307results about "Coupled vehicles gangway" patented technology

An improved mathematically modeled family of bellow fold patterns, useful for making bellows from stiff but foldable materials, which forms a corner of a bellow consisting of a series of several single inversion fold patterns, each having a characteristic design angle which is mathematically computed to provide a desired initial wall angle for the bellow and to minimize wall tilting over a predetermined extension angle range, thereby allowing low cost bellows to be made which can extend long distances while using a minimal amount of stiff but foldable material. In addition, each characteristic design angle can be computed to provide exactly zero tilting of the bellow walls at one or more non-zero extension lengths specified by a designer, thus allowing, unlike all other prior art folds, a structurally stiff, long extending bellow to be formed in an extended state using fast production techniques such as vacuum forming, blow molding or injection molding, while also allowing the bellow to be free of distortion in the compressed state.

To provide a power steering system for an all-terrain vehicle in which a control unit can be favorably protected from water, mud or the like coming from the ground surface at the time of operating of the vehicle on rough terrain or the like. In a power steering system for a saddle ride type four-wheel vehicle in which a rotary shaft of a power assist motor is disposed at right angles to a steering shaft and is inclined so that its upper portion is located on the rear side, a control unit for controlling the power assist motor is disposed on the upper side relative to a meshed portion between the power assist motor and the steering shaft.

A plurality of trailer arrangements, configurations and assemblies are provided in combination with a tractor to transport wheeled vehicles over the highway, in compliance with current state and federal regulatory requirements and with a view toward future modification of those requirements.

The road vehicle comprises a communicating door (8, 9) in each of the front (3) and rear (4) transverse faces, a part at the front and a part at the rear of the split able connection that can combine with that of another identical or same-type vehicle respectively in front (5) and behind (6) so as to constitute a disconnect able articulated connection for aligning the vehicles and obtaining a short distance between the vehicles, a projection at the front or at the rear at the inter-vehicular passenger access, a course set point for the vehicle (6) behind using a system for directional control of the vehicle behind. The road vehicle is applicable to urban public transport vehicles which can form a road train.

The invention relates to a three-degree-of-freedom articulated structure of an articulated tracked vehicle and belongs to articulated mechanisms of tracked vehicles. A rear vehicle support assembly is fixedly connected with a middle connecting rack. The middle connecting rack is articulated to a front vehicle support through a first pin. One end of a pitching oil cylinder assembly is articulated to the rear vehicle support assembly. The other end of the pitching oil cylinder assembly is articulated to a front vehicle upper support and the front vehicle support. A front vehicle lower support is articulated to the lower portions of the front vehicle support through second pins. A left steering oil cylinder assembly and a right steering oil cylinder assembly are articulated to the two sides of the front vehicle support corresponding. The three-degree-of-freedom articulated structure has the advantages of being novel, advanced in design concept, easy to machine and manufacture and convenient to maintain, and facilitating laying of oil cylinder pipes. Through the structure, front and back vehicle body steering, pitching and twisting motion of a vehicle can be realized, and the passing capacity and the off-road performance of the vehicle are greatly enhanced.

The present invention relates to an articulated chassis system of large articulated vehicle, which comprises a front beam, a spherical hinge connecting structure, a front frame, a turnplate bearing, a rear frame, a rear beam and a turning angle sensing means, the front beam is connected with the front frame through the spherical hinge connecting structure, the turnplate bearing comprises an inner ring and an outer ring, the front frame is connected fixedly with the outer ring / the inner ring, the rear frame is connected fixedly with the inner ring / the outer ring, the inner ring and the outer ring can rotate relatively, the rear frame is connected with the rear beam, the turning angle sensing means is arranged between the inner ring / the outer ring and the front frame / the rear frame. Preferably, the articulated chassis system of large articulated vehicle further comprises a hydraulic damping buffer system arranged between the front frame and the rear frame, the turning angle sensing means comprises an angle sensor, a first angle sensor and a second angle sensor, the spherical hinge connecting structure comprises a spherical hinge bracket structure and a spherical hinge. The present invention is designed uniquely and skillfully, has a simple and compact structure, is easy to install, so as to enhance the safety, stability and durability of the articulated chassis system of large articulated vehicle, and lower the cost, therefore the present invention is suitable for large-scale popularization.

