CA2374475A1 - Method and device for positioning and levelling bearings for assembling the floor and for other installation components in vehicles, in particular, in rail vehicles for transporting passengers - Google Patents

Method and device for positioning and levelling bearings for assembling the floor and for other installation components in vehicles, in particular, in rail vehicles for transporting passengers Download PDF

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CA2374475A1
CA2374475A1 CA002374475A CA2374475A CA2374475A1 CA 2374475 A1 CA2374475 A1 CA 2374475A1 CA 002374475 A CA002374475 A CA 002374475A CA 2374475 A CA2374475 A CA 2374475A CA 2374475 A1 CA2374475 A1 CA 2374475A1
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Holger Martens
Gerald Erler
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61DBODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D17/00Construction details of vehicle bodies
    • B61D17/04Construction details of vehicle bodies with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures
    • B61D17/10Floors

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The invention aims to improve the positioning and levelling of bearings and installation components for subsequent floor construction in such a way, tha t the positioning process is simplified, whilst increasing the accuracy and simultaneously compensating for deviations in the shell assembly. To achieve this, a virtual reference plane (BE), formed by a reference frame (8) is mounted onto a bearing or reference surface (7) section by section, across t he width of the vehicle. Said reference frame is used to locate the bearings (1 5, 16) in their exact position and to determine the level of their height (HN), in relation to the reference plane (BE). Their deviation is compensated by compensation elements (14) and the reference frame (8) is then placed in the next section. Bearing or reference surfaces (7) are mounted onto the longitudinal side-members (1) or side walls which run in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A reference frame (8) consisting of longitudinal struts (2, 3) and transverse struts (4, 5, 6) which extends over the sub-flo or is fixed to said bearing or reference surfaces. The longitudinal struts and transverse struts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) are configured as measuring rules for positioning the bearings (15, 16), as stops for said bearings in their final position and as a reference plane (BE) for determining the level of their height (HN).

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WO 00/76824 ~ PCT/EP00/05189 Method and device for positioning and levelling bearings for assembling the floor and for other installation components in vehicles, in particular in rail vehicles for transporting passengers This invention relates to a method for positioning and leveling bearings for assembling the floor and for other installation components, such as the underframes for seats, instrumentation and equipment cabinets etc. on the sub-floor in vehicles, in particular railway vehicles for transporting passengers, in which the bearings are fastened in the longitudinal and transverse direction in rows that are aligned with one another on the bottom plate which is supported by longitudinal girders.
The invention further relates to a device for leveling and positioning bearings for the floor structure and for other installation components on the sub-floor in vehicles, in particular railway vehicles for transporting passengers, with bottom profile plates on which the bearings are arranged in the transverse and longitudinal direction, and with longitudinal girders on which the bottom plates are supported, and with side walls.
DE 44 41 290 C1 describes an elastically supported connecting element that acts as an acoustical and vibration damper for floors of railway vehicles for the transport of passengers, in particular for a two-shell, non-wooden floor that is manufactured in segments, whereby between the floor plate and the car body chassis, there are elastic intermediate elements that accept segmental adhesive connections and are oriented transverse to the car body chassis.

