Unit for ventilating railway vehicle equipment

The panel (1) has compartments (6, 8) forming a ventilation assembly (4). An electric fan cools an appliance e.g. braking rheostat (2), placed near the compartment (8). The compartment (6) has deflectors (24) extending from an opening (10) towards interior of the compartment (6). The deflectors are...

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Main Authors ROUDET, CHRISTOPHE, GUILLOTEAU, EMMANUEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 21.09.2011
Subjects
LOCOMOTIVES
MOTOR RAILCARS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RAILWAYS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The panel (1) has compartments (6, 8) forming a ventilation assembly (4). An electric fan cools an appliance e.g. braking rheostat (2), placed near the compartment (8). The compartment (6) has deflectors (24) extending from an opening (10) towards interior of the compartment (6). The deflectors are fixed with respect to the panel and guide a flow of air aspirated from the exterior of the vehicle to the compartment (8). Each deflector presenting an adapted shape to minimize the disturbance of the aspirated air flow, irrespective of displacement direction of a railway vehicle.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20090150243