Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
105392500 | Shock absorbing | 30 |
20080236440 | TRANSPORTATION DEVICE - The invention provides a shock absorbing structure capable of turning the function of the shock absorber on and off according to the level of shock during collision, thereby reducing the frequency of replacing shock absorbers. On a rear surface of a load operating unit | 10-02-2008 |
20080314282 | Anticlimber for Railroad Vehicles - A rail vehicle comprising an anticlimber disposed in a vehicle end region and extending over substantially the entire width of the vehicle, wherein there is disposed, in the end region of the rail vehicle, at least one anticlimber element forming a partial vertical extension of the anticlimber, which anticlimber element is capable of engaging the anticlimber of another rail vehicle in the event of a collision. | 12-25-2008 |
20090000506 | ENERGY DISSIPATION DEVICE FOR A MULTI-MEMBER VEHICLE - The invention relates to an energy dissipation device ( | 01-01-2009 |
20100064931 | Vehicle front-end module for mounting to the front end of a rail-borne vehicle, in particular a railway vehicle - The invention relates to a vehicle front-end module having a vehicle front-end structure ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100199881 | Rail Car Collision System - A rail car collision system is disclosed that includes a front face and an underframe having a first anticlimber. The first anticlimber protrudes from and extends across at least a portion of the front face at a first position. At least one second anticlimber extends along at least a portion of the front face at a second position that is vertically different than the first position. | 08-12-2010 |
20100218701 | Crash module for a rail vehicle - A crash module for a rail vehicle is provided. The crash module includes a crash element, a frontal impact plate and a rear connecting plate, wherein a guide element is provided between the frontal impact plate and the rear connecting plate. The guide element has the form of a plate and is oriented essentially in a longitudinal direction of the rail vehicle. | 09-02-2010 |
20100269730 | SAFETY-ENGINEERED VEHICLE - Disclosed is a vehicle, especially an automobile, comprising two external airbags for protecting persons who collide with the vehicle. A first airbag is arranged in the area of the bumper while a second airbag is located below the windshield. A triggering mechanism that is equipped with a person sensor deploys the two airbags. The risk of the colliding persons being injured is reduced as much as possible by the fact that two airbags are arranged in the front region of the vehicle and the airbags have a special shape. | 10-28-2010 |
20100313785 | SAFETY-ORIENTED RAIL CAR DESIGN - The proposed invention is a rail car design intended to reduce the impact of rail accidents by having 135 degree and 45 degree alignment of the front end and back end of the cars with respect to the rail. There is also crush zone provided at these angles, which can crush as an impact of a collision, reducing the effect on the rest of the train. In severe cases, the crush zone can derail the car to deflect the damaging waves. The points of contact of the cars, and the car and engine, where the impact is high, are provided with buffer to minimize the damage. | 12-16-2010 |
20110011302 | Crash-resistant front apron for a rail vehicle - A crash-resistant front apron for a rail vehicle is provided. The front apron includes an apron cover, a first support part supporting the apron cover, a second support part attached to a frame of the rail vehicle and a friction coupling release mechanism which connects the first support part to the second support part by a friction connection. In the event of a crash of the rail vehicle, in which a collision force acts on the front apron cover causing a torsion of the first support part relative to the second support part, the friction coupling release mechanism releases the friction connection. | 01-20-2011 |
20110162555 | Railway vehicle - A slide structure | 07-07-2011 |
20120031299 | Energy-Absorbing Device Particularly For A Shock Absorber For A Track-Guided Vehicle - An energy-absorbing device, particularly for a shock absorber of a track-guided vehicle, has an energy-absorbing element designed as a deformation tube and a counter element which interacts with the deformation tube such that upon a critical impact force being exceeded, the counter element and the deformation tube exhibit a relative movement toward one another while at least a portion of the impact energy introduced into the energy-absorbing device is simultaneously absorbed. For the energy absorbtion to take place according to a predictable sequence of events when force is introduced non-axially into the energy-absorbing device, the counter element is connected to the deformation tube by means of a form-fit connection circumferential to the deformation tube so as to prevent twisting of the counter element relative the deformation tube. | 02-09-2012 |
20120325108 | CRASH MODULE FOR A RAIL VEHICLE - A crash module for a rail vehicle includes at least one crash element, which is arranged in front of the vehicle structure. At least one transverse profiled element is provided, which is connected to the at least one crash element and which has a substantially lower compressive strength in the longitudinal direction of the rail vehicle than in the transverse direction. | 12-27-2012 |
