Rail or road vehicle and a method of assembling it
US5797646A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D31/025
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a rail or road vehicle including a chassis and a roof, said chassis and said roof both being structural elements, each of which forms a single unit only, the two elements defining a right side plane and a left side plane; wherein at least one structural frame is disposed in each of said side planes, and is secured at its bottom to said chassis and at its top to said roof, and wherein said frames are the only self-supporting face structures of said vehicle.
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