To keep a driver's living space in its initial state when a front or a little oblique collision is caused by interposing an energy absorber formed substantially like a parallelepiped between a driver's cab and a car body.
An energy absorber 1 for a rolling stock is formed substantially like a parallelopipe to be interposed between a driver's cab and a car body, and both larger area opposite surfaces of the parallelepiped are respectively arranged on the face formed by the rear of the driver's cab 2 and a face formed by the front 3A of a car body 3. The energy absorber 1 includes first and second plate rings 4, 5 opposite to each other, the first plate ring 4 is arrange parallel to the rear 2A of the dryer's cab 2, and the second plate ring 5 is arranged parallel to the front 3A of a passenger room 3. Both plate rings 4, 5 are connected to each other by a turning element 6 having first and second coupling members 7, 8 on the upper side thereof, and further a buffer device 9 of a piston structure is arranged below the energy absorber 1.
JP4912614 | Rail vehicle |
JP6039359 | Head impact-absorbing structure of a rail car |
GIBEAU MICHEL
LAPORTE JEAN JACQUES