The elastic connecting element consists of a profile body that sits transverse to the car body chassis and the longitudinal extension of which is determined by the side wall profiles of the car body, with an elastic support that is connected with a positive fit above and below the profile body on one hand and on the other hand of an elastic adhesive support that is applied in segments in the same direction underneath it on the car body chassis. Plate-shaped webs are set into profile bodies where they act as supports for the floor-mounted accessories such as seat frames, poles, partitions and air conditioning partitions.
In the longitudinal direction of the car body chassis, there are elastic spacer strips that are located to the left and right of the elastic adhesive support, which spacer strips create the space required for the adhesive connection between the profile body and the car body chassis and also form a leveled plane for the subsequent construction of the floor.
A floor subframe section constructed in the shape of a ladder is connected to the sub-floor by means of adhesive between two door areas. The section is prefabricated and is positioned on the floor area that is provided after the car body has been fabricated, and is leveled by means of the elastic spacer battens. The floor subframe section is made of longitudinal girders and transverse girders that hold the seat frames.
In this solution of the prior art, between the floor plate and the profile body that rests on the spacer strips, there is an elastic support that is made of rubber with elevations pointing toward the floor plate and depressions which must be sized differently to allow an equalization of vertical differences due to manufacturing tolerances.
As a result of the construction variances and manufacturing tolerances that are encountered in the floor area, the height tolerances from bearing point to bearing point of the floor plate are different, and the individual equalization of these tolerances is a very complex, time-consuming and expensive process.
This solution of the prior art also has the disadvantage that the floor subframe section remains in the vehicle, and the bearings must be very accurately positioned in the transverse direction. The use of adhesive is also complex, time-consuming and expensive.
The equalization of uneven spots to create a leveled plane for the subsequent construction of the floor is therefore a time-consuming and expensive part of the assembly process.
DE 196 12 580 C1 also describes a method for the positioning of furniture and fixtures on the large sections of a railway vehicle that is fabricated using a modular construction method in which, for example, on the subframe module of a light-rail vehicle intended for use in regional transit operations, the large sections are joined together on the basis of a dimensional reference system with dimensional reference points that can be scanned. These dimensional reference points are initially equipped with passive reflectors, and a laser projector is then pre-positioned on the basis of the dimensional reference points.
This method of the prior art does not eliminate the disadvantages described above, because the intention of the method is not to level the floor plane or to equalize the manufacturing and assembly tolerances.
The object of this invention is to improve the positioning and leveling of bearings and installation parts for the subsequent construction of the floor so that the positioning of the bearings and installation parts is simplified, accuracy is improved, and at the same time the variations caused by manufacturing and assembly tolerances can be quickly and easily equalized to create a leveled and continuous reference plane for the construction of the floor.
The invention teaches that this object is accomplished by a method of the type described above with the characterizing features disclosed in Claim 1, and by a device as disclosed in Claim 4. Advantageous developments of the invention are disclosed in the subclaims.
The method claimed by the invention makes possible a simple, easy, accurate and time-saving positioning of the bearings and the installation parts in predetermined positions on the subfloor of railway vehicles. Because the bearing or reference surface which is fixed to the longitudinal girders of the car body construction runs on a uniform level over the entire length of the car, there is an exact reference plane for the reference frame taught by the invention. The reference frame is mounted with its end-side transverse struts on both sides on the bearing surface in the manner of claws, and spans the subfloor transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. It is thereby guaranteed that the longitudinal struts and the transverse struts of the reference frame are in a defined position with respect to the subfloor and make possible an accurate installation and orientation of the bearings and orientation of the bearings or installation parts to be installed and can be used simultaneously as measurement rules. It is particularly advantageous that the level of the longitudinal and transverse struts is likewise defined with reference to the subfloor, so that for each previously positioned bearing point, the height of the level plane spanned by the reference frame can be determined. Therefore at each bearing point, the height measurement that is necessary to achieve a leveled reference plane for the subsequent construction of the floor can be achieved.
The vertical equalization of the tolerance variations encountered in this virtual reference plane is accomplished from one support bearing point to another by the insertion of WO 00!76824 5 PCT/EP00105189 elastic equalizing elements with thicknesses that are appropriate to the variation to be equalized, which makes it easy to achieve the leveled reference plane for the construction of the floor.
Consequently, the advantages achieved by the invention are that the assembly times can be shortened, manufacturing costs can be reduced and an individual vertical equalization of the tolerance variances over the length and width of the car body becomes possible. The floor plate, which can be made of wood or aluminum, can thereby be fastened continuously and without changes in level to the bearings that have themselves been leveled in a reference plane.
One exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained in greater detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a plan view from overhead of a device as claimed by the invention inserted between two doors.
Figure 2 is a section transverse to Line B-B in Figure 1, in which the transverse struts are configured in the form of claws which are placed on the bearing surfaces, and Figure 3 is a section transverse to Line B-B in Figure 1, in which the transverse struts are configured in the form of claws that grip the underside of the longitudinal girders.
Figure 1 shows the longitudinal girders 1 of a car body provided with bearing surfaces 7 between two doors as taught by the invention. The device consists of longitudinal struts 2, 3 and profiled transverse struts 4, 5 and 6, and forms a reference frame 8.
The bearing surfaces 7 run along the longitudinal girders 1 over the entire length of the car WO 00/76824 g PCT/EP00105189 body. The ends of the end-side transverse struts 4 and 6 rest on these bearing surfaces in the form of claws, and are mounted on the subfloor 9 of the car body consisting of bottom profile plates over the entire width of said car body. Elastic profile battens 12 with inserted retaining profiles 13 are clamped in the longitudinal direction L on the bottom profile plates 10 in projecting retaining webs 11 (See Figures 2 and 3).
Equalization elements 14 are fastened to the individual retaining profiles 13.
Profile battens 12, retaining profiles 13 and equalization elements 14 form support bearings 15 which are aligned in the longitudinal direction L and the transverse direction Q on the subfloor.
The longitudinal struts 2 and 3 run parallel to the longitudinal girders 1 and the transverse struts 4, 5 and 6 run perpendicular to the longitudinal girders 1.
The bearing surfaces 7, as shown in Figure 2, are at a sufficient height above the subfloor 9 so that the reference frame 8 is in a precisely defined reference plane BE both in the longitudinal direction L and in the transverse direction Q as well as at a distance H
between the bearing surface 7 and the subfloor 9. The bearings 15 are positioned and oriented along the longitudinal struts 2 and 3, which are simultaneously used as measurement rules and stops in the longitudinal direction L and are at the required distances A from one another. The positioning of the bearings 15 in the transverse direction Q is accomplished by means of the transverse struts 4, 5 and 6. The bearings 15, after the positioning on the bottom profile plates 10, are in precisely and accurately defined positions.
From the reference plane BE of the reference frame 8, the height HN for each bearing 15 is then determined, and the variance from the manufacturing tolerance 0H is determined. Depending on the tolerance variation 0H determined, elastic equalizing elements 14 are then fastened with a positive fit onto the individual retaining profiles 13.
The equalizing elements 14 also have different thicknesses and are made of rubber.
4 7 PCT/EP00l05189 The other installation parts, such as subframes for seats or instrumentation and equipment cabinets, are mounted on height-equalizing elastic bearings 16, the position and height of which are also determined and defined by means of the longitudinal struts 2 and 3 and the transverse struts 4, 5 and 6.
The bearings 15 for the floor construction and the bearings 16 for the other installation parts are therefore at a height that is precisely coordinated and based on the reference plane BE defined by the reference frame 8.
The leveling of the bearings 15 and 16 is continued by sections, for example from the center of one door to the center of the next door, in the car body, because the sag of the car body in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is negligible. The result is an accurately leveled reference plane BE for the floor construction and the additional components without changes in level.
The variant in which the end-side transverse struts 4 and 5 grip the underside of the longitudinal girders 1 is illustrated in Figure 3. In this case, the reference surface 7 is defined on the underside of the longitudinal girder 1.

