Railway rolling stock – Trains – Vestibule connections
Patent
1988-07-01
1990-03-06
Focarino, Margaret A.
Railway rolling stock
Trains
Vestibule connections
105 15, 280403, B61D 1722
Patent
active
049056077
ABSTRACT:
A deformable floor in an interconnecting compartment between two adjacent rail or road vehicles is capable of allowing relative movement between the adjacent vehicles and is capable of accommodating for differences in relative angular positioning of and linear distance between the adjacent vehicles. The deformable floor includes a pair of support shafts respectively located at opposite sides of the vehicles with each extending in a longitudinal direction generally between the adjacent vehicles. Each extended end of the support shaft is resiliently mounted relative to its respective vehicle for relative angular movement therebetween. A plurality of generally evenly spaced rigid transverse bars extends in a transverse direction between the support shafts. There is included a friction bearing at each end of each of the rigid transverse bars on the support shaft for relative longitudinal movement therebetween. Reinforcing material is folded about and adhering to each of the rigid transverse bars. An upper covering of elastomer material is bonded to the rigid transverse bars and the reinforcing material to provide a generally planar surface thereabove which is generally aligned between the floors of the adjacent vehicles. A lower covering of elastomer material is bonded to the reinforcing material at the lower region of the deformable floor.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3410226 (1968-11-01), Krupp
patent: 4570964 (1986-02-01), Tatay et al.
patent: 4599947 (1986-07-01), Keefer
Caoutchouc Manufacture et Plastiques
Focarino Margaret A.
Kramer Dean J.
Ljungman Nils H.
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