CA2892264C - An arrangement with a glass pane of a rail vehicle forming a part of an outer vehicle surface - Google Patents
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The invention relates to an arrangement with a glass pane (40) of a rail vehicle forming a part of an outer vehicle surface and with a component (50) on the inner side of the glass pane (40), wherein the component (50) is spaced apart from an inner side surface region of the glass pane (42) by a gap (60), wherein a seal (20), which has at least one passage opening (30), is arranged in and/or at the gap, so that the gap (60) is closed by the seal (20), but that a passage of fluids (80) through the passage opening (30) and thus through the gap (60) is allowed. The invention further relates to a rail vehicle having such an ar- rangement as well as a method for producing such an arrangement.
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AN ARRANGEMENT WITH A GLASS PANE OF A RAIL VEHICLE FORMING A PART
OF AN OUTER VEHICLE SURFACE
The invention relates to an arrangement with a glass pane of a rail vehicle forming a part of an outer vehicle surface and with a component on the inner surface of the glass pane, wherein the component is spaced apart from an internal surface region of the glass pane by a gap. The invention also relates to a rail vehicle with such an arrangement and a method for producing the arrangement or the rail vehicle.
Paneling the interior of the car body of a rail vehicle, for example with plastic components is known. The invention is based on the fact that paneling components can extend as far as and in front of the inner surface of a glass pane, in particular at the rear end of the rail vehicle. When mounting the component, a gap shall remain between the component and the interior side of the glass pane, so as to allow for different thermal expansions of the materials and to prevent the glass pane from being scratched by the pane ling.
In addition, the gap allows for fabrication tolerances and to dismount the component.
Paneling elements can be used as a place to deposit objects, in particular at the rear end of the vehicle. In that case, the presence of the gap between the glass pane of the vehicle and the surrounding paneling elements proves disadvantageous, since objects or trash may get through the gap into the area below.
Due to the lesser thermal insulation qualities of glass panes compared to other outer wall areas of rail vehicles, a greater amount of condensed water will form on the glass panes.
A closed or non-existent gap results in water draining on to the surface of the paneling or of the other component so that deposited objects or persons in that area will get wet.
The problem underlying the invention is to create an arrangement of the type mentioned in the introduction, which, on the one hand, prevents objects from unintentionally getting into the gap, and, on the other hand, protects objects or persons next to the component dis-posed in front of the glass pane from getting wet.
It is proposed to close the gap with a seal, which has however at least one passage open-ing, whereby the passage of fluids through the gap is made possible. More specifically, . .
the seal can have multiple passage openings, which are for example evenly spaced with respect to each other.
More specifically, an arrangement is proposed with a glass pane of a rail vehicle forming a part of the outer vehicle surface and with a component on the inner side of the glass pane, wherein the component is spaced apart from an internal surface region of the glass pane by a gap, wherein a seal is disposed in and/or at the gap, which has at least one passage opening, so that the gap is closed by the seal, while still allowing a passage of fluids through the passage opening and thus through the gap.
In addition, a method is proposed for producing an arrangement with a glass pane of a ve-hicle forming a part of the outer vehicle surface, wherein a component is disposed on the inner surface of the glass pane, so that the component is spaced apart from an internal surface region of the glass pane by a gap, wherein a seal is disposed in and/or at the gap, which has at least one passage opening, so that the gap is closed by the seal, while still allowing a passage of fluids through the passage opening and thus through the gap.
The seal can be fastened, in the intended manner, to the component and/or the glass pane before, during and/or after the arrangement of the component on the inner side of the glass pane. The seal is preferably connected to the component before the component is arranged on the inner surface of the glass pane.
The seal prevents objects from unintentionally getting inside the gap, since the gap is closed with the exception of the at least one passage opening. On the other hand, fluids, in particular, such as, for example, condensed water can flow through the passage open-ing and persons or objects located at the component disposed in front of the inner side of the glass pane are protected against wetness.
More specifically, the gap can extend transversely to the vertical direction along the sur-face region of the glass pane and the passage opening can allow the passage of liquids caused by the weight of the liquids. This concerns more specifically the case in which the component at the inner side of the glass pane also extends transversely to the vertical di-rection and forms, for example, a surface running along the gap, onto which pieces of lug-gage or other objects belonging to passengers can be deposited and/or against which passengers may lean or on which passengers may sit.
