Multi-section rail vehicle with standardized boarding areas

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a rail vehicle for passenger transport according to the preamble of claim 1.

[0002] According to this, a rail vehicle for passenger transport is provided, comprising at least a first and a second carriage, wherein the first / second carriage has a first / second end boarding area. The first / second end boarding area has two laterally opposite first / second end boarding doors and a first / second passenger interior section adjacent towards the center of the carriage, wherein the first / second end boarding area is separated from the adjacent first / second passenger interior section by a first / second partition wall equipped with a first / second door and running in the transverse direction of the rail vehicle. The first / second partition wall is always a first / second opening inserted between opposite first / second door pillar panels of the first / second end boarding doors facing the first / second passenger interior section.Rail vehicles constructed in this way are known, for example, from the technical article "ROOM FOR SOMETHING NEW INSIDE", RAILWAY GAZETTE INTERNATIONAL, REED BUSINESS INFORMATION, LONDON, GB, Vol. 152, No. 8, 1 August 1996 (1996-08-01), page 7. EP 0 071 689 A1 shows another prior art example.

[0003] In existing rail vehicles, there are various requirements for such end boarding areas, which then lead to different designs. Therefore, the end boarding areas of individual cars have been designed and constructed differently. This currently requires a variety of interior doors, i.e., the separation of the boarding area from the passenger interior, and their paneling. It is also necessary to consider the fact that components such as emergency intercoms, monitors, trash cans, grab bars, switches, etc., must be accommodated in the end boarding areas.

[0004] In addition, the seating arrangement can also vary from car to car. Some cars are equipped with a 2-plus-2 seating arrangement (2nd class), while others are equipped with a 2-plus-1 seating arrangement (1st class).

[0005] Based on this, the invention is based on the object of designing a rail vehicle of the type mentioned at the outset with regard to its end boarding areas in such a way that, regardless of the various requirements for the equipment of the end boarding areas, the number of required design variants is reduced.

[0006] This object is achieved in the rail vehicle mentioned at the outset with the features of claim 1.

[0007] According to this, a rail vehicle of the type mentioned above is characterized by the fact that the first and second end boarding areas are identical in design, the first passenger compartment section is equipped with continuous 2-plus-2 seating with a central aisle, and the second passenger compartment section of the second car is equipped with continuous 2-plus-1 seating with an off-center aisle, and the dimensions and arrangement of the first opening in the first car are identical to the dimensions and arrangement of the second opening in the second car. The first and second cars can be either an end car or a middle car.

[0008] As a result, it is possible to use partition walls with identical external dimensions to close the openings in both the end entry area of ​​the first car and the end entry area of ​​the second car. Depending on the application, the specific design of the door may vary.

[0009] According to a preferred embodiment, the first door can be a double-leaf sliding door whose position is adapted to the 2-plus-2 seating arrangement, and the second door can be a single-leaf sliding door whose position is adapted to the 2-plus-1 seating arrangement. Furthermore, it is preferably provided that the first partition wall has first fixed glass parts that are connected to the first door pillar panels, and the second partition wall has second fixed glass parts that are different from the first glass parts and are connected to the second door pillar panels. Overall, this results in both the end boarding area of ​​the first carriage and the end boarding area of ​​the second carriage having a correspondingly arranged opening (first opening / second opening), so that the respective partition walls used (first partition wall / second partition wall) also have the same external dimensions.A variation is only provided for the doors to be inserted (first door / second door) and the glass parts (first glass parts / second glass parts), which are each part of the respective partition wall.

[0010] In a further development of the invention, it can be provided that the first car, in particular when it is an end car, has a further entry area with two lateral, mutually opposite further entry doors, an adjacent third passenger interior section with 2-plus-2 seating pointing towards a first car end and an adjacent fourth passenger interior section with 2-plus-2 seating pointing towards an opposite second car end, wherein the further entry area is separated from the third and the fourth adjacent passenger interior section by a door equipped with a third / fourth door,in the transverse direction of the rail vehicle is separated by a third / fourth partition wall and the third / fourth partition wall is inserted into a third / fourth opening between opposing third / fourth door pillar panels of the further entrance doors facing the respective passenger compartment section, wherein furthermore a dimensioning and arrangement of the fourth opening in the first carriage is identical to a dimensioning and arrangement of the first / second opening in the first / second carriage.

[0011] In this way, it is possible for the fourth partition wall to be identical in terms of its external dimensions to the first and second partition walls.

[0012] Preferably, the third opening and the third partition wall can be smaller in width than the first, second, and fourth openings and the first, second, and fourth partition walls. The third door can be designed as a single-leaf sliding door.

[0013] The fourth door pillar panels can accommodate technical equipment, such as monitors, intercoms, trash cans, and more.

