# US 7,743,712 B2 · Two coupled vehicles such as railbound vehicles or articulated busses, with a connection with at least one bellows as well as one coupling device, comprising two coupling elements > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,743,712 B2 - Document ID: US7743712B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/157,228 - Filed: 2008-06-09 - Published: 2008-12-18 - Granted: 2010-06-29 - Earliest claimed: 2007-06-14 - Assignees: Hübner GmbH & Co. KG - Inventors: Andrè Goebels; Hans-Jakob Rudolph - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7743712B2 ## CPC - B60D 5/003: {Bellows for interconnecting vehicle parts} - B61D 17/22: flexible, e.g. bellows - B62D 47/025: {articulated buses with interconnecting passageway, e.g. bellows (coupling aspects B60D5/00)} - B60D: VEHICLE CONNECTIONS - B61D: BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES (vehicles in general B60; adaptation of vehicles to special systems B61B; underframes B61F) - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract The invention is directed to two coupled vehicles (1) such as railbound vehicles or articulated busses, with a connection with at least one bellows (2) as well as with a coupling device comprising two coupling frames (4, 5), said coupling frames (4, 5) comprising interengaging male and female coupling members (10, 15), a locking member (30) being provided for respectively locking the male coupling members (15) in the female coupling members (10), said locking member (30) being slidably guided by the respective locking member (4, 5), said locking member (30) communicating with a force transmitting member (9) that is slidably guided in the respective one of the coupling frames (4, 5), the force transmitting member (9) transmitting both tensile and shear forces. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Two coupled vehicles, with a connection with at least one bellows as well as with a coupling device comprising two coupling frames said coupling frames comprising interengaging male and female coupling members, a locking member being provided for respectively locking the male coupling members in the female coupling members, said locking member being slidably guided by the respective coupling frames, said locking member communicating with a force transmitting member that is slidably guided in the respective one of the coupling frames, the force transmitting member transmitting both tensile and shear forces and wherein the coupling frame comprises a groove for receiving the force transmitting member and the locking member, the female coupling member being disposed in the region of the groove so that the locking member may be introduced into the female coupling member in order to lock the male coupling member in the female coupling member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Two coupled vehicles as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the force transmitting member is disposed in the groove for movement in the direction of its longitudinal axis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) Two coupled vehicles as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that two force transmitting members are each disposed in the a groove for movement in the direction of their longitudinal axis. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) Two coupled vehicles as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the force transmitting member is configured to be a flexible rod. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) Two coupled vehicles as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the locking member is connected to the force transmitting member through a clamp connection. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) Two coupled vehicles as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the female coupling member comprises an inclined engagement portion for the male coupling member to engage. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) Two coupled vehicles as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the male coupling member comprises a locking bolt for reception by the female coupling member, said locking bolt comprising a conically tapering tip in the region of its free end. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) Two coupled vehicles as set forth in claim 7, characterized in that the locking bolt comprising an opening for receiving the locking member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) Two coupled vehicles as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the force transmitting member is actuatable by a lever disposed on the coupling frame. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) Two coupled vehicles as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the coupling frame is formed by the end wall of the vehicle. ### Claim 11 Two coupled vehicles, with a connection with at least one bellows as well as with a coupling device comprising two coupling frames, said coupling frames comprising interengaging male and female coupling members, a locking member being provided for respectively locking the male coupling members in the female coupling members, said locking member being slidably guided by the respective frame member, said locking member communicating with a force transmitting member that is slidably guided in the respective one of the coupling frames, the force transmitting member transmitting both tensile and shear forces, and wherein two force transmitting members are each disposed in a groove for movement in the direction of their longitudinal axis.