Patent ID: 7549378
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: B61D,B61G,B62D

Abstract:
1. A large-capacity vehicle for transporting people, comprising: carriages coupled by lower articulated connections and by upper articulated connections, at least two carriages being respectively supported on at least one of a bogie and set of running gear, both the lower articulated connections and the upper articulated connections permitting turning movements of the carriages about the vertical axis when cornering, the vehicle including more than three parts, wherein at least one upper articulated connection is embodied in such a way that the vehicle can carry out pitching movements about a transverse axis when traveling through a depression or over an elevation, one of the upper articulated connections including a connecting element embodied and connected to the at least two carriages configured to permit pivoting and rolling movements about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the connecting element of the upper articulated connection is embodied as a rigid connector rod and is connected to the two carriages via ball and socket joints.