Electric rail vehicle
AssigneeParallel Systems, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Soule, John Howard, Benjamin Stuart Stabler
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Abstract
The electric vehicle can include: a payload interface, a payload suspension, a chassis, a set of bumpers, a sensor suite, a controller, a chassis suspension, and an electric powertrain. The electric vehicle 100 can optionally include a payload adapter, a power source, a cooling subsystem, and/or any other suitable components. The electric vehicle functions to structurally support a payload, such as a cargo container (e.g., intermodal container, ISO container, etc.), and/or to facilitate transportation of a payload via railway infrastructure.
Claims20
An electric rail bogie comprising:
- a body;
- a battery mounted to the body;
- an electric drivetrain mounted to the body and coupled to the battery;
- and
- a set of bumpers mounted to the body, the set of bumpers comprising an abutment surface at a maximal extent of the electric rail bogie along a longitudinal axis.
A rail vehicle configured to transport a cargo payload, comprising:
- a first rail bogie, comprising:
- a first body;
- a first payload interface rotatably mounted to the first body and configured to mount the cargo payload to the first body;
- a first battery mounted to the first body;
- a first electric drivetrain mounted to the first body and coupled to the first battery;
- and
- a first set of bumpers mounted to the first body, the set of bumpers comprising an abutment surface at a first maximal extent of the rail vehicle along a longitudinal axis;
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- a second rail bogie configured to mount the cargo payload.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.