Railcar and door pocket post

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9849891-B2
Application number	US-201314408170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 11, 2013
Priority date	Jun 13, 2012
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A railcar includes a side sliding door and entrance peripheral-member surrounding the side entrance. The entrance peripheral-member includes a door pocket post in which outer and inner portions are inwardly of the outer portion in car-width direction coupled to each other. The side sliding door peripheral portion is pressed against an edge portion, extending along the side entrance of the entrance peripheral-member via a rubber seal at the side entrance closed state. In the side entrance open state, the side sliding door is pulled into a door pocket space facing the door pocket post inner portion. A portion projecting inwardly in car-width direction beyond the inner portion and including a tip end contacting the rubber seal provided at at least part of region constituted by portions of upper and lower edges of the side entrance peripheral-member and lateral edge at the edge portion door pocket post side of the entrance peripheral-member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A railcar comprising:
a side entrance peripheral member including a door pocket post, the side entrance peripheral member surrounding a side entrance of the railcar, the door pocket post having a double skin structure in which an outer portion and an inner portion are coupled to each other by a coupling portion, the inner portion being provided inwardly of the outer portion in a car-width direction of the railcar; and
a side sliding door including a peripheral portion that is pressed against an edge portion of the side entrance peripheral member via a rubber seal at a time of a closed state of the side entrance of the railcar, the edge portion of the side entrance peripheral member extending along the side entrance of the railcar, the side sliding door being pulled into a door pocket space adjacent to the inner portion of the door pocket post at a time of an open state of the side entrance of the railcar, wherein
the side entrance peripheral member includes a projecting portion projecting inwardly in the car-width direction from the inner portion to beyond the inner portion into the door pocket space in the car-width direction, the projecting portion including a tip end that contacts the rubber seal provided at at least a part of a region constituted by an upper edge and lower edge of the edge portion of the side entrance peripheral member and a lateral edge of the edge portion of the side entrance peripheral member, the lateral edge being located at a door pocket post side.

2. The railcar according to claim 1 , wherein a clearance between the side sliding door and the projecting portion before the peripheral portion of the side sliding door is pressed against the edge portion at the time of the closed state of the side entrance is smaller than a clearance between the side sliding door and the inner portion of the door pocket post at the time of the open state of the side entrance.

3. The railcar according to claim 2 , wherein:
the door pocket post includes a vertical bar portion located at a convergence of an end portion of the outer portion, which is located at the side entrance side, and an end portion of the inner portion, which is located at the side entrance side; and
the projecting portion is provided at the vertical bar portion.

4. The railcar according to claim 3 , wherein the rubber seal is attached to the peripheral portion of the side sliding door.

5. The railcar according to claim 4 , wherein:
a step portion is formed at the peripheral portion of the side sliding door, the step portion being depressed inwardly in the car-width direction from a main surface of the side sliding door, the main surface facing outwardly in the car-width direction; and
the rubber seal is fixed to the step portion.

6. The railcar according to claim 2 , wherein the rubber seal is attached to the peripheral portion of the side sliding door.

7. The railcar according to claim 6 , wherein:
a step portion is formed at the peripheral portion of the side sliding door, the step portion being depressed inwardly in the car-width direction from a main surface of the side sliding door, the main surface facing outwardly in the car-width direction; and
the rubber seal is fixed to the step portion.

8. The railcar according to claim 1 , wherein:
the door pocket post includes a vertical bar portion located at a convergence of an end portion of the outer portion, which is located at the side entrance side, and an end portion of the inner portion, which located at the side entrance side; and
the projecting portion is provided at the vertical bar portion.

9. The railcar according to claim 8 , wherein the rubber seal is attached to the peripheral portion of the side sliding door.

10. The railcar according to claim 9 , wherein:
a step portion is formed at the peripheral portion of the side sliding door, the step portion being depressed inwardly in the car-width direction from a main surface of the side sliding door, the main surface facing outwardly in the car-width direction; and
the rubber seal is fixed to the step portion.

11. The railcar according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber seal is attached to the peripheral portion of the side sliding door.

12. The railcar according to claim 11 , wherein:
a step portion is formed at the peripheral portion of the side sliding door, the step portion being depressed inwardly in the car-width direction from a main surface of the side sliding door, the main surface facing outwardly in the car-width direction; and
the rubber seal is fixed to the step portion.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Kawakami Naoaki
• Okada Shinichi
• Yoshida Naohiro
• Inaba Kazumasa
• Waki Kenji

Classifications

• B61D19/02

  for carriages (B61D19/003 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B61D17/00 Primary

  Construction details of vehicle bodies (for tank wagons B61D5/00; for hopper cars B61D7/00; body details specially adapted for tipping wagons B61D9/06; for mine cars B61D11/00) · CPC title

• B61D17/08 Primary

  Sides · CPC title

• B61D19/00 Primary

  Door arrangements specially adapted for rail vehicles (locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00; door-operating mechanisms E05F) · CPC title