WO 00176824 $ PCTIEP00105189 Nomenclature:
1 Longitudinal girders 2, 3 Longitudinal struts 4, 5, 6 Transverse struts 7 Bearing surface or reference surface 8 Reference frame 9 Subfloor Bottom profile plate 11 Retaining webs 12 Elastic profile batten 13 Retaining profile 14 Equalizing elements Bearings for floor construction 16 Bearings for other installation parts A Distance between the bearings BE reference plane H Distance between the bearing or reference surface and the subfloor HN Height ~H Construction tolerance variance L Longitudinal direction Q Transverse direction

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1. Method for positioning and leveling bearings for assembling the floor and for other installation components, such as frames for seats, instrumentation and equipment cabinets etc. on the sub-floor in vehicles, in particular railway vehicles for transporting passengers, in which the bearings are fastened in the longitudinal and transverse direction in rows that are aligned with one another on the bottom plate which is supported by longitudinal girders, characterized by the fact that a virtual reference plane (BE) in the form of a reference frame (8) is mounted onto a bearing or reference plane (7) section by section across the width of the vehicle, by means of which reference frame the bearings (15; 16) can be accurately positioned and the height (HN) of each positioned bearing (15; 16) can be determined with reference to the reference plane (BE), and its variance from the reference plane (BE) can be equalized by equalizing elements (14), and that the reference frame (8) is then placed in the next section for leveling of the bearings (15; 16).
2. Method as claimed in Claim 1, characterized by the fact that of rubber elements of different thicknesses are used as the equalizing elements (14).
3. Method as claimed in Claim 1, characterized by the fact that the reference frame (8) is preferably set up between two door areas.
4. Device for the positioning and leveling of bearings for the floor construction and for other installation parts such as subframes for seats, instrumentation and equipment cabinets etc. on the subfloor in vehicles, in particular railway vehicles for the transport of passengers, for the performance of the method disclosed in Claim 1, with a rigid bottom profile plate on which the bearings are arranged in the transverse and longitudinal direction with longitudinal girders and side walls, characterized by the fact that bearing or reference surfaces (7) that run along the longitudinal girders (1) or side walls in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle are defined, with which is associated a reference frame that consists of longitudinal struts (2, 3) and transverse struts (4, 5, 6) and is fastened to the subfloor, whereby the longitudinal and transverse struts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) are realized in the form of measurement rules for positioning of the bearings (15, 16) and as stops for the bearings (15, 16) in the determined position and as a reference plane (BE) for the determination of the height (HN) of the bearings (15, 16).
5. Device as claimed in Claim 4, characterized by the fact that the ends of the end-side transverse struts (4, 6) are realized in the form of claws that are located on the contact surfaces 7.
6. Device as claimed in Claim 4, characterized by the fact that the ends of the end-side transverse struts (4, 6) are realized in the form of claws that grip the underside of the longitudinal girders (1).
7. Device as claimed in Claim 3, characterized by the fact that the longitudinal and transverse struts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) are each provided with a measurement scale.
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