EP0686540B1 - Covering of a central buffer coupling for rail vehicles - Google Patents

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EP0686540B1
EP0686540B1 EP95108276A EP95108276A EP0686540B1 EP 0686540 B1 EP0686540 B1 EP 0686540B1 EP 95108276 A EP95108276 A EP 95108276A EP 95108276 A EP95108276 A EP 95108276A EP 0686540 B1 EP0686540 B1 EP 0686540B1
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Edmund Pietrowski
Dieter Schillings
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61F—RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES
    • B61F19/00—Wheel guards; Bumpers; Obstruction removers or the like
    • B61F19/04—Bumpers or like collision guards
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61G—COUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
    • B61G7/00—Details or accessories
    • B61G7/14—Safety devices

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  • the invention relates to a cover and a rail vehicle, in particular tram vehicle, with an end face and a central buffer coupling, the cover made of a hood that partially covers the central buffer coupling covers and releases them for coupling if necessary, as well as the front of the vehicle and that of the clutch in one Distance as ram covers.
  • hoods offer accidents with others Road users have no protection against Injuries from the central buffer coupling, in particular through the protruding parts over their buffer area, such as Dome horn and sliding parts of the electrical coupling. Also the hood must be removed manually before coupling.
  • DE-C-735 049 (preamble of claim 1) also belongs to a slippery wind Cladding of the unused coupling of a railway vehicle the state of the art.
  • the invention has for its object a cover for to create a central buffer coupling of the generic type, the other road user against injury from protruding parts of the central buffer coupling protects and with both stationary and moving rail vehicle in a situation can be brought up that is an automatic Allows domes.
  • the hood has a handlebar on both sides, which with vertical in Arranged rods connected by a vehicle common drive simultaneously and evenly lifting and are lowerable.
  • the tram vehicle 1 has in a known manner in the Face 2 a space 3 for receiving a face 2 outstanding central buffer coupling 4, both is horizontally pivotable and vertically movable. in the The area of the free space 3 is in front of the end face 2 lying hood 5 arranged, which is open at the bottom and whose front 5a formed as a ram body in front of the Middle buffer clutch 4 is located, while the top 5b Distance between the front 5a and the front 2 covers.
  • the hood 5 is held by arranged on both sides Handlebar 6, the bars mounted vertically in the vehicle 1 7 are connected, these rods 7 can be raised and lowered guided and coupled to a drive 8. When lifting and depressions move at the lower edge of the hood 5 attached handlebar 6 in free space 3 of vehicle 1.
  • a drive 8 is activated, which in present embodiment (see Fig. 2) from a electric drive motor with reduction gear and two horizontally running drive shafts is formed, each with a toothing at its outer end the associated rod 7 have meshing spur gear.
  • this drive 8 the rods 7 and thus the handlebars 6th together with the hood 5 simultaneously and evenly up to a stop / limit switch raised.
  • the Drive 8 is in again after uncoupling the hood 5 the lower position shown in FIG. 1 lowered.

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The central coupling device (4) is enclosed in a housing (5) under the end portion (2) of the rail vehicle, esp. a tram. The housing has a flat top surface (5b) and a curved front surface (5a) and acts as a buffer or a bumper taking impacts in case of accident and preventing unwanted contact of the coupling with the other vehicle. The buffer assembly is mounted on two struts (6) situated at the sides. Their inner ends inside the tram are connected to two vertical screws (7) with nuts which may be driven by an electric motor. This arrangement enables the buffer to be raised to allow access to the coupling device. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Abdeckung und ein Schienenfahrzeug, insbesondere Straßenbahnfahrzeug, mit einer Stirnseite und einer Mittelpufferkupplung, wobei die Abdeckung aus einer Haube besteht, die die Mittelpufferkupplung teilweise abdeckt und im Bedarfsfall zum Kuppeln freigibt, sowie die Stirnseite des Fahrzeugs und die der Kupplung in einem Abstand als Rammkörper abdeckt.The invention relates to a cover and a rail vehicle, in particular tram vehicle, with an end face and a central buffer coupling, the cover made of a hood that partially covers the central buffer coupling covers and releases them for coupling if necessary, as well as the front of the vehicle and that of the clutch in one Distance as ram covers.

