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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2008
Applicant:
Wilhelm Mayer, Gänserndorf, AT;
Inventor:
Wilhelm Mayer, Gänserndorf, AT;
Assignee:
Siemens AG Österreich, Vienna, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 15/06 (2006.01); B60R 19/26 (2006.01); B62D 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A crash-resistant front apron for a rail vehicle is provided. The front apron includes an apron cover, a first support part supporting the apron cover, a second support part attached to a frame of the rail vehicle and a friction coupling release mechanism which connects the first support part to the second support part by a friction connection. In the event of a crash of the rail vehicle, in which a collision force acts on the front apron cover causing a torsion of the first support part relative to the second support part, the friction coupling release mechanism releases the friction connection.