DESC:FIELD
The present disclosure relates to the field of mechanical engineering. In particular, the present disclosure relates to the field of a sleeping arrangement configured within a vehicle.
BACKGROUND
Quite often, the drivers of commercial vehicles are accompanied by another passenger or a co-driver during long trips. With journeys exceeding a single day’s travel, adequate sleeping and resting provisions are needed to be arranged within the vehicle for the driver as well as the passenger/co-driver. The conventional sleeping arrangement, configured within the vehicle, for providing a sleeping space to the driver involves reclining the back rest of the seat from a vertical position to a horizontal position to provide an extended sleeping space for the driver to allow the driver to sleep on such a make shift arrangement. However, such a make shift arrangement provides sleeping space to the driver only and fails to provide sleeping space to the other passenger or co-driver. With a single person travelling, the driver may adjust posture such that body of the driver is axially aligned along the seat length in the unfolded configuration. However, the seat in the unfolded configuration may not accommodate another passenger or co-driver.
Hence there is need for a sleeping arrangement in a vehicle that can cater to more than a single person.
OBJECTS
Some of the objects of the system of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies, are as follows:
It is an object of the present disclosure to ameliorate one or more problems of the prior art or to at least provide a useful alternative.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a multi-sleeper arrangement configured within a vehicle which provides sleeping arrangements for more than a single person.
Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a multi-sleeper arrangement configured within a vehicle which is compact in construction and easy and convenient to move between folded and unfolded configurations thereof.
Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a multi-sleeper arrangement configured within a vehicle which is cost effective and has a rigid construction.
Other objects and advantages of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying figures, which are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
SUMMARY
The present disclosure envisages a multi-sleeper arrangement, within a driver’s cabin of a vehicle, comprising a reclinable driver seat mounted on a floor of the driver’s cabin. The multi-sleeper arrangement further comprises an overhead berth having an operative top end and an operative bottom end. In a folded configuration, the operative bottom end of the overhead berth is hingeably mounted on a rear wall of the driver’s cabin operatively behind the reclinable driver seat, and the operative top end of the overhead berth is detachably supported to a roof of the driver’s cabin. In an unfolded configuration, the overhead berth is unfolded subsequent to the reclining of the reclinable driver seat and supported via at least one support element. A first end of the support element is secured to a roof of the driver’s cabin and a second end of the support element is connected to the overhead berth. The overhead berth is maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation via the support element, thereby defining a resting structure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
A multi-sleeper arrangement configured within a commercial vehicle of the present disclosure will now be described with the help of accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 illustrates a side view of a multi-sleeper arrangement configured within a vehicle in a folded configuration, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
Figure 2 illustrates a side view of the multi-sleeper arrangement of Figure 1, in an unfolded configuration, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
A preferred embodiment of a multi-sleeper arrangement within a vehicle of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The preferred embodiment does not limit the scope and ambit of the disclosure. The description provided is purely by way of example and illustration.
The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained with reference to the non-limiting embodiments in the following description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.
The following description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the embodiments as described herein.
Conventional sleeping arrangement for providing sleeping space to the driver involves swiveling the back rest of the seat of the vehicle from a vertical position to a horizontal position to provide extended sleeping space for the driver to allow the driver sleep on such a make shift arrangement. The key disadvantage of the conventional sleeping arrangement is that it can only cater to a single user, traveler, or passenger.
The present disclosure discloses a sleeping arrangement that provides a solution to the above mentioned problem. In accordance with the accompanying drawings, the multi-sleeper arrangement configured within a vehicle is generally represented by the reference numeral 100. As illustrated in Figure 1, the multi-sleeper arrangement 100 is in a folded configuration. The multi-sleeper arrangement 100 comprises a reclinable driver seat 130 mounted on a floor of a driver’s cabin of the vehicle. The reclinable driver seat 130 comprises a back support 102 and a seat portion 104. The back support 102 is adapted to be reclinable with respect to the seat portion 104.
