Patent ID: 8166888
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B61D,B61F,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An end structural assembly of a rail car body for fixing to a longitudinal end of the rail car body, the rail car body including a chassis, a roof, and a plurality of lateral faces, the chassis, roof, and plurality of lateral faces forming a tubular cell, and for articulating the body to a further adjacent rail car body and for transferring a load of the rail car body to a body support bogie common to the further adjacent rail car body, the end structural assembly comprising: a lower cross-member including a central portion and two lateral portions, the lower cross-member constructed at least partially from composite material, the lower cross-member including a lower shell and an upper shell, the lower shell and upper shell being superimposed and conferring on the lower cross-member a box structure, the central portion for carrying an articulation member for articulating the rail car body to the further adjacent rail car body, the articulation member for articulation to another end structural assembly fixed to the adjacent rail car body, the articulation member being a metal insert inserted inside the lower cross-member, the metal insert having a hole for receiving a pivot member, each lateral portion being supported on suspension devices for the rail car body on the body support bogie, the end assembly closing the rail car body at the longitudinal end.