[0014] Advantageously, the second carriage can have a further entry area with two lateral, mutually opposite further entry doors, an adjacent fifth passenger interior section with 2-plus-1 seating pointing towards a first carriage end, and an adjacent sixth passenger interior section with 2-plus-1 seating pointing towards an opposite second carriage end, wherein the further entry area is separated from the fifth and sixth adjacent passenger interior sections by a fifth / sixth partition wall equipped with a fifth / sixth door and running in the transverse direction of the rail vehicle, and the fifth / sixth partition wall is inserted into a fifth / sixth opening between opposing fifth / sixth door pillar panels of the further entry doors facing the respective passenger interior section,wherein further a dimensioning and arrangement of the sixth opening in the second carriage is equal to a dimensioning and arrangement of the first / second opening in the first / second carriage.,

[0015] The fifth opening and the fifth partition wall may be smaller in width than the first and second openings and the first and second partition walls. The fifth opening may, in particular, coincide with the third opening in terms of its positioning and dimensions.

[0016] The 2-plus-1 seating in the third passenger compartment section is preferably mirror-symmetrical to the 2-plus-1 seating in the fourth passenger compartment section with respect to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the rail vehicle. This ensures that the opening direction of the single-leaf interior doors is always the same, as seen from the entrance. Thus, only one door drive variant is required (the door drive is located above the door in the interior ceiling). The design of the hatches for access to the door drive and the door lintels in the passenger compartments can also remain the same.

[0017] Technical equipment can also be housed in the fifth door pillar panels.

[0018] In a preferred embodiment, the first and second carriages are free of additional partition walls between opposing door pillar panels. This results in all end entry areas and all other entry areas being provided by only two sizes of partition walls. The design of the various partition walls therefore requires a reduced variety of variants.

[0019] An embodiment of the invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings. Carriages with the same seating are designated by the same reference numerals: Figure 1 shows a top view of an end boarding area of ​​a first middle car with 2+2 seating, Figure 2 shows a top view of an end boarding area of ​​a second middle car with 2+1 seating, Figure 3 shows another boarding area of ​​another car with 2+2 seating and Figure 4 shows a top view of another boarding area of ​​another car with 2+1 seating.

[0020] The following descriptions refer to a rail vehicle comprising at least a first carriage 1 and a second carriage 2, which differ in terms of their seating. As in Figure 1As illustrated, the first car 1 has a first end boarding area 1.2 with two lateral, opposite first end boarding doors 1.3 and a first passenger interior section 1.4 adjacent towards the center of the car, which is equipped with 2-plus-2 seating. The first end boarding area 1.2 is separated from the first passenger interior section 1.4 by a first partition wall 1.6 equipped with a first door 1.5 and running in the transverse direction of the rail vehicle. The first partition wall 1.6 is inserted into a first opening between opposite first door pillar linings 1.7 facing the first passenger interior section. In the illustrated embodiment, the position of the first door 1.5 is adapted to the 2-plus-2 seating present in the first passenger interior section and is designed as a two-leaf sliding door.An opening width of the first opening is designated "A" in Figure 1.

[0021] Figure 2shows a second end boarding area 2.2 belonging to the second car 2 of the rail vehicle. The second end boarding area 2.2 of the second car 2 is also equipped with opposing second end boarding doors 2.3, which are identical in design to the end boarding doors 1.3 of the first car 1. In a second interior section 2.4 of the second car 2, there is a 2-plus-1 seating arrangement, with the second passenger interior section 2.4 being separated from the second end boarding area 2.2 by a second partition wall 2.6. The second partition wall 2.6 is equipped with a second door 2.5, the position of which is adapted to the 2-plus-1 seating arrangement present in the second passenger interior section 2.4. The second partition wall 2.6 is set between two door pillar panels 2.7. In the transverse direction of the rail vehicle or the second carriage 2, the opening width corresponds to the second door pillar panel 2.7 again the opening width "A", which is also present in the end area of ​​the first car, cf. . Figure 1 .

[0022] The first partition wall 1.6 and the second partition wall 2.6 do not differ in their external dimensions. Depending on the seating arrangement, only the design of the respective doors 1.5 and 2.5, as well as the design of the first and second fixed glass sections 1.8 and 2.8, respectively, which complete the respective partition walls 1.6 and 2.6, vary.

[0023] As regards the first end boarding area 1.2 of the first car 1 and the second end boarding area 2.2 of the second car 2, the following identical components are used, regardless of the existing seating in the adjacent first / second passenger compartment sections 1.4, 2.4: End boarding areas 1.2, 2.2; End entry doors 1.3, 2.3; Door pillar panels 1.7, 2.7. These components are identical in terms of their design and arrangement in the respective first and second cars and are thus standardized.

