Apta (Draft) Specification For: 30-ft, 35-ft, 40-ft, 45-ft, 60-foot (articulated) Transit Buses



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50.2Windshield washers


The windshield washer system, when used with the wipers, shall deposit washing fluid evenly and completely wet the entire wiped area.

The windshield washer system shall have a minimum 3-gallon reservoir, located for easy refilling from outside of the bus. Reservoir pumps, lines and fittings shall be corrosion-resistant and must include a means to determine fluid level.


IP 51.Driver’s seat


DRIVER’S SEAT

Figure 3


Seat base

Seat pan cushion

Head rest

Seat back

Seat back lumbar support

Seat belt

Arm rest

51.1Dimensions


The driver’s seat shall be comfortable and adjustable so that people ranging in size from a 95th-percentile male to a 5th-percentile female may operate the bus.

Seat pan cushion length


Measurement shall be from the front edge of the seat pan to the rear at its intersection with the seat back. The adjustment of the seat pan length shall be no less than 16.5 in. at its minimum length and no more than 20.5 in. at its maximum length.

Seat pan cushion height


Default

Dimensions

Measurement shall be from the cab floor to the top of the level seat at its center midpoint. The seat shall adjust in height from a minimum of 14 in., with a minimum 6 in. vertical range of adjustment.

Alternative

H-Point

The reference point for seat height shall be determined by establishing the H-point.


Seat pan cushion slope


Measurement is the slope of the plane created by connecting the two high points of the seat, one at the rear of the seat at its intersection with the seat back and the other at the front of the seat just before it waterfalls downward at the edge. The slope can be measured using an inclinometer and shall be stated in degrees of incline relative to the horizontal plane (0 degrees). The seat pan shall adjust in its slope from no less than plus 12 degrees (rearward “bucket seat” incline), to no less than minus 5 degrees (forward slope).

Seat base fore/aft adjustment


Measurement is the horizontal distance from the heel point to the front edge of the seat. The minimum and maximum distances shall be measured from the front edge of the seat when it is adjusted to its minimum seat pan depth (approximately 15 in.). On all low-floor buses, the seat-base shall travel horizontally a minimum of 9 in. It shall adjust no closer to the heel point than 6 in. On all high-floor buses, the seat base shall travel a minimum of 9 in. and adjust no closer to the heel-point than 6 in.

Seat pan cushion width


Measurement is the horizontal distance across the seat cushion. The seat pan cushion shall be 17 to 21 in. across at the front edge of the seat cushion and 20 to 23 in. across at the side bolsters.

Seat suspension


The driver’s seat shall be appropriately dampened to support a minimum weight of 380 pounds. The suspension shall be capable of dampening adjustment in both directions.

Rubber snubbers shall be provided to prevent metal-to-metal contact.


Seat back

Width


Measurement is the distance between the outermost points of the front of the seat back, at or near its midpoint in height. The seat back width shall be no less than 19 in.

Height


Default

Standard height seat back
Alternative

High seat back

Head rests


Default

Adjustable head rest
Alternative

No head rest

Seat back lumbar support


Measurement is from the bottom of the seat back at its intersection with the seat pan to the top of the lumbar cushioning. The seat back shall provide adjustable depth lumbar back support in at least two locations, within a minimum range of 7 to 11 in.

Seat back angle adjustment


The seat back angle shall be measured relative to a level seat pan, where 90 degrees is the upright position and 90 degrees-plus represents the amount of recline.

The seat back shall adjust in angle from a minimum of no more than 90 degrees (upright) to at least 105 degrees (reclined), with infinite adjustment in between.


51.2Seat belt


The belt assembly should be an emergency locking retractor (ELR). All seat belts should be stored in automatic retractors. The belts shall be mounted to the seat frame so that the driver may adjust the seat without resetting the seat belt.

The seat and seat belt assemblies as installed in the bus shall withstand static horizontal forces as required in FMVSS 207 and 210.

Default

Lap seat belt only
Alternative

Lap and shoulder (three-point) seat belt

Seat belts shall be provided across the driver’s lap and diagonally across the driver’s chest. The driver shall be able to use both belts by connecting a single buckle on the right side of the seat cushion.


Lap belt length


Default

72 in.

The lap belt shall be 72 in. In length.

Alternative

72 in. with extension

The lap belt shall be 72 in. in length with a 12-in. extension


51.3Adjustable armrest


Default

No armrests
Alternative

One armrest, right side
Alternative

One armrest, left side
Alternative

Two armrests

51.4Seat control locations


While seated, the driver shall be able to make seat adjustments by hand without complexity, excessive effort or being pinched. Adjustment mechanisms shall hold the adjustments and shall not be subject to inadvertent changes.


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