OF AN OUTER VEHICLE SURFACE
The invention relates to an arrangement with a glass pane of a rail vehicle forming a part of an outer vehicle surface and with a component on the inner surface of the glass pane, wherein the component is spaced apart from an internal surface region of the glass pane by a gap. The invention also relates to a rail vehicle with such an arrangement and a method for producing the arrangement or the rail vehicle.
Paneling the interior of the car body of a rail vehicle, for example with plastic components is known. The invention is based on the fact that paneling components can extend as far as and in front of the inner surface of a glass pane, in particular at the rear end of the rail vehicle. When mounting the component, a gap shall remain between the component and the interior side of the glass pane, so as to allow for different thermal expansions of the materials and to prevent the glass pane from being scratched by the pane ling.
In addition, the gap allows for fabrication tolerances and to dismount the component.
Paneling elements can be used as a place to deposit objects, in particular at the rear end of the vehicle. In that case, the presence of the gap between the glass pane of the vehicle and the surrounding paneling elements proves disadvantageous, since objects or trash may get through the gap into the area below.
Due to the lesser thermal insulation qualities of glass panes compared to other outer wall areas of rail vehicles, a greater amount of condensed water will form on the glass panes.
A closed or non-existent gap results in water draining on to the surface of the paneling or of the other component so that deposited objects or persons in that area will get wet.
The problem underlying the invention is to create an arrangement of the type mentioned in the introduction, which, on the one hand, prevents objects from unintentionally getting into the gap, and, on the other hand, protects objects or persons next to the component dis-posed in front of the glass pane from getting wet.
It is proposed to close the gap with a seal, which has however at least one passage open-ing, whereby the passage of fluids through the gap is made possible. More specifically, . .
the seal can have multiple passage openings, which are for example evenly spaced with respect to each other.
More specifically, an arrangement is proposed with a glass pane of a rail vehicle forming a part of the outer vehicle surface and with a component on the inner side of the glass pane, wherein the component is spaced apart from an internal surface region of the glass pane by a gap, wherein a seal is disposed in and/or at the gap, which has at least one passage opening, so that the gap is closed by the seal, while still allowing a passage of fluids through the passage opening and thus through the gap.
In addition, a method is proposed for producing an arrangement with a glass pane of a ve-hicle forming a part of the outer vehicle surface, wherein a component is disposed on the inner surface of the glass pane, so that the component is spaced apart from an internal surface region of the glass pane by a gap, wherein a seal is disposed in and/or at the gap, which has at least one passage opening, so that the gap is closed by the seal, while still allowing a passage of fluids through the passage opening and thus through the gap.
The seal can be fastened, in the intended manner, to the component and/or the glass pane before, during and/or after the arrangement of the component on the inner side of the glass pane. The seal is preferably connected to the component before the component is arranged on the inner surface of the glass pane.
The seal prevents objects from unintentionally getting inside the gap, since the gap is closed with the exception of the at least one passage opening. On the other hand, fluids, in particular, such as, for example, condensed water can flow through the passage open-ing and persons or objects located at the component disposed in front of the inner side of the glass pane are protected against wetness.
More specifically, the gap can extend transversely to the vertical direction along the sur-face region of the glass pane and the passage opening can allow the passage of liquids caused by the weight of the liquids. This concerns more specifically the case in which the component at the inner side of the glass pane also extends transversely to the vertical di-rection and forms, for example, a surface running along the gap, onto which pieces of lug-gage or other objects belonging to passengers can be deposited and/or against which passengers may lean or on which passengers may sit.
2 In a preferred embodiment, the gap is closed by the seal in such a manner that a free space remains between the component and the glass pane in the gap above the seal.
That way, a liquid can accumulate in the free space and is prevented from flowing onto the component. In particular, this liquid can at least partially pass through the passage opening and thus drain off downwards. That way, more liquid can accumulate in the free space. The passage opening is preferably located at the deepest point of the free space.
Another embodiment provides for a device for discharging the liquid draining through the seal. For example, the device is located a few centimeters under the seal. In particular, a gutter, which receives and discharges the liquid passing through the passage opening, can be located under the gap.