The invention discloses a chassis articulating system which is applicable to a rear engine large articulated bus. The chassis articulating system comprises three parts of a split truss structure, a hydraulic control system and an electric control unit, wherein the split truss structure mainly realizes the articulation of a front compartment and a back compartment of the large articulated bus; the hydraulic control system is mainly used for providing the damping force which is correspondingly increased along with the increase of a rotation angle of the front and the back compartments for the large articulated bus, thereby stopping the sideslip of a second bridge of tires during the turning of the large articulated bus and preventing the shear of the front and the back compartments; the electric control unit is mainly used for monitoring the status of the large articulated bus, controlling the on / off status of an electromagnetic valve and a throttle valve in the hydraulic control system and emitting an alarm signal. The invention has the advantages that each part of the split structure is mutually independent and interrelated, the requirements on the manufacturing process are lower, the manufacturing cost is low; the maintenance is convenient, the cost is low; the operation stability is good; the shock absorbing effect is good; the system strength is high and the load capacity is great.

The invention relates to a coupling portion (10, 100) between two articulated vehicle parts (2, 3), e.g. for an articulated vehicle, which comprises a curved hinge connecting with a vehicle part (2, 3) by a articulating device (50, 120, 220, 320) transmitting pitching and cycloidal motion.

The subject matter of the invention is a pleat or corrugation of a bellows of a connection between two hinge-linked vehicles or vehicle sections e.g., of an articulated bus, the corrugation or pleat in the corner zone of the bellows being comprised, for the purpose of increasing the expansion of the bellows in the corner zone, of a pleat or corrugation insert unit having a plurality of pleats or corrugations, with said pleat or corrugation insert unit (20) tapering in the region of the upper end thereof toward the vertex (11) of the pleat (10) or corrugation where it is connected to said pleat or corrugation.

The subject matter of the invention is a bellows (1) of a connection between two hinge-linked vehicles (5, 6), said bellows (1), which comprises a bellows bottom (4), a bellows roof (2) and bellows side walls (3), forming a tunnel-like tube, said bellows bottom (4) being a removable constituent part of said bellows (1), said bellows (1) having a plurality of frames (10) disposed one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of said bellows (1), said bellows bottom (4) having a plurality of ledges (20) disposed one behind the other, there being provided, to connect a respective one of a frame (10) with a ledge (20), a spring cramp (30) taking hold of the frame and the ledge, said spring cramp (30) having at least one shoulder (33) for matingly connecting frame (10) and ledge (20).

The invention relates to a detector arrangement and method for determining a mutual position or a mutual state of motion of at least two structural parts of a mobile work machine. The arrangement comprises detectors configurable to determine at least in one direction of measurement at least two different measured variables in order to determine at least structural-part-specific position or state of motion information for each direction of measurement. The arrangement further comprises a data processing means for receiving measurement signals describing measured variables as well as for determining a mutual position or state of motion of the structural parts on the basis of the structural-part-specific position or state of motion information.

A device for connecting the gangway bellows cover and the chassis of articulated vehicles comprises a connecting element (2) having a grip portion (3) which can be stably connected to an end edge (102a) of a gangway bellows cover (102) and an engagement portion (4) which can be stably connected to a portion (200) of the vehicle chassis, wherein the grip portion (3) and the engagement portion (4) are rotatably connected to each other in such a way that they rotate relative to each other about a hinge axis (X).

The invention relates to a flexible floor for an intercommunication bellows between two cars which, while they are traveling in a straight line, move in a longitudinal direction, said floor presenting transverse undulations enabling it to follow the relative displacements of said cars as they are going around bends, while also enabling passengers to go between the cars by walking on the top face of the floor, said transverse undulations being reinforced by metal blades extending in a transverse direction of the floor, and said floor being provided with an elastomer reinforcement interposed between the blades of each pair of said metal blades. In the floor, said elastomer reinforcements are of substantially the same transverse dimension 2L0, and each of them is constituted by at least one elastomer block, and, for at least one pair of metal blades adjacent to a longitudinal end of the floor, the elastomer reinforcement interposed between said metal blades is made up of at least two blocks which are spaced apart from the longitudinal plane symmetry of the floor, which plane is parallel to said longitudinal direction.

The invention relates to an articulated car by coupling many car parts (1,2), wherein each car part (1,2) with at least two car axles and a coupling frame (12) and the said coupling frame is connected with the car parts (1,2) by fold shed (13), wherein articulated devices (20,31) is respectively set between the said car parts (1,2) and coupling frame (12), wherein the articulated device is with bracket (30) of coupling part which is approximately in the plane (12) of the said coupling frame, wherein the said bracket (30) of coupling part at least comprises a coupling structure (25) connected with articulated device (20,31) ot the other car parts (1,2).

The invention relates to a flexible floor designed to be suspended from an undulating flexible bellows in order to form a corridor connection module, said floor presenting undulating raised edges at its transverse ends, and, on its bottom face, transverse ribs in which metal reinforcements are embedded. According to the invention, at least some of the metal reinforcements have ends that project beyond the transverse ribs, each of which projecting ends is coupled to a fastening device for fastening the floor to the bellows, which fastening device extends alongside the outside of the corresponding undulating raised edge and presents a fastening end for fastening to the bellows that is situated above the corresponding raised edge.

