Articulated vehicle arrangement for a rail freight train
AssigneeSws Ps Power Solutions GmbH
InventorBeat Wegmüller
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Abstract
An articulated vehicle arrangement for a rail freight train is disclosed including an articulated vehicle for the transporting of containers having a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part. The first and the second vehicle parts are coupled together by an articulated coupling about a vertical articulation axis. The first vehicle part includes on its top side a first container parking place for one or more containers and the second vehicle part includes on its top side a second container parking place for one or more containers, and further including a power supply unit for the power supply of containers loaded on the articulated vehicle.
Claims13
An articulated vehicle arrangement for a rail freight train, comprising:
- an articulated vehicle for the transporting of containers having a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part,
- an articulating coupling,
- wherein the first and the second vehicle part are coupled together by the articulated coupling about a vertical articulation axis,
- wherein the first vehicle part comprises a first container parking place on a top side for one or more containers and wherein the second vehicle part comprises a second container parking place on a top side for one or more containers,
- a power supply unit for supplying power to the containers loaded on the articulated vehicle,
- wherein the power supply unit is situated in the region of the articulated coupling of the first and the second vehicle part between the first and the second container parking place,
- wherein the power supply unit is supported on a supporting structure and fastened by an adapter device to the articulated vehicle,
- wherein the adapter device comprises a plurality of mounting pins, and
- wherein the supporting structure comprising a plurality of pin receptacles for engaging with the corresponding mounting pin of the plurality of mounting pins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.