CONNECTION BODY FOR JOINT CONNECTION TYPE TRAIN AND VEHICLE CONSTITUTING THE CONNECTION BODY

Title:

CONNECTION BODY FOR JOINT CONNECTION TYPE TRAIN AND VEHICLE CONSTITUTING THE CONNECTION BODY

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2006315671

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To provide a connection body for a joint connection type train allowing easy movement by walking between vehicles.

The joint connection type train connection body is provided with a plurality of vehicles aligned in a longitudinal direction and a ball joint between a front end of the vehicle and a rear end of the vehicle at a front side of midway of a row relative to each of the vehicles. The respective vehicles have front ends in the longitudinal direction and the rear ends in the longitudinal direction. Each of the vehicles has a vehicle body; at least one truck placed with the vehicle body; and a turning coupling means for connecting the vehicle body to the truck. According to the present invention, the ball joint is arranged on a rolling flat surface of the connection body at a lower position than the turning joint means or at vertical height equal to the turning joint means.

Inventors:

JEUNEHOMME SYLVIE
COURCIMEAUX ERIC
GUINOT ALAIN

Application Number:

JP2006129126A

Publication Date:

November 24, 2006

Filing Date:

May 08, 2006

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA

International Classes:

B61G5/02; B61D17/10; B61D17/20; B61F1/10; B61F3/12

Domestic Patent References:

JPH04306164A	1992-10-28
JP2003212117A	2003-07-30
JPH0219676U	1990-02-08
JPS62221962A	1987-09-30
JPS63279966A	1988-11-17
JPH05146005A	1993-06-11

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Kazuo Shamoto
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Fujihiro Kanda

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