Joint between two vehicles or vehicle parts

US6722685B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Hubner GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Robert Koch · Witzenhausen, DE
• Jens Karasek · Kaufungen, DE
• Horst Joachim Gumpert · Salzgitter, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 7, 2002
• Grant date: Apr 20, 2004
• Expiry date: Mar 21, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D47/025
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The joint between two vehicles or vehicle parts, such as an articulated bus or a railcar for example, comprises at least two joint members (11, 12; 11a, 21a; 111a, 112a) that are held apart from a central longitudinal axis (50) of the vehicle (2, 3; 102, 103) and with at least one, preferably two joint arms (12a, 12, 22; 113, 114) that is/are carried so as to be capable of rotating about the two joint members.