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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2010
Tomonori Umebayashi, Kobe, JP;
Fumihide Inamura, Kakogawa, JP;
Hiroshi Sugiura, Kobe, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-Shi, JP;
Abstract
To adequately maintain recyclability of a railcar bodyshell while improving the appearance, manufacturing accuracy, and producibility of the railcar bodyshell. A railcar bodyshell includes: a metal side outside platehaving openingsto; a plurality of metal horizontal frame membersjoined to an inner surface of the side outside plateand extending in a railcar front-rear direction; a plurality of metal vertical frame membersjoined to the inner surface of the side outside plateand extending in a railcar upper-lower direction; and carbon fiber reinforced resin membersA toD each joined to a predetermined portion on the inner surface of the side outside plate, the predetermined portion including a corner portion of each of peripheral portionstorespectively defining openingstoor a part of a portion between the vertical frame members