The invention relates to a concertina device for connecting and closing articulated buses, which comprises a plurality of first bands (7) made of flexible material, joined together one alongside the other, equipped with a plurality of first stiffening frames (8) and forming a tunnel (4) having an upper wall (10) and two side walls (11) for connecting together two carriages (3) of a vehicle (2), and a plurality of second bands (13) made of flexible material, joined together one alongside the other, equipped with a plurality of second stiffening frames (14) and forming a bottom (12) for closing the tunnel (4); and wherein the closing bottom (12) comprises a lower wall (15), which is opposite the upper wall (10) of the tunnel (4) and two side walls (16), which are laterally alongside the side walls (11) of the tunnel (4) inside the tunnel (4) itself.
CONCERTINA DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AND CLOSING ARTICULATED BUSES
FALTENBALGVORRICHTUNG ZUM VERBINDEN UND SCHLIESSEN VON GELENKBUSSEN
DISPOSITIF EN ACCORDÉON POUR RELIER ET FERMER DES BUS ARTICULÉS
2021-04-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
CONNECTING AND CLOSING DEVICE FOR ARTICULATED VEHICLE, CORRESPONDING ARTICULATED VEHICLE AND METHOD
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