Underfloor device for railway vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11433928-B2
Application number	US-201716757513-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 27, 2017
Priority date	Oct 27, 2017
Publication date	Sep 6, 2022
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022

Abstract

An underfloor device includes first and second closed portions. The outer surfaces of the first and second closed portions form a portion of a housing. A portion of the outer surfaces of the first and second closed portions are in contact with an open portion that is a space extending into a vertical direction from an opening formed on the vertically top face of the housing. The portion of the outer surface of the first closed portion in contact with the open portion and the portion of the outer portion of the second closed portion in contact with the open portion are provided with a first connection port and a second connection port, respectively. A first outfitting cable and a second outfitting cable are to be passed through the opening and the open portion, and respectively through the first connection port and the second connection port.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A railway vehicle underfloor device to be mounted under a floor of a railway vehicle, the railway vehicle underfloor device comprising:
a housing provided with an opening on at least a top face of the housing in a vertical direction and an open portion therein, the open portion being a space extending in the vertical direction from the opening to a bottom face of the housing;
a first closed portion provided with an outer surface forming a portion of the housing, a portion of the outer surface being in contact with the open portion, the portion of the outer surface in contact with the open portion being provided with a first connection port through which a first outfitting cable that electrically connects to an electronic component to be housed inside the first closed portion is to be passed; and
a second closed portion provided with an outer surface forming a portion of the housing, a portion of the outer surface being in contact with the open portion, the portion of the outer surface in contact with the open portion being provided with a second connection port through which a second outfitting cable that electrically connects to an electronic component to be housed inside the second closed portion is to be passed,
wherein the first outfitting cable and the second outfitting cable are to be passed through the opening and the open portion, and respectively through the first connection port and the second connection port.

2. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first closed portion and the second closed portion are arranged across the open portion in a widthwise direction perpendicular to a travel direction of the railway vehicle and the vertical direction, such that the first connection port and the second connection port face each other.

3. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a pair of fixing members extending in the widthwise direction, the pair of fixing members holding the first closed portion and the second closed portion, with a gap therebetween in the widthwise direction.

4. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first outfitting cable is to be connected to the electronic component to be housed in the first closed portion via a terminal block provided in parallel to the first connection port inside the first closed portion, and
the second outfitting cable is to be connected to the electronic component to be housed in the second closed portion via a terminal block provided in parallel to the second connection port inside the second closed portion.

5. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 2 , wherein
the first outfitting cable is to be connected to the electronic component to be housed in the first closed portion via a terminal block provided in parallel to the first connection port inside the first closed portion, and
the second outfitting cable is to be connected to the electronic component to be housed in the second closed portion via a terminal block provided in parallel to the second connection port inside the second closed portion.

6. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 3 , wherein
the first outfitting cable is to be connected to the electronic component to be housed in the first closed portion via a terminal block provided in parallel to the first connection port inside the first closed portion, and
the second outfitting cable is to be connected to the electronic component to be housed in the second closed portion via a terminal block provided in parallel to the second connection port inside the second closed portion.

7. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a third closed portion provided with an outer surface forming a portion of the housing, a portion of the outer surface being in contact with the open portion, the portion of the outer surface in contact with the open portion being provided with a third connection port through which a third outfitting cable that electrically connects to an electronic component to be housed inside the third closed portion is to be passed,
wherein the third closed portion is connected to the first closed portion and the second closed portion, and holds the first closed portion and the second closed portion, with a gap therebetween in the widthwise direction.

8. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a third closed portion provided with an outer surface forming a portion of the housing, a portion of the outer surface being in contact with the open portion, the portion of the outer surface in contact with the open portion being provided with a third connection port through which a third outfitting cable that electrically connects to an electronic component to be housed inside the third closed portion is to be passed,
wherein the third closed portion is connected to the first closed portion and the second closed portion, and holds the first closed portion and the second closed portion, with a gap therebetween in the widthwise direction.

9. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 7 , wherein
the first outfitting cable is to be connected to the electronic component to be housed in the first closed portion via a terminal block provided in parallel to the first connection port inside the first closed portion, and
the second outfitting cable is to be connected to the electronic component to be housed in the second closed portion via a terminal block provided in parallel to the second connection port inside the second closed portion, and
the third outfitting cable is to be connected to the electronic component to be housed in the third closed portion via a terminal block provided in parallel to the third connection port inside the third closed portion.

10. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 8 , wherein
the first outfitting cable is to be connected to the electronic component to be housed in the first closed portion via a terminal block provided in parallel to the first connection port inside the first closed portion, and
the second outfitting cable is to be connected to the electronic component to be housed in the second closed portion via a terminal block provided in parallel to the second connection port inside the second closed portion, and
the third outfitting cable is to be connected to the electronic component to be housed in the third closed portion via a terminal block provided in parallel to the third connection port inside the third closed portion.

11. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is provided on a face of the housing intersecting the travel direction and on the top face of the housing in the vertical direction.

12. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 2 , wherein the opening is provided on a face of the housing intersecting the travel direction and on the top face of the housing in the vertical direction.

13. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 3 , wherein the opening is provided on a face of the housing intersecting the travel direction and on the top face of the housing in the vertical direction.

14. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 4 , wherein the opening is provided on a face of the housing intersecting the travel direction and on the top face of the housing in the vertical direction.

15. The railway vehicle underfloor device according to claim 5 , wherein the opening is provided on a face of the housing intersecting the travel d

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Ikemoto Minoru

Classifications

• B61C17/00 Primary

  Arrangement or disposition of parts; Details or accessories not otherwise provided for; Use of control gear and control systems · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title

• H02G3/36

  Installations of cables or lines in walls, floors or ceilings · CPC title

• B61C3/00

  Electric locomotives or railcars (characterised by power transmission B61C9/00; electrical features B60L; H02) · CPC title

• H05K5/0247

  Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring · CPC title