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US 10,906,569 B2Granted
Rail vehicle having a coupling arranged in the front region thereof
AssigneeSiemens Mobility GmbH
InventorGerhard Schmidt
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Abstract
A rail vehicle includes a coupling disposed centrally in a front region of the rail vehicle. The coupling is mounted in a transversely extended crossmember, so that forces acting on the coupling are introduced through the crossmember into abutments which are supported on a front side of a car body of the rail vehicle. The crossmember is connected through at least one elastic energy absorption configuration to one of the abutments.
Claims12
A rail vehicle, comprising:
- a rail vehicle body having a front and a front end;
- abutments supported on said front end;
- a transversely extended crossmember;
- at least one elastic energy-absorption configuration connecting said crossmember to one of said abutments;
- a coupling disposed centrally in a vicinity of said front and mounted in said crossmember, for introducing forces acting on said coupling through said crossmember and into said abutments;
- and
- two connecting rods each being extended in a longitudinal direction of the rail vehicle and being fixed to a respective one of said abutments;
- said elastic energy-absorption configurations each being disposed on a respective one of said connecting rods, said elastic energy-absorption configurations each including an energy absorption element, and said respective one of said connecting rods extending through said energy absorption element;
- said crossmember having retaining portions with openings formed therein;
- said connecting rods each passing through a respective one of said openings;
- and
- said elastic energy-absorption configurations being constructed for lateral abutment against said retaining portions.
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