Rail vehicle for passenger transportation, especially for local traffic
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsChristian Schindler, Manfred Buerger, Karl-Eberhard Geyer, Ryszard Zielinski
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Abstract
A rail vehicle for passenger transportation, especially for local traffic, is provided with shock absorption units (1) at at least one of its ends. Said shock absorber units (1) are supported on a sandwich part (2) containing deformable metallic foam, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, said sandwich part forming a partial area of the floor (3) of the driver compartment (4), as a supporting structural element.
Claims4
A rail vehicle for passenger transportation, especially for local traffic, having shock-absorbing units (1) on at least one ends, wherein the shock-absorbing units (1) are supported in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle against a deformable sandwich component (2) containing metallic foam, wherein said sandwich component forms a sub-region of a floor (3) of a driver's cabin as a load-bearing structural element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.