Compressed-air rack for an electric locomotive

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9854702-B2
Application number	US-201415111863-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 15, 2014
Priority date	Jan 15, 2014
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A compressed-air rack for an electric locomotive includes an electric assembly that is inserted between sheet metal walls of the compressed-air rack and is provided with electric modules which are accessible from the front. In order to be able to produce the electric assembly in a comparatively inexpensive manner and to mount the same with relative ease in the compressed air rack, the electric assembly includes a frame that has no rear wall and has open sides and reinforcing transverse members similar to a skeleton, and electric modules are mounted on the transverse members.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A compressed-air rack of an electric locomotive, the compressed-air rack comprising:
sheet metal rack walls; and
an electric assembly inserted between said sheet metal rack walls;
said electric assembly having a frame with a front, a rear, no rear wall, open sides and reinforcing transverse members in a skeleton structure, said transverse members resting on said front of said frame and said transverse member having a rear;
said electric assembly having electric modules accessible from said front and electric modules attached to said transverse members;
U-shaped mounting plates supported on said rear of said transverse members; and
a longitudinal member connected to said U-shaped mounting plates and connected above and below to said rear of said frame.

2. The compressed-air rack according to claim 1 , wherein said frame is a single-piece, flexible sheet metal part.

3. The compressed-air rack according to claim 1 , wherein said frame has side walls with recesses formed therein for receiving said electric modules.

4. The compressed-air rack according to claim 1 , which further comprises sealing side plates attached to said front of said frame.

5. The compressed-air rack according to claim 4 , which further comprises stops attached to one of said side plates, and a front door supported by said stops.

6. The compressed-air rack according to claim 1 , which further comprises a reinforcing cover fitted to said frame.

7. The compressed-air rack according to claim 1 , wherein said frame is screwed into the compressed-air rack.

8. The compressed-air rack according to claim 1 , wherein said frame of said electric assembly is inserted directly between said sheet metal rack walls to form a module being enclosed on all sides.

Assignees

• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Stoff Helmut

Classifications

• B61C3/00

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

• B61C17/00 Primary

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

• H05K5/03

  Covers · CPC title

• B60T17/228

  for railway vehicles · CPC title

• H05K7/14

  Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack · CPC title