Railcar
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Nov 12, 2019
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Feb 15, 2018
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Mar 20, 2015
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Mar 20, 2015
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Abstract
A railcar includes a floor structure including: an underframe including a pair of side sills and a plurality of cross beams arranged between the pair of side sills; a plurality of floor panel receivers located above the cross beams, arranged with gaps in a car width direction, extending along the cross beams, and fixed to the cross beams; one or more seat receivers extending through the gaps in a car longitudinal direction and fixed to the cross beams; and floor panels covering substantially entire surfaces of upper portions of the floor panel receivers and an upper portion(s) of the one or more seat receivers from above and supported by the cross beams through the floor panel receivers and the one or more seat receivers.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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KAWASAKI RAILCAR MANUFACTURING CO LTD | 1-18 WADAYAMA-DORI 2-CHOME HYOGO-KU KOBE-SHI HYOGO 6520884 |
International Classification(s)

- 2015 Application Filing Year
- B61F Class
- 79 Applications Filed
- 71 Patents Issued To-Date
- 89.88 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Enomoto, Hiroshi | Kobe, JP | 83 | 725 |
# of filed Patents : 83 Total Citations : 725 | |||
Hirashima, Toshiyuki | Kobe, JP | 23 | 107 |
# of filed Patents : 23 Total Citations : 107 | |||
Honda, Naotake | Kobe, JP | 2 | 6 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 6 |
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- 2 Citation Count
- B61F Class
- 45.45 % this patent is cited more than
- 6 Age
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