[0024] In the Figure 3Illustrated is a further entry area 1.9 of a further carriage 1 with 2+2 seating. The further entry area 1.9 has further entry doors 1.10 located opposite one another. A third passenger interior section 1.11 borders the further entry area 1.9 towards a first end of the carriage, while a fourth passenger interior section 1.12 borders the second end of the carriage opposite the first end. Both the third and fourth passenger interior sections 1.11, 1.12 are equipped with 2-plus-2 seating. The third passenger interior section 1.11 is separated from the further entry area 1.9 by a third partition wall 1.13, wherein the third partition wall 1.13 comprises a third door 1.14, which is a single-leaf sliding door, and third fixed glass parts 1.15.

[0025] In contrast, a fourth partition wall 1.16, with a fourth door 1.17, which is designed as a double-leaf sliding door and fixed glass parts 1.18, separates the further entry area 1.9 from the fourth passenger interior section 1.12.

[0026] The third partition wall 1.13 is inserted into an opening between opposing door pillar panels 1.19, while the fourth partition wall 1.16 is arranged between likewise opposing door pillar panels 1.20.

[0027] It should be emphasized that the opening width and positioning in the transverse direction of the rail vehicle for the fourth partition 1.16 corresponds to the opening width A of the first partition 1.6 and the second partition 2.6. The same applies to the third door 1.17 and the first door 1.5.

[0028] In comparison, the opening width B for the third door 1.14 opposite the fourth door 1.17 is smaller than the opening width A.

[0029] In the Figure 4A further entry area 2.9 of another carriage 2 with 2+1 seating is shown. The further entry area 2.9 has additional, opposite entry doors 2.10. A fifth passenger interior section 2.11 adjoins the further entry area 2.9 toward a first carriage end, while a sixth passenger interior section 2.12 adjoins the second carriage end opposite the first carriage end. Both the fifth and sixth passenger interior sections 2.11, 2.12 are each equipped with 2-plus-1 seating, mirror-symmetrical with respect to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the rail vehicle. The fifth passenger compartment section 2.11 is separated from the further entry area 2.9 by a fifth partition wall 2.13, wherein the fifth partition wall 2.13 comprises a fifth door 2.14, which is a single-leaf sliding door, and fifth fixed glass parts 2.15.

[0030] In contrast, a sixth partition wall 2.16, with a sixth door 2.17, which is designed as a single-leaf sliding door, and fixed glass parts 2.18, separates the further entry area 2.9 from the sixth passenger interior section 2.12.

[0031] The fifth partition wall 2.13 is inserted into an opening between opposing door pillar panels 2.19, while the sixth partition wall 2.16 is arranged between likewise opposing door pillar panels 2.20.

[0032] It should be emphasized that the opening width and positioning in the transverse direction of the rail vehicle for the sixth partition wall 2.16 corresponds to the opening width A of the first partition wall 1.6, the second partition wall 2.6 and the fourth partition wall 1.16.

[0033] In comparison, an opening width B for the fifth door 2.14 opposite the sixth door 2.17 is smaller than the opening width A and corresponds to the opening width of the third door.

[0034] In the transverse direction of the rail vehicle, the third door 1.14 and the fifth door 2.14 are arranged slightly offset from one another, each adapted to the position of an aisle for passengers in the longitudinal direction of the rail vehicle resulting from the existing seating arrangement.

[0035] As a result, for the end entry areas 1.2, 1.3 of the first and second carriages 1, 2 presented here, and the other entry areas 1.9, 2.9, which may, for example, be third-level entrances, only two opening widths A and B are realized for the total of six described partition walls 1.6, 2.6, 1.13, 1.16, 2.13, 2.16. Furthermore, only two door designs are used for all of the entry areas 1.2, 2.2, 1.9, 2.9 described in detail above, because on the one hand, the first and fourth doors 1.5, 1.17 (double-leaf) and on the other hand, the second, third, fifth, and sixth doors 2.5, 1.14, 2.15, 2.17 are identical in construction. All of the door pillar trims 1.7, 2.7, 1.19, 1.20, 2.19 and 2.20 described are also identical in their dimensions and positions in the transverse direction of the rail vehicle.Adaptation to adjacent seating is achieved by dimensioning the fixed glass parts to be used in the respective partition wall, particularly in the transverse direction of the rail vehicle.

[0036] The two partition walls 1.13, 2.13 with reduced opening width B also allow technical equipment, such as monitors, etc., to be accommodated in these areas.

[0037] The first 1 and the second car 2 are free of further partition walls between opposite door pillar panels.

