Central climbing protection for rail vehicles with additional functions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10124815-B2
Application number	US-201315025310-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2013
Priority date	Sep 27, 2013
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

A rail vehicle includes a chassis, a vehicle structure and a support unit disposed at the end face of the rail vehicle. The vehicle is comparatively lightweight and economical and can also advantageously perform other tasks in addition to supporting a track reamer. The support unit includes a plateau section which is part of the vehicle structure and includes a climbing protection device on its end face and a track reamer holder for supporting a track reamer. The track reamer holder is disposed below the plateau section and is rigidly secured thereto.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A rail vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle end face;
an underframe having a chassis;
a vehicle structure including a driver's cab and a car body supported on said underfame;
a support unit disposed on said vehicle end face, said support unit having a plateau section being part of said vehicle structure and being welded to said chassis of said underframe;
said plateau section having a plateau section end face and a climbing protection device disposed on said plateau section end face;
said driver's cab extending above said plateau section and being welded to said plateau section; and
a track reamer holder disposed below said plateau section for holding a track reamer, said track reamer holder being fixedly connected to said plateau section;
a retaining device connecting said track reamer holder to said plateau section;
said retaining device, said plateau section and said track reamer holder forming a coupling cage configured for extending a coupling through said coupling cage and for providing stops for the coupling through said coupling cage.

2. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein said coupling cage forms a jacking point, and said support unit provides stability to enable jacking of the rail vehicle at said jacking point.

3. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein said plateau section extends in longitudinal and transverse directions to form a horizontal surface having an underside on which said retaining device is fastened.

Assignees

• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Drexler Stephan
• Kroiss Manuel
• Peer Hannes
• Winkelmann Christian

Classifications

• B61F1/10

  End constructions · CPC title

• B61D15/06 Primary

  Buffer cars; Arrangements or construction of railway vehicles for protecting them in case of collisions (buffers B61G11/00) · CPC title

• E01H8/04

  essentially by non-driven elements {; Clearing instruments, e.g. scraping blades or scoop plates (with oscillating or vibrating tools E01H8/06; with heated instruments or combined with melting E01H8/10; track clearing deices B61F19/06; ballast ploughs E01B27/025)} · CPC title

• B61F19/04

  Bumpers or like collision guards · CPC title