EP4360981A1 - Véhicule ferroviaire à hauteur de plancher intermédiaire avec accès de niveau à des hauteurs de plateforme intermédiaire - Google Patents

Véhicule ferroviaire à hauteur de plancher intermédiaire avec accès de niveau à des hauteurs de plateforme intermédiaire Download PDF

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EP4360981A1
EP4360981A1 EP22306647.3A EP22306647A EP4360981A1 EP 4360981 A1 EP4360981 A1 EP 4360981A1 EP 22306647 A EP22306647 A EP 22306647A EP 4360981 A1 EP4360981 A1 EP 4360981A1
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Quentin Marcel Daniel Stocker
Bruno FLORENCE
Alastair WORTH
Pascal LEON
Daniel BARRABES-PRADAL
Carlos Sanchez
Antonio VALIENTE
Jaime BORRELL
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D1/00—Carriages for ordinary railway passenger traffic
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D23/00—Construction of steps for railway vehicles
    • B61D23/02—Folding steps for railway vehicles, e.g. hand or mechanically actuated

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  • the present invention concerns to a mid-floor height railway vehicle with level-access at middle platform heights.
  • platform height which can be classified in four groups:
  • a "mid-floor height railway vehicle with level-access at middle platform heights" is a railway vehicle having an entrance at the same level as the middle platform. It is thus possible to circulate between the vehicle and the platform without any step. This allows easy boarding for all passengers, even autonomous boarding for wheelchair users.
  • mid-floor height railway vehicle with level-access at middle platform heights usually do not have a flat floor, but a floor with steps or ramps. Indeed, such a mid-floor height railway vehicle usually have a low floor in passengers areas, and a mid-floor in entrance area, with steps or ramp between these floors.
  • high-floor trains which have an interior flat floor, but in which the floor is higher than the middle platform, so at least one step is needed between the floor and the middle platform.
  • Low-floor trains are also already known, but with a step-down to enter from middle platforms. Besides, low-floor trains usually have different interior floor heights, so circulation through the train implies going through steps and/or ramps. Some low-floor train have slightly higher floor, but if they are modified to provide level-access from middle platforms, they still have different interior heights.
  • prior art does not propose a train having both a level-access and a flat floor. This is a problem, in particular for wheelchair users, who have to deal with steps for enter the train and/or with steps or ramps inside the train.
  • the invention is intended to solve this problem, in order to facilitate circulation for the passengers, especially for wheelchair users and PRM group.
  • the invention relates to a railway vehicle, intended to circulate on rails, comprising at least two cars, each car having a structural body defining a door entrance, and each car having a floor extending longitudinally along the railway vehicle, characterized in that:
  • the railway vehicle includes variable number of passenger cars with reduced floor height, a flat floor interior and a number of elements at the access door for multiple platform height compatibility.
  • the combination of solutions offers at the same time level-access from middle platforms (in the proximity of 900-915 mm height from top of rail) and flat floor interiors, providing unique and easy passenger access and interior circulation.
  • a railway vehicle of the invention may comprise any of the following features, alone or according to any possible combination:
  • the vehicle 10 comprises a plurality of cars 12, each having a structural body 14. Each structural body 14 has windows and at least one passenger access door 13 for permitting the flow between the vehicle 10 and a platform 17.
  • the access door 13 gives access to a door entrance 29, which is a floor at the access door.
  • Each car 12 have a floor 15 for passenger circulating in the vehicle 10.
  • the vehicle 10 is designed with full flat floors 15 in the longitudinal direction of the train, so passengers can move internally during the trip without going through steps or ramps in each car.
  • the vehicle 10 is a mid-floor vehicle, intended to have the door entrance 29 with a level access to a middle platform.
  • the door entrance 29 is at a height comprised between 800 and 1100 mm above rails 11.
  • the platform 17 is a middle platform, with a height H above a rail between 800 and 1100 mm.
  • the vehicle 10 comprises at least one bogie 16 carrying two adjacent cars 12.
  • the bogie 16 comprises a structure 18 and wheels 20.
  • the bogie 16 also comprises pneumatic suspensions 22 arranged between the bogie 16 and each structural body 14.
  • the wheels 20 have a diameter inferior or equal to 1000 mm.
  • the structural body 14 comprises a recess 24 above the bogie 16 so that the bottom of the structural body 14 can be below the upper part of the wheels 20.
  • This recess 24 is preferentially covered by a case 26 on the lateral of the train floor, not affecting the floor height at the center of the vehicle 10, so the corridor along the train remains fully flat.
  • connection between the cars is done through a metallic plate covering the interspace.
  • the vehicle 10 is preferentially equipped with door entrance 29 at slightly lower height than the floor 15, which allows for level-access from the lower range of middle platforms (for example for level-access at 900 mm platforms with corridor floor at 1080 mm).
  • a short and inclined area 28 covers the difference between the entrance 29 and the floor 15.
  • the height difference between the door entrance 29 and the floor 15 is less than 80 mm. This difference of heights allows the floor to be raised, leaving space under for installing traction and auxiliary equipments 36 under the train structure (unlike low-floor trains), allowing for easier maintainability.
  • the vehicle 10 comprises access devices allowing access to several platform heights. These different platform heights are shown on Figure 2 with a numeral reference corresponding to the corresponding height.
  • the door entrance 29 is at the level of a mid-height platform, for instance at a height of 900 mm above the rails 11.
  • the access devices comprise a gap filler 30 that is horizontally movable to cover a horizontal gap between the vehicle 10 and the platform 17.
  • the gap filler 30 extends at the same level as the door entrance 29.
  • the access devices comprise a folding step 32 under the door entrance 29, which can provide access from low platforms (e.g. of heights of 550 mm, 685 mm or 760 mm) with steps.
  • the folding step 32 may be arranged at another door than the gap filler 30.
  • the access devices comprise a deploying ramp 34 which can provide access from low platforms without steps.
  • the deploying ramp 34 is not arranged at the same door as the gap filler 30.
  • a manual ramp can be equipped for step-free (e.g. wheelchair user) in many other situations.
  • the railway vehicle 10 has a middle floor height, it can provide access from practically any railway platform heights:
  • the railway vehicle 10 can be provided with two PRM doors per side and allowing interior passage between them. This ensures accessibility even in case of door failure, and the second door can be regularly used by passengers carrying heavy items or rolling devices like bicycles, wheeled luggage, etc.
  • the railway vehicle 10 can be designed with several internal layout symmetries, in particular related to access and priority seat location. In this way, when train changes orientation passengers find the facilities in the same location. This is especially useful for the blind users, but also for passengers with mental disabilities.
  • the vehicle of the invention allows a flat floor along the vehicle, while ensuring a level access to middle platforms and allowing access to other platforms.
  • the reduced floor height is achieved in the most restrictive area which is above the bogies. This characteristic is possible with the bogie having limited wheel diameter and a flattened secondary pneumatic suspension. Besides, the structural body 14 includes lateral recesses, not affecting the central corridor, to allow wheel movement.
  • the flat floor 15 is maintained along the cars 12 avoiding the floor level reduction in between bogies. Passengers can walk along the whole train interior length without any discontinuity or ramp, with the only exception of the gangway floor device that allows the rotation between vehicles (not more than 80 mm height to ensure fluid passenger movement).
  • the floors 15 are all substantially longitudinally flat and all substantially at a same height.
  • substantially longitudinally flat it is meant that the floors 15 extend along horizontal planes, for instance parallel to the ground on which the rails are installed.
  • substantially at a same height it is meant that the height difference between two successive floors 15 of two successive cars 12 is less than 80 mm, for instance less than 70 mm, for instance less than 60 mm, for instance less than 50 mm, for instance less than 40 mm, for instance less than 30 mm, for instance less than 20 mm, for instance less than 10 mm.
  • the railway vehicle 10 can provide a flat-floor interiors at a height as low as 1080 mm over top of rails 11. This already provides level-access for platform heights of around 1000 mm.

