JPH05139296A - Vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To manufacture the body of a railway vehicle or the like at a low cost using laminated panels such as honeycomb panels. CONSTITUTION:Windows 42 on the side face of a railway vehicle are provided plurally at the constant pitch along the longitudinal direction. The side face wall (side part) 40 of the vehicle is manufactured of honeycomb panels. The length of one honeycomb panel is standardized into the length plural times longer than the pitch of the windows 42. Three honeycomb panels P1 of the length four times longer than the pitch of the windows 42 are arranged and welded, and length adjusting honeycomb panels P2, P3 or the like are welded to both ends of the panels P1. Almost all the honeycomb panels on the side part are thereby standadized, so that a body can be manufactured at a low cost. The honeycomb panels P1 and the like are used also for the other vehicles of one composition.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle in which a laminated panel such as a honeycomb panel is welded to form a side portion of the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The body of a railway vehicle is divided into a plurality of types such as an ordinary vehicle, an excellent vehicle, a private room vehicle, and a dining car, each of which has a different structure depending on the purpose of use. For example, in the case of an excellent car and a standard car, the size of the stool, the front-rear spacing, the size of the window, etc. are changed to differentiate them. One set of vehicles that travels a long distance is configured by connecting a plurality of these types of vehicles.

The conventional car body of a railway vehicle is designed or manufactured separately for each purpose of use, or is disclosed in JP-A-58-3.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 6755, a vehicle body is shared, and a vehicle according to each purpose of use is provided by having a structure in which in-vehicle equipment such as a seat and a partition wall can be freely arranged.

On the other hand, in a railroad vehicle traveling at high speed, there is a demand for weight reduction, improvement in rigidity, and improvement in strength of the vehicle body. From this viewpoint, it has been proposed to weld a brazing honeycomb panel made of a light alloy to form a vehicle body. The honeycomb panel has a core having a large number of hexagonal cells arranged between two face plates. Further, a thick connecting member is arranged on the outer peripheral portion between the two face plates. The two face plates, the core, and the connecting member are brazed and integrated with the adjacent members. The honeycomb panels are welded to each other at the connecting members, and also to the bones (columns, etc.) to manufacture one vehicle body. This vehicle body is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 03-90468.

[0005]

Among the above-mentioned prior arts, in the method of designing and manufacturing different vehicle bodies for each purpose of use, in the case of the leading car and the intermediate car, or the ordinary car, the excellent car, the dining car, etc. Since the size, the interval, the position of the entrance and exit are different, it is necessary to design and manufacture a completely different car body for each type even in the same train, and it is difficult to reduce the design man-hours and the manufacturing man-hours.

Further, in a method in which the vehicle body is common and the in-vehicle equipment such as the seat and the partition wall can be freely arranged, when the arrangement of the seat is changed in an excellent car, a private room, etc. There is a problem in that the windows do not match each other, obstructing the passenger's view outside the vehicle, and it becomes difficult to arrange rooms such as toilets and luggage compartments that do not require windows, which reduces the degree of freedom in the structure of the vehicle body.

The brazed laminated panel is heated in a vacuum furnace with the two face plates being pressed from the outside (about 500).
(° C to 600 ° C) and is expensive.
Therefore, standardization of the size of the laminated panel is desired. Also, because a large body is manufactured by welding laminated panels,
From the viewpoint of reducing the weld line length, it is desirable that the laminated panel be as large as possible. Therefore, it is desired that the laminated panel be as large as possible and standardized into several types.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle body equipped with a laminated panel at low cost.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a plurality of windows at substantially the same pitch along the length of a vehicle and between two face plates having a number of cells connected to the two face plates. In a vehicle in which a side portion of a vehicle is configured by a laminated panel including a core, the side portion is configured by welding a plurality of laminated panels having a length that is a multiple of a window pitch in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. It is characterized by

[0010]

As described above, the size of the laminated panel is standardized in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. Therefore, the laminated panel can be manufactured at low cost. Further, since the laminated panel is configured to have a plurality of window pitches, the length of the welding line can be shortened when manufacturing the vehicle body, and from this point as well, the cost can be reduced.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vehicle body of a railway vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. This shows a typical train set that constitutes one train set. The dividing lines shown in the lower portion of FIGS. 2, 9, 11, 13, and 15 along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle indicate the longitudinal cutting position of the side portion 40 of the vehicle.

