Straddle type monorail rail transit vehicle body structure
By using modular design and riveting methods, combined with high-strength materials, the welding defects and weight problems of straddle-type monorail car body structures were solved, achieving a lightweight car body structure with high fatigue performance.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-31
AI Technical Summary
The existing straddle-type monorail car body structure has welding defects, resulting in poor fatigue performance, making it impossible to achieve a low-floor design, and the degree of modularity is insufficient, which affects the stability and weight of the vehicle.
The vehicle adopts a modular design, with the chassis, side walls, and roof made of high-strength carbon steel and hollow aluminum alloy profiles, which are connected by rivets to form a frame structure. Mica tape and sealing adhesive layers are used to improve the connection strength and sealing performance.
While ensuring the strength of the vehicle body, the weight of the vehicle body is significantly reduced, fatigue performance is improved, lightweight and modular connection is achieved, and overall performance is enhanced.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of straddle-type monorail transit vehicles, and more specifically, it relates to a vehicle body structure for straddle-type monorail transit vehicles. Background Technology
[0002] Straddle-type monorail vehicles are a type of rail transit where vehicles with rubber tires straddle a track beam that integrates the beam and rail. They are typically elevated, three-dimensional transportation systems with independent right-of-way. Maximum speeds can reach 80 km / h, with an average operating speed of 30-45 km / h, comparable to urban rail transit systems like subways and light rail. Key features include: 1. Excellent adaptability to terrain: straddle-type monorails have a maximum climbing ability of 100‰ and a minimum curve radius of only 46m. 2. Excellent environmental adaptability: using electric traction, there are no exhaust emissions like those of ordinary buses; the narrow monorail beam and support columns result in a small footprint, minimal obstruction, and less impact on sunlight; the absence of an overhead contact line provides good visibility and landscape; and the monorail has low noise and vibration, meeting environmental protection requirements. 3. Simple construction and short construction period. 4. Good economic efficiency, far lower than subway construction costs. However, existing straddle-type monorail car bodies use fully welded designs, and welding defects and constraints contribute to poor fatigue performance of the car body structure. The existing straddle-type monorail car body structure lacks bogie clearance, making a low-floor design impossible, which increases the vehicle's center of gravity and reduces stability. Furthermore, the existing straddle-type monorail car body structure uses a welded, monolithic construction, resulting in poor modularity and difficulties in deformation control.
[0003] Existing technology includes a body structure for a straddle-type monorail vehicle, published under license number CN207657820U. This technology discloses a body structure for a straddle-type monorail vehicle, comprising a body body including a roof, side walls, a chassis, and end walls. The roof, side walls, chassis, and end walls are all welded from large, hollow, double-surfaced extruded aluminum alloy profiles. By designing the roof, side walls, chassis, and end walls as being welded from large, hollow, double-surfaced extruded aluminum alloy profiles, the design of the body structure is greatly simplified, while simultaneously improving its strength.
[0004] However, this technology does not address the technical issues and solutions of this application. Utility Model Content
[0005] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide a straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure that, in view of the shortcomings of the prior art, reduces the weight of the vehicle body while ensuring the strength of the vehicle body, adopts a high-strength rivet riveting structure between each module, has high fatigue performance, and improves the overall performance.
[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows:
[0007] This utility model is a straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure. Each side of the underframe module is provided with a side wall module. The bottom of each side wall module is connected to the corresponding side of the underframe module by rivets. The top of each side wall module is connected to the corresponding side of the roof module by rivets. End wall modules are provided near the front and near the rear of the underframe module. Each end wall module is connected to the underframe module, side wall module and roof module by rivets.
[0008] The base frame module includes multiple crossbeams, two side beams, and end frames, with each crossbeam fixedly connected to a corresponding side beam at each end.
[0009] The base frame module has multiple crossbeams spaced apart. The crossbeams are made of metal square tubing, while the side beams are made of steel plates.
[0010] The end frame of the underframe module is provided with a coupler mounting interface and an anti-climb device mounting interface.
[0011] The roof module is designed as a structure welded from multiple hollow aluminum profiles.
[0012] The side wall module is designed as a structure welded from hollow aluminum profiles, and the side wall module is equipped with window mounting interfaces, door lock mounting interfaces, and exterior indicator light mounting interfaces.
[0013] Mica tape is adhered between the base frame module and the side wall module, and a sealant layer is arranged between the connection parts of the base frame module, the roof module, the side wall module and the end wall module.
[0014] The end wall module is a structure made of aluminum alloy sheet.
[0015] Stainless steel plates are welded to the bottom of multiple crossbeams.