The component can be a paneling of a car body of the vehicle, which means that the com-ponent not only covers a region of the glass pane but also a region of the car body.
If the seal is not non-detachably fastened on both sides, to the inner side of the glass pane and to the component, the arrangement according to the invention results in an addi-tional advantage: disassembling the component from the glass pane is easy. In addition, the glass pane can also be replaced. In particular, the seal may only be fastened to the component, for example in a positively and/or force-fitting manner (for instance merely by fitting the seal and the component together). Alternately or additionally, a material-bonded connection (e.g. by gluing) is also possible.
A detachable connection of the seal with the component is particularly preferable, so that the seal can be replaced. On the other hand, the seal should not be able to unintentionally detach itself from the component. In addition, mounting the seal onto the component should be easy and the seal should more specifically be mounted in the correct place and/or mounted correctly with the desired orientation.
The seal can form a receiving space, which receives an end region of the component de-fining an edge of the gap or into which the end region is placed. The receiving space can be formed e.g. by a region of the seal with a U-shaped cross-section, into which the end region of the component is inserted. Such a configuration of the receiving space makes it possible to fasten the seal in a force-fitting and/or positively fitting manner to the free end of the component. The connection can thus be made particularly easily and durably be-cause the end region of the component is received in the receiving space of the seal. The
That way, a liquid can accumulate in the free space and is prevented from flowing onto the component. In particular, this liquid can at least partially pass through the passage opening and thus drain off downwards. That way, more liquid can accumulate in the free space. The passage opening is preferably located at the deepest point of the free space.
Another embodiment provides for a device for discharging the liquid draining through the seal. For example, the device is located a few centimeters under the seal. In particular, a gutter, which receives and discharges the liquid passing through the passage opening, can be located under the gap.
The component can be a paneling of a car body of the vehicle, which means that the com-ponent not only covers a region of the glass pane but also a region of the car body.
If the seal is not non-detachably fastened on both sides, to the inner side of the glass pane and to the component, the arrangement according to the invention results in an addi-tional advantage: disassembling the component from the glass pane is easy. In addition, the glass pane can also be replaced. In particular, the seal may only be fastened to the component, for example in a positively and/or force-fitting manner (for instance merely by fitting the seal and the component together). Alternately or additionally, a material-bonded connection (e.g. by gluing) is also possible.
A detachable connection of the seal with the component is particularly preferable, so that the seal can be replaced. On the other hand, the seal should not be able to unintentionally detach itself from the component. In addition, mounting the seal onto the component should be easy and the seal should more specifically be mounted in the correct place and/or mounted correctly with the desired orientation.
The seal can form a receiving space, which receives an end region of the component de-fining an edge of the gap or into which the end region is placed. The receiving space can be formed e.g. by a region of the seal with a U-shaped cross-section, into which the end region of the component is inserted. Such a configuration of the receiving space makes it possible to fasten the seal in a force-fitting and/or positively fitting manner to the free end of the component. The connection can thus be made particularly easily and durably be-cause the end region of the component is received in the receiving space of the seal. The
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receiving space also facilitates the installation of the seal in the desired position and with the desired orientation. For example, the seal is placed so far onto the end region of the component that the end region abuts against the material of the seal at the end of the re-ceiving space. The end region and/or an adjacent region of the component is glued, for example, to the seal, wherein the adhesive bond is optionally detachable, for example by using a chemical solvent and/or heat.
In addition, the seal can have retaining lips in the receiving space, which make it possible to most solidly fasten and/or glue the seal to the free end of the component.
The retaining lips facilitate the assembly and prevent an unintentional disassembly if they are appropri-ately oriented, i.e. if their free ends point in the direction of the end of the receiving space.
The retaining lips also make room for optionally provided glue, so that no glue or less glue is pressed out of the receiving space when the end region of the component is introduced into the receiving space, more specifically when the seal is fitted onto the end region of the component.
In addition, the seal can abut on the glass pane with one end region that features the pas-sage opening or several of the passage openings. The passage opening is more specifi-cally a slot in the end region of the seal. In that case, the glass pane can form an edge of the passage opening. However, it is also possible that the passage opening has a differ-ent shape, for example a circular, an oblong, a square or rectangular shape.
