EP 1145928 A3 20011107 - Bogie coupling system for convertible railway-roadway vehicle
Title (en)
Bogie coupling system for convertible railway-roadway vehicle
Title (de)
Drehgestell-Kupplungssystem für ein umwandelbares Schiene-Strasse- Fahrzeug
Title (fr)
Système de raccordement de bogie destiné à un véhicule convertible rail/route
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 94932172 A 19940808
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1145928A2] A bogie (120) and a convertible roadway-railway trailer (160) for both roadway and railway use and a method of converting the trailer between roadway and railway mode, including a method of assembling and disassembling a plurality of such trailers (160) and bogies (120) into a train (113). A trailer (160) has retractable roadway tires (166) and three king pins (184, 185) mounted on the posterior end thereof forming a rigid coupling mechanism. A bogie (120), which is stored off a railway near a grade crossing, has three king pin engagement mechanisms (138, 153) which are used to rigidly couple the bogie (120) to a trailer (160). To convert a first trailer (160) from roadway use to railway use, a tractor (112) is used to back up the first trailer (160) to a first bogie (120), and the first trailer (160) is rigidly coupled to the first bogie (120). Additional trailers (160) can be added in a similar manner to form a train (113). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
B61D 3/184 (2013.01); B61F 3/12 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XA] EP 0483924 A1 19920506 - ALPHA ENG STORK [NL]
- [A] US 4416571 A 19831122 - KRAUSE ROBERT A [US]
- [A] US 4773336 A 19880927 - ORD ROBERT M [GB]
- [A] DE 961714 C 19570411 - SCHOEMA CHRISTOPH SCHOETTLER M
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE CH DE DK FR GB IT LI
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1145928 A2 20011017; EP 1145928 A3 20011107; EP 1145928 B1 20051012; DK 1145928 T3 20060213
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 01114481 A 19940808; DK 01114481 T 19940808