Patent ID: 7789022
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: B61D

Abstract:
1. A railroad vehicle comprising: a body delimiting a wall having an access passage; at least one sliding closing door, slidable in a direction of movement parallel to the wall between a closed passage position and a retracted position, the door being retracted along the wall away from the passage in the retracted position; a sealing joint carried by a support element belonging to the door and pressable, when the door is in the closed position, onto a joint bearing element formed by the wall to provide a seal, the support element including a panel; and the support element including a seat projecting from the panel, the seat forming a bearing surface on which the sealing joint bears only when the door is in the closed position, the bearing surface of the support element extending along a profile similar to a joint profile, and the joint profile extending transversely to the direction of movement of the door; wherein the door can be moved only by a translational movement with respect to the wall, the movement being parallel to a plane of the panel.