EP1157912B1 - Railway vehicle comprising an end coach with an attached cabin - Google Patents

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EP1157912B1
EP1157912B1 EP01401236A EP01401236A EP1157912B1 EP 1157912 B1 EP1157912 B1 EP 1157912B1 EP 01401236 A EP01401236 A EP 01401236A EP 01401236 A EP01401236 A EP 01401236A EP 1157912 B1 EP1157912 B1 EP 1157912B1
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Jean-Jacques Laporte
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • the invention relates to railway vehicles and more particularly to railway vehicles with an end car extending through a cabin.
  • a known solution to limit the offset of the cabin in curves is to position the bogies as close to the end of the car as possible.
  • such a solution has the disadvantage of increasing the distance from the middle of the car to inside the curve and therefore increase the vehicle's footprint in the curves.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a rail vehicle with an end car that extends by a cabin whose footprint is optimized when cornering to stay in the gauge of the track and thus allow the use of a cabin with a width identical to the vehicle gauge over substantially the entire length of the cabin or the use of an extended cabin.
  • the invention applies preferably to trams for which the problem cabin footprint in curves is accentuated by the need to borrow tight curves.
  • the subject of the invention is a railway vehicle comprising an end car extending by a cabin, the car and the cabin having separate structures whose adjacent ends are pivotally mounted on the same bogie, the cabin structure being supported by the single bogie being mounted cantilevered, the cabin being connected to angular positioning control means of the cabin relative to the bogie characterized in that said means of control ensure the rotation, inwards of the curve, of said cabin by report to said bogie while being slaved to the rotation movement of the car adjacent to said bogie.
  • the car and the cabin are pivotally mounted relative to the same axis carried by the bogie.
  • control means are constituted by mechanical elements connecting the cabin to the adjacent car.
  • FIG. 1 represents a railway vehicle 1, of the tramway type, comprising two 2 passenger cars connected together by a bogie 4 that can pivot relative to the structure of the cars 2.
  • the cars 2 extend at the head and tail of the tram 1 by a cabin 3 having a structure independent of the structure 2.
  • the structure of cabin 3 is supported by a single bogie 5 equipped with two axles, the latter also supporting the end of the adjacent car 2, and is mounted cantilevered on the bogie 5 so as to be deported on the front of the bogie 5.
  • the structures of the cabin 3 and the adjacent car 2 are articulated around a same axis 8 disposed in the center of the bogie 5 and allowing the pivoting of the car 2 and cabin 3 on either side of the longitudinal axis of the bogie 5.
  • Bellows in accordion, shown schematically in Figure 1 are arranged on the edge bogies 4 and 5 in order to effect the dressing of the gangway area and the dampers, not shown, are eventually reported in order to dampen the movement of cars 2 and cabins 3.
  • each cabin 3 is connected to the adjacent car 2 by control means ensuring the angular positioning of the cabin 3 relative to the bogie 5, in proportion to the angular position of the car 2 adjacent to the same bogie 5.
  • the means of control of the angular positioning of the cabin 3 are constituted by two pairs of links 7 arranged symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
  • Each pair of links is arranged in a V-shape so as to connect the cabin 3 and the adjacent car 2 with a slider 10 moving along a rail of guide 15, the guide rail 15 being carried by the bogie 5 and extending transversely to the bogie 5 being centered on the axis 8 of rotation of the joints of cabin 3 and car 2.