First, the basic construction of the vehicle of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The vehicle body includes a floor 30, a wall (referred to as a side) 40 along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a roof 6
0, a wall that closes the longitudinal end of the vehicle (called gable)
It consists of 70. The side portion 40 is substantially vertical. The side portion 40 has a window 42. Further, the side portion 40 on the end side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle has doorways 45, 45. The wife part 70 has a connection port 72 with an adjacent vehicle. 55 is a toilet, 56 is a washroom, and these are service facilities.

In this embodiment, a brazed laminated panel made of a light alloy is used as a constituent member of the outer plate of the side portion 40 and the roof portion 60. This laminated panel connects two square face plates to each other, connects the two face plates, and has a core (for example, a honeycomb core) having a large number of plates substantially perpendicular to the face plates, and is arranged outside the core. , And a connecting member connected to the two face plates, which are brazed and integrated. The joining members at the ends of the laminated panels are welded to the joining members of adjacent laminated panels or the bones of columns or the like to produce one large surface. This car body is JP 03
-90468 publication. However, since the shoulders 65 on both sides of the roof 60 have a small bending radius, an extruded material is used. Moreover, the portions 45A and 45B of the doorway 45 do not use laminated panels. Doorway units 45A, 4
5B includes a frame of the doorway 45 and a door pocket 45c of a sliding door (not shown) that closes the doorway. The entrance / exit units 45A and 45B are configured by combining an extruded mold material of light alloy and a plate. The doorway 45 is provided near both ends of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction.

Side 4 between the entrances 45 at both ends
0 is a laminated panel. Sixteen windows 42 are provided between the entrances 45. The windows 42 are evenly spaced. There are three types of laminated panels between the doorways 45 and 45. One of them is a laminated panel P1 having four windows 42, and its length is four times the pitch of the windows 42. Three laminated panels P1 are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The other one
One is a laminated panel P2 between the doorway unit 45A and the laminated panel P1. The other one is the doorway unit 45B
And a laminated panel P3 between the laminated panel P1 and the laminated panel P1. These are welded to form the side portion 40.

An indicator light (not shown) for displaying the open / closed state of the sliding door of the entrance / exit 45 is installed on the side portion 40 substantially at the center in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Therefore, one of the three laminated panels P1 needs a mounting seat and a mounting hole for the indicator light.
In this respect, the laminated panel on which the indicator lamp is installed is different from the other three laminated panels P1. However, all laminated panels P1
If all the laminated panels P1 are the same, if a mounting seat is provided in and the mounting holes are provided so as to be drilled.

A guest room having a plurality of seats 52 and a doorway 45
The passage 53 is separated from the passage 53 by walls 54 and 55. The stool 52 is a rotary type whose direction can be changed by 180 degrees. Stool 5
The number of 2 is the same as the number of windows 42, and the pitch of the seats 52 is the same as the pitch of the windows 42. The center of each seat 52 coincides with the longitudinal center of the window 42. Partition wall 5
The distance between 3, 54 and the stool 52 at each end is the stool 5
It is larger than half the pitch of 2 (window 42). The distance from the end seat 52 to the walls 54, 55 is substantially the same. The laminated panel P3 is a door pocket 45 of the doorway unit 45B.
Since it is connected to c, its length is shorter than that of the laminated panel P3.

Doorway units 45A, 45B and wife section 7
Laminated panels P4 and P5 are provided between 0 and 70. When the space between the doorway unit 45B and the end portion 70 is narrow, the laminated panel is not used.

