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US 9,440,661 B2Granted
Integrated ceiling assembly for railcars
AssigneeSiemens Industry, Inc.
InventorsWilhelm Burg, John Maranski, Manish Patel, Mario Schuh
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Abstract
A ceiling assembly for a vehicle includes a plurality of supporting elements for fastening components, and a plurality of connecting elements connecting the supporting elements. The plurality of connecting elements is integrally designed with the plurality of the supporting elements forming an integrated ceiling assembly. Further, a vehicle and a method for manufacturing a ceiling assembly to a ceiling of a vehicle are disclosed.
Claims13
A ceiling assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a one-piece extruded component mountable to a ceiling of a vehicle, wherein in a cross-section through the one-piece extruded component, the one-piece extruded component includes:
- a vertical wall;
- at least one flange extending laterally from the vertical wall, which at least one flange is configured to mount to the ceiling of the vehicle;
- at least one cable duct and at least two C-rails that extend vertically below the at least one flange;
- and
- a housing configured to receive a lighting installation therein,
- wherein in the cross-section:
- the at least one cable duct includes an opening that faces upwardly;
- and
- the at least two C-rails include respective openings facing outwardly of the one-piece extruded component;
- a translucent cover mountable across an opening to the housing;
- and
- at least one interior paneling configured to mount to at least one of the C-rails in an arrangement in which the at least one interior paneling extends downwardly from the one-piece extruded component along a body shell of an interior room of the vehicle.
10 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a body shell including an interior room and a ceiling;
- a ceiling assembly comprising:
- a one-piece extruded component, wherein in a cross-section through the one-piece extruded component, the one-piece extruded component includes:
- a vertical wall;
- at least one flange extending laterally from the vertical wall, which at least one flange is mounted to the ceiling of the vehicle;
- at least one cable duct and at least two C-rails, that extend vertically below the at least one flange;
- and
- a housing configured to receive a lighting installation therein,
- wherein in the cross-section:
- the at least one cable duct includes an opening that faces upwardly towards the ceiling;
- and
- the at least two C-rails include respective openings facing outwardly of the one-piece extruded component;
- a translucent cover mounted across an opening to the housing;
- and
- at least one interior paneling mounted to at least one of the C-rails, which interior paneling extends downwardly along the body shell of the interior room of the vehicle.
12 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.