IP Library Granted Patent US 9,315,199
Granted Patent B2
US 9,315,199 · App. 14/388,390 · Granted Apr 19, 2016

Driver's cab and railcar including driver's cab

Inventors: Mitsuhiro Matsumoto (Kobe, JP); Chihiro Okayama (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B61C17/04B61D17/00B61D17/045
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Patent No.
US 9,315,199
App. No.
14/388,390
Granted
Apr 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driver's cab of a railcar includes: side bodyshells; a roof bodyshell; and an interior panel unit including a pair of side panels located at an inner side of the side bodyshells, a ceiling panel located at an inner side of the roof bodyshell, and a back-surface panel that separates the driver's cab from a passenger room. At least one of the panels includes an opening portion through which an adjusting member can be inserted, the adjusting member being configured to adjust positions of the one panel and the side bodyshell or positions of the one panel and the roof bodyshell. An interior space of the driver's cab is defined by coupling the adjacent panels to one another. The adjusting member adjusts a position of the driver's cab relative to the side bodyshell or the roof bodyshell.

Claims (20)

1. A railcar driver's cab comprising:

side bodyshells;

a roof bodyshell;

an interior panel unit including:

a pair of side panels located at an inner side of the side bodyshells;

a ceiling panel located at an inner side of the roof bodyshell; and

a back-surface panel that separates the driver's cab from a passenger room;

an opening portion in one of the panels through which an adjusting member is inserted, the adjusting member being configured to adjust a relative position of the one panel and one of the side bodyshells or a relative position of the one panel and the roof bodyshell;

coupling portions that couple adjacent panels to each other and are not used to couple the adjacent panels to the side bodyshells or the roof bodyshell; and

an interior space of the driver's cab defined by the side panels, the ceiling panel, and the back-surface panel, which are coupled to one another by the coupling portions to form the interior panel unit prior to coupling the panels to the bodyshells,

wherein the adjusting member adjusts a position of the driver's cab relative to the side bodyshells or the roof bodyshell.

2. The railcar driver's cab according to claim 1 , wherein the opening portion is at least one of an entrance, a window opening, a device attaching portion, a screw hole, and a work hole.

3. The railcar driver's cab according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting member is arranged only in the vicinity of the opening portion.

4. The railcar driver's cab according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling portions are portions of the adjacent panels that are in surface-contact with each other.

5. The railcar driver's cab according to claim 4 , wherein the coupling portions are formed so as to be bent toward an outdoor side.

6. The railcar driver's cab according to claim 1 , wherein an electrical device and a wire for connecting the electrical device are attached to the interior panel unit.

7. The railcar driver's cab according to claim 1 , further comprising a screw base provided at an interior-side surface of the interior panel unit, wherein

the screw base includes a fixing portion attached to the interior-side surface of the interior panel unit and a seat portion separated from the fixing portion toward the interior space.

8. A railcar including the driver's cab according to claim 1 .

9. The railcar driver's cab according to claim 4 , wherein the adjacent panels have a flat plate shape, and the coupling portions are perpendicular to at least one of the adjacent panels.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI RAILCAR MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 060107/0954 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2014
From: MATSUMOTO, MITSUHIRO; OKAYAMA, CHIHIRO
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 033827/0197 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-071975 · Mar 27, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150059614A1 · Mar 5, 2015