Rail vehicle body
US6454345B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T30/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order to increase the robustness and reliability of the vehicle, reduce the time taken to manufacture it, to enable certain stages of such manufacture to be performed by robots, and to be able easily to adapt the appearance of the vehicle on demand, the body is of hybrid structure comprising an aluminum or aluminum alloy “frame assembly”, an aluminum or aluminum alloy “roof assembly”, and two “fitted-out face assemblies” of composite material each fixed both to the frame assembly and to the roof assembly. The invention is particularly suitable for manufacturing cars for trains.
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