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Rail vehicle

US11285978B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 2017
Grant dateMar 29, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61F9/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a rail vehicle. The rail vehicle includes: a bogie, where the bogie has a straddle recess suitable for straddling a rail; and a vehicle body, where the vehicle body is connected to the bogie and pulled by the bogie to travel along the rail, and the vehicle body includes a plurality of compartments hinged sequentially along a length direction of the rail; and in the length direction of the rail, a surface of a compartment at at least one end of the vehicle body and facing away from an adjacent compartment is provided with an escape door that can be opened and closed. The rail vehicle according to these embodiments of the present disclosure facilitates optimization the structure of an escape passage, reduction in costs, reduction in occupied space and the weight borne by the rail, and improvement in stability.

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