Paneling modules for vehicles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10899370-B2
Application number	US-201716089668-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2017
Priority date	Mar 31, 2016
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, has cladding modules for cladding a body shell-side vehicle lateral wall and/or vehicle roof. The cladding modules, or at least a majority of the cladding modules of the vehicle, either have a first width or a second width which is smaller than the first width, and the difference between the first and second width corresponds to half of the width of at least one partition module which is mounted in the vehicle and which is mounted between two of the cladding modules or is arranged on an interface between two directly adjacent cladding modules, in particular the partition module is placed in front of the interface when seen in the vehicle transverse direction and covers the interface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle bodyshell having a side wall and a vehicle ceiling;
a plurality of paneling modules for paneling at least one of said vehicle ceiling or said side wall, said plurality of paneling modules including side wall modules, luggage rack modules, and/or a side roof module fitted above each of said side wall modules;
said side wall modules, said luggage rack modules and/or said side roof modules each having a first width or a second width smaller than the first width;
a partition module fitted in the vehicle and having a given width;
a difference in width between the first and second widths equals one half of the given width of said partition module fitted between two of said luggage rack modules and/or side roof modules of the second width and being arranged at an interface between two directly adjacent side wall modules of the first width, said partition module being placed in front of and covering the interface between said side wall modules of the first width, as viewed in a vehicle transverse direction.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein said vehicle is a rail vehicle.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a majority of said partition modules, or all of said partition modules, have a common width.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
in sections of the vehicle without partition modules:
said luggage rack modules and/or said side roof modules in each case has a width corresponding to the width of said side wall module disposed therebelow; and
respective left-hand edges and right-hand edges of said luggage rack modules and/or side roof modules align with left-hand edges and right-hand edges of said side wall modules disposed therebelow.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
said vehicle ceiling is lined, at least predominantly, with ceiling modules having a width corresponding to one of the following widths:
the first width;
the second width;
a third width equal to one half of a difference between the first width and the given width of said partition module; or
a fourth width equal to the first width minus one half of a difference between the first and second widths.

6. The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein said ceiling modules are multivent ceiling modules.

7. The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein:
at least a majority of said ceiling modules, or all of said ceiling modules, of the first width are arranged centrally over said interface between two adjoining said side wall modules having the first width;
at least a majority of said ceiling modules, or all of said ceiling modules, of the second width are arranged centrally over said interface between two adjoining said side wall modules having the second width;
at least a majority of said ceiling modules, or all of said ceiling modules, of the third width are arranged in pairs, with each pair enclosing a partition module or a monitor module therebetween, and each pair being arranged centrally over said interface between two adjoining said side wall modules having the first width; and
at least the majority of said ceiling modules, or all of said ceiling modules, of the fourth width are arranged centrally over said interface between a side wall module having the first width and an adjoining said side wall module having the second width.

8. The vehicle according to claim 7 , which comprises a ceiling framework extending through the vehicle in a longitudinal direction and fitted in a roof area or integrated in a roof area of the vehicle, and wherein said partition modules, said monitor modules and/or said ceiling modules are fitted to said ceiling framework.

9. The vehicle according to claim 1 , which comprises:
a ceiling framework extending through the vehicle in a longitudinal direction and fitted in a roof area or integrated in a roof area of the vehicle;
interior ceiling containers fitted to said ceiling framework, each interior ceiling container being assigned to a ceiling module and in each case at the same location, viewed in a vehicle longitudinal direction, where an associated said ceiling module is fitted and a width of each of said interior ceiling containers is identical to the width of the associated said ceiling module.

10. The vehicle according to claim 1 , which comprises a ceiling framework extending through the vehicle in a longitudinal direction and fitted in a roof area or integrated in a roof area of the vehicle, said ceiling framework being a profile or a profile structure.

11. The vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein said ceiling framework is an extruded profile or an extruded profile structure.

12. The vehicle according to claim 1 , which comprises interior doors and door retaining devices holding said interior doors in respective said partition modules being interior door modules, and wherein:
a majority of said interior door modules, or all of said interior door modules, are wider, viewed in a vehicle transverse direction, than a respective said interior door held inside the respective said module; and
said door retaining device arranged inside the respective said module is configured such that, while fitting said interior door it is possible to displace said interior door in a vehicle longitudinal direction inside the interior door module without displacing said interior door module.

13. The vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein said door retaining device is fitted to said ceiling framework and said interior door, and optionally a door drive, are displaceable on said ceiling framework in a vehicle longitudinal direction.

14. A method of paneling a vehicle bodyshell side wall and/or a vehicle ceiling of a vehicle, the method comprising:
providing a plurality of paneling modules including side wall modules, luggage rack modules, and/or a side roof module fitted above each of the side wall modules the side wall modules, the luggage rack modules and/or the side roof modules each having a first width or a second width smaller than the first width;
fitting a partition module of a given width between two of the luggage rack modules and/or side roof modules of the second width in the vehicle;
a difference in width between the first width and the second width equals one half of the given width of the partition module;
arranging the luggage rack modules and/or side roof modules of the second width at an interface between two directly adjacent side wall modules of the first width, the partition module being placed in front of and covering the interface between the directly adjacent side wall modules of the first width, as viewed in a vehicle transverse direction; and
paneling the side wall and/or the vehicle ceiling with the paneling modules and the partition module.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the vehicle is a rail vehicle.

Assignees

• Siemens Mobility GmbH

Inventors

• Alofs Ludger
• Belzer Reinhold
• Biadatz Adrian
• Dombrowsky Martin
• Hesterberg Joshua
• Kiesel Michael
• Kirchhoff Sascha
• Schwozer Mirko
• Treutler Helmut
• Wolf Guenter

Classifications

• B61D19/005

  sliding (B61D19/008, B61D19/009 take precedence) · CPC title

• B61D17/04

  with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures · CPC title

• B61D17/08 Primary

  Sides · CPC title

• B61D37/003

  luggage rack and umbrella-stand for rail vehicles (luggage racks within vehicle bodies in general, e.g. busses B60R5/003) · CPC title

• B60R13/00 Primary

  Elements for body-finishing, identifying, or decorating; Arrangements or adaptations for advertising purposes · CPC title