arranged in a travel direction on a left side of the vehicle, and at least one right passenger compartment arranged in a travel direction on a right side of the vehicle, the at least one left passenger compartment and the at least one right passenger compartment having at least one passenger space and an access door to permit ingress into and egress from the at least one passenger space; and 
 a partition wall arranged between the at least one left passenger compartment and the at least one right passenger compartment, and which extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to restrict entry of passengers between the left passenger compartment and the right passenger compartment. 
   
     
     
         2 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the passenger transport vehicle has no central aisle for longitudinal ingress and egress through the vehicle. 
     
     
         3 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein each passenger compartment comprises one seat. 
     
     
         4 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein each passenger compartment comprises two seats. 
     
     
         5 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 1 , further comprising a second partition wall arranged between adjacent passengers in the left passenger compartment, and which extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle to restrict entry of passengers in the left passenger compartment. 
     
     
         6 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 5 , wherein a position of the second partition wall is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. 
     
     
         7 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 5 , wherein the second partition wall comprises a fixed partition wall portion and a retractable partition wall portion. 
     
     
         8 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 7 , wherein the retractable partition wall portion is retractable into the fixed partition wall portion. 
     
     
         9 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 7 , wherein the retractable partition wall portion is selectively moveable by a passenger at least partially into a half-open position. 
     
     
         10 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the partition wall is selectively moveable between an opaque operating state, a partial transparent operating state, and a fully transparent operating state. 
     
     
         11 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein a position of the partition wall is displaceable in the transverse direction of the vehicle. 
     
     
         12 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the partition wall comprises a fixed partition wall portion and a retractable partition wall portion. 
     
     
         13 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 12 , wherein the retractable partition wall portion is retractable into the fixed partition wall portion. 
     
     
         14 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 12 , wherein the retractable partition wall portion is selectively moveable by a passenger at least partially into a half-open position. 
     
     
         15 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the partition wall is selectively moveable between an opaque operating state, a partial transparent operating state, and a fully transparent operating state. 
     
     
         16 . A passenger transport vehicle, comprising:
 a vehicle body having:
 a plurality of first passenger compartments arranged in a longitudinal direction on a left side of the vehicle, and a plurality of second passenger compartments arranged in a longitudinal direction on a right side of the vehicle, each first passenger compartment and second passenger compartment respectively having at least one passenger space and an access door to permit ingress into and egress from the at least one passenger space; 
 a partition wall arranged between the first passenger compartments and the second passenger compartments, and which extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to restrict entry of passengers between the left passenger compartment and the right passenger compartment; and 
 a third passenger compartment having at least one passenger space and a third access door to permit ingress into and egress from the at least one passenger space. 
   
     
     
         17 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 16 , wherein the third passenger compartment comprises a luggage compartment. 
     
     
         18 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 16 , wherein the third passenger compartment comprises a wheelchair user compartment. 
     
     
         19 . The passenger transport vehicle of  claim 16 , wherein the third passenger compartment comprises a driver's cab. 
     
     
         20 . A passenger transport vehicle, comprising:
 a vehicle body having:
 a plurality of first passenger compartments arranged in a longitudinal direction on a left side of the vehicle, and a plurality of second passenger compartments arranged in a longitudinal direction on a right side of the vehicle, each first passenger compartment and second passenger compartment respectively having at least one passenger space and an access door to permit ingress into and egress from the at least one passenger space; 
 a first partition wall arranged between the first passenger compartments and the second passenger compartments, and which extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to restrict entry of passengers between the left passenger compartment and the right passenger compartment; and 
 a plurality of second partition walls which extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle to restrict entry between passengers in the first passenger compartments and also restrict entry between passengers in the second passenger compartment.