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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2012
Kentaro Hayashi, Nagoya, JP;
Koji Nakao, Nagoya, JP;
Kentaro Hayashi, Nagoya, JP;
Koji Nakao, Nagoya, JP;
Nippon Sharyo, Ltd., Nagoya-shi, JP;
Abstract
Provided is rolling stock in which a center beam is formed of an upper plate part, a lower plate part, and a pair of side plate parts located on opposite sides of the upper plate part and the lower plate part into a rectangular tube cross-sectional shape. Each of the upper plate part and the lower plate part is formed by placing a plurality of plate members on each other, at least an outermost one of the plate members is formed in a flat plate shape, and a ridge portion projecting to a tube inner side is formed in a center portion, in the width direction, of the plate member located on an inner side such that the ridge portion is continuous in a longitudinal direction of the center beam, and which has an underframe capable of preventing the upper plate part and the lower plate part from buckling.