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Title:
RAILWAY VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/068885
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This railway vehicle (1) is equipped with an underframe (6) and energy absorbers (31) that are provided on the underframe (6). The underframe (6) has a first end beam (22) that is provided at an end in the vehicle length direction and extends in the vehicle width direction, a second end beam (23) that is provided on the inner side of the first end beam (22) in the vehicle length direction and extends in the vehicle width direction, and sliding intermediate beams (24) that connect the first end beam (22) and the second end beam (23) together. Each sliding intermediate beam (24) has a first beam member (27) that is connected to the first end beam (22) side, a second beam member (28) that is connected to the second end beam (23) side, and a connection member (29) that connects the first beam member (27) to the second beam member (28). The energy absorbers (31) are provided on the underframe (6) so as to absorb energy generated by an impact load transmitted from the first end beam (22) to the second end beam (23). The sliding intermediate beams (24) and the energy absorbers (31) are disposed in an area between the first end beam (22) and the second end beam (23).

Inventors:
HIRASHIMA TOSHIYUKI
HONMA SHIROU
NAGAHARA HITOSHI
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/006173
Publication Date:
May 08, 2014
Filing Date:
October 17, 2013
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Assignee:
KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B61F1/10; B61D15/06
Foreign References:
JP2009001178A2009-01-08
JP2008126856A2008-06-05
JP2001048016A2001-02-20
JPH076025U1995-01-27
JPH02127586U1990-10-22
JP2011235731A2011-11-24
EP0612647A11994-08-31
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PATENT CORPORATE BODY ARCO PATENT OFFICE (JP)
Patent business corporation Owner old patent firm (JP)
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