The laminated panel of the roof portion 60 is a laminated panel P.
It is composed of four laminated panels P21 having the same length as 1, and laminated panels P22 and P23 located on both sides thereof.

The maximum size of the laminated panel is determined by the size and productivity of the vacuum furnace. Here, the size of the laminated panel P1 is possible.

The structure of the laminated panel will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 by taking the laminated panel P1 as an example. Square face plate 8
A honeycomb core 82, a connecting member 83, and the like are installed between 1 and 81. The connecting member 83 is a square face plate 81, 81.
It is installed along the edge of. The coupling member 83 has a channel-shaped cross section, and each of the pieces 83a and 83b has a thick wall to enable welding. Two parallel pieces 83 of the connecting member 83
a and 83b face outward. These two pieces 83a, 83
The piece 83c connecting b is orthogonal to the face plates 81, 81 and parallel to the plate of the core 82. A frame (coupling member) 84 is installed along the four sides of the rectangular window 42. The frame 84 has a channel-shaped cross section, and each of the pieces 84a and 84b has a thick wall to which a window device (not shown) can be attached. Frame 84
The parallel two pieces 84a, 84b of the two are directed toward the opening side of the window 42. Of the two pieces 84a and 84b, the piece 8 on the passenger side
3a is short. The piece 84c connecting these two pieces is a face plate 81,
It is orthogonal to 81. The honeycomb core 82 has a large number of hexagonal cells, and the plates forming the cells are face plates 8
It is orthogonal to 1,81.

Reference numeral 85 denotes a vertical reinforcing member, which is a rectangular pipe. The reinforcing member 85 is provided between the windows 42 and 42. Further, they are installed above and below the window 42, respectively. If necessary, a rectangular pipe reinforcing member 86 is arranged below and above the window 42. In addition, a reinforcing member is arranged in the horizontal direction between each of the connecting member 83 and the reinforcing members 85 and 85, if necessary. The outer surface of the reinforcing member 85 is the face plate 8
1, 81 and cores 82, 82 are in contact.

A honeycomb core 82 is arranged in each space obtained by the face plates 81, 81, the four connecting members 83, the frame 84, and the reinforcing member 85. The face plates 81 and 81 are brazed to the joining member 83, the frame 84, the reinforcing members 85 and 86, and the honeycomb core 82. The honeycomb core 82 includes the connecting member 83, the frame 84, and the vertical pieces 83c, 84 of the reinforcing member 85.
It is brazed to c.

The procedure for manufacturing the laminated panel P1 will be described. The connecting member 83, the frame 84, the reinforcing members 85 and 86, and the honeycomb core 82 are placed on one face plate 81, and then the upper face plate 81 is placed. The following procedure is known.
When an arc-shaped panel is required (for example, the roof 60
The laminated panel of (1) and the laminated panel of the side portion 40) are brazed by arranging the plates of the honeycomb core 82 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle for brazing, and then bending. The arc-shaped panel can also be manufactured as follows. A lower arc-shaped face plate 81 is placed on an arc-shaped lower die, a joining member 83, a reinforcing member 85, a large number of plates constituting the honeycomb core 82, and a frame member 84 are placed thereon, and then the upper side. The arc-shaped face plate 81 is placed and pressed by the upper die, and then the brazing work is performed. The lower mold has a concave upper surface, and the upper mold has a downward convex. The connecting member 83, the reinforcing member 85, and the frame member 84 have arcuate surfaces in contact with the face plates 81, 81. The plates of the honeycomb core 82 are arranged such that their longitudinal directions are orthogonal to the direction of the arc of the mold (the longitudinal direction of the vehicle). Therefore, since the plate is orthogonal to the curved surface of the arc-shaped face plate 81, the ends of the plates of the honeycomb core located inside in the radial direction are in contact with each other and the ends on the outside are separated from each other. If the distance between the separated portions is small, the ends are joined together by a brazing material. Therefore, an arc-shaped panel can be obtained.