  • a first slider 10, moving in half left longitudinal bogie 5, is connected by a pair of links 7 at the edge right side of the rear face 3a of the cabin 3 and at the right lateral edge of the face before 2a of the adjacent car 2.
  • a second slider 10, moving in the longitudinal right half of the bogie 5, is connected, by a pair of rods 7, to left side edge of the rear face 3a of the cabin 3 and at the left lateral edge of the front face 2a of the adjacent car 2.
  • the ends of each link 7 are provided with a ball joint allowing the pivoting of the rod 7 with respect to their attachment points.
  • the rods 7 all have the same length.
  • the bogie 5 when the tramway 1 approaches a curve, the bogie 5 is position relative to the tangent of the curve, which causes the rotation of the bogie 5 with respect to the front face 2a of the adjacent car 2.
  • This movement of rotation of the bogie 5 relative to the car 2 leads to a displacement of slides 10 along the guide rail 15 via the rods 7 connecting the car 2 to the sliders 10.
  • the sliders 10 are also connected to the cabin 3 by rods 7, the displacement of the slides 10 causes a rotational movement of the cabin 3 about the axis 8, towards the inside of the curve.
  • the lengths of the rods 7 being equivalent, the angle rotation of the cabin 3 with respect to the bogie 5 will be identical to the value of the angle of rotation of the bogie 5 relative to the car 2 adjacent.
  • the rotational movement of the cabin 3 towards the interior of the curve can be accentuated or decreased by changing the length of the control rods 7 and in modifying the position of the attachment points of the links 7 on the cabin 3 and on the car 2.
  • the means of control of the angular positioning of the cabin 3 with respect to the bogie 5 are constituted by a pair of cables 6 arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis longitudinal direction of the bogie 5 and from each transverse edge of the structure of the cab to connect the opposite transverse edge of the structure of the car 2 adjacent.
  • Each cable 6 is guided along its path by two fixed guide rollers 16 vertically on the bogie 5.
  • the guide rollers 16 are arranged on the bogie 5, symmetrically with respect to the axis 8 and near the transverse edge of the bogie 5, so that each cable 6 passes on both sides of two rollers 16 following an S-shaped path.
  • the length of the cables 6 is adapted so the cables 6 are stretched between the edge of the cabin 3 and the edge of the car 2 adjacent.
  • Such a cable control means 6 makes it possible to drive the cabin 3 in rotation relative to the bogie 5 when, in the curves, the bogie 5 is rotated compared to the adjacent vehicle 2. Indeed, the rotation of the bogie 5 causes a sliding of the cables 6 along the rollers 16 which causes a movement symmetrical rotation of the cabin 3 towards the inside of the curve.
  • the guide rollers 16 and the fixing points of the cables 6 can be positioned differently so to accentuate or reduce the rotational movement of the cabin 3 with respect to rotation motion of the adjacent car 2
  • the rail vehicle according to the invention thus has the advantage of reducing the offset of the cabin in the curves thanks to the articulation of the cabin on the bogie and its rotational movement in the curves in proportion to the rotation of the bogie compared to the adjacent car.
  • Such a railway vehicle thus allows the use of more spacious cabins, in length and width, for the same track template.
  • control means may be constituted by jacks connecting the cabin to the bogie, the jacks being ordered either manually or automatically depending on the position angle of the bogie relative to the adjacent car detected using sensors.

