Vehicle body module connecting joint

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle body module connecting joint for connecting a first body module (121;221) to a second body module (221; 222), which connecting joint comprises elongate profiles (111, 112; 211; 212; 411, 412) arranged along facing edges of the first and second body modules, respectively, wherein the profiles are clamped together by locking wedges (431, 432) arranged parallel to the profiles and connected by fastening means (433) extending between facing profiles on the first and second body modules. The connecting joint further comprises a first profile (451) arranged along aside edge of a first body module (461) along a surface (457) remote from the connecting joint (411, 412); a second profile (452) arranged parallel to and in form-fitting contact with the first profile (451) along facing side surfaces; wherein the assembled first and second profiles (451, 452) forming a single first dovetail section (454, 455) along a surface facing the connecting joint (411, 412). At least one third profile (453) arranged along a side edge of a second body module (462) along a surface remote from the connecting joint (411, 412) and having a second dovetail section (456) alonga surface facing the first and second profiles (451, 452); wherein the locking wedges (431, 432) are arranged to engage with the first and second dovetail sections (454, 455; 456) on opposite sides of the first and second body modules (461, 462).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a body module connection joint for connecting a first body module on a first vehicle module to a second vehicle module on a second vehicle module during assembly of a vehicle comprising a plurality of connected vehicle modules. Two body modules. Background technique [0002] Often, when producing a passenger or commercial vehicle, it is desirable to produce multiple versions of such a vehicle based on the same basic layout. Different versions may have different lengths, passenger capacity and / or loading capacity. A typical example of such a vehicle is the bus based on the original single unit construction of the truck chassis unit. However, the principle also applies to trucks, for example when assembling cabs of different sizes or when loading compartments. [0003] US4469369 shows an example of modular elements for assembling a city bus or similar vehicle. In this case, a module comprising a transverse window section of t...

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[0005] The problem with the above solutions is that, depending on factors such as the type of vehicle module and its position in different versions of the assembled vehicle, the vehicle module may consist of different types of body modules with different dimensions

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