Vehicle body construction having longitudinally elongated extruded panels and continuous welds joining the panels
US5267515A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61D17/041
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle body, such as, for example, a railway passenger vehicle body, which includes an external body sheeting formed of opposite sides and a roof and having an internal floor extending between the sides. The sides, above the level of the internal floor, and the roof each include a number of extruded metal plates forming the external body sheeting and integral ribs, extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, are provided on inner faces of the extruded metal plates. The extruded metal plates are welded together at weld lines extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
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