Railroad vehicle
A railroad vehicle includes a plurality of vehicle units, a cable, and a disconnector. In the plurality of vehicle units respective vehicles are coupled. The cable is placed astride the vehicles to connect the power supply unit of each vehicle unit. The disconnector is installed at some midpoint in the cable and electrically separates the vehicle units from one another.
1. A railroad vehicle formed by dispersedly mounting a plurality of vehicles with main power devices that are supplied with power from a power supply line through a pantograph and constitute power supply units,
the railroad vehicle comprising:
a plurality of vehicle units in which respective vehicles are coupled;
a cable placed astride the vehicles to connect the power supply unit of each vehicle unit; and
a disconnector that is installed at some midpoint in the cable and electrically separates the vehicle units from one another, wherein
the disconnector is a vacuum circuit breaker electromagnetically operated or operated by air,
the vacuum circuit breaker and the electromagnetic operating device or air operating device are housed in one case and the case is secured directly on the roof of the vehicle, and
the case is supported by a support plate and is secured on the roof of the vehicle by securing the support plate on a first U-shaped hardware directly embedded into the roof of the vehicle with a bolt.
2. The railroad vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the disconnector is installed at some midpoint in the cable placed on the roofs of the vehicles, and is flush with the roofs of the vehicles.
3. The railroad vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the disconnector is so installed that the disconnector is opened and closed in a horizontal direction.
4. The railroad vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the disconnector is so installed that the disconnector is opened and closed in a horizontal direction.
5. The railroad vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the disconnector is a vacuum circuit breaker electromagnetically operated or operated by air.
6. The railroad vehicle according to claim 3 ,
wherein the disconnector is a vacuum circuit breaker electromagnetically operated or operated by air.
7. The railroad vehicle according to claim 4 ,
wherein the disconnector is a vacuum circuit breaker electromagnetically operated or operated by air.
8. The railroad vehicle according to claim 5 ,
wherein the vacuum circuit breaker and the electromagnetic operating device or air operating device are housed in one case and the case is secured directly on the roof of the vehicle.
9. The railroad vehicle according to claim 6 ,
wherein the vacuum circuit breaker and the electromagnetic operating device or air operating device are housed in one case and the case is secured directly on the roof of the vehicle.
10. The railroad vehicle according to claim 7 ,
wherein the vacuum circuit breaker and the electromagnetic operating device or air operating device are housed in one case and the case is secured directly on the roof of the vehicle.
11. The railroad vehicle according to claim 8 ,
wherein the case is supported by a support plate and is secured on the roof of the vehicle by securing the support plate on a first U-shaped hardware directly embedded into the roof of the vehicle with a bolt.
12. The railroad vehicle according to claim 9 ,
wherein the case is supported by a support plate and is secured on the roof of the vehicle by securing the support plate on a first U-shaped hardware directly embedded into the roof of the vehicle with a bolt.
13. The railroad vehicle according to claim 8 ,
wherein the case is surrounded with a protection cover except the bottom face of the case and the protection cover is secured on a second U-shaped hardware directly embedded into the roof of the vehicle with a bolt.
14. The railroad vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein an equipment box through which the cable is passed is installed under a floor of the vehicle and the disconnector is installed at some midpoint in the cable in the equipment box.
15. The railroad vehicle according to claim 11 ,
wherein an equipment box through which the cable is passed is installed under a floor of the vehicle and the disconnector is installed at some midpoint in the cable in the equipment box.
16. A railroad vehicle formed by dispersedly mounting a plurality of vehicles with main power devices that are supplied with power from a power supply line through a pantograph and constitute power supply units,
the railroad vehicle comprising:
a plurality of vehicle units in which respective vehicles are coupled;
a cable placed astride the vehicles to connect the power supply unit of each vehicle unit; and
a disconnector that is installed at some midpoint in the cable and electrically separates the vehicle units from one another, wherein
the disconnector is installed at some midpoint in the cable placed on the roofs of the vehicles, and is flush with the roofs of the vehicles,
the disconnector is a vacuum circuit breaker electromagnetically operated or operated by air,
the vacuum circuit breaker and the electromagnetic operating device or air operating device are housed in one case and the case is secured directly on the roof of the vehicle, and
the case is supported by a support plate and is secured on the roof of the vehicle by securing the support plate on a first U-shaped hardware directly embedded into the roof of the vehicle with a bolt.
17. A railroad vehicle formed by dispersedly mounting a plurality of vehicles with main power devices that are supplied with power from a power supply line through a pantograph and constitute power supply units,
the railroad vehicle comprising:
a plurality of vehicle units in which respective vehicles are coupled;
a cable placed astride the vehicles to connect the power supply unit of each vehicle unit; and
a disconnector that is installed at some midpoint in the cable and electrically separates the vehicle units from one another, wherein
the disconnector is a vacuum circuit breaker electromagnetically operated or operated by air,
the vacuum circuit breaker and the electromagnetic operating device or air operating device are housed in one case and the case is secured directly on the roof of the vehicle, and
the case is surrounded with a protection cover except the bottom face of the case and the protection cover is secured on a second U-shaped hardware directly embedded into the roof of the vehicle with a bolt.