METHOD OF CHANGING A SEAT CONFIGURATION OF A VEHICLE BODY OF A RAIL VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED MODULAR ARRANGEMENT

摘要

The invention relates to a method of changing a seat configuration of a vehicle body (10) of a rail vehicle, the vehicle body (10) being provided with at least one set of seats (12) having seat cushions (16) and backrests (16) facing a first direction, the first direction being parallel or perpendicular to a longitudinal horizontal axis of the vehicle body (10). The method comprises: disassembling the seats (12) from a vehicle body (10); reassembling the seats (12) to the vehicle body to face a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and mounting headrests (26) to or dismounting headrests (26) from the seats (12), such that the seats (12) facing the longitudinal direction are provided with the headrests (26) and the seats (12) facing the transverse direction are without the headrests. The invention also relates to a modular arrangement comprising a vehicle body (10) of a rail vehicle, at least one set of seats (12) having seat cushions (16) and backrests (18), a set of headrests (26), means (28) for reversibly mounting the headrests (26) to the seats (12), and assembling means (30, 32) for assembling the set of seats (12) to the vehicle body (10) so that the seats (12) face a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and for assembling the set of seats (12) to the vehicle body (10) so that the seats (12) face a transverse direction of the vehicle body (10).