Patent ID: 9358991
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: B61D,B61F,B61G

Claim Text:
1. A multi-car vehicle with a first car of the multi-car vehicle and a second car of said vehicle having a connection device including: an elongated body configured for transmitting a pushing force required to push the first car in front of the second car, when the second car is moving, the elongated body comprising a bar having a longitudinal axis and including an energy dissipating section as part of the bar or arranged on the bar; and a connection to connect the elongated body to the first car or the second car and configured to transmit the pushing force from the second car to the elongated body or from the elongated body to the first car; wherein the first car and/or the second car includes an underframe that comprises at least one longitudinal beam and/or at least one cross beam, wherein the elongated body is arranged approximately at the same vertical level as the longitudinal beam and/or the cross beam and/or is arranged such that the elongated body at least partially overlaps with the beam in the vertical direction.