The pieces 83a, 83b of the connecting member 83 are welded to the adjacent laminated panel, floor 30, shoulder 65, entrance / exit units 45A, 45B, etc. to form a vehicle body. The inner side of the connecting member 83 and the reinforcing member 85 is welded to the bone,
Use as a mounting seat for interior parts.

The vehicle body shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is for a normal vehicle because the seat 52 in a row in the width direction of the vehicle body is for four persons.

The vehicle body of FIGS. 8 and 9 has seats 52 for three persons and is for an excellent vehicle. The pitch of the window 42 and the pitch of the stool 52 in the honor vehicle are the same as those in the ordinary vehicle.
One row of seats 52 in the width direction of the vehicle body is for three people,
The width of the seat 52 and its interval are large. Differentiating from ordinary cars will be done by making the interior of the guest room luxurious. The number of windows 42 of the honor vehicle is 14. 55 is a toilet,
56 is a washroom, 57 is a conductor room, and 58 is a telephone room. These are collectively called the service area. An ordinary car does not have a conductor room 57 and a telephone room 58. Honor vehicles have many service facilities. The entrance / exit 45 of this honor vehicle is only at the left end. The side 40 laminated panel includes three laminated panels P1 and
It is composed of laminated panels P2, P6 and P7.

10 and 11 show the case of the leading car, and the passenger compartment is a normal car. The pitch of the windows 42 of the passenger compartment and the pitch of the seats 52 are the same as in the case of FIGS. The laminated panels from the doorway unit 45B to the end portion 70 on the doorway unit 45A side are three laminated panels P1 and P2.
Consists of. The front part 59 in front of the doorway unit 45B
The skins of the are not laminated panels. The length of the doorway unit 45B of the vehicle on the door pocket 45C side is longer than the length of the doorway unit 45B of FIG.

12 and 13 show a service vehicle having a cafeteria 80 and a salon 85, and the pitch of the windows 42 and the pitch of the seats 52 are the same as those in FIGS. The laminated panel of the side portion 40 includes three laminated panels P1 and one laminated panel P4, P8, and P7. The laminated panel P8 has two windows 42.

14 and 15 show a private room vehicle, in which eight private rooms 90 are provided. The configuration of the side portion 40 is the same as that in FIG.

As described above, since the length of the laminated panel P1 or the like is set to be a multiple of the window 42 pitch, the laminated panel P1 or the like can be standardized and a main part of one vehicle body can be constructed. Further, the length of the welding line can be shortened and the cost can be reduced.

The above-mentioned vehicles are major ones, and there are various combinations such as combining the private room 90 and the cabin for an excellent car into one vehicle.

In one formation vehicle, after the production of the vehicle,
After several years, changes in the balance of passengers between ordinary cars and honor cars, changes in the need for service facilities such as private rooms and dining rooms, changes in the purpose of use of the trains (from limited express trains to stop at each station), etc. Occurs. In this case, since the window pitch of the train set is the same, it is possible to easily cope with this by changing the interior equipment.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 16 will be described. Here, the laminated panel between the entrance / exit units 45A and 45B will be mainly described. In this embodiment, the laminated panel of the side portion 40 is a portion below the window 42, a portion above the window 42, and the window 42.
Is divided into three layers. The laminated panel below the window 42 includes a rectangular laminated panel P31 having a length twice the pitch of the window 42 and rectangular laminated panels P32 and P33 connected to the entrance / exit units 45A and 45B. There are four laminated panels P31. The laminated panel above the window 42 is a rectangular laminated panel P41 having a length twice the pitch of the window 42 and the entrance / exit units 45A, 45.
It is composed of rectangular laminated panels P42 and P43 connected to B. There are four laminated panels P41. The laminated panel at the height of the window 42 includes a rectangular laminated panel 51 between the windows 42 and 42, and rectangular laminated panels P52 and P53 connected to the entrance / exit units 45A and 45B.
The number of laminated panels P51 is 13. The laminated panel of the roof portion 60 is a rectangular laminated panel P6 having a length twice the window pitch.
1 and laminated panels P62 and P63 at the ends. The number of laminated panels P61 is five. The laminated panel P41
Since it is flat, it is placed on the side portion 40, but the upper end portion can be bent to form a part of the roof portion.