20130098264 | RAILWAY VEHICLE - Provided is a railway vehicle having a configuration which can sufficiently protect the cabin even when large external force is applied to the end structures thereof. The vehicle body of the railway vehicle is formed by joining an underframe | 04-25-2013 |
20130104770 | RAILWAY VEHICLE | 05-02-2013 |
20130125782 | RAILWAY VEHICLE - Provided is a railway vehicle having a configuration which can sufficiently protect the cabin even when large external force is applied to the side structures and the end structures thereof. The vehicle body of the railway vehicle is formed by joining an underframe | 05-23-2013 |
20130233200 | CRASH ENERGY ABSORBER OF RAILCAR - A crash energy absorber is provided at a front portion of a carbody of a railcar and configured to crush by a load from a front side to absorb crash energy. The crash energy absorber includes: a main absorbing portion extending in a front-rear direction; and a pair of sub absorbing portions respectively provided at upper and lower sides of the main absorbing portion. Each of the pair of sub absorbing portions is formed integrally with the main absorbing portion via breakable portions each extending in the front-rear direction. | 09-12-2013 |
20130239847 | OBSTACLE DEFLECTOR OF RAILCAR - An obstacle deflector provided at a front portion of an underframe of a carbody of a railcar includes an obstacle deflecting plate configured to protect the carbody from an obstacle on a railway track when the railcar is traveling. The obstacle deflecting plate includes a main plate portion provided to receive the obstacle by a surface thereof and having a curved shape that is convex toward a front side in a traveling direction in plan view and a sub plate portion projecting toward a rear side from the main plate portion and is continuously provided along the main plate portion so as to extend from a convex, curved front end portion of the main plate portion toward a pair of left and right side portions of the main plate portion, the left and right side portions being located at the rear side in the traveling direction. | 09-19-2013 |
20130284047 | "Front-Arrangement for a Vehicle, in Particular for a Rail Vehicle, Comprising a Screen Cleaning Device" - A front arrangement for a rail vehicle comprising a crash element with a forward facing crash surface, and a windshield washer device which, in turn, comprises a drive device and a front window wiper device drivable by said drive device. The crash element includes at least one impact absorbing element. The windshield washer device is fastened to the crash element for the vehicle, and is movable relative to a support of the front arrangement and thus, movable relative to the load-bearing construction of the vehicle so as to move backward during the occurrence of the impact forces and to enable absorption of the acting impact energy by the impact absorbing element. | 10-31-2013 |
20140020596 | RAIL VEHICLE HAVING AN ATTACHED DEFORMATION ZONE - A rail vehicle having an attached deformation zone is presented. The rail vehicle has at least one end transverse beam provided in an end face region and corner pillars arranged substantially vertically and extend from the end transverse beam. The deformation zone is provided at the end face having a front transverse beam arranged parallel to the end transverse beam and spaced therefrom in an end-face direction and at least one force transmission element arranged between the end transverse beam and the front transverse beam. The element transmits longitudinal compressive forces between the end transverse beam and the front transverse beam without plastic deformation up to a defined value and failing when the defined value is exceeded. | 01-23-2014 |
20140033949 | Lightweight Compound Cab Structure for a Rail Vehicle - An integrated self-supporting and deformation-resistant modular driver's cabin structure for mounting to the front end of a rail vehicle body and for providing a driver space and a windshield opening, is composed of a composite sandwich structure with a single, common, continuous outer skin layer, a single, common, continuous inner skin layer and an internal structure wholly covered with and bonded to the inner and outer skin layers, the internal structure comprising a plurality of core elements. The driver's cabin structure comprises at least: side pillars each having a lower end and an upper end, and an undercarriage structure at the lower end of each of the side pillars. The fibre-reinforced sandwich located in the side pillars is provided with several layers of fibres oriented to provide a high bending stiffness. The fibre-reinforced sandwich of the undercarriage structure is such to transfer static and crash loads without flexural buckling. | 02-06-2014 |