In those cases, the passage opening has a closed circumferential edge as opposed to a slot. The passage opening can be produced for example by cutting or punching the material of the seal. However, it is also possible to spare the region of the passage opening during pro-duction of the seal.
A glass pane refers to a pane that can be made of any material suited for vehicle con-struction, not only of silicon dioxide glass, but for example of acrylic glass or another syn-thetic material. Optionally, the glass pane can be coated. For example, plastic film can be glued onto a core of the glass pane. In addition, the glass pane can be made of ceramic or of composites of the mentioned substances. Transparent or not transparent composite panes, which are usually composed of several layers of ceramic, glass and/or plastic plates, which, if necessary, are joined by joining means, are provided amongst others.
The seal can consist of an elastically deformable material, e.g. a (thermoplastic) elasto-mer, which, on the one hand, has a sufficient mechanical strength, but which, on the other hand, is sufficiently flexible to bend in accordance with the size of the gap.
Suitable elasto-mers are e.g. polyolef ins, polyethylene, polypropylene, and polybutenes or any combina-tions thereof. The seal can be produced by injection moulding, for example.
The at least one passage opening has e.g. a width of at least 3 mm, preferably at least 5 mm (in an exemplary embodiment 7 mm). The width is measured in the longitudinal direc-tion of the gap. Such a minimal width ensures that a liquid, more specifically water can pass through the passage opening. The maximum width is preferably 1 cm and preferably 8 mm. That way, larger objects cannot pass through the gap. In the longitudinal direction, i.e. transversely to the longitudinal direction of the gap, the passage opening extends pref-erably across at least half the width of the gap. Like the width, the length of the passage opening is for example at least 3 mm, but preferably at least 8 mm.
In addition, it is preferable to arrange a plurality of passage openings in the seal, the pas-sage openings being for example evenly spaced in the longitudinal direction of the gap.
For example, the distance between the centers of two adjacent passage openings lies in the range of 150 to 250 mm (in an exemplary embodiment 200 mm).
A rail vehicle with an arrangement according to one of the embodiments described herein also belongs to the scope of the invention.
In the following, exemplary embodiments of the invention are described based on the en-closed drawing, which shows:
Fig. 1 a short longitudinal section of a first embodiment of a seal in a perspective view, Fig. 2 another embodiment of the seal in a perspective view, Fig. 3 a cross-section through the seal represented in fig. 1, Fig. 4 a cross-section through the seal represented in fig. 2, Fig. 5 a top view onto the longitudinal sections of the seals shown in fig.
1 or fig.
2, Fig. 6 a cross-section through an arrangement with a glass pane and a compo-nent, which are spaced-apart by a gap, wherein the seal that closes the gap is not shown, Fig. 7 a cross-section through an arrangement similar to the one in fig. 6, but wherein the seal that closes the gap is shown, Fig. 8 an arrangement similar to the one in fig. 7 with a device for discharging the liquid, Fig. 9 an isometric representation of a longitudinal section of an arrangement sim-ilar to the one in fig. 7, wherein the seal is connected to an end region of the component in a positive-fit and abuts with its end region on the glass pane, and Fig. 10 a detail from the rear end region of a vehicle interior with the paneling and the glass pane.
The longitudinal sections of the seals 10, 20 shown in figs. 1 and 2 have a receiving space 13, 23 with a U-shaped cross-section and an end region 11, 21 with a lip-shaped cross-section, in which a slot 30 in the form of a groove extends from the free end of the end re-gion 11, 21 into the interior of the end region 11, 21. With the exception of the slot 30, the seals have a constant unvarying cross-section in their longitudinal direction.
The end re-gion 11, 21 extending from the edge of the receiving space 13, 23 serves to close a gap between a glass pane and a component. In the mounted state, the free end of the end re-gion 11, 21 is in contact with the glass pane.
The seal 10, 20 can be connected in a positively-fitting manner, a force-fitting manner and/or adhesively bonded to the component, so that the lip-shaped end region 11 of the seal 10 and the lip-shaped end region 21 of the seal 20 abut against the glass pane below the receiving space 13 and above the receiving space 23, respectively.
