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.


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    Title :

    CONCERTINA DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AND CLOSING ARTICULATED BUSES


    Additional title:

    FALTENBALGVORRICHTUNG ZUM VERBINDEN UND SCHLIESSEN VON GELENKBUSSEN
    DISPOSITIF EN ACCORDÉON POUR RELIER ET FERMER DES BUS ARTICULÉS


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    Publication date :

    2021-04-28


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS / B61D Einzelheiten oder Arten des Wagenaufbaus von Eisenbahnfahrzeugen , BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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