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The structure of the cabin is supported by the bogie, and is connected to a control system which controls the cabin in an angular position with respect to the bogie. The control system ensures the rotation of the cabin towards the inside of the curve of the track, and is controlled by the movement of the adjacent carriage (2) with respect to the bogie. The railway vehicle (1) comprises an end carriage (2) which is extended by the addition of a cabin (3). The carriage (2) and the cabin (3) have separate structures but their adjacent ends are mounted to pivot on the same bogie (5). The structure of the cabin is supported by the bogie, and is connected to a control system which controls the cabin in an angular position with respect to the bogie. The control system ensures the rotation of the cabin towards the inside of the curve of the track, and is controlled by the movement of the adjacent carriage (2) with respect to the bogie. The cabin and adjacent carriage may be mounted to turn about a common axis on the bogie, and may be connected by a mechanical linkage to provide the appropriate angular adjustment as they follow a curve in the track.

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L'invention se rapporte aux véhicules ferroviaires et plus particulièrement aux véhicules ferroviaires comportant une voiture d'extrémité se prolongeant par une cabine.The invention relates to railway vehicles and more particularly to railway vehicles with an end car extending through a cabin.

Il est connu dans le domaine ferroviaire, et notamment pour les tramways, d'avoir des cabines de pilotage qui soient soudées ou boulonnées au bout de la voiture d'extrémité. De telles cabines sont généralement en porte-à-faux par rapport à l'axe de rotation du bogie et présentent l'inconvénient, lorsque la voiture s'engage dans une courbe, d'être déportées vers l'extérieur de la courbe. Or, un problème général qui se pose pour tout véhicule ferroviaire, est de respecter les gabarits établis des voies ferrées.It is known in the railway field, and particularly for trams, to have cockpits that are welded or bolted to the end of the car end. Such cabins are generally cantilevered with respect to the axis of rotation of the bogie and have the disadvantage, when the car engages in a curve, to be deported to the outside of the curve. Now, a general problem which arises for any railway vehicle, is to respect the established templates of railways.

Une solution connue pour limiter le déport de la cabine dans les courbes consiste à positionner les bogies au plus près de l'extrémité de la voiture. Toutefois, une telle solution présente l'inconvénient d'augmenter le déport du milieu de la voiture vers l'intérieur de la courbe et donc d'augmenter l'emprise au sol du véhicule dans les courbes.A known solution to limit the offset of the cabin in curves is to position the bogies as close to the end of the car as possible. However, such a solution has the disadvantage of increasing the distance from the middle of the car to inside the curve and therefore increase the vehicle's footprint in the curves.

Une autre solution connue pour limiter le déport de la cabine dans les courbes consiste à dessiner des cabines de forme convergente, dont les côtés sont affûtés afin de rester dans les limites du gabarit lorsque la voiture est en courbe. Toutefois, une telle solution présente l'inconvénient de réduire le volume de la cabine et de compliquer sa réalisation.Another known solution to limit the offset of the cabin in the curves consists of drawing cabins of convergent shape, whose sides are sharpened to to stay within the limits of the template when the car is in a curve. However, Such a solution has the drawback of reducing the volume of the cabin and of complicate its realization.

Il est également connu du document US 3 030 897 des véhicules ferroviaires comportant une voiture d'extrémité se prolongeant par une cabine où celle-ci comporte une structure séparée de la voiture mais dont les extrémités adjacentes sont montées sur le même bogie.It is also known from document US 3,030,897 of railway vehicles having an end car extending by a cabin where it has a structure separate from the car but whose adjacent ends are mounted on the same bogie.

L'objet de la présente invention est donc de remédier à ces inconvénients en proposant un véhicule ferroviaire comportant une voiture d'extrémité qui se prolonge par une cabine dont l'emprise au sol est optimisée dans les virages afin de rester dans le gabarit de la voie et permettre ainsi l'utilisation d'une cabine possédant une largeur identique au gabarit du véhicule sur sensiblement toute la longueur de la cabine ou l'utilisation d'une cabine rallongée.The object of the present invention is therefore to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a rail vehicle with an end car that extends by a cabin whose footprint is optimized when cornering to stay in the gauge of the track and thus allow the use of a cabin with a width identical to the vehicle gauge over substantially the entire length of the cabin or the use of an extended cabin.

L'invention s'applique de préférence aux tramways pour lesquels le problème d'encombrement de la cabine dans les courbes est accentué par la nécessité d'emprunter des courbes serrées.The invention applies preferably to trams for which the problem cabin footprint in curves is accentuated by the need to borrow tight curves.

L'invention a pour objet un véhicule ferroviaire comportant une voiture d'extrémité se prolongeant par une cabine, la voiture et la cabine possédant des structures séparées dont les extrémités adjacentes sont montées pivotantes sur un même bogie, la structure de la cabine étant supportée par le seul bogie en étant montée en porte-à-faux, la cabine étant reliée à des moyens de commande du positionnement angulaire de la cabine par rapport au bogie caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de commande assurent la rotation, vers l'intérieur de la courbe, de ladite cabine par rapport audit bogie en étant asservi au mouvement de rotation de la voiture adjacente par rapport audit bogie.The subject of the invention is a railway vehicle comprising an end car extending by a cabin, the car and the cabin having separate structures whose adjacent ends are pivotally mounted on the same bogie, the cabin structure being supported by the single bogie being mounted cantilevered, the cabin being connected to angular positioning control means of the cabin relative to the bogie characterized in that said means of control ensure the rotation, inwards of the curve, of said cabin by report to said bogie while being slaved to the rotation movement of the car adjacent to said bogie.

