Person transport vehicle

Details Person transport vehicle Person transport vehicle

1997-12-10

2000-06-06

Chilcot, Richard

Static structures (e.g., buildings)

Railroad car roof construction

105396, 105401, 296210, 454 99, 52 50, B61D 1712, B62D 2507

Patent

active

060703695

DESCRIPTION:

BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a passenger transport vehicle, particularly a rail vehicle or the like, having a coach body on which a roof structure is fastened on longitudinal side walls of the coach body.
For rail vehicles in general, it is known to close off a coach body accommodating the passengers to be transported toward the top with a roof structure which is fixed on the longitudinal side walls. For this purpose, a roof closure sheet metal piece is usually fixed tightly and permanently on the remainder of the coach body structure by welding or riveting along the outer edge of the roof closure sheet metal piece. This creates a considerable tightening and aligning expenditure during the production process and, later, measures are necessary to create conduits for the air supply and air exhaust, for cables and for insulation against sound and heat losses.
It is the object of the invention to provide measures for a passenger transport vehicle according to the preamble of the first claim by means of which measures the production and the assembly can be carried out in a simple manner.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The above object generally is achieved according to the present invention by a passenger transport vehicle, particularly a rail vehicle or the like, having a coach body on which a roof structure is fastened on longitudinal side walls of the coach body, and wherein: in the region of the respective longitudinal side walls, a respective longitudinal roof girder is fastened with the roof girders each having an approximately horizontal leg which are oriented toward each other; and a roof closure plate having integrated conduits is attached to the free ends of the respective legs on oppositely disposed longitudinal edges without weld joints and in a watertight manner.
For a design of a passenger transport vehicle according to the invention, longitudinal girders that are fixed at the upper lateral edges of the longitudinal side walls of the coach body are used as support for a prefabricated roof closure plate so as to create a functionally integrated roof closure; the roof closure plate is designed as an inherently supporting member and is provided with conduits in which the air flows can be guided that are necessary for the air supply and air exhaust of the interior chamber of the coach body and/or in which electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic supply lines or control lines can be accommodated. The conduits designed for the air supply and air exhaust have openings which are open toward the passenger compartment and are also connected via openings in other wall sections with the outside atmosphere or an air conditioning apparatus comprising at least one fan. Here, the conduit or conduits designed for the fresh air supply are arranged in the center or outer region of the roof closure plate and have blow-out connection pieces which are oriented toward the passenger compartment and extend through a ceiling covering. In contrast, the further conduits, which are designed for the exhaust air conduction and are disposed particularly at the outer or inner longitudinal side edges, take in the exhaust air exiting from the passenger compartment in the region of the windows or the side walls and guide it directly into the open atmosphere. While, during this process, the conduits designed for the fresh air supply are closed on their frontal ends, the adjoining openings of the conduits designed for the exhaust air conduction are connected at the respective ends on the frontal end by means of a transverse conduit from which the exhaust air can flow over a large surface. For the supply of the conduits designed for the conduction of the supply air, an air conditioning apparatus can be arranged above the roof closure plate, which air conditioning apparatus comprises at least one fan for moving the air, optionally also an air conditioner, and moves supply air in particular into the center conduit or conduits of the roof closure plate. Here, the air conditioning apparatus is preferably standing on longitu

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