In FIG. 17, each laminated panel P31 to P31
33, P41 to P43, P51 to P53 have channel-shaped coupling members 83 along the edges of the four sides of the quadrangle as shown in FIGS. The joining members 83 are joined together to form the side portion 40. Further, each laminated panel has a reinforcing member 85 built therein. Horizontal reinforcements are not shown.

The window 42 is a laminated panel P31, P41, P5.
It becomes a part surrounded by 1, P51. The coupling member 83 forming the periphery of the window is shaped so that the window device is mounted. For example, the lengths of the two parallel pieces 84a and 84b like the coupling member 84 of FIG. 7 are changed. These two pieces 84
The lengths of a and 84b are changed, for example, by cutting the joining member of the laminated panel after brazing.

According to this, since the laminated panel of the side portion 40 is divided into three layers, the laminated panel of this portion is elongated and the diameter of the vacuum furnace can be reduced.

Further, since the frame of one window 42 is constructed by welding four laminated panels, the frame of the window 42 can be formed by the connecting member 83 at the end of each laminated panel. Therefore, the weight can be reduced. For example, it is conceivable that the upper and lower ends of the plurality of laminated panels P51, P51 of the window portion are joined by joining members to be manufactured, and the upper and lower laminated panels P41, P41 are welded and joined thereto. In this case, the joining members in the upper and lower portions of the window 42 are constituted by joining members that join the laminated panels P51 and P51 and joining members 83 in the horizontal direction of the laminated panels P41 and P31. 2 members
It becomes heavy and increases in weight. However, when the laminated panel P51 is configured as a single unit as shown in FIG. 17, the coupling members in the upper and lower portions of the window 42 are the coupling members 8 of the laminated panels P41 and P31.
It is only 3 and can be made lightweight.

Further, the laminated panels P31, P41, P5
When 1 and P61 are combined, the vertical connecting member 83 and the reinforcing member 85 are connected in one line in the vertical direction. Therefore, the side portion 4
0, the roof portion 60 can be firmly connected. In addition,
Width of the laminated panel P51 of the window (length in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle)
When is smaller, the reinforcing member 85 of the laminated panel P51 becomes unnecessary, and the joining member 83 of the laminated panel connects in the vertical direction. Further, the reinforcing members 85 of the laminated panels P31 and P41 may be arranged so as to be connected to the laminated panel P51. Further, when the width of the laminated panel P51 of the window portion (the length in the lengthwise direction of the vehicle) is small, it can be configured by using an extrusion mold member and a plate.

The welded portion between the laminated panels P61 and P61 and the welded portion between the laminated panels P41 and P41 are displaced in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. In addition, the welded portion between the laminated panels P41 and the welded portion between the laminated panels P31 are also displaced in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. In this way, the concentration of welded parts is prevented.

[0040]

According to the present invention, since a plurality of laminated panels each having a length that is a multiple of the window pitch are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and the connecting portions are welded to form the side portions of the vehicle body, the laminated portions are laminated. The panel can be standardized, the welding line can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an ordinary vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG.

4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a laminated panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG.

7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a side view of an excellent vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a horizontal sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a side view of a lead car according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a horizontal sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a side view of a service vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a horizontal sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a side view of a private car according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a horizontal sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a vehicle body according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