The multi-sleeper arrangement 100 further comprises an overhead berth 106 having an operative top end 106A and an operative bottom end 106B. In the folded configuration, the operative bottom end 106B of the overhead berth 106 is hingeably mounted on a rear wall of the driver’s cabin operatively behind the reclinable driver seat 130. The operative top end 106A of the overhead berth 106 is detachably supported to a roof of the driver’s cabin. The overhead berth 106 can be moved between an in-operative folded configuration and an operative unfolded configuration in which the overhead berth 106 can accommodate another passenger.
In an unfolded configuration, as illustrated in Figure 2, the overhead berth 106 is unfolded subsequent to the reclining of the reclinable driver seat 130 and supported via at least one support element 118. In an embodiment, the support element may be a rigid support element. In another embodiment, the support element 118 is a flexible support element like a belt or a chain. In the unfolded configuration, a first end 118A of the support element 118 is secured to a roof of the driver’s cabin and a second end 118B of the support element 118 is connected to the overhead berth 106. The overhead berth 106 is maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation via the support element 118, thereby defining a resting structure. In this manner, the multi-sleeper arrangement 100 of the present disclosure can accommodate more than a single person in the driver’s cabin. The driver reclines the reclinable driver seat 104 and rests therein, and the overhead berth defines another resting structure of the passenger/co-driver.
In an embodiment, as seen in Figure 1, the overhead berth may be a split berth having at least two elongated panels hinged therebetween via a split berth hinge 110. The overhead berth 106 is hingeably mounted on the rear wall of the driver’s cabin via a berth mounting hinge 108. In another embodiment, the reclinable driver seat 130 comprises a detachable the headrest 114.
The unfolded configuration illustrated in Figure 2 is explained in further detail. At the time of operating the overhead berth 106, the back support 102 of the reclinable driver seat 130 is actuated to recline at the back after removing the detachable head support 114, thereby creating plenty of room above the reclinable driver seat 130. With plenty of room at the top, the overhead berth 106 is released from its resting position by releasing it from its lock 112. The overhead berth 106 swivels about the berth mounting hinge 108 to attain a substantially horizontal position. The support element 118 is suspended from its support 116 and locked to the overhead berth 106. Once suspended and locked, the arrangement defines a resting structure for the passenger/co-driver. In accordance with one embodiment, the multi-sleeper arrangement 100 includes provision for the overhead berth occupant to climb towards the berth. Hence the overhead berth 106 provides the sleeping arrangement required for the added passenger 122 along with another occupant 120 sleeping horizontally using the space of the two seats inside the driver’s cabin.
TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENTS
The technical advancements offered by the present disclosure include the realization of:
• a multi-sleeper arrangement configured within a vehicle which provides sleeping arrangements for more than a single person.
• a multi-sleeper arrangement configured within a vehicle which is compact in construction and easy and convenient to move between operative and in-operative configurations thereof.
• a multi-sleeper arrangement configured within a vehicle which is cost effective and has a rigid construction.
Throughout this specification the word “comprise”, or variations such as “comprises” or “comprising”, will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated element, integer or step, or group of elements, integers or steps, but not the exclusion of any other element, integer or step, or group of elements, integers or steps.
The use of the expression “at least” or “at least one” suggests the use of one or more elements or ingredients or quantities, as the use may be in the embodiment of the disclosure to achieve one or more of the desired objects or results.
The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the embodiments as described herein. ,CLAIMS:1. A multi-sleeper arrangement within a driver’s cabin of a vehicle, said multi-sleeper arrangement comprising:

• a reclinable driver seat mounted on a floor of said driver’s cabin;

• an overhead berth having an operative top end and an operative bottom end, wherein in a folded configuration, said operative bottom end of said overhead berth is hingeably mounted on a rear wall of said driver’s cabin operatively behind said reclinable driver seat and said operative top end of said overhead berth is detachably supported to a roof of said driver’s cabin; and wherein in an unfolded configuration said overhead berth is unfolded subsequent to the reclining of said reclinable driver seat and supported via at least one support element; and wherein a first end of said support element is secured to a roof of said driver’s cabin and a second end of said support element is connected to said overhead berth; said overhead berth is maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation via said support element, thereby defining a resting structure.

2. The multi-sleeper arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support element is one of a flexible support element and a rigid support element.

3. The multi-sleeper arrangement as claimed in claim 2, wherein said flexible support element is one of a belt and a chain.

4. The multi-sleeper arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said overhead berth is a split berth having at least two elongated panels hinged therebetween.
5. The multi-sleeper arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said reclinable driver seat comprises a detachable headrest.