Closure system of the interconnection of transport units connected to each other in a convoy
AssigneeLeonardo S.P.A.
InventorsAndrea Briano, Simone Castagno, Giacomo Conti, Andrea Parodi
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Abstract
Closure system for connecting two contiguous transport units in a convoy for the transport of goods, the closure system comprising an accordion-shaped element configured to change the length thereof along a longitudinal axis of the convoy and comprising a central portion and a pair of outer portions placed on opposite sides with respect to said axis, the thickness of the accordion-shaped element decreasing from the central portion to the outer portions.
Claims12
A closure system for connecting two contiguous transport units in a convoy for the transport of goods, said closure system comprising an accordion-shaped element configured to change a length of the accordion-shaped element along a longitudinal axis of said convoy, the accordion-shaped element vertically extending along a vertical axis and transversally extending along a transversal axis, said vertical axis and said transversal axis being perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, characterized in that the accordion-shaped element comprises a central portion and a pair of outer portions placed on opposite sides with respect to said axis, a thickness of said outer portions on a plane defined by said longitudinal and vertical axis decreasing from said central portion to said outer portions along said transversal axis.
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