The invention relates to an articulated vehicle comprising a front and a rear vehicle unit, and at least one further vehicle unit connected to said rear vehicle unit, comprising a front vertical steering link arranged substantially centrally of the front vehicle unit, where said front vertical steering link is configured for pivotal attachment to a fixed load-carrying frame connecting said front and rear vehicle units, where said at least one further vehicle unit is configured for attachment to a further fixed load-carrying frame, where said further fixed load-carrying frame is releasably connectable to said fixed load-carrying frame for said connection, such that a train of vehicle units is formed connected to a load-carrying frame unit comprising said fixed load-carrying frame and said further fixed load-carrying frame.

A gangway bellows for rolling stock, where the bellows has corrugated regions forming a deformable volume, and comprises a plurality of assembled-together modules, each module being made of a rubber-base material and including at least two corrugated regions that are assembled together by vulcanization.

The invention is directed to a corridor connection (1) of a connection having a bellows between two vehicles connected together by a joint (30), e.g., of an articulated bus or a vehicle with a trailer, the corridor connection (1) comprising two overlapping bottom plates (2, 3) that are slidable relative to each other, said joint (30) including a joint carrier part (20) that is disposed on the one vehicle part, the lower bottom plate (2) slidably resting on said joint carrier part (20) and the upper bottom plate (3) resting on said lower bottom plate (2) in the region of said joint carrier part (20).

The subject matter of the invention is a tractor unit with a double axle trailer (2), a connecting joint being provided between the trailer (2) and the tractor unit (1), said connecting joint being adapted to be readily releasably coupled to and uncoupled from the tractor unit (1) and a connection (10), which is surrounded by a bellows (11), being provided between tractor unit (1) and trailer (2).

The traction vehicle (1) has a twin-axle trailer (2). There is a pivot joint between the traction vehicle and trailer, which is easy to couple and uncouple. There is a corridor (10) between the traction vehicle and the trial are, which is enclosed by a bellows (11). There is a crossing bridge (12) between the traction vehicle and the trailer, forming the floor of the corridor.

The invention discloses a power dispersing type track following rubber wheel low-floor intelligent rail train which comprises a standard locomotive, a hinged mechanism, a standard power carriage and a standard trailer carriage, wherein the standard locomotive comprises a vehicle structure with two shaft supports, wherein a first shaft of the standard locomotive has a steer-by-wire function, and a second shaft is a steer-by-wire mechanism. A standard connection port connected with the hinged mechanism is reserved at the rear of the standard locomotive. The hinged mechanism has two freedom degrees of rotating in the vertical direction and rotating in the horizontal direction. The two ends of the hinged mechanism are provided with standard connection ports, and the standard connection ports are used for connection between the standard locomotive, the standard power carriage and the standard trailer carriage. The standard power carriage is of a vehicle structure with one shaft support. The standard trailer carriage comprises a vehicle structure with two shaft supports. A first shaft and a second shaft of a trailer of the standard trailer carriage have a steer-by-wire function. The power dispersing type track following rubber wheel low-floor intelligent rail train has the advantages of multi-shaft steering, power dispersion and modular design.

An apparatus and system for: combining independent driving vehicles into a single assembly for condensed, efficient, variable capacity transportation on common routes; and for separating into independent vehicles for flexibility on diverse routes. Connection logistics are exchanged locally via line of sight optical channel. Retractable coupling and mated coupling on opposing ends of the vehicles provide multiple degrees of freedom (DOF) to accommodate misalignment during initial dynamic engagement, and lock as rigidly coupled assembly with zero DOF. Mating vehicles' doors open during transit,permitting inter-vehicle movement and consolidation of passengers en route to urban locales, and release of empty vehicles. On return, independent vehicles combine to dense passenger vehicles from urban locales for redistribution of passengers in individual vehicles that later separate for diverse destinations. Slaved vehicle systems allow one vehicle to control coupled vehicles' systems of retractable suspension, coordinated steering, power sharing. Utility vehicles couple to assembly for service.

The invention relates to an articulated vehicle consisting of several vehicle parts (1, 2) which are couplable together, each vehicle part (1, 2) comprising at least two axles and one coupling frame (12) that is connected to said vehicle part (1, 2) through a bellows (13), a joint device (20, 31) being provided between said vehicle part (1, 2) and said coupling frame (12), said joint device (20, 31) comprising a coupling carrier (30) that is located approximately in the plane of said coupling frame (12), said coupling carrier (30) comprising at least coupling means (25) for coupling to the joint device (20, 31) of the other vehicle part (1, 2).

A device for connecting a first unit and a second unit of an articulated vehicle, including means for connecting the first and second unit, configured for allowing a movement on a horizontal plane of the first and second unit, for varying the relative position on the horizontal plane between the first and second unit, and a movement on a vertical plane of the first and second unit, for varying the relative position on the vertical plane between the first and second unit, the connecting means being at least in part made from composite material reinforced with fibre.

A system including a low rider saddle mount (302) for safe and legal transportation of multiple vehicles (136, 137) is provided. The system includes a low rider saddle mount (302) having a first horizontal member (304) selectively coupled to one of a towing vehicle (132) and a second vehicle (136), and a second horizontal member (306) selectively coupled to one of the second vehicle (136) and a third vehicle (137). The second horizontal member (306) is vertically spaced apart from the first horizontal member (304). The multiple vehicles (136, 137) are towed in a forward direction. The system may further include a universal folding boom trailer (130). A method for towing multiple vehicles (136, 137) is also provided.

The invention relates to an apparatus (12) for covering the track joint between the rotary plate (7) and the bellows of the connection (1) between two hinge-linked vehicle sections (3a, 3b), said bellows comprising two side walls (2a) that are joined together through a bellows roof (2c) at least, said track joint cover (12) having, like the bellows of said connection (1), singular corrugations or pleats (13), neighboring corrugations or pleats (13) being joined together by clamping ledges (16) in the region of their one apex at least, and the clamping ledges (16) being fastened at their one end at least to the side wall (2a) of the bellows (2) so as to be vertically movable.

The invention relates to an articulated vehicle consisting of several vehicle parts (1, 2) which are couplable together, each vehicle part (1, 2) comprising at least two axles and one coupling frame (12) that is connected to said vehicle part (1, 2) through a bellows (13), a joint device (20, 31) being provided between said vehicle part (1, 2) and said coupling frame (12), said joint device (20, 31) comprising a coupling carrier (30) that is located approximately in the plane of said coupling frame (12), said coupling carrier (30) comprising at least coupling means (25) for coupling to the joint device (20, 31) of the other vehicle part (1, 2).

The present invention relates to an articulated chassis system of large articulated vehicle, which comprises a front beam, a spherical hinge connecting structure, a front frame, a turnplate bearing, a rear frame, a rear beam and a turning angle sensing means, the front beam is connected with the front frame through the spherical hinge connecting structure, the turnplate bearing comprises an inner ring and an outer ring, the front frame is connected fixedly with the outer ring / the inner ring, the rear frame is connected fixedly with the inner ring / the outer ring, the inner ring and the outer ring can rotate relatively, the rear frame is connected with the rear beam, the turning angle sensing means is arranged between the inner ring / the outer ring and the front frame / the rear frame. Preferably, the articulated chassis system of large articulated vehicle further comprises a hydraulic damping buffer system arranged between the front frame and the rear frame, the turning angle sensing means comprises an angle sensor, a first angle sensor and a second angle sensor, the spherical hinge connecting structure comprises a spherical hinge bracket structure and a spherical hinge. The present invention is designed uniquely and skillfully, has a simple and compact structure, is easy to install, so as to enhance the safety, stability and durability of the articulated chassis system of large articulated vehicle, and lower the cost, therefore the present invention is suitable for large-scale popularization.

The invention provides a hinged shack for a coach, wherein a gantry frame comprises a closed framework; a hanging frame connected with the center of a lower cross frame through a joint bearing is connected with a hinge center; a telescopic hinged shack is respectively and symmetrically connected with the front and the back sides of the gantry frame; a slide rail in an equiangular mechanism is fixedly connected with the upper side of the two side frames on the inner side of the gantry frame; two pulleys are arranged on the beam of the slide rail; the pulleys are hinged with one end of a pull rod, and the other end of the pull rod is connected with a front carriage and the back carriage; the telescopic hinged shack comprises an external shack, a ceiling, a bottom shack and corner shacks which are mutually connected into a whole; the external shack and the bottom shack are correspondingly and fixedly connected with the gantry frame; the ceiling is arranged below the upper shack wall of the external shack and fixedly connected with the side walls of the external shack; the corner shacks are fixedly connected with the side walls of the external shack; clamping sectional materials made of rigid materials are arranged on at least a part of folded seam of each shack wall; and a wire harness frame is arranged in the space formed between the external shack and the ceiling and fixed on the front and the back carriages through mounting plates. The hinged shack has the advantages of high supporting intensity, good impermeability, and uniform deformation and safe and reliable passing of pipelines when cornering.

An intercommunicating gangway in that two successive road modules (5, 6) are connected by a detachable coupling with a minimum inter-module distance at least in the in-line configuration such that the opposite facing surfaces (3, 4) are each provided with a communicating door (8, 9) which can only be opened in when the two road modules are arranged in an in-line configuration and the vehicle is stopped. The intercommunicating gangway is suitable for use in the urban passenger transport field.