Selon encore une autre caractéristique de l'invention, la voiture et la cabine sont montées pivotantes par rapport à un même axe porté par le bogie.According to yet another characteristic of the invention, the car and the cabin are pivotally mounted relative to the same axis carried by the bogie.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, les moyens de commande sont constitués par des éléments mécaniques reliant la cabine à la voiture adjacente.According to another characteristic of the invention, the control means are constituted by mechanical elements connecting the cabin to the adjacent car.

On comprendra mieux les buts, aspects et avantages de la présente invention, d'après la description donnée ci-après de deux modes de réalisation de l'invention, présentés à titre d'exemples non limitatif, en se référant aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une représentation schématique en vue de dessus d'un véhicule ferroviaire selon l'invention dans une portion de courbe ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue de dessus d'un premier mode de réalisation des moyens de commande du positionnement angulaire de la cabine du véhicule selon l'invention lorsque le véhicule est sur une portion rectiligne ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue similaire à la figure 2 lorsque la voiture d'extrémité et la cabine sont dans une portion de courbe ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue de dessus d'un second mode de réalisation des moyens de commande du positionnement angulaire de la cabine du véhicule selon l'invention, dans une portion de courbe.
The aims, aspects and advantages of the present invention will be better understood from the description given hereinafter of two embodiments of the invention, given by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: which :
  • Figure 1 is a schematic representation in plan view of a railway vehicle according to the invention in a curve portion;
  • FIG. 2 is a view from above of a first embodiment of the means for controlling the angular positioning of the vehicle cabin according to the invention when the vehicle is on a rectilinear portion;
  • Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 when the end car and the cab are in a curve portion;
  • FIG. 4 is a view from above of a second embodiment of the means for controlling the angular positioning of the vehicle cabin according to the invention, in a curve portion.

Pour faciliter la lecture du dessin, seuls les éléments nécessaires à la compréhension de l'invention ont été représentés. Les mêmes éléments portent les mêmes références d'une figure à l'autre.To facilitate the reading of the drawing, only the elements necessary for understanding of the invention have been shown. The same elements have the same references from one figure to another.

La figure 1 représente un véhicule ferroviaire 1, de type tramway, comportant deux voitures 2 passager reliées entre elles par un bogie 4 pouvant pivoter par rapport à la structure des voitures 2. Les voitures 2 se prolongent en tête et en queue du tramway 1 par une cabine 3 possédant une structure indépendante de la structure des voitures 2. La structure de la cabine 3 est supportée par un seul bogie 5 muni de deux essieux, ce dernier supportant également l'extrémité de la voiture 2 adjacente, et est montée en porte-à-faux sur le bogie 5 de façon à être déportée sur l'avant du bogie 5.FIG. 1 represents a railway vehicle 1, of the tramway type, comprising two 2 passenger cars connected together by a bogie 4 that can pivot relative to the structure of the cars 2. The cars 2 extend at the head and tail of the tram 1 by a cabin 3 having a structure independent of the structure 2. The structure of cabin 3 is supported by a single bogie 5 equipped with two axles, the latter also supporting the end of the adjacent car 2, and is mounted cantilevered on the bogie 5 so as to be deported on the front of the bogie 5.

Les structures de la cabine 3 et de la voiture 2 adjacente sont articulées autour d'un même axe 8 disposé au centre du bogie 5 et permettant le pivotement de la voiture 2 et de la cabine 3 de part et d'autre de l'axe longitudinal du bogie 5. Des soufflets en accordéon, représentés schématiquement sur la figure 1, sont disposés en bordure des bogies 4 et 5 afin d'effectuer l'habillage de la zone d'intercirculation et des amortisseurs, non représentés, sont éventuellement rapportés de façon à amortir le mouvement des voitures 2 et des cabines 3.The structures of the cabin 3 and the adjacent car 2 are articulated around a same axis 8 disposed in the center of the bogie 5 and allowing the pivoting of the car 2 and cabin 3 on either side of the longitudinal axis of the bogie 5. Bellows in accordion, shown schematically in Figure 1, are arranged on the edge bogies 4 and 5 in order to effect the dressing of the gangway area and the dampers, not shown, are eventually reported in order to dampen the movement of cars 2 and cabins 3.

