EP0369134A1 - Cellule de véhicule - Google Patents

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EP0369134A1
EP0369134A1 EP89117089A EP89117089A EP0369134A1 EP 0369134 A1 EP0369134 A1 EP 0369134A1 EP 89117089 A EP89117089 A EP 89117089A EP 89117089 A EP89117089 A EP 89117089A EP 0369134 A1 EP0369134 A1 EP 0369134A1
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Peter-Martin Wackerle
Franz Sperber
Josef Gröber
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AEG Schienenfahrzeuge Nahverkehr und Wagen GmbH
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Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm AG
MAN GHH Schienenverkehrstechnik GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D17/00—Construction details of vehicle bodies
    • B61D17/04—Construction details of vehicle bodies with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D17/00—Construction details of vehicle bodies
    • B61D17/04—Construction details of vehicle bodies with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures
    • B61D17/043—Construction details of vehicle bodies with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures connections between superstructure sub-units
    • B61D17/045—The sub-units being construction modules
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D17/00—Construction details of vehicle bodies

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  • the invention relates to a vehicle cell, in particular for a rail vehicle, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the complete supporting structure is first set up - usually by welding the individual scaffolding parts including the window and door frames - and then the sandwich parts forming the outer skin and possibly an additional inner lining are attached to the finished cell.
  • Such a design has a disadvantageous impact on the manufacturing costs, as on the one hand complex manufacturing resources for the construction of the raw cell, for. B. an expensive assembly rig, must be provided and on the other hand, the subsequent planking of the supporting structure with the outer and inner cladding parts is a labor-intensive and accordingly cost-intensive process.
  • the object of the invention is to design a vehicle cell of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it can be produced using simple manufacturing means and with little effort.
  • the supporting framework parts are already integrated as integral components in the respective sandwich structures before the cell is assembled and fit there, including those arranged on the framework parts exact connection elements exactly and securely fixed in the final assembly position between the cover layers, so that the inner supporting structure and the sandwich paneling of the cell no longer have to be assembled in separate, complex production steps and with the help of a large-scale assembly rig; Rather, the cell modules according to the invention, if desired already provided with the inner cladding, can be made separately from the final installation location in an extremely rational manner by means of simple, flat or, if necessary, simply curved molding and adhesive devices, and then can be assembled quickly and easily by assembling their connecting elements into the finished vehicle cell, what brings a very significant reduction in the cost of production resources and labor.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention with regard to a problem-free joining of the individual cell modules consists in that the fitting connections consist of plug-in connection elements which, after being plugged together, are coupled to each other in a load-transmitting manner, and that are preferably glued together according to claim 3.
  • the individual cell modules are expediently completely surrounded at the edges by supporting frame parts provided with fitting connections, which results in a very uniform and therefore highly load-resistant coupling of the supporting frame in the area of the fitting connections over the entire outer edge of the cell modules and at the same time in a simple manner a clean edge seal for the individual sandwich structures is achieved.
  • the supporting frame parts are preferably designed as hollow profile parts which can be pushed into one another in the edge region of the cell modules.
  • the support structure parts within the individual cell modules are preferably connected to one another in a grid-like manner, expediently according to claim 7 by assembly simple expansion dowel screw connections.
  • a further, manufacturing simplification is achieved according to claim 8 in that the support layer sections are inserted via a leveling adhesive between the framework parts of the respective cell module, so that an exact cut of these support layer sections can be dispensed with in cell module production, the support layer sections preferably consisting of a honeycomb core or Foam material exist that adapts very easily to the required curvature course in the production of curved cell modules and without great effort to change the shape.
  • the frame profiles for the vehicle windows and doors are integrated into the respective cell modules in the same way as the supporting frame parts, as a result of which the assembly effort in the area of the window and door cutouts is also substantially reduced, and in With a view to further simplifying production, the cover layers are expediently only after the completion of the respective cell modules along the window or door Trimmed frame profiles, so that a previous, tailored cut of the cover skins on the window and door cutouts of the cell is not required.
  • the cover layers preferably consist of fiber composite layers, which are glued flat to the supporting frame parts and, if the adhesive connection is to be strengthened locally, are also additionally riveted in places according to claim 12.
  • a pre-hardened fiber composite laminate is used in the manufacture of the cell modules at least as the outer skin, whereby impressions of the supporting structure and other sandwich inserts, eg. B. of honeycomb core cuts, on the outside or inside of the cell modules can be effectively prevented and thus the vehicle receives a smooth surface outside and inside without it having to undergo expensive surface finishing, eg. B. by grinding, or a retrofitted, additional inner lining is required.
