IP Library Granted Patent US 9,393,973
Granted Patent B2
US 9,393,973 · App. 14/389,155 · Granted Jul 19, 2016

Dual-structure storage box of railcar and railcar including same

Inventors: Mitsuhiro Matsumoto (Kobe, JP); Naoyuki Sanada (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B61D49/00B61C17/04B61D17/00
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Patent No.
US 9,393,973
App. No.
14/389,155
Granted
Jul 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dual-structure storage box is used in a railcar and stores device units. The dual-structure storage box includes a device receiver case and a storage case. The device receiver case is fixed to a floor of the railcar, and the device units are attached to the device receiver case. The storage case is configured separately from the device receiver case, covers the device receiver case from an outer side of the device receiver case, and stores the device units.

Claims (26)

1. A dual-structure storage box of a railcar, the dual-structure storage box being positioned along an interior member located inside a carbody of the railcar and being provided at a case receiving frame fixed to a floor or ceiling plate located inside the carbody, the dual-structure storage box comprising:

a device receiver case including a device receiving member at which a device unit is placed and a pair of side walls; and

a storage case configured to cover the device unit and the device receiver case from an outer side of the device unit and the device receiver case and including at least an upper surface portion or lower surface portion, a front surface portion, and a side surface portion, wherein:

both end portions of the device receiving member respectively include overlapping portions respectively formed along the side walls and respectively coupled to side surfaces of the side walls;

the side walls respectively include attachment legs respectively formed by bending lower end portions of the side walls and coupled to the case receiving frame fixed to the floor or ceiling plate located inside the carbody; and

an attaching portion formed by bending a lower end portion of the front surface portion of the storage case is coupled to the case receiving frame fixed to the floor or ceiling plate located inside the carbody, and an attaching portion formed by bending an end portion of the side surface portion of the storage case is coupled to a side bodyshell of the railcar or the interior member.

2. The dual-structure storage box according to claim 1 , wherein:

the device receiver case includes a back-surface plate; and

overlapping portions are formed by bending rear end portions of the side walls and the device receiving member, and the overlapping portions are coupled to the back-surface plate.

3. The dual-structure storage box according to claim 1 , wherein:

the interior member includes a first interior member and a second interior member which stand so as to be orthogonal to each other; and

a back surface and side surface of the storage case are closed by the first interior member and the second interior member to be fastened to the first interior member and the second interior member.

4. The dual-structure storage box according to claim 1 , wherein another device unit different from the device unit is provided inside the storage case such that a part of the another device unit is exposed to an outside of the storage case.

5. The dual-structure storage box according to claim 1 , wherein a wire space is formed by the device receiving member and the attachment legs.

6. A railcar comprising:

a carbody including therein an interior member, a floor or ceiling plate, and a case receiving frame positioned along the interior member and fixed to the floor or the ceiling plate; and

a dual-structure storage box provided at the case receiving frame, wherein:

the dual-structure storage box includes

a device receiver case including a device receiving member at which a device unit is placed and a pair of side walls and

a storage case configured to cover the device unit and the device receiver case from an outer side of the device unit and the device receiver case and including at least an upper surface portion or lower surface portion, a front surface portion, and a side surface portion;

both end portions of the device receiving member respectively include overlapping portions respectively formed along the side walls and respectively coupled to side surfaces of the side walls;

the side walls respectively include attachment legs respectively formed by bending lower end portions of the side walls and coupled to the case receiving frame;

an attaching portion formed by bending a lower end portion of the front surface portion of the storage case is coupled to the case receiving frame, and an attaching portion formed by bending an end portion of the side surface portion of the storage case is coupled to a side bodyshell or the interior member;

the interior member includes a first interior member and a second interior member which stand so as to be orthogonal to each other; and

the case receiving frame has a substantially L shape in plan view, one of end surfaces of the case receiving frame is arranged along the first interior member, and the other end surface of the case receiving frame is arranged along the second interior member.

7. The railcar according to claim 6 , wherein a back surface and side surface of the storage case are closed by the first interior member and the second interior member to be fastened to the first interior member and the second interior member.

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 Dec 22, 2014
From: MATSUMOTO, MITSUHIRO; SANADA, NAOYUKI
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 034569/0791 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-070604 · Mar 27, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150059613A1 · Mar 5, 2015