Claims
- 1. Deformation element (1) of a rail-borne vehicle which is disposed in the region of at least one deformation zone located on the end side of the vehicle and comprises at least one tubular hollow space, characterised in that it is attached in a replaceable manner in the rail-borne vehicle and is formed from two metal sheets (2a, 2b), of which at least one is designed as a profiled metal sheet (2a′, 2b′) and which are connected together on mutually facing cross-pieces (3a, 3b) which lie against each other thus forming hollow boxes (4a, 4b) extending in parallel with respect to each other.
- 2. Deformation element as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the metal sheets (2a, 2b) are held in a frame (5).
- 3. Deformation element as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the two metal sheets (2a, 2b) lying one on top of the other are welded together at points on their contact surfaces.
- 4. Deformation element as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the hollow boxes (4a, 4b) comprise a hexagonal cross-section.
- 5. Deformation element as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the metal sheets (2a, 2b) extend substantially over the entire width of the rail-borne vehicle.
- 6. Deformation element as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the frame (5) comprises two side parts (5a, 5b) and a front part (6), wherein the front part (6) comprises a box-shaped transverse beam (6′) which extends substantially over the entire width of the vehicle, wherein the side of the transverse beam (6′) remote from the rail-borne vehicle is provided with ribs (7).
- 7. Deformation element as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the metal sheets (2a, 2b) are welded to the frame (5).
- 8. Deformation element as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that the side parts (5a, 5b) of the frame (5) can be inserted via guide rails into longitudinal beams (8a, 8b) of the rail-borne vehicle.
- 9. Deformation element as claimed in claim 8, characterised in that the side parts (5a, 5b) of the frame (5) are connected by means of releasable clamping connections (9) to the longitudinal beams (8a, 8b) of the rail-borne vehicle.
- 10. Deformation element as claimed in claim 9, characterised in that the clamping connection comprises four mutually displaceable wedges (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d).
- 11. Deformation element as claimed in claim 10, characterised in that two wedges (10b, 10c) are rigidly connected to a plate (15).
- 12. Deformation element as claimed in claim 11, characterised in that a wedge (10d) is rigidly connected to rods (13a, 13b) which each comprise a thread (12a, 12b).
- 13. Deformation element as claimed in claim 10, characterised in that a wedge (10a) can be attached to the rods (13a, 13b) via the threads (12a, 12b) by means of nuts (11a, 11b).
Priority Claims (1)
Number |
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A250/2000 |
Feb 2000 |
AT |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of PCT/AT01/0040 filed on Feb. 19, 2001 which claims priority from Austrian Application No. A 250/2000 filed on Feb. 18, 2000.
Continuations (1)
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Number |
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Parent |
PCT/AT01/0040 |
Feb 2001 |
US |
Child |
10223501 |
Aug 2002 |
US |