The seal 10, 20 is made of an elastic material, for example of polyurethane, so that, dur-ing assembly, the lip-shaped end region 11, 21 of the seal 10, 20 comes to rest on the glass pane and is deformed in the process. It can extend with a bent cross-section be-tween the receiving space 13, 23 and the glass pane. For example, the seal 10, 20 or an-other seal is first fastened to the component and the component is then arranged with the seal on the glass pane.
As shown in figs. 3 and 4, the U-shaped receiving space 13, 23 of the seal can have four retaining lips 12, 22, which, for example, can be arranged in pairs inside the U-shaped re-ceiving space so that they face each other. The retaining lips 12, 22 allow for the seal 10, 20 to be solidly fastened to the end region of a component (for example to the end region 51 of the component 50 in fig. 7). The top view onto the seal in fig. 5 shows a possible embodiment of a slot 30, wherein the slot represents a U-shaped oblong passage open-ing. At the closed end of the slot 30, the opposite edges extending in the longitudinal di-rection of the slot 30 can alternatively taper off in the direction of the region in which the receiving space 33 of the seal is located.
Fig. 6 shows a partial representation of an arrangement with a component 50 on the inner surface of a glass pane 40, wherein the component 50 is spaced-apart from the glass pane by a gap 60. The component has an end region 51 that has a particularly advanta-geous design for mounting e.g. the seal 10, 20 from figures 1 - 5.
Fig. 7 shows an embodiment of an arrangement similar to that in fig. 6 but with a seal, for example the seal 20 from figure 2 and 4. The seal 20 closes the gap 60, in such a manner that a free space 61, in which a fluid can accumulate, remains between the component 50 and the glass pane in the gap 60 above the seal 20. The free end of the sealing lip 21 rep-resented on the right of the seal 20 is bent downward when mounted on the glass pane 40. No passage opening is visible due to the position of the chosen cross-section. How-ever, the various passage openings extend from the free end of the sealing lip 21 so far upward that fluids from the free space 61 can pass downward through the passage open-ings.
The seal 10, 20 can receive the end region 51 of the component 50 between the retaining lips 22 in its receiving space 13, 23 in a force-fitting manner. In addition, glue may be used for creating an adhesive bond. To this end, glue is for example first introduced into the re-ceiving space 13, 23 and the end region 51 is then inserted into the receiving space 13, 23. A reservoir for receiving glue is formed, more specifically between and below the re-taining lips.
Fig. 8 shows an arrangement similar to that in fig. 7, but with a device 70 for discharging fluid. The figure schematically shows fluid drops 80, which pass through the slot 30 in the seal 20 and get into the device 70 for discharging the fluid.
Fig. 9 shows an exemplary embodiment of an arrangement similar to the arrangements previously described based on figure 7 and 8 in a schematic three-dimensional partial rep-resentation. The seal 20 extends in the horizontal direction along the glass pane 40 in a gap 60, which also extends in the horizontal direction between the glass pane 40 and the component 50, which is located, on the left, inside and in front of the glass pane. How-ever, the end region 51 of the component 50 is held in the receiving space 23 in a posi-tively-fitting manner, retaining lips are missing and the sealing lip with the at least one passage opening 30 is not bent downward. Alternately, the seal 10 could be mounted on the end region 51 in accordance with figures 1 and 3. In that case, its sealing lip 11 would protrude downward with its free end and the at least one passage opening 30 would be located at the bottom end of the space in which the fluid can accumulate. A
position of the passage opening at the bottom end of the collecting space is preferred.
The previously described arrangement is located for example in the rear end of a tram.
Fig. 10 shows a part of the inner space of the vehicle at the rear end. It shows an area of the car body 100 directly above the three represented glass panes 40 as well as the struts running in the vertical direction between and next to the glass panes 40. The region of the car body located below the glass panes 40 is covered by the component 50, the upper area of which forms a shelf 110, which is located at the height level of the bottom area of the glass pane 40. The shelf 110 can be used by persons or for objects. In the exemplary embodiment, respectively one seal 20 is located in the gap 60, which gap extends in the horizontal direction between the glass pane 40 and the component 50.