  • the rail vehicle cell shown in Fig. 1 consists of individually prefabricated roof, floor, end (not shown) and side wall cell modules 2.1 to 2.4, which, in the assembled state, the supporting structure of the vehicle cell, which is composed of individual supporting profile parts, and the sandwich which takes over the shear stiffening - Planking of the supporting structure results.
  • the construction and manufacture of the cell modules is explained using a side wall submodule with reference to FIG. 2.
  • the cell module is designed as a sandwich structure with inner and outer cover layers 4, 6 made of fiber composite material, between which a honeycomb core support layer 8 and the supporting profile parts 10 of the supporting structure belonging to the cell module are glued as an integral part of the sandwich structure.
  • the support profile parts 10 are arranged in a lattice-like manner such that the outer transverse and longitudinal profiles 12, 14 form a circumferential border for the sandwich structure.
  • a molded shell 16 made of aluminum or steel sheet is used to produce the side wall cell module
  • Layer is raised and on which the two cover layers 4, 6 are first individually manufactured and cured with a predominantly ⁇ 45 ° fiber layer structure. After hardening, the outer surfaces of the cover layers 4, 6 on the shell side have a very smooth surface structure, so that a complicated surface reworking or a subsequent application to the outer surface of the inner cover layer 4 is carried out
  • Vehicle interior trim can be dispensed with.
  • the outer cover layer 6 lying on the molded shell 16 is covered with an adhesive layer, for example a phenolic resin layer or a film adhesive (not shown), whereupon the support profile parts 10 are placed and inserted into the interspaces between them, any insert parts that may still be required, e.g. B. force introduction elements in the form of glass chips blocks (also not shown) can be used.
  • the remaining surface areas, with the exception of the surface fields to be kept free for the window and door cutouts, are now covered with the honeycomb core material 8.
  • the support profile parts 10 are prefabricated as hollow chamber profiles made of aluminum or fiber composite material and, with regard to an exact positioning within the cell module, are already included in FIG the sandwich structure firmly connected to each other, preferably by expansion dowel connections 20 according to FIG. 3, each screwed from a dowel part 22 inserted into the open end of the one support profile part 10 and screwed to it with the dowel part 22 spreading, via through holes in the hollow chamber walls of the other support profile part 14 are inserted mounting screws 24.
  • the molded shell 16 is also used for the production of cell modules which, like the roof modules 2.1, have a cross-sectional configuration that is curved on one side.
  • the individual cell modules are assembled using precisely fitting plug connections that extend over a large area over the entire outer circumference of the cell modules.
  • the edge-side support profile parts 12 and 14 are glued to the cover layers 4, 6 only over part of their profile width and are coupled via their cover layer-free profile sections to the edge-side support profile part 12 and 14 of the adjacent cell module in a load-transmitting manner.
  • 4 shows a pass-fit connection of this type between the base and side wall modules 2.2 and 2.4.
  • the double-chamber support profile parts 14, which form the outer border of the cell module adjoining the honeycomb core 8 with the interposition of the compensating adhesive or foam 26, are approximately only half of their profile width in the Sanwich structure pulled and are firmly connected to each other with the help of a connector profile 28, which is pushed onto the cover layer-free hollow chamber profile sections and glued to them, the free profile legs of the connection profile 28 in the assembled state flush with the cover layers 4, 6 of the cell modules 2.2 or 2.4 concern.
  • a hollow profile 30 that is open on one side is provided as the edge-side supporting profile part of the roof module 2.1, the free profile legs 32 of which, when the cell modules 2.1, 2.3 are assembled, fit snugly onto the edge-side counter profile 14 of the Sidewall module 2.3 can be pushed on, so that the edge profiles 14, 30 can in turn be glued to one another with exact mutual fixation of the associated cell modules 2.1 and 2.3.
  • the joint connections described consisting of edge profile parts 12, 14, 30 which can be pushed together precisely in the lateral direction and then bonded to one another, are also used in an analogous manner between the other cell modules, for example between the roof and end wall modules or for inserting intermediate wall modules 2.4 (FIG. 1) .
  • the supporting structure parts 10 with the cover layers 4, 6 or - at the fitting connections between the cell modules - can also be riveted or screwed to one another.
  • Fig. 5 also shows the possibility of forming the cell module with a different wall thickness compared to the profile height of the edge-side support profile parts, such that by inserting appropriate honeycomb core strips 8.2 in cell module production a gradual transition from the sandwich thickness to the profile height of the edge-side support profile part 14 is achieved.
  • the window and door frame profiles 34 and 36 are also integrated into the sandwich structure 2, as shown in FIGS. 6a, b. Visible radii at the corners of the window or door cutouts are already formed on the frame profiles 34, 36, and excess cover layer material is removed after trimming the sandwich structure 2 by trimming along the frame profile edges.
  • the window panes 38 are subsequently attached to the frame profiles 34 together with a rubber seal 40 and a rim 42.
  • the door frame profile 36 contains an integrally molded profile section 44 forming the door stop (FIG. 6b); Alternatively, however, the door frame profile 36 can also be formed in two parts - along the dividing line dashed in FIG. 6b - and the profile section 44 can be fastened to the door frame profile 36 only after the side wall module 2.3 has been completed.
  • the outer layers 4, 6 are not cured beforehand, and instead they are placed in the still uncured state together with the honeycomb core and supporting frame parts 8, 10 on the molding tool 16, 18 and then with simultaneous bonding of the Hardened sandwich structure.

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