# US 9,428,200 B2 · Device disposed in the roof area of two articulated vehicle parts for limiting the pitch movement of the vehicle parts relative to each other > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,428,200 B2 - Document ID: US9428200B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/175,498 - Filed: 2014-02-07 - Published: 2014-08-14 - Granted: 2016-08-30 - Earliest claimed: 2013-02-09 - Assignees: Hübner GmbH & Co. KG - Applicants: Hübner GmbH & Co. KG - Inventors: Olaf Richter - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9428200B2 ## CPC - B61G 5/02: for coupling articulated trains, locomotives and tenders or the bogies of a vehicle; Coupling by means of a single coupling bar; Couplings preventing or limiting relative lateral movement of vehicles - B61D 3/10: Articulated vehicles - B61F 5/24: Means for damping or minimising the canting, skewing, pitching, or plunging movements of the underframes - Y02T 30/00: Transportation of goods or passengers via railways, e.g. energy recovery or reducing air resistance - B61G: COUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES (vehicle connections in general B60D) - B61D: BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES (vehicles in general B60; adaptation of vehicles to special systems B61B; underframes B61F) - B61F: RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES (for vehicles in general B60; axles or wheels B60B; vehicle tyres B60C) - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A device for coupling the roof area of two articulated vehicle parts, for limiting the roll and/or pitch movements of the vehicle parts relative to each other. The device includes at least two consoles. At least one console is disposed on the roof area of a first vehicle part. The at least two consoles are connected to each other by a coupling arm. At least one of the consoles includes a leaf spring. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for coupling a roof area of two articulated vehicle parts, for limiting roll and/or pitch movements of the vehicle parts relative to each other, the device comprising: at least two consoles, at least one of the consoles being disposed on the roof area of a vehicle part; a coupling arm, the at least two consoles being connected to each other by the coupling arm disposed transversely to a longitudinal axis of a vehicle in connection with the device; and the at least two consoles each comprising a leaf spring that has an end attached to a generally vertical surface at the roof area and an other end attached to an end of the coupling arm. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: the at least two consoles are each disposed on one of the vehicle parts and are transversely offset relative to each other. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: the leaf spring comprises several leaf spring elements forming a leaf spring package. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: at least one of the consoles comprises a leaf spring with at least one leg. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: at least one of the consoles comprises a leaf spring with at least two legs which are connected to each other at their free ends. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A device in accordance with claim 5, wherein: the free ends of the at least two legs rest on each other. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: the coupling arm is rigid. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: the length of the coupling arm is variable. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: the coupling arm is articulately connected to the at least two consoles. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: at least one of the consoles further comprises a damper. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A device in accordance with claim 10, wherein: the damper has one end in an area of a free end of the at least one of the consoles and an other end on the vehicle part associated with at least one of the consoles. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) A device in accordance with claim 10, wherein: the damper is a piston cylinder damper. ### Claim 13 A device for coupling a roof area of two articulated vehicle parts, for limiting roll and/or pitch movements of the vehicle parts relative to each other, the device comprising: at least two consoles, at least one of the consoles being disposed on the roof area of a vehicle part; a coupling arm, the at least two consoles being connected to each other by the coupling arm disposed transversely to a longitudinal axis of a vehicle in connection with the device; and at least one of the console comprising a leaf spring that has an end attached to a generally vertical surface at the roof area and an other end attached to an end of the coupling arm. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A device in accordance with claim 13, wherein: the at least two consoles are each disposed on one of the vehicle parts and are transversely offset relative to each other. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) A device in accordance with claim 13, wherein: the leaf spring comprises several leaf spring elements forming a leaf spring package. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) A device in accordance with claim 13, wherein: the at least one console that comprises a leaf spring has at least one leg. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) A device in accordance with claim 13, wherein: the at least one console that comprises a leaf spring has at least two legs which are connected to each other at their free ends. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) A device in accordance with claim 13, wherein: the coupling arm is rigid and the length of the coupling arm is variable. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) A device in accordance with claim 13, wherein: the coupling arm is articulately connected to the at least two consoles. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) A device in accordance with claim 13, wherein: at least one of the consoles further comprises a damper. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) A device in accordance with claim 20, wherein: the damper has one end in an area of a free end of the at least one of the consoles and an other end on the vehicle part associated with at least one of the consoles. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) A device in accordance with claim 20, wherein: the damper is a piston cylinder damper.