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Title:
Rail car
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6243596
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A railcar includes an underframe and an energy absorber provided at the underframe. The underframe includes a first end beam, a second end beam, and a sliding center sill connecting the first end beam and the second end beam with each other. The sliding center sill includes a first beam member connected to the first end beam, a second beam member connected to the second end beam, and a coupling member coupling the first beam member to the second beam member. The first beam member slides relative to the second beam member when the coupling member breaks by application of an impact load higher than a predetermined load. The sliding center sill and the energy absorber are arranged in a region located between the first end beam and the second end beam.

Inventors:
Toshiyuki Hirashima
Shiro Homma
Hitoshi Nagahara
Application Number:
JP2012243390A
Publication Date:
December 06, 2017
Filing Date:
November 05, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
International Classes:
B61D15/06; B61F1/10
Domestic Patent References:
JP2009001178A
JP2008126856A
JP2011235731A
JP2127586U
JP2012502833A
Foreign References:
WO2012136514A1
WO2011098177A1
US20030019703
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent business corporation Yuko patent office