[0016] The working principle and beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0017] The straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure of this utility model is based on a modular design, with separate underframe modules, side wall modules, roof modules, and end wall modules. The underframe module is made of high-strength carbon steel plate, while the side wall modules and roof modules are made of hollow aluminum alloy profiles. This design ensures good strength for the underframe module and significantly reduces the weight of the vehicle body while effectively maintaining its strength. The underframe module has a frame structure, and multiple side wall modules are included. The underframe module, side wall modules, roof module, and end wall modules are then connected using riveting. Specifically, each side of the underframe module has a side wall module, with the bottom of each side wall module connected to the corresponding side of the underframe module via rivets, and the top of each side wall module connected to the corresponding side of the roof module via rivets. End wall modules are located near the front and rear of the underframe module, and each end wall module is connected to the underframe module, side wall modules, and roof module via rivets. This reliably connects different modules of the vehicle body structure, and the riveting method results in high fatigue performance. Attached Figure Description
[0018] The following is a brief explanation of the contents depicted in the accompanying drawings and the markings therein:
[0019] Figure 1 This is an axial view structural diagram of the straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure described in this utility model;
[0020] Figure 2 This is an exploded structural diagram of the straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure described in this utility model.
[0021] Figure 3 This is a structural schematic diagram of the underframe module of the straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure described in this utility model;
[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the end wall module of the straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure according to the present invention.
[0023] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the roof module of the straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure described in this utility model;
[0024] Figure 6 This is a structural schematic diagram of the side wall module of the straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure described in this utility model;
[0025] Figure 7 This is a structural schematic diagram of the end wall module at the front of the straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure described in this utility model.
[0026] Figure 8This is a structural schematic diagram of the rear end wall module of the straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure described in this utility model.
[0027] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the body structure of the straddle-type monorail transit vehicle described in this utility model;
[0028] Figure 10 for Figure 9 A partially enlarged structural diagram of part A of the body structure of the straddle-type monorail transit vehicle.
[0029] The labels in the attached diagram are as follows: 1. Underframe module; 11. Crossbeam; 12. Stainless steel plate; 13. Side beam; 14. Coupler mounting interface; 15. Anti-climb device mounting interface; 16. Lifting and lifting seat; 17. End frame; 18. Coupler; 19. Anti-climb device; 2. Side wall module; 21. Exterior indicator light mounting interface; 22. Door lock mounting interface; 23. Window mounting interface; 3. Roof module; 31. Hollow aluminum profile; 32. Air conditioning well frame structure; 33. Antenna mounting interface; 4. End wall module; 5. Sealing layer; 6. Mica tape; 7. Rivet. Detailed Implementation
[0030] The following description, with reference to the accompanying drawings, provides a more detailed explanation of the specific embodiments of this utility model, including the shape and structure of each component, the relative positions and connections between the parts, the functions and working principles of each part:
[0031] As attached Figure 1 - Appendix Figure 10As shown, this utility model is a straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure. A side wall module 2 is provided on each side of the underframe module 1. The bottom of each side wall module 2 is connected to the corresponding side of the underframe module 1 via rivets 7, and the upper part of each side wall module 2 is connected to the corresponding side of the roof module 3 via rivets 7. End wall modules 4 are provided near the front and rear of the underframe module 1, respectively. Each end wall module 4 is connected to the underframe module 1, side wall modules 2, and roof module 3 via rivets 7. To address the shortcomings of the prior art, an improved technical solution is proposed. In the structural design, based on the modular concept, the underframe module 1, side wall modules 2, roof module 3, and end wall modules 4 are manufactured separately. The underframe module uses high-strength carbon steel plate, while the side wall modules and roof modules are made of hollow aluminum alloy profiles. This ensures good strength for the underframe module and significantly reduces the weight of the vehicle body while effectively guaranteeing its strength. The underframe module 1 is a frame structure, and multiple side wall modules are included. The underframe module 1, side wall modules 2, roof module 3, and end wall modules 4 are then connected using riveting. Specifically, each side of the underframe module 1 has a side wall module 2. The bottom of each side wall module 2 is connected to the corresponding side of the underframe module 1 via rivets 7, and the upper part of each side wall module 2 is connected to the corresponding side of the roof module 3 via rivets 7. End wall modules 4 are located near the front and rear of the underframe module 1, and each end wall module 4 is connected to the underframe module 1, side wall modules 2, and roof module 3 via rivets 7. This reliably connects the different modules of the vehicle body structure, and the riveting method results in high fatigue performance. The straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure described in this invention is simple in structure, reduces vehicle weight while ensuring body strength, and uses a high-strength riveting structure between modules, resulting in high fatigue performance and improved overall performance.
[0032] The base frame module 1 includes multiple crossbeams 11, two side beams 13, and an end frame 17. Each crossbeam 11 is fixedly connected to a corresponding side beam 13 at each end. In the above structure, the multiple crossbeams 11, the two side beams 13, and the end frame 17 are welded together to form the base frame module 1 with a frame structure.
[0033] The base frame module 1 has multiple crossbeams 11 spaced apart. The crossbeams 11 are made of metal square tubing, while the side beams 13 are made of steel plates. In this structure, both the crossbeams 11 and the side beams 13 of the base frame module 1 are made of metal plates, which improves the strength of the base frame module.