Conformément aux figures 2 à 4, chaque cabine 3 est reliée à la voiture 2 adjacente par des moyens de commande assurant le positionnement angulaire de la cabine 3 par rapport au bogie 5, proportionnellement à la position angulaire de la voiture 2 adjacente par rapport au même bogie 5.According to Figures 2 to 4, each cabin 3 is connected to the adjacent car 2 by control means ensuring the angular positioning of the cabin 3 relative to the bogie 5, in proportion to the angular position of the car 2 adjacent to the same bogie 5.

Dans un premier mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures 2 à 3, les moyens de commande du positionnement angulaire de la cabine 3 sont constitués par deux paires de biellettes 7 disposées symétriquement par rapport à l'axe longitudinal du véhicule. Chaque paire de biellette est disposée en V de manière à relier la cabine 3 et la voiture 2 adjacente avec un coulisseau 10 se déplaçant le long d'un rail de guidage 15, le rail de guidage 15 étant porté par le bogie 5 et s'étendant transversalement au bogie 5 en étant centré sur l'axe 8 de rotation des articulations de la cabine 3 et de la voiture 2.In a first embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the means of control of the angular positioning of the cabin 3 are constituted by two pairs of links 7 arranged symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. Each pair of links is arranged in a V-shape so as to connect the cabin 3 and the adjacent car 2 with a slider 10 moving along a rail of guide 15, the guide rail 15 being carried by the bogie 5 and extending transversely to the bogie 5 being centered on the axis 8 of rotation of the joints of cabin 3 and car 2.

Conformément à la figure 2, un premier coulisseau 10, se déplaçant dans la moitié longitudinale gauche du bogie 5, est relié, par une paire de biellettes 7, au bord latéral droit de la face arrière 3a de la cabine 3 et au bord latéral droit de la face avant 2a de la voiture 2 adjacente. Un second coulisseau 10, se déplaçant dans la moitié longitudinale droite du bogie 5, est relié, par une paire de biellettes 7, au bord latéral gauche de la face arrière 3a de la cabine 3 et au bord latéral gauche de la face avant 2a de la voiture 2 adjacente. Les extrémités de chaque biellette 7 sont pourvues d'une liaison rotule autorisant le pivotement de la biellette 7 par rapport à leurs points de fixation.According to Figure 2, a first slider 10, moving in half left longitudinal bogie 5, is connected by a pair of links 7 at the edge right side of the rear face 3a of the cabin 3 and at the right lateral edge of the face before 2a of the adjacent car 2. A second slider 10, moving in the longitudinal right half of the bogie 5, is connected, by a pair of rods 7, to left side edge of the rear face 3a of the cabin 3 and at the left lateral edge of the front face 2a of the adjacent car 2. The ends of each link 7 are provided with a ball joint allowing the pivoting of the rod 7 with respect to their attachment points.

Dans l'exemple représenté, les biellettes 7 possèdent toutes la même longueur.In the example shown, the rods 7 all have the same length.

