Railcar with end cap
A railcar according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a railcar with a plastic end cap covering a front surface of a car body in a front car, the railcar including: a wiper shaft configured to attach a wiper blade to an end portion of the wiper shaft and pass through the car body while extending inside and outside the car body; a penetrated portion formed as part of the car body and configured such that the wiper shaft passes through the penetrated portion; and an opening portion formed in the end cap and exposing at least part of the penetrated portion to a car exterior.
1. A railcar with a plastic end cap covering a front surface of a car body in a front car, the railcar comprising:
a wiper shaft attached a wiper blade to an end portion of the wiper shaft, and passed through the car body while extending inside and outside the car body;
a penetrated portion formed as part of the car body, and wherein the wiper shaft passes through the penetrated portion; and
an opening portion formed in the end cap, and exposing at least part of the penetrated portion to a car exterior,
wherein the end cap further includes a window opening portion such that the end cap surrounds a window of the railcar.
2. The railcar according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first waterproof member arranged between the penetrated portion and the wiper shaft.
3. The railcar according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second waterproof member arranged between the penetrated portion and the end cap.
4. The railcar according to claim 1 , wherein the penetrated portion is formed in a convex shape protruding toward the car exterior in response to the opening portion in the end cap.
5. The railcar according to claim 1 , wherein
the opening portion is a cut-away portion formed by cutting part of the window opening portion.
6. The railcar according to claim 1 , wherein
a frontal projected area of the opening portion in the end cap is larger than a frontal projected area of the penetrated portion in a front view of the railcar.
7. A railcar with a plastic end cap covering a front surface of a car body in a front car, the railcar comprising:
a wiper shaft attached a wiper blade to an end portion of the wiper shaft, and passed through the car body while extending inside and outside the car body;
a penetrated portion formed as part of the car body, and wherein the wiper shaft passes through the penetrated portion;
an opening portion formed in the end cap, and exposing at least part of the penetrated portion to a car exterior;
a first waterproof member arranged between the penetrated portion and the wiper shaft; and
a second waterproof member arranged between the penetrated portion and the end cap.
8. The railcar according to claim 7 , wherein the penetrated portion is formed in a convex shape protruding toward the car exterior in response to the opening portion in the end cap.
9. The railcar according to claim 7 , wherein
the end cap further includes a window opening portion, and
the opening portion is a cut-away portion formed by cutting part of the window opening portion.
10. The railcar according to claim 7 , wherein
a frontal projected area of the opening portion in the end cap is larger than a frontal projected area of the penetrated portion in a front view of the railcar.