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Granted Patent B2
US 10,472,005 · App. 15/490,048 · Granted Nov 12, 2019

Bellows for a passage between two articulated vehicles or of an air passenger stairs or bridge

Inventors: Stefan Tatzel (Fuldabruck, DE); Günther Krug (Guxhagen, DE); Rolf Bingemann (Waldkappel, DE)
Assignee: Hübner GmbH & Co. KG
B62D47/025B32B5/024B32B5/026B32B5/028B60D5/003B61D17/22B32B2307/3065B32B2605/00
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Patent No.
US 10,472,005
App. No.
15/490,048
Granted
Nov 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bellows for a passage between two articulated vehicles or for an air passenger stair or bridge has a plurality of folds or waves arranged behind one another. A floor region has at least one inner jacket and at least one outer jacket spaced from the inner jacket. An intermediate layer is disposed between and spaced apart from the inner and outer and is fire-retardant.

Claims (22)

1. A bellows for a passage between two articulated vehicles or for an air passenger stair or bridge, the bellows having a plurality of folds or waves arranged behind one another, the bellows comprising:

a floor region having at least one inner jacket and at least one outer jacket spaced from the at least one inner jacket, the floor region of the bellows surrounding a floor of a passage between two articulated vehicles or for an air passenger stair or bridge; and

a one-piece intermediate layer between and spaced apart from the inner and outer jackets, the intermediate layer being fire-retardant.

2. A bellows according to claim 1 , wherein the fire-retardant intermediate layer is a fire-protection woven fabric, machine-knitted fabric or knitted fabric.

3. A bellows according to claim 2 , wherein the fire-retardant intermediate layer comprises aramid fibers, silicate fibers, glass fibers and/or polybenzimidazole fibers.

4. A bellows according to claim 1 , wherein the fire-retardant intermediate layer is a wire mesh.

5. A bellows according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer has a fire-protection overlay or a fire-protection insert.

6. A bellows according to claim 5 , wherein the fire-protection overlay or fire protection insert is a swelling material.

7. A bellows according to claim 6 , wherein the swelling material is swelling on a buildup of pressure.

8. A bellows according to claim 6 , wherein the fire-protection overlay or the fire-protection insert is adapted for swelling while forming an ash skeleton.

9. A bellows according to claim 5 , wherein the fire-protection overlay or fire-protection insert is moisture-resistant and/or cleaning agent-resistant.

10. A bellows according to claim 5 , wherein the fire-protection overlay or the fire-protection insert is connected to the intermediate layer.

11. A bellows according to claim 5 , wherein the fire-protection overlay or the fire-protection insert is disposed on a side of the intermediate layer directed toward the at least one inner jacket.

12. A bellows according to claim 1 , wherein the floor region of the bellows is configured as a positive-wave bellows.

13. A bellows according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one inner jacket, the at least one outer jacket, and the intermediate layer are each configured as arched in the direction toward the outside of the passage to form individual positive waves.

14. A bellows for a passage between two articulated vehicles or for an air passenger stair or bridge, the bellows having a plurality of folds or waves arranged behind one another, the bellows comprising;

a floor region having at least one inner jacket and at least one outer jacket spaced from the at least one inner jacket, the floor region of the bellows surrounding a floor of a passage between two articulated vehicles or for an air passenger stair or bridge; and

an intermediate layer between and spaced apart from the inner and outer jackets, the intermediate layer being fire-retardant and having a fire-protection overlay or a fire-protection insert of a swelling material, wherein the fire-protection overlay or the fire-protection insert is adapted for swelling while forming an ash skeleton.

15. A bellows according to claim 14 , wherein the fire-protection overlay or the fire-protection insert is connected to the intermediate layer.

16. A bellows according to claim 14 , wherein the fire-protection overlay or the fire-protection insert is disposed on a side of the intermediate layer directed toward the at least one inner jacket.

17. A bellows according to claim 14 , wherein the floor region of the bellows is configured as a positive-wave bellows.

18. A bellows according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one inner jacket, the at least one outer jacket, and the intermediate layer are each configured as arched in the direction toward the outside of the passage to form individual positive waves.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2017
From: TATZEL, STEFAN; KRUG, GUNTHER; BINGEMANN, ROLF
To: HUBNER GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 042081/0516 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 16165708 · Apr 18, 2016 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170297638A1 · Oct 19, 2017
Cited By (1)
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