30 ... Floor part, 40 ... Side part, 42 ... Window, 45 ... Doorway, 4
5A, 45B ... Doorway unit, 55 ... Toilet, 56 ... Toilet, 60 ... Roof part, P1 to P9, P11 to P13, P
31-P33, P41-P43, P51-P53, P6
1 to P63 ... laminated panel, 81 ... face plate, 82 ... core, 8
3 ... Coupling member, 84 ... Frame, 85, 86 ... Strength member.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A laminated panel comprising a plurality of windows at substantially the same pitch along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a core having a plurality of cells between the two face plates and connecting the two face plates. In the vehicle having the side portions, the side portions are formed by welding a plurality of laminated panels having a length that is a multiple of the window pitch in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
Vehicle characterized by. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a second laminated panel that is shorter than the laminated panel, between a side doorway of the vehicle and an end of the laminated panel. 3. A vehicle with a laminated panel comprising a plurality of windows at substantially the same pitch along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a core having a plurality of cells connected between the two face plates between the two face plates. A vehicle having the side portions of the first laminated panel having a length of a plurality of window pitches, a second laminated panel having the same length as the first laminated panel, the window and the window. And a third laminated panel having a length between the first laminated panel and the second laminated panel, each of which is welded in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Panels are welded to the first laminated panel group and the second laminated panel group at the window pitch between the first laminated panel group and the second laminated panel group, respectively. Vehicle to be. 4. The vehicle according to claim 3, wherein each of the first laminated panel, the second laminated panel, and the third laminated panel is a quadrangle when viewed from the face plate side,
The vehicle is characterized in that each of the panels is provided with a joining member for welding and joining the outer edge of the quadrangle, and the respective panels are welded by the joining member. 5. The vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the welding positions of the first laminated panels and the welding positions of the second laminated panels are displaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. .. 6. The vehicle according to claim 4, wherein each of the first laminated panel and the second laminated panel has a built-in strength member in the vertical direction, and the third laminated panel is desired. The first laminated panel, the second laminated panel,
And when welding the third laminated panel, the first
Laminated panel, the second laminated panel, and the third laminated panel
A vehicle in which the combination of the coupling members or the combination of the strength members of each of the laminated panels is aligned in a line in the vertical direction. 7. A laminated panel vehicle having a plurality of windows at substantially the same pitch along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a core having a plurality of cells between the two face plates and connecting the two face plates. A vehicle having a side portion and a roof portion, a first laminated panel having a length of a plurality of window pitches, a second laminated panel having the same length as the first laminated panel, and the window. A third laminated panel having a length between the window and the third laminated panel, which is used for the roof part and has the same length as the first laminated panel, and the first laminated panel. A plurality of each of the laminated panel, the second laminated panel, and the third laminated panel are welded in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and the third laminated panel includes the first laminated panel group and the second laminated panel. The first laminated layer at the window pitch between the laminated panel group of The panel group and the second laminated panel group are respectively welded, the fourth laminated panel group is welded to the second panel group, and the welding positions of the first laminated panels and the first laminated panel and the second laminated panel group are welded to each other. The welding positions of the two laminated panels are displaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and the welding positions of the second laminated panels and the welding positions of the fourth laminated panels are displaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A vehicle characterized by: 8. The vehicle according to claim 7, wherein each of the first laminated panel, the second laminated panel, and the third laminated panel has a strength member built therein in a vertical direction, and If desired, the third laminated panel incorporates a strength member in the vertical direction, and the first laminated panel,
When the second laminated panel and the third laminated panel are welded, the coupling member or the strength member of each of the first laminated panel, the second laminated panel, and the third laminated panel. The vehicle is characterized in that the combination of is arranged in a line in the vertical direction. 9. A formation vehicle in which different types of vehicles are connected, wherein the different types of vehicles are a service vehicle and a passenger compartment vehicle in which a plurality of seats are arranged in the width direction and the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, respectively. A vehicle provided with a plurality of windows at substantially the same pitch along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. 10. A formation vehicle in which different types of vehicles are connected, wherein the different types of vehicles are a normal passenger compartment vehicle and a superior passenger compartment vehicle, and the respective vehicles are substantially the same along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A plurality of windows are provided at a pitch, and each of the vehicles has stools arranged at the same pitch as the pitch of the windows, and the stools are respectively arranged in the width direction and the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Vehicle to be.