Linkage for articulated vehicles, in particular rail vehicles
US5197392A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61D17/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A linkage for articulated vehicles, in particular rail vehicles, the linkage serving to provide connection between an intercommunication tunnel supported by a bogie and the ends of adjacent cars supported by the intercommunication tunnel, the cars and the intercommunication tunnel being coupled together near the bottoms thereof, the linkage being characterized in that the end of each car (2, 3) is connected to the tunnel (1) near the top thereof by means of a connection rod (10, 11), with the connection rods being interconnected by link elements, the assembly constituted by the connection rods and the link elements constituting a deformable parallelogram.
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