20140245922 | COLLISION ENERGY ABSORPTION COLUMN AND RAILROAD VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH THE COLLISION ENERGY ABSORPTION COLUMN - A collision energy absorption column is provided on an end side of a railroad vehicle structure and extends from an end beam toward a roof structure. The collision energy absorption column includes a metal outer member having a transverse cross section of a channel shape, and an inner member made of reinforced plastic provided along an inner circumference of the outer member and extending in parallel with the outer member. The outer member is configured by joining two column halves extending along a column axis after arranging the two column halves are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the column axis of the outer member. The joined part of the column halves extends along the column axis. The outer member is coupled to the end beam and roof by a fastener. The inner member extends between the end beam and a part of the roof structure, excluding the fastening parts. | 09-04-2014 |
20140261073 | LOCOMOTIVE NATURAL GAS STORAGE AND TRANSFER SYSTEM - A locomotive underframe CNG fuel storage system including: a crashworthy enclosure including a removable side panel and a permanent side panel welded into place; and at least one CNG cylinder module, wherein each CNG cylinder module includes a plurality of CNG cylinders stacked vertically, secured to a vertical wall, and separated by a horizontal plate, wherein the horizontal plate extends towards but does not contact the vertical wall when the vertical wall is planar and, further wherein, the horizontal plate supports the vertical wall from moving further out of plane when vertical axial weight causes the vertical wall for move out of plane towards the horizontal plate. | 09-18-2014 |
20140290528 | OBSTACLE REMOVING AND ENERGY ABSORBING DEVICE AND LEADING CAR OF MOTOR TRAIN UNIT - An obstacle removing and energy absorbing device provided with an obstacle removing beam ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140360402 | CRASH STRUCTURE FOR A RAILCAR - A railcar includes a chassis, a front end frame, a control cab for a train operator and an energy absorbing crash structure. The chassis has a cab end and a rear end. The front end frame is connected to the cab end of the chassis. The front end frame has a pair of corner posts and a collision post structure. Each one of the pair of corner posts is located at a different corner of the chassis at the cab end. The collision post structure is located between the pair of corner posts. The control cab has a control cab floor and is located proximate the cab end. A crash energy management module, located ahead of the front end frame, includes a plurality of energy absorbers and a crash shield. The plurality of energy absorbers is attached to the front end frame. There is a left energy absorber located on a left portion of the chassis and a right energy absorber located on a right portion of the chassis. The crash shield is attached substantially vertically and laterally to the plurality of energy absorbers. | 12-11-2014 |
20150059612 | STONE IMPACT PROTECTION ARRANGEMENT AND RAIL VEHICLE WITH A STONE IMPACT PROTECTION ARRANGEMENT - A stone impact protection configuration for protecting at least one vehicle component, in particular a wheelset shaft, disposed in the region of the underbody of a rail vehicle, includes a plurality of resilient shielding elements in the form of flexurally resilient strips being supported and held at both end regions thereof by at least one retention device. A corresponding rail vehicle with a stone impact protection configuration for operating on track systems with a ballast bed superstructure, is also provided. | 03-05-2015 |
20160096534 | RAIL VEHICLE WITH A DEFORMATION ZONE - A rail vehicle including at least one deformation zone arranged at each end side, where the deformation zone has a collision frame, a multiplicity of deformation elements and two A pillars, where the deformation elements are oriented radially about the front structure of the wagon body and are respectively connected at one of their ends to the wagon body, and where the collision frame connects the ends, facing away from the wagon body, of the deformation elements and is arranged about the front structure of the wagon body in an arcuate manner, and where the two A pillars each extend between the wagon body and the collision frame and are permanently connected to the collision frame. | 04-07-2016 |
20160152247 | RAILCAR COLLISION ENERGY ABSORBING DEVICE AND RAILCAR | 06-02-2016 |
20160167679 | RAILCAR HEAD STRUCTURE | 06-16-2016 |
20160176415 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING STIFFNESS AND DAMPING OF LOCOMOTIVE CARBODIES | 06-23-2016 |
20160375913 | COLLISION ENERGY ABSORBING DEVICE OF RAILCAR - A collision energy absorbing device configured to realize stable and highly-efficient energy absorption by adequate destruction of reinforced fibers at the time of collision. A collision energy absorbing device of a railcar includes: an absorber made of fiber-reinforced resin and provided so as to extend in a rail direction; a base member supporting a rear end portion of the absorber in the rail direction; a front plate member not fixed to a front end portion of the absorber and provided so as to face the front end portion of the absorber from a front side; and a holding device configured to position the front plate member such that the front plate member aces the front end portion of the absorber from the front side. | 12-29-2016 |