Railway vehicle with a movable, vertical gap bridging entry threshold
US10507848B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61D1/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A railway vehicle for passenger transport comprising a vehicle body, said vehicle body including a passenger entrance area and a vehicle boarding aid for facilitating passengers' access to the passenger entrance area, the vehicle boarding aid comprising a movable entry threshold arranged in an access position facilitating passengers' access to the passenger entrance area and a vertical position adjusting device for vertically adjusting the access position of the entry threshold as a function of a potential vertical gap between a station platform and the passenger entrance area, wherein said entry threshold is fixedly arranged in said access position in all operating states of the railway vehicle.
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