Claims

1. Rail vehicle for passenger transport, with at least a first (1) and a second car (2), wherein the first / second car (1, 2) has a first / second end-entry region (1.2, 2.2) with two lateral, mutually opposite first / second end-entry doors (1.3, 2.3) and a first / second passenger interior section (1.4, 2.4) that is adjacent in the direction of the centre of the car, and the first / second end-entry region (1.2, 2.2) is separated from the adjacent first / second passenger interior section (1.4) by a first / second intermediate wall (1.6, 2.6) which is equipped with a first / second door (1.5) and runs in the transverse direction of the rail vehicle, and the first / second intermediate wall (1.6, 2.6) is used in a first / second opening (A) between first / second door pillar panels (1.7, 2.7), which are mutually opposite and face the first / second passenger interior section (1.4, 2.4), of the first / second end-entry doors (1.3, 2.3), characterised in that the first and the second end-entry region (1.2, 2.2) have the same construction, the first passenger interior section (1.4) is equipped with continuous 2-plus-2 seating with central aisle and the second passenger interior section (2.4) of the second car (2) is equipped with continuous 2-plus-1 seating with eccentric aisle, and a dimensioning and arrangement of the first opening (A) in the first car (1) is identical to a dimensioning and arrangement of the second opening (A) in the second car (2).

2. Rail vehicle according to claim 1, characterised in that the first door (1.5) is a double-leaf sliding door which is adapted to the 2-plus-2 seating in terms of its position and the second door (2.5) is a single-leaf sliding door which is adapted to the 2-plus-1 seating in terms of its position.

3. Rail vehicle according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterised in that the first intermediate wall (1.6) has first fixed glass parts (1.8) which are connected to the first door pillar panels (1.7), and the second intermediate wall (2.6) has second fixed glass parts (1.15) which are different from the first glass parts and which are connected to the second door pillar panels (2.7).

4. Rail vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the first car (1) has a further entry region (1.9) with two lateral, mutually opposite further entry doors (1.10), an adjacent third passenger interior section (1.11) that is pointing in the direction towards a first car end with 2-plus-2 seating and an adjacent fourth passenger interior section (1.12) that is pointing in the direction towards an opposite second car end with 2-plus-2 seating, wherein the further entry region is separated from the third and the fourth adjacent passenger interior section (1.11, 1.12) in each case by a third / fourth intermediate wall (1.13, 1.16) which is equipped with a third / fourth door (1.14, 1.17) and runs in the transverse direction of the rail vehicle and the third / fourth intermediate wall (1.13, 1.16) is used in a third / fourth opening between third / fourth door pillar panels, which are mutually opposite and face the respective passenger interior section, of the further entry doors, wherein furthermore a dimensioning and arrangement of the fourth opening in the first car (1) is identical to a dimensioning and arrangement of the first / second opening in the first / second car.

5. Rail vehicle according to claim 4, characterised in that the third opening (B) and the third intermediate wall (1.13) are dimensioned such that their width is less than the first, second and fourth opening (A) and the first, second and fourth intermediate wall (1.6, 2.6, 1.16).

6. Rail vehicle according to claim 4 or 5, characterised in that technical facilities are accommodated in the third door pillar panels (1.19).

7. Rail vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the second car (2) has a further entry region (2.9) with two lateral, mutually opposite further entry doors (2.10), an adjacent fifth passenger interior section (2.11) that is pointing in the direction towards a first car end with 2-plus-1 seating and an adjacent sixth passenger interior section (2.12) that is pointing in the direction towards an opposite second car end with 2-plus-1 seating, wherein the further entry region is separated from the fifth and the sixth adjacent passenger interior section (2.11, 2.12) in each case by a fifth / sixth intermediate wall (2.13, 2.16) which is equipped with a fifth / sixth door (2.14, 2.17) and runs in the transverse direction of the rail vehicle and the fifth / sixth intermediate wall (2.13, 2.16) is used in a fifth / sixth opening between fifth / sixth door pillar panels (2.19, 2.20), which are mutually opposite and face the respective passenger interior section, of the further entry doors, wherein furthermore a dimensioning and arrangement of the sixth opening in the second car (2) is identical to a dimensioning and arrangement of the first / second opening in the first / second car (1, 2).

8. Rail vehicle according to claim 7, characterised in that the fifth opening (B) and the fifth intermediate wall (2.13) are dimensioned such that their width is less than the first and second opening (A) and the first and second intermediate wall (1.6, 2.6).

9. Rail vehicle according to claim 4 or 5, characterised in that the 2-plus-1 seating in the third passenger interior section (1.11) has mirror symmetry with the 2-plus-1 seating in the fourth passenger interior section (1.12), in relation to a vertical longitudinal central plane of the rail vehicle.

10. Rail vehicle according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterised in that technical facilities are accommodated in the fifth door pillar panels (2.19).

11. Rail vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the first and the second cars (1, 2) are free from further intermediate walls between opposite door pillar panels.