Le fonctionnement du moyen de commande par biellettes 7 de la cabine 3 va maintenant être décrit :The operation of the rod control means 7 of the cabin 3 is now be described:

Conformément à la figure 3, lorsque le tramway 1 aborde une courbe, le bogie 5 se positionne par rapport à la tangente de la courbe, ce qui provoque la rotation du bogie 5 par rapport à la face avant 2a de la voiture 2 adjacente. Ce mouvement de rotation du bogie 5 par rapport à la voiture 2 conduit à un déplacement des coulisseaux 10 le long du rail de guidage 15 par l'intermédiaire des biellettes 7 reliant la voiture 2 aux coulisseaux 10. Les coulisseaux 10 étant également reliés à la cabine 3 par des biellettes 7, le déplacement des coulisseaux 10 provoque un mouvement de rotation de la cabine 3 autour de l'axe 8, vers l'intérieur de la courbe. Dans l'exemple représenté, les longueurs des biellettes 7 étant équivalentes, l'angle de rotation de la cabine 3 par rapport au bogie 5 sera identique à la valeur de l'angle de rotation du bogie 5 par rapport à la voiture 2 adjacente.According to FIG. 3, when the tramway 1 approaches a curve, the bogie 5 is position relative to the tangent of the curve, which causes the rotation of the bogie 5 with respect to the front face 2a of the adjacent car 2. This movement of rotation of the bogie 5 relative to the car 2 leads to a displacement of slides 10 along the guide rail 15 via the rods 7 connecting the car 2 to the sliders 10. The sliders 10 are also connected to the cabin 3 by rods 7, the displacement of the slides 10 causes a rotational movement of the cabin 3 about the axis 8, towards the inside of the curve. In the example shown, the lengths of the rods 7 being equivalent, the angle rotation of the cabin 3 with respect to the bogie 5 will be identical to the value of the angle of rotation of the bogie 5 relative to the car 2 adjacent.

Toutefois, dans des variantes de réalisation non représentées sur les figures, le mouvement de rotation de la cabine 3 vers l'intérieur de la courbe pourra être accentué ou diminué en modifiant la longueur des biellettes 7 de commande et en modifiant la position des points de fixation des biellettes 7 sur la cabine 3 et sur la voiture 2.However, in alternative embodiments not shown in the figures, the rotational movement of the cabin 3 towards the interior of the curve can be accentuated or decreased by changing the length of the control rods 7 and in modifying the position of the attachment points of the links 7 on the cabin 3 and on the car 2.

Dans un second mode de réalisation représenté à la figure 4, les moyens de commande du positionnement angulaire de la cabine 3 par rapport au bogie 5 sont constitués par une paire de câbles 6 disposés symétriquement par rapport à l'axe longitudinal du bogie 5 et partant de chaque bord transversal de la structure de la cabine pour relier le bord transversal opposé de la structure de la voiture 2 adjacente.In a second embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the means of control of the angular positioning of the cabin 3 with respect to the bogie 5 are constituted by a pair of cables 6 arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis longitudinal direction of the bogie 5 and from each transverse edge of the structure of the cab to connect the opposite transverse edge of the structure of the car 2 adjacent.

Chaque câble 6 est guidé sur son parcours par deux rouleaux de guidage 16 fixés verticalement sur le bogie 5. Les rouleaux de guidages 16 sont disposés sur le bogie 5, symétriquement par rapport à l'axe 8 et à proximité du bord transversal du bogie 5, de manière à ce que chaque câble 6 passe de part et d'autre de deux rouleaux 16 en suivant un parcours en forme de S. La longueur des câbles 6 est adaptée de façon à ce que les câbles 6 soit tendus entre le bord de la cabine 3 et le bord de la voiture 2 adjacente.Each cable 6 is guided along its path by two fixed guide rollers 16 vertically on the bogie 5. The guide rollers 16 are arranged on the bogie 5, symmetrically with respect to the axis 8 and near the transverse edge of the bogie 5, so that each cable 6 passes on both sides of two rollers 16 following an S-shaped path. The length of the cables 6 is adapted so the cables 6 are stretched between the edge of the cabin 3 and the edge of the car 2 adjacent.

Un tel moyen de commande par câbles 6 permet d'entraíner la cabine 3 en rotation par rapport au bogie 5 lorsque, dans les courbes, le bogie 5 est entraíné en rotation par rapport au véhicule 2 adjacent. En effet, la rotation du bogie 5 provoque un coulissement des câbles 6 le long des rouleaux 16 ce qui provoque un mouvement symétrique de rotation de la cabine 3 vers l'intérieur de la courbe.Such a cable control means 6 makes it possible to drive the cabin 3 in rotation relative to the bogie 5 when, in the curves, the bogie 5 is rotated compared to the adjacent vehicle 2. Indeed, the rotation of the bogie 5 causes a sliding of the cables 6 along the rollers 16 which causes a movement symmetrical rotation of the cabin 3 towards the inside of the curve.

