The bus is one of the most important vehicles in the public transportation system. Since these cars are directly related the lives of passengers, their safety, convenience and beauty are very significant. Many pieces are used to move a bus, some of them are body equipments. There are 4 types of buses, including city or transit, suburban, intercity or school bus, but the equipment used in them is not the same.
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Bus Body Components
The body of the bus is just as important as the other parts which are used inside the vehicle. The body has a great impact on the safety and beauty of the bus. Also, the bus travels more on intercity roads or high traffic streets. Therefore, the body of a bus must have high strength.
The design and production of the bus body must be done according to certain principles and standards. For instance, bus doors with standard sizes are designed for the entry and exit of passengers. The windows of the bus are also larger than other cars and have more strength. Some buses are made of alloy steel, while others use (Kevlar and S-2 Glass Epoxy) composites, which increase the weight of the bus.
Generally, bus body components such as lights, glass, roof ventilation system, wiper, bumper, windshield, bus doors and even the body of this vehicle are more sensitive than other cars.
Mainly, the equipment used for the body of a bus include side mirrors, bus lights, control panel, glasses, fuel tank, battery and spare tire.
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Bus Lights
One of the components of the bus body is the light that is installed in the front, rear, side and even in some buses for the roof. This piece is one of the main pieces of the bus which is used for road lighting at night, blinking and warning for other vehicles.
In small passenger cars, the lights are installed on the outside of the body. But in the case of the bus as a heavy vehicle, the lights are part of the body. Since the bus is directly related to the lives of the passengers, the quality of the lights of this vehicle is very significant. Adequate exposure, clearness of glass and high strength of the lights are important factors that you should pay attention to when buying bus body equipment, including lights.
Changeability of bulbs is another feature of a bus light. If these bubbles break, you can easily change them.
The light in the body of the bus is installed in two modes of high beam and low beam. Both modes are essential for driving at night. The bus lights at the rear are installed in such a way that they turn on automatically when the headlights are on. In addition to taillights and headlights, the blinker, fog lights and other types of LED lights are also used in buses. The main advantages of this type of lights are high strength and durability, as well as insensitivity to severe shocks.
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Bus Glass
Another component of the bus body is the glasses of this vehicle. The glass of the bus must have high durability and also be transparent and delicate. To design the side and rear windows of the bus, as well as windshields, special standards such as preventing the heat and cold energy from escaping inside the bus and reducing carbon dioxide emissions are considered.
Also, the glass of the bus should be clear enough that both passengers and driver as well as co-driver can see outside. But in addition to this case, preventing harmful sun rays from entering the bus, is another important point that you should bear in mind. So when buying bus glass, look for the best materials available in the market.
The windshields of the bus have a special curvature that the optics, installation and operation of the glass depends on the quality of its curvature. During production, the heat entering the glass must be controlled, because it has a great impact on determining the amount of bending. Drivers who intend to buy bus glass, should consider the dark border in the glass. It would be interesting to know that, this useful feature makes the glass absorb heat radiation more efficiently than clear glasses.
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Bus Door
Other components of the bus body include its doors. Folding or electric doors are currently used for modern buses. These doors have two models: one-sided and two-sided. This model of doors is used for corridors and bus entrances with the aim of saving space. It also reduces the risk of the bus door hitting the wall, other vehicles or objects.
Electric or folding bus door is designed in two forms: two-sided and one-sided. The automatic door has two flaps and each flap is also divided into two parts. When the door is opened, the two flaps are split in two and placed on top of each other. Of course, two-sided doors and one-side doors are also used for intercity buses.
These types of doors are so smooth and in addition, opening and closing them does not cause any noise. On the other hand, they have high security compared to mechanical doors. Also, the high speed of opening and closing the door is another feature of the folding or electric doors of the bus.
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Bus Bumper
The bumper is another component of the bus body, which is made of metal for buses. However, in some cases, durable plastics with metal alloys and carbon fiber may be used to produce this piece. One of the usages of this piece is to protect the bus when it hits a wall or other vehicles. As a matter of fact, the bumper plays a protective role for the bus.
For this public vehicle, two front and rear bumpers are used. The front bumper of this car consists of three main parts (front, absorber and transverse bumper beam). The front part is used to beautify the bus bumper and the absorber part is used to reduce the damage caused by the accident. The transverse bumper beam also absorbs the kinetic energy caused by the accident.
To buy a bus bumper, you should consider the high resistance of the body of this part against water, sunlight, accident and collision with the wall or other vehicles. If the bus bumper has aerodynamic features, it will be strong as well as flexible and shock-absorbing.