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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7249654 | Heat insulating