Es sind Mittelpufferkupplungen bei Straßenbahnfahrzeugen bekannt, die zum Schutz gegen Witterungseinflüsse von einer Haube aus regenundurchlässigem plastischem Material umgeben sind. Derartige Hauben bieten aber bei Unfällen mit anderen Verkehrsteilnehmern im Straßenverkehr keinen Schutz gegen Verletzungen durch die Mittelpufferkupplung, insbesondere durch die über deren Pufferfläche vorstehenden Teile, wie Kuppelhorn und Gleitstücke der elektrischen Kupplung. Auch muß zum Kuppeln die Haube vorher manuell entfernt werden.They are middle buffer clutches in tram vehicles known to protect against the weather from a The hood is surrounded by rainproof plastic material are. Such hoods offer accidents with others Road users have no protection against Injuries from the central buffer coupling, in particular through the protruding parts over their buffer area, such as Dome horn and sliding parts of the electrical coupling. Also the hood must be removed manually before coupling.

Bei Triebwagen, insbesondere Hochgeschwindigkeitszügen, ist es ferner bekannt, die aus der Stirnseite des Fahrzeugs herausragende Mittelpufferkupplung und deren Freiraum im Triebkopf durch eine der Form des Triebkopfes angepaßte Haube aus Metall oder glasfaserverstärktem Kunststoff abzudecken. Eine derartige Haube würde zwar bei langsam fahrenden Schienenfahrzeugen, wie Straßenbahnfahrzeugen, bei Unfällen einen Schutz gegen Verletzungen durch die Mittelpufferkupplung bieten, kann aber nur manuell und bei stehendem Fahrzeug entfernt werden, um ein Kuppeln zu ermöglichen.For railcars, especially high-speed trains it is also known from the front of the vehicle outstanding central buffer coupling and its freedom in Power car through one adapted to the shape of the power car Hood made of metal or glass fiber reinforced plastic to cover. Such a hood would slow down moving rail vehicles, such as tram vehicles Accidents provide protection against injuries caused by the central buffer coupling offer, but can only manually and at stationary vehicle can be removed to make a coupling enable.

Durch die DE-C-735 049 (oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1) gehört ferner eine windschlüpfrige Verkleidung der nicht benutzten Kupplung eines Eisenbahnfahrzeugs zum Stand der Technik. Hierbei besteht die Verkleidung aus visier- oder maulartig bewegbaren Teilen - beispielsweise einer Vielzahl gebogener Blechstreifen oder mit Drahteinlagen verstärktem faltbarem Stoff -, wobei diese Teile in geöffnetem Zustand innerhalb der Fahrzeugverkleidung liegen, also hinter der Stirnseite des Fahrzeugs. By DE-C-735 049 (preamble of claim 1) also belongs to a slippery wind Cladding of the unused coupling of a railway vehicle the state of the art. Here is the cladding from visor-like or mouth-like moving parts - for example a large number of bent metal strips or foldable fabric reinforced with wire inlays - whereby these Parts in the open condition within the vehicle trim lie behind the front of the vehicle.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Abdeckung für eine Mittelpufferkupplung der gattungsgemäßen Art zu schaffen, die andere Verkehrsteilnehmer gegen Verletzung durch vorstehende Teile der Mittelpufferkupplung schützt und die sowohl bei stehendem als auch fahrendem Schienenfahrzeug in eine Lage gebracht werden kann, die ein selbsttätiges Kuppeln ermöglicht.The invention has for its object a cover for to create a central buffer coupling of the generic type, the other road user against injury from protruding parts of the central buffer coupling protects and with both stationary and moving rail vehicle in a situation can be brought up that is an automatic Allows domes.

Diese Aufgabe wird nach der Erfindung dadurch gelöst, daß die Haube beidseitig je einen Lenker besitzt, die mit senkrecht im Fahrzeug angeordneten Stangen verbunden und durch einen gemeinsamen Antrieb gleichzeitig und gleichmäßig heb- und senkbar sind.This object is achieved according to the invention in that the hood has a handlebar on both sides, which with vertical in Arranged rods connected by a vehicle common drive simultaneously and evenly lifting and are lowerable.

In der Zeichnung ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung schematisch dargestellt. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
ein Straßenbahnfahrzeug mit einer Abdeckung der Mittelpufferkupplung in Seitenansicht,
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das Fahrzeug gemäß Fig. 1 in Draufsicht.
In the drawing, an embodiment of the invention is shown schematically. Show it:
Fig. 1
a tram vehicle with a cover of the central buffer coupling in side view,
Fig. 2
the vehicle of FIG. 1 in plan view.

