Endframe of a gangway, gangway, multi-car vehicle and method of connecting the gangway to a multi-car vehicle
US11400779B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D47/025
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An endframe of a gangway, the endframe configured to be connected to an endframe of a different gangway or to a car of a multi-car vehicle, the endframe comprising a beam, a connector attached to the beam, the connector being configured to connect the beam to a beam of an endframe of a different gangway or to connect the beam to a car of a multi-car vehicle or to connect the beam to a connector attached to a beam of an endframe of a different gangway or to connect the beam to a connector attached to a car of a multi-car vehicle, wherein a contact surface formed by a part of the beam and a groove arranged in the beam, wherein the groove has an opening and walls that delimit the groove, wherein one of the walls delimiting the groove is a backward facing wall, wherein the backward facing wall faces away from the contact surface, wherein the connector has a protrusion that is arranged inside the groove.
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