Chassis component of railway vehicle, and railway vehicle
US-11046336-B2 · Jun 29, 2021 · US
Railroad vehicle
US12337880B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12337880-B2 |
| Application number | US-202017635986-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | Aug 21, 2019 |
| Publication date | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2025 |
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A rail vehicle including an underframe that contributes to improvement in assembly and that is light in weight and high in rigidity is provided. The rail vehicle includes an underframe including a floor body structure that forms a floor surface and a bolster. The bolster includes a first shape member arranged at a middle portion of the bolster, at least part of the first shape member being formed by extrusion along a widthwise direction of the floor body structure, a second shape member connected to each of opposite end portions of the first shape member in the widthwise direction of the floor body structure, at least part of the second shape member being formed by extrusion along a lengthwise direction of the floor body structure, and a plate-shaped member connected to a side beam and connected to the second shape member.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A rail vehicle comprising: an underframe that includes: a floor body structure that forms a floor surface, a side beam provided at each of opposite end portions in a widthwise direction of the floor body structure, an end beam provided at an end portion in a lengthwise direction of the floor body structure, and a bolster spaced from the end beam and disposed in such a manner as to extend across the side beam, wherein the bolster includes: a first shape member arranged at a middle portion of the bolster, at least part of the first shape member being formed by extrusion along the widthwise direction of the floor body structure, a second shape member connected to each of opposite end portions of the first shape member in the widthwise direction of the floor body structure, at least part of the second shape member being formed by extrusion along a lengthwise direction of the floor body structure, and a plate-shaped member connected to the side beam and connected to the second shape member, wherein the first shape member is arranged such that a distance between the first shape member and the floor body structure is larger than a distance between the second shape member and the floor body structure, wherein a step is provided at a joining portion between the first shape member and the second shape member, and wherein the second shape member has, on a surface thereof that comes into contact with the first shape member, a positioning portion for defining a position of the step, and the positioning portion is formed integrally with the second shape member by extrusion along the lengthwise direction of the floor body structure. 2. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the first shape member has a cutout at a lower portion of each of the opposite end portions of the first shape member in the widthwise direction of the floor body structure. 3. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the first shape member and the second shape member are connected to each other with a third shape member interposed therebetween, the third shape member being formed by extrusion along the lengthwise direction of the floor body structure and having a parallelogram cross sectional shape. 4. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the second shape member has, on an upper surface thereof, reinforcement members that are put together in an X shape or arranged in a grid pattern as viewed in top plan. 5. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein at least either the first shape member or the second shape member is formed using an extruded shape member having a cross sectional shape same as a cross sectional shape of the floor body structure.
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- What does patent US12337880B2 cover?
- A rail vehicle including an underframe that contributes to improvement in assembly and that is light in weight and high in rigidity is provided. The rail vehicle includes an underframe including a floor body structure that forms a floor surface and a bolster. The bolster includes a first shape member arranged at a middle portion of the bolster, at least part of the first shape member being form…
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- Hitachi Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B61F1/14. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Jun 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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