IP Library Granted Patent US 7,789,022
Granted Patent B2
US 7,789,022 · App. 11/661,367 · Granted Sep 7, 2010

Vehicle door provided with a joint

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Patent No.
US 7,789,022
App. No.
11/661,367
Granted
Sep 7, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a railway vehicle including a body defining a wall in which an access passage is embodied, at least one closing sliding door, a sealing joint carried by the door and applicable to the wall when said door in a closed position. Said wall includes a panel provided with a generally cylindrical envelop and a seat which is protruded with respect to said panel and defines a bearing surface for supporting the joint only when the door is in the closed position, wherein said bearing surface of a supporting element extends along a profile substantially identical to the joint profile and said joint profile extends transversely with respect to the door displacement direction.

Claims (23)

1. A railroad vehicle comprising:

a body delimiting a wall having an access passage;

at least one sliding closing door, slidable in a direction of movement parallel to the wall between a closed passage position and a retracted position, the door being retracted along the wall away from the passage in the retracted position;

a sealing joint carried by a support element belonging to the door and pressable, when the door is in the closed position, onto a joint bearing element formed by the wall to provide a seal, the support element including a panel; and

the support element including a seat projecting from the panel, the seat forming a bearing surface on which the sealing joint bears only when the door is in the closed position, the bearing surface of the support element extending along a profile similar to a joint profile, and the joint profile extending transversely to the direction of movement of the door;

wherein the door can be moved only by a translational movement with respect to the wall, the movement being parallel to a plane of the panel.

2. The vehicle as recited in claim 1 wherein the seat delimits a frame forming a door frame applied and fixed to the panel of the wall.

3. A railroad vehicle comprising:

a body delimiting a wall having an access passage;

at least one sliding closing door, slidable in a direction of movement parallel to the wall between a closed passage position and a retracted position, the door being retracted along the wall away from the passage in the retracted position;

a sealing joint carried by a support element belonging to the door and pressable, when the door is in the closed position, onto a joint bearing element formed by the wall to provide a seal, the support element including a panel; and

the support element including a seat projecting from the panel, the seat forming a bearing surface on which the sealing joint bears only when the door is in the closed position, the bearing surface of the support element extending along a profile similar to a joint profile, and the joint profile extending transversely to the direction of movement of the door;

wherein the sealing joint has a polygonal outer profile, and none of the sides of the polygon formed by the sealing joint extends parallel to the direction of movement.

4. The vehicle as recited in claim 1 wherein the bearing surface has a perpendicular surface facing the outside of the passage.

5. The vehicle as recited in claim 1 wherein the seat is bordered, on the side corresponding to the central part of the door, with a gutter for draining runoff water, transverse to the direction of movement D.

6. The vehicle as recited in claim 1 wherein when the door is outside its closed position, the sealing joint is separated from the main panel of the support element.

7. The vehicle as recited in claim 1 wherein the body has a step along a lower edge of the passage, and the door is designed to cover the step in the closed position.

8. A railroad vehicle comprising:

a body delimiting a wall having an access passage;

at least one sliding closing door, slidable in a direction of movement parallel to the wall between a closed passage position and a retracted position, the door being retracted along the wall away from the passage in the retracted position;

a sealing joint carried by a support element belonging to the wall and pressable, when the door is in the closed position, onto a joint bearing element formed by the door to provide a seal, the support element including a panel; and

the support element including a seat projecting from the panel, the seat forming a bearing surface on which the sealing joint bears only when the door is in the closed position, the bearing surface of the support element extending along a profile similar to a joint profile, and the joint profile extending transversely to the direction of movement of the door;

wherein the door can be moved only by a translational movement with respect to the wall, the movement being parallel to a plane of the panel.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jul 31, 2017
From: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
To: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
Reel/Frame 043382/0290 →
CONFIRMATIVE DEED OF TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP Recorded Jan 13, 2014
From: ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA
To: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
Reel/Frame 031980/0523 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2008
From: PUJOL, CLAUDE; JUNG, JEROME
To: ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA
Reel/Frame 021279/0965 →