Railway vehicle having partially standardized carriages
AssigneeAlstom Transport Technologies
InventorsFabrice Benizeau, Paul Preiss, Emmanuel Kondyra
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Abstract
The railway vehicle comprises at least one end car, each arranged at a respective end of the railway vehicle, and, for each end car, a first car adjacent to this end car, and at least one second car, one of which is adjacent to the first car. Each second car comprises a second structural body. Each first car comprises a first structural body substantially identical to the second structural body of each second car, and a structural extension part attached on the first structural body and intended to be connected to the adjacent end car.
Claims8
A railway vehicle extending between two ends, the railway vehicle comprising:
- at least one end car, each arranged at a respective end of the railway vehicle,
- for each end car, a first car adjacent to this end car, each first car having a first structural frame,
- at least one second car, one of which is adjacent to the first car, each second car having a second structural frame
- wherein:
- each second structural frame is constituted of a second structural body, and
- each first structural frame is constituted of a first structural body and a structural extension part, the first structural body being identical to the second structural body of each second car, and the structural extension part being attached on the first structural body and intended to be connected to the adjacent end car,
- wherein each first car comprises its own bogie.
A manufacturing method for manufacturing a railway vehicle, wherein the method comprises:
- producing a plurality of identical structural bodies,
- mounting at least one first car with one of the identical structural bodies and a structural extension part attached to this structural body,
- mounting at least one second car with another of the identical structural bodies,
- providing at least one end car, each arranged at a respective end of the railway vehicle,
- for each end car, connecting one of the at least one first car with this end car, the structural extension being connected to this end car,
- connecting one of the at least one second car to the first car.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.