- , List of reference numbers seal 11 end region of the seal 12 retaining lip 13 receiving space seal 21 end region of the seal 22 retaining lip 23 receiving space slot 33 receiving space glass pane 41 outer side of the glass pane 42 inner side of the glass pane component 51 end region of the component gap 61 free space device for discharging fluids drops of fluid 100 car body 110 shelf
receiving space also facilitates the installation of the seal in the desired position and with the desired orientation. For example, the seal is placed so far onto the end region of the component that the end region abuts against the material of the seal at the end of the re-ceiving space. The end region and/or an adjacent region of the component is glued, for example, to the seal, wherein the adhesive bond is optionally detachable, for example by using a chemical solvent and/or heat.
In addition, the seal can have retaining lips in the receiving space, which make it possible to most solidly fasten and/or glue the seal to the free end of the component.
The retaining lips facilitate the assembly and prevent an unintentional disassembly if they are appropri-ately oriented, i.e. if their free ends point in the direction of the end of the receiving space.
The retaining lips also make room for optionally provided glue, so that no glue or less glue is pressed out of the receiving space when the end region of the component is introduced into the receiving space, more specifically when the seal is fitted onto the end region of the component.
In addition, the seal can abut on the glass pane with one end region that features the pas-sage opening or several of the passage openings. The passage opening is more specifi-cally a slot in the end region of the seal. In that case, the glass pane can form an edge of the passage opening. However, it is also possible that the passage opening has a differ-ent shape, for example a circular, an oblong, a square or rectangular shape.
In those cases, the passage opening has a closed circumferential edge as opposed to a slot. The passage opening can be produced for example by cutting or punching the material of the seal. However, it is also possible to spare the region of the passage opening during pro-duction of the seal.
A glass pane refers to a pane that can be made of any material suited for vehicle con-struction, not only of silicon dioxide glass, but for example of acrylic glass or another syn-thetic material. Optionally, the glass pane can be coated. For example, plastic film can be glued onto a core of the glass pane. In addition, the glass pane can be made of ceramic or of composites of the mentioned substances. Transparent or not transparent composite panes, which are usually composed of several layers of ceramic, glass and/or plastic plates, which, if necessary, are joined by joining means, are provided amongst others.
The seal can consist of an elastically deformable material, e.g. a (thermoplastic) elasto-mer, which, on the one hand, has a sufficient mechanical strength, but which, on the other hand, is sufficiently flexible to bend in accordance with the size of the gap.
Suitable elasto-mers are e.g. polyolef ins, polyethylene, polypropylene, and polybutenes or any combina-tions thereof. The seal can be produced by injection moulding, for example.
The at least one passage opening has e.g. a width of at least 3 mm, preferably at least 5 mm (in an exemplary embodiment 7 mm). The width is measured in the longitudinal direc-tion of the gap. Such a minimal width ensures that a liquid, more specifically water can pass through the passage opening. The maximum width is preferably 1 cm and preferably 8 mm. That way, larger objects cannot pass through the gap. In the longitudinal direction, i.e. transversely to the longitudinal direction of the gap, the passage opening extends pref-erably across at least half the width of the gap. Like the width, the length of the passage opening is for example at least 3 mm, but preferably at least 8 mm.
In addition, it is preferable to arrange a plurality of passage openings in the seal, the pas-sage openings being for example evenly spaced in the longitudinal direction of the gap.
For example, the distance between the centers of two adjacent passage openings lies in the range of 150 to 250 mm (in an exemplary embodiment 200 mm).
A rail vehicle with an arrangement according to one of the embodiments described herein also belongs to the scope of the invention.
In the following, exemplary embodiments of the invention are described based on the en-closed drawing, which shows:
Fig. 1 a short longitudinal section of a first embodiment of a seal in a perspective view, Fig. 2 another embodiment of the seal in a perspective view, Fig. 3 a cross-section through the seal represented in fig. 1, Fig. 4 a cross-section through the seal represented in fig. 2, Fig. 5 a top view onto the longitudinal sections of the seals shown in fig.
