Patent ID: 6443070
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B61D

Abstract:
A floor for circulating between a first and second vehicle connected together by an articulated connection, comprising a first deck (2) capable of being fixed to the end of the first vehicle and a second deck (3) capable of being fixed to the end of the second vehicle, said two decks (2,3) each being covered partially by a movable deck (4), the two decks being connected to each other by two deformable members (5),each deformable member (5) comprising two links (6) articulated on each other and respectively connected in an articulated manner to each of the said first and second decks, each link (6) being connected to the other link by two connecting rods (7) which are articulated together and fixed in an articulated manner to each of the links (6) at a point lying between a fixed articulation point and a common articulation point (8) of the two links, the two connecting rods (7) forming with the two links (6) a deformable parallelogram, the common articulation point (8) of the two connecting rods (7) being fixed to the movable deck (4)and able to move in rotation with respect to the movable deck (4).