[0034] The end frame 17 of the underframe module 1 is provided with a coupler mounting interface 14 and an anti-climb device mounting interface 15. In the above structure, when the vehicle body structure is formed, the coupler mounting interface 14 on the end frame 17 is used to install the coupler 18, and the anti-climb device mounting interface 15 is used to install the anti-climb device 19.
[0035] The roof module 3 is configured as a structure welded from multiple hollow aluminum profiles 31. In this structure, the roof module is supported by aluminum alloy profiles, resulting in a lightweight overall design.
[0036] The side wall module 2 is constructed from welded hollow aluminum profiles. It features a window mounting interface 23, a door lock mounting interface 22, and an exterior indicator light mounting interface 21. This structure, supported by aluminum alloy profiles, is lightweight, achieving a lightweight design. The window mounting interface 23 is used to install windows, the door lock mounting interface 22 is used to install door locks, and the exterior indicator light mounting interface 21 is used to install exterior indicator lights.
[0037] Mica tape 6 is adhered between the chassis module 1 and the side wall module 2, and a sealing layer 5 is arranged between the connection points of the chassis module 1, the roof module 3, the side wall module 2, and the end wall module 4. This structure gives the vehicle body structure advantages such as sound insulation, noise reduction, and good water tightness.
[0038] The end wall module 4 is a structure made of aluminum alloy sheet. With the top module and end wall module 4 supported by aluminum alloy sheet material, the overall structure is lightweight, achieving weight reduction.
[0039] The bottom of the multiple crossbeams 11 of the base frame module 1 is welded with stainless steel plates 12. This structure, with the stainless steel plates 12 welded to the bottom of the multiple crossbeams 11, improves the overall strength of the base frame module.
[0040] The straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure of this utility model is based on a modular design, with separate components including a base frame module 1, side wall modules 2, roof modules 3, and end wall modules 4. The base frame module is made of high-strength carbon steel plate, while the side wall modules and roof modules are made of hollow aluminum alloy profiles. This design ensures good strength for the base frame module and significantly reduces the weight of the vehicle body while effectively maintaining its strength. The base frame module 1 is a frame structure, and the side wall modules consist of multiple components. The base frame module 1, side wall modules 2, roof modules 3, and end wall modules 4 are then connected using riveting. Specifically, each side of the chassis module 1 is provided with a side wall module 2. The bottom of each side wall module 2 is connected to the corresponding side of the chassis module 1 by rivets 7, and the upper part of each side wall module 2 is connected to the corresponding side of the roof module 3 by rivets 7. End wall modules 4 are provided near the front and rear of the chassis module 1, respectively. Each end wall module 4 is connected to the chassis module 1, side wall module 2, and roof module 3 by rivets 7. In this way, the different modules of the vehicle body structure are reliably connected. The riveting method results in high fatigue resistance and improved performance of the vehicle.
[0041] The present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the specific implementation of the present invention is not limited to the above-described manner. Any improvements made using the inventive concept and technical solution of the present invention, or the direct application of the inventive concept and technical solution to other situations without modification, are all within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure, characterized by: The chassis module (1) is provided with a side wall module (2) on each side, the bottom of each side wall module (2) is connected to the corresponding side of the chassis module (1) through rivets (7), the upper part of each side wall module (2) is connected to the corresponding side of the roof module (3) through rivets (7), the chassis module (1) is provided with an end wall module (4) near the front and the rear, each end wall module (4) is connected to the chassis module (1), the side wall module (2) and the roof module (3) through rivets (7).
2. The straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure of claim 1, wherein: The chassis module (1) comprises a plurality of cross beams (11), two edge beams (13) and an end frame (17), each cross beam (11) is fixedly connected to a corresponding edge beam (13) at each end.
3. The straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure of claim 2, wherein: The plurality of cross beams (11) of the chassis module (1) are arranged with gaps, the cross beams (11) are made of metal square tubes, and the edge beams (13) are made of steel plates.
4. The straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure according to claim 2 or 3, characterized by: The end frame (17) of the chassis module (1) is provided with a drawbar mounting interface (14) and an anti-climber mounting interface (15).
5. The straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by: The roof module (3) is made of a plurality of hollow aluminum profiles (31) welded together.
6. The straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by: The side wall module (2) is made of hollow aluminum profiles welded together, and the side wall module (2) is provided with a window mounting interface (23), a door lock mounting interface (22) and an external indicator light mounting interface (21).
7. The straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by: Mica tape (6) is adhered between the chassis module (1) and the side wall module (2), and a sealing rubber layer (5) is arranged between the connecting parts of the chassis module (1), the roof module (3), the side wall module (2) and the end wall module (4).
8. The straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by: The end wall module (4) is made of an aluminum alloy plate.
9. The straddle-type monorail transit vehicle body structure of claim 3, wherein: The bottom of the plurality of cross beams (11) is welded with a stainless steel plate (12).
Citation Information
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Formula monorail vehicle's a body construction strides
CN207657820U