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2, Fig. 6 a cross-section through an arrangement with a glass pane and a compo-nent, which are spaced-apart by a gap, wherein the seal that closes the gap is not shown, Fig. 7 a cross-section through an arrangement similar to the one in fig. 6, but wherein the seal that closes the gap is shown, Fig. 8 an arrangement similar to the one in fig. 7 with a device for discharging the liquid, Fig. 9 an isometric representation of a longitudinal section of an arrangement sim-ilar to the one in fig. 7, wherein the seal is connected to an end region of the component in a positive-fit and abuts with its end region on the glass pane, and Fig. 10 a detail from the rear end region of a vehicle interior with the paneling and the glass pane.
The longitudinal sections of the seals 10, 20 shown in figs. 1 and 2 have a receiving space 13, 23 with a U-shaped cross-section and an end region 11, 21 with a lip-shaped cross-section, in which a slot 30 in the form of a groove extends from the free end of the end re-gion 11, 21 into the interior of the end region 11, 21. With the exception of the slot 30, the seals have a constant unvarying cross-section in their longitudinal direction.
The end re-gion 11, 21 extending from the edge of the receiving space 13, 23 serves to close a gap between a glass pane and a component. In the mounted state, the free end of the end re-gion 11, 21 is in contact with the glass pane.
The seal 10, 20 can be connected in a positively-fitting manner, a force-fitting manner and/or adhesively bonded to the component, so that the lip-shaped end region 11 of the seal 10 and the lip-shaped end region 21 of the seal 20 abut against the glass pane below the receiving space 13 and above the receiving space 23, respectively.
The seal 10, 20 is made of an elastic material, for example of polyurethane, so that, dur-ing assembly, the lip-shaped end region 11, 21 of the seal 10, 20 comes to rest on the glass pane and is deformed in the process. It can extend with a bent cross-section be-tween the receiving space 13, 23 and the glass pane. For example, the seal 10, 20 or an-other seal is first fastened to the component and the component is then arranged with the seal on the glass pane.
As shown in figs. 3 and 4, the U-shaped receiving space 13, 23 of the seal can have four retaining lips 12, 22, which, for example, can be arranged in pairs inside the U-shaped re-ceiving space so that they face each other. The retaining lips 12, 22 allow for the seal 10, 20 to be solidly fastened to the end region of a component (for example to the end region 51 of the component 50 in fig. 7). The top view onto the seal in fig. 5 shows a possible embodiment of a slot 30, wherein the slot represents a U-shaped oblong passage open-ing. At the closed end of the slot 30, the opposite edges extending in the longitudinal di-rection of the slot 30 can alternatively taper off in the direction of the region in which the receiving space 33 of the seal is located.
Fig. 6 shows a partial representation of an arrangement with a component 50 on the inner surface of a glass pane 40, wherein the component 50 is spaced-apart from the glass pane by a gap 60. The component has an end region 51 that has a particularly advanta-geous design for mounting e.g. the seal 10, 20 from figures 1 - 5.
Fig. 7 shows an embodiment of an arrangement similar to that in fig. 6 but with a seal, for example the seal 20 from figure 2 and 4. The seal 20 closes the gap 60, in such a manner that a free space 61, in which a fluid can accumulate, remains between the component 50 and the glass pane in the gap 60 above the seal 20. The free end of the sealing lip 21 rep-resented on the right of the seal 20 is bent downward when mounted on the glass pane 40. No passage opening is visible due to the position of the chosen cross-section. How-ever, the various passage openings extend from the free end of the sealing lip 21 so far upward that fluids from the free space 61 can pass downward through the passage open-ings.
The seal 10, 20 can receive the end region 51 of the component 50 between the retaining lips 22 in its receiving space 13, 23 in a force-fitting manner. In addition, glue may be used for creating an adhesive bond. To this end, glue is for example first introduced into the re-ceiving space 13, 23 and the end region 51 is then inserted into the receiving space 13, 23. A reservoir for receiving glue is formed, more specifically between and below the re-taining lips.
Fig. 8 shows an arrangement similar to that in fig. 7, but with a device 70 for discharging fluid. The figure schematically shows fluid drops 80, which pass through the slot 30 in the seal 20 and get into the device 70 for discharging the fluid.