Das Straßenbahnfahrzeug 1 besitzt in bekannter Weise in der Stirnseite 2 einen Freiraum 3 zur Aufnahme einer die Stirnseite 2 überragenden Mittelpufferkupplung 4, die sowohl horizontal schwenkbar als auch vertikal beweglich ist. Im Bereich des Freiraums 3 ist eine vor der Stirnseite 2 liegende Haube 5 angeordnet, die nach unten offen ist und deren Frontseite 5a als Rammkörper ausgebildet vor der Mittelpufferkupplung 4 liegt, während die Oberseite 5b den Abstand zwischen der Frontseite 5a und der Stirnseite 2 abdeckt.The tram vehicle 1 has in a known manner in the Face 2 a space 3 for receiving a face 2 outstanding central buffer coupling 4, both is horizontally pivotable and vertically movable. in the The area of the free space 3 is in front of the end face 2 lying hood 5 arranged, which is open at the bottom and whose front 5a formed as a ram body in front of the Middle buffer clutch 4 is located, while the top 5b Distance between the front 5a and the front 2 covers.

Gehalten wird die Haube 5 durch beidseitig angeordnete Lenker 6, die mit senkrecht im Fahrzeug 1 gelagerten Stangen 7 verbunden sind, wobei diese Stangen 7 heb- und senkbar geführt und mit einem Antrieb 8 gekoppelt sind. Beim Heben und Senken bewegen sich die an der Unterkante der Haube 5 befestigten Lenker 6 im Freiraum 3 des Fahrzeugs 1.The hood 5 is held by arranged on both sides Handlebar 6, the bars mounted vertically in the vehicle 1 7 are connected, these rods 7 can be raised and lowered guided and coupled to a drive 8. When lifting and depressions move at the lower edge of the hood 5 attached handlebar 6 in free space 3 of vehicle 1.

In dem gezeigten ungekuppelten Zustand wird die Mittelpufferkupplung 4 durch die Frontseite 5a der Haube 5 nach außen abgedeckt, so daß bei einem Unfall, insbesondere durch vorspringende Teile der Mittelpufferkupplung 4, wie Kuppelhorn oder Gleitstücke der elektrischen Kupplungen (nicht dargestellt), keine Beschädigungen oder Verletzungen verursacht werden.In the uncoupled state shown, the central buffer coupling 4 through the front 5a of the hood 5 to the outside covered, so that in the event of an accident, in particular protruding parts of the central buffer coupling 4, such as dome horn or sliders of the electrical couplings (not shown), caused no damage or injury will.

Um die Mittelpufferkupplung 4 zum Kuppeln freizugeben, wird z. B. vom Fahrerraum aus ein Antrieb 8 aktiviert, der im vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel (siehe Fig. 2) aus einem elektrischen Antriebsmotor mit Untersetzungsgetriebe und zwei horizontal verlaufenden Antriebswellen gebildet ist, die jeweils an ihrem äußeren Ende ein mit einer Verzahnung der zugehörigen Stange 7 kämmendes Stirnrad aufweisen. Durch diesen Antrieb 8 werden die Stangen 7 und damit die Lenker 6 mitsamt der Haube 5 gleichzeitig und gleichmäßig bis zu einem Anschlag/Endschalter angehoben. Durch Umschalten des Antriebs 8 wird nach dem Entkuppeln die Haube 5 wieder in die untere Stellung gemäß Fig. 1 abgesenkt.In order to release the central buffer coupling 4 for coupling e.g. B. from the driver's cab, a drive 8 is activated, which in present embodiment (see Fig. 2) from a electric drive motor with reduction gear and two horizontally running drive shafts is formed, each with a toothing at its outer end the associated rod 7 have meshing spur gear. By this drive 8, the rods 7 and thus the handlebars 6th together with the hood 5 simultaneously and evenly up to a stop / limit switch raised. By switching the Drive 8 is in again after uncoupling the hood 5 the lower position shown in FIG. 1 lowered.

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  1. A covering and a rail vehicle, in particular a tram, having an end face (2) and a central buffer coupling (4), the covering consisting of a hood (5) which partially covers the central buffer coupling (4) and exposes it, as necessary, for coupling, and is spaced from and covers the end face (2) of the vehicle (1) and the end face of the coupling (4) to act as a ram, characterised in that the hood (5) has a guide rod (6) at either side, these guide rods (6) being connected to bars (7) perpendicularly arranged in the vehicle (1) and being simultaneously and uniformly raisable and lowerable by a common drive (8).
  2. A covering and a rail vehicle in accordance with Claim 1, characterised in that the guide rods (6) are secured to the lower edge of the hood (5) and move in a free space (3) in the end face (2) of the vehicle (1) upon raising and lowering.
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