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EP22306647.3A 2022-10-31 2022-10-31 Véhicule ferroviaire à hauteur de plancher intermédiaire avec accès de niveau à des hauteurs de plateforme intermédiaire Pending EP4360981A1 (fr)

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US20100043669A1 (en) * 2008-03-20 2010-02-25 Alstom Transport Sa Railway vehicle with movable platforms and running boards
US20100083866A1 (en) * 2007-04-05 2010-04-08 Alstom Transport Sa Railway Vehicle Comprising Pivoting End Bogies
DE102016202341A1 (de) * 2016-02-16 2017-08-17 Bombardier Transportation Gmbh Fahrzeug für den öffentlichen Personenverkehr, insbesondere Schienenfahrzeug oder Omnibus, und Verfahren zum Herstellen des Fahrzeugs
EP3248853A1 (fr) * 2016-05-26 2017-11-29 Bombardier Transportation GmbH Véhicule de transport de personnes
EP3578434A1 (fr) * 2018-06-08 2019-12-11 ALSTOM Transport Technologies Voiture de véhicule ferroviaire, comprenant des sièges fixés sur planchers inclinés

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20100083866A1 (en) * 2007-04-05 2010-04-08 Alstom Transport Sa Railway Vehicle Comprising Pivoting End Bogies
US20100043669A1 (en) * 2008-03-20 2010-02-25 Alstom Transport Sa Railway vehicle with movable platforms and running boards
DE102016202341A1 (de) * 2016-02-16 2017-08-17 Bombardier Transportation Gmbh Fahrzeug für den öffentlichen Personenverkehr, insbesondere Schienenfahrzeug oder Omnibus, und Verfahren zum Herstellen des Fahrzeugs
EP3248853A1 (fr) * 2016-05-26 2017-11-29 Bombardier Transportation GmbH Véhicule de transport de personnes
EP3578434A1 (fr) * 2018-06-08 2019-12-11 ALSTOM Transport Technologies Voiture de véhicule ferroviaire, comprenant des sièges fixés sur planchers inclinés

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