Dans des variantes de réalisations non représentées, les rouleaux de guidage 16 et les points de fixation des câbles 6 pourront être positionnés différemment afin d'accentuer ou de diminuer le mouvement de rotation de la cabine 3 par rapport au mouvement de rotation de la voiture 2 adjacenteIn alternative embodiments not shown, the guide rollers 16 and the fixing points of the cables 6 can be positioned differently so to accentuate or reduce the rotational movement of the cabin 3 with respect to rotation motion of the adjacent car 2

Le véhicule ferroviaire selon l'invention présente donc l'avantage de réduire le déport de la cabine dans les courbes grâce à l'articulation de la cabine sur le bogie et à son mouvement de rotation dans les courbes proportionnellement à la rotation du bogie par rapport à la voiture adjacente. Un tel véhicule ferroviaire autorise ainsi l'utilisation de cabines plus spacieuses, en longueur et en largeur, pour un même gabarit de voie. The rail vehicle according to the invention thus has the advantage of reducing the offset of the cabin in the curves thanks to the articulation of the cabin on the bogie and its rotational movement in the curves in proportion to the rotation of the bogie compared to the adjacent car. Such a railway vehicle thus allows the use of more spacious cabins, in length and width, for the same track template.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est nullement limitée aux modes de réalisation décrits et illustrés qui n'ont été donnés qu'à titre d'exemple.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described and illustrated which have been given only as an example.

Ainsi, dans un autre mode de réalisation non représenté, les moyens commande pourront être constitués par des vérins reliant la cabine au bogie, les vérins étant commandés soit manuellement, soit automatiquement en fonction de la position angulaire du bogie par rapport à la voiture adjacente détectée à l'aide de capteurs.Thus, in another embodiment not shown, the control means may be constituted by jacks connecting the cabin to the bogie, the jacks being ordered either manually or automatically depending on the position angle of the bogie relative to the adjacent car detected using sensors.

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  1. A rail vehicle (1) including an end car (2) extended by a cab (3), said car (2) and said cab (3) having separate structures with adjacent ends that are pivotally mounted on the same bogie (5), the structure of said cab (3) being supported solely by the bogie (5) while cantilevered therefrom, said cab being connected to control means (6, 7) for controlling the angular positioning of the cab (3) relative to said bogie (5) the rail vehicle being characterized in that said control means (6, 7) ensure that said cab (3) turns towards the inside of the bend, relative to said bogie (5), while being servocontrolled by the turning movement of the adjacent car (2) relative to said bogie (5).
  2. A rail vehicle (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said car (2) and said cab (3) are mounted to pivot relative to the same axis carried by the bogie (5).
  3. A rail vehicle according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said control means are constituted by mechanical elements (6, 7) connecting the cab to the adjacent car.
  4. A rail vehicle according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said control means are constituted by cables (6) coming from each side edge of the cab (3) in order to connect to the other side edge of the adjacent car (2), each of said cables (6) presenting an S-shaped path, by passing over guide rollers (16) that are vertically fixed on the bogie (5) so that the turning movement of the bogie (5) relative to the car (2) causes the cables (6) to slide along the guide rollers (16), and the cab (3) to turn towards the inside of the bend.
  5. A rail vehicle according to claim 4, characterized in that said control means are constituted by two pairs of connecting rods (7) that are disposed symmetrically about the longitudinal axis of the bogie (5), each pair of connecting rods (7) being disposed in a V-shape so as to connect the car (2) and the cab (3) to a slide (10) that moves along a guide rail (15) carried by the bogie (5), said guide rail (15) extending transversely to the bogie (5) and being centered on the pivot axis of the cab (3).
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