Sleeping berth structure for a vehicle sleeping compartment

Abstract

The sleeping berth structure for a vehicle sleeping compartment includes a vertical post, a partition wall, extending from the vertical post, a first berth, located on a first side of the partition wall, the first berth including a frame and a cushion, and a first horizontal beam, located on the first side of the partition wall and extending from the vertical post perpendicular to the partition wall to support an extremity of the first berth. To reduce the bulk of the berth structure, improve its aesthetics and reduce the risk of injury of a user the sleeping berth structure, the frame of the first berth includes a hollow extruded beam, and the first horizontal beam is received inside the hollow extruded beam of the frame of the first berth.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sleeping berth structure for a vehicle sleeping compartment, comprising:
 a vertical post;   a partition wall, extending from the vertical post;   a first berth, located on a first side of the partition wall, the first berth comprising a frame and a cushion; and   a first horizontal beam, located on the first side of the partition wall and extending from the vertical post perpendicular to the partition wall to support an extremity of the first berth,   
       wherein:
 the frame of the first berth comprises a hollow extruded beam, and 
 the first horizontal beam is received inside the hollow extruded beam of the frame of the first berth. 
 
     
     
         2 . The sleeping berth structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the first horizontal beam is fastened to the hollow extruded beam of the frame of the first berth with fasteners and wherein the fasteners are concealed by the cushion of the first berth. 
     
     
         3 . The sleeping berth structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the first horizontal beam has a rectangular cross-section. 
     
     
         4 . The sleeping berth structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeping berth structure further comprises:
 a second berth, located on a second side of the partition wall opposite to the first side, the second berth comprising a frame and a cushion; and   a second horizontal beam, located on the second side of the partition wall and extending from the vertical post perpendicular to the partition wall to support an extremity of the second berth,   
       wherein:
 the frame of the second berth comprises a hollow extruded beam, 
 the second horizontal beam is received inside the hollow extruded beam of the frame of the second berth, 
 the first horizontal beam is fixed to a first mounting plate extending perpendicular to the first horizontal beam, the first mounting plate having an interior face, facing the vertical post, and an exterior face, opposite to the vertical post, 
 the second horizontal beam is fixed to a second mounting plate extending perpendicular to the second horizontal beam, the second mounting plate having an interior face, facing the vertical post, and an exterior face, opposite to the vertical post, and 
 the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate are fixed together, clamping the vertical post between them. 
 
     
     
         5 . The sleeping berth structure according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 the first horizontal beam is fixed to the first mounting plate with at least one first fastening device, a head of the at least one first fastening device being tightened against the interior face of the first mounting plate, and   the second horizontal beam is fixed to the second mounting plate with at least one second fastening device, a head of the at least one second fastening device being tightened against the interior face of the second mounting plate.   
     
     
         6 . The sleeping berth structure according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 the first horizontal beam is fixed to the first mounting plate with two first fastening device, a head of each of the two first fastening device being tightened against the interior face of the first mounting plate, and   the second horizontal beam is fixed to the second mounting plate with two second fastening device, a head of each of the two second fastening device being tightened against the interior face of the second mounting plate.   
     
     
         7 . The sleeping berth structure according to  claim 4 , wherein the vertical post comprises a first recess, the first mounting plate being received in the first recess so as not to protrude from the vertical post, and the vertical post comprises a second recess, the second mounting plate being received in the second recess so as not to protrude from the vertical post. 
     
     
         8 . The sleeping berth structure according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 the first mounting plate comprises at least two blind threaded holes, opening on the interior face of the first mounting plate,   the second mounting plate comprises at least two countersunk through-holes, with a countersink located on the exterior face of the second mounting plate, and   the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate are fixed together with screws, each screw having:
 a threaded rod extending through one of said at least two countersunk through-holes and through the vertical post and screwed into one of the at least two blind threaded holes of the first mounting plate, and 
 a countersunk head sitting in the countersink of one of the at least two countersunk through-holes of the second mounting plate. 
   
     
     
         9 . The sleeping berth structure according to  claim 4 , wherein the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate each have a height, measured along the vertical post, comprised between 100 mm and 700 mm.