Operation of the lower courtesy, 2004, in particular for public transport, 2004.

摘要

The invention relates to passenger transport vehicles, more particularly the footboard for access to the boarding platform (bay) of such vehicles. The invention relates to a lowerable lower step for a footboard of a vehicle, such as a public-transport vehicle, a lower step of the type with vertical offset under a first fixed step secured to the floor of the vehicle. The invention is mainly characterised in that the lowerable lower step (15) is supported by a translation mechanism (16) located outside the space for access to the footboard, vertically in line with the lowerable lower step in order to eliminate the overhang. IMAGE