Fig. 9 shows an exemplary embodiment of an arrangement similar to the arrangements previously described based on figure 7 and 8 in a schematic three-dimensional partial rep-resentation. The seal 20 extends in the horizontal direction along the glass pane 40 in a gap 60, which also extends in the horizontal direction between the glass pane 40 and the component 50, which is located, on the left, inside and in front of the glass pane. How-ever, the end region 51 of the component 50 is held in the receiving space 23 in a posi-tively-fitting manner, retaining lips are missing and the sealing lip with the at least one passage opening 30 is not bent downward. Alternately, the seal 10 could be mounted on the end region 51 in accordance with figures 1 and 3. In that case, its sealing lip 11 would protrude downward with its free end and the at least one passage opening 30 would be located at the bottom end of the space in which the fluid can accumulate. A
position of the passage opening at the bottom end of the collecting space is preferred.
The previously described arrangement is located for example in the rear end of a tram.
Fig. 10 shows a part of the inner space of the vehicle at the rear end. It shows an area of the car body 100 directly above the three represented glass panes 40 as well as the struts running in the vertical direction between and next to the glass panes 40. The region of the car body located below the glass panes 40 is covered by the component 50, the upper area of which forms a shelf 110, which is located at the height level of the bottom area of the glass pane 40. The shelf 110 can be used by persons or for objects. In the exemplary embodiment, respectively one seal 20 is located in the gap 60, which gap extends in the horizontal direction between the glass pane 40 and the component 50.
- , List of reference numbers seal 11 end region of the seal 12 retaining lip 13 receiving space seal 21 end region of the seal 22 retaining lip 23 receiving space slot 33 receiving space glass pane 41 outer side of the glass pane 42 inner side of the glass pane component 51 end region of the component gap 61 free space device for discharging fluids drops of fluid 100 car body 110 shelf
Claims (10)
1. An arrangement with a glass pane of a rail vehicle forming a part of an outer vehicle surface and with a component on the inner side of the glass pane, wherein the component is spaced apart from an inner side surface region of the glass pane by a gap, wherein a seal, which has at least one passage opening, is arranged in and/or at the gap, so that the gap is closed by the seal, but that a passage of fluids through the passage opening and thus through the gap is allowed;
wherein the component is a paneling for paneling an inner side of a car body of the rail vehicle, wherein the paneling extends up to a height level of a bottom area of the glass pane;
and wherein the gap and the at least one passage opening are located completely on the inner side of the car body.
wherein the component is a paneling for paneling an inner side of a car body of the rail vehicle, wherein the paneling extends up to a height level of a bottom area of the glass pane;
and wherein the gap and the at least one passage opening are located completely on the inner side of the car body.
2. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the seal forms a receiving space in which an end region of the component defining an edge of the gap is received.
3. The arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the receiving space is formed by a region of the seal with a U-shaped cross-section, into which the end region of the component is inserted.
4. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the component extends as far as a region in front of the inner side of the glass pane, so that a region of the component lies in front of the inner side of the glass pane and the gap ex-tends between the region of the component and the inner side surface region of the glass pane, and wherein the seal is fastened to the component only.
5. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the gap extends transversely to the vertical direction along the inner side surface region of the glass pane and the passage opening allows for the passage of fluids due to the weight of the fluid.
6. The arrangement according to claim 5, wherein a gutter is located underneath the gap, by which the fluid passing through the passage opening is received and discharged.
7. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the seal abuts with an end region on the glass pane.
8. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the seal consists of an elastically deformable material.
9. A rail vehicle that comprises the arrangement according to one of claim 1 to 8.
10. A method for producing an arrangement with a glass pane of a rail vehicle forming a part of an outer vehicle surface, wherein a component is arranged on an inner side of the glass pane, so that the component is spaced apart from an inner side surface region of the glass pane by a gap, wherein a seal, which has at least one passage opening, is arranged in and/or at the gap, so that the gap is closed by the seal, but that a passage of fluids through the passage opening and thus through the gap is allowed;
wherein the component is a paneling for paneling an inner side of a car body of the rail vehicle, wherein the paneling extends up to a height level of a bottom area of the glass pane;
and wherein the gap and the at least one passage opening are located completely on the inner side of the car body.
wherein the component is a paneling for paneling an inner side of a car body of the rail vehicle, wherein the paneling extends up to a height level of a bottom area of the glass pane;
and wherein the gap and the at least one passage opening are located completely on the inner side of the car body.
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