The invention relates to a railway vehicle with a self-supporting car body having a floor and a roof as well as side walls which present windows and access areas. The side walls are each made of a frame which is rigidly connected to the floor and presents side wall elements. The car body skin elements are configured in a supporting manner and fixed to frame elements (2) by friction so as to form a ribbed plate support structure (1, 8). The car body skin elements comprise an integrated intermedia...

The invention aims to improve a floor for rail vehicles in such a way that an even, level, reference plane for constructing the floor is obtained by a simple tolerance compensation of the deviations in the longitudinal direction, transverse direction and height of the shell assembly. Said compensation is embodied as an easy-to-assemble positive-fit connection between the floor plate and the body-shell floor plate. This is achieved by a retaining profile which is configured as a profile with a re...

The floor of a passenger cabin in a railway car is mounted on a base plate 23 of an underframe 11 via plural common joists 33, 34. The vibration of the truck is transmitted via a center pin 27, a bolster 25, center sills, a base plate 23, and common joists 33, 34 to the floor 31, thereby vibrating the floor. Out of the common joists 33 and 34, the common joists 34 that are positioned near the width-direction-center of the car body do not extend beyond the center sill 25 toward the longitudinal e...

A drop-frame urban rapid transit car includes passenger cells and travelling mechanism parts having a running gear, which are connected to one another at end surfaces by joint parts. The travelling mechanism parts disposed at ends of the car receive an engineer's cab. The object of the invention was to develop the drop-frame urban rapid transit car in a way which ensured the best possible utilization of the enveloping space and the best possible utilization of the available base area, a concept ...

A railroad car is provided having a box body extending longitudinally and delimiting compartments, seats arranged in the compartments, means for identifying the seats,means for identifying the car, and at least one side door providing access to the compartments. The side door is an intermediate door away from the longitudinal ends of the car and arranged longitudinally between two compartments provided with seats to which it provides access.

An internal arrangement of aircraft fuselage walls supports two longitudinal auxiliary passage ducts at the upper part of the fuselage and on each side of its longitudinal plane of symmetry. The arrangement includes a longitudinal central element forming a dome connecting the structural ducts, an interior ceiling panel situated under the dome and facing toward the cabin, and two lateral cover panels. A lower edge of each lateral panel is articulated with respect to the fuselage so that it may oc...

An aircraft cabin module for passengers that includes two transverse walls extending from a longitudinal cabin wall up to a longitudinal aisle, at least one of the transverse walls including a transparent portion. A longitudinal wall separates the cabin module from the aisle. At least one service module is arranged between the two transverse walls, more or less symmetrically in relation to a transverse median plane, defining with the walls of the module two contiguous personal spaces. An access ...

A modular rack unit for use in a vehicle such as a coach consisting of an outer shell (2) and an inner shell (9). The inner shell (9) acts as a shelf for luggage and defines with the outer shell (2) an air conduit (5). The rack unit is secured to the vehicle by means of pillars (14) and two longitudinally extending brackets (18, 19). Each bracket defines with the engaging edges of the outer and inner shells respectively labyrinthine passages for the escape of any air from the air conduit (5).

A stowable module, i.e., a storage container, that provides storage space in the airplane without occupying revenue floorspace. The stowable module comprises an integrated feature of a sidewall lavatory. The stowable module stows inside a sidewall lavatory during ground, takeoff, and landing operations. During flight, the stowable module is deployed by a flight attendant into an adjacent doorway area so that the lavatory can be used by passengers and crew.

A powered operator assembly for moving an object along a linear axis and particularly for moving doors in a mass transit vehicle utilizing a helical drive member for moving and supporting an attached door panel. The helical drive engages a drive nut that is connected to one of the two door panel hanger assemblies. Each door panel hanger assembly is attached to the door panel and includes at least two rollers which engage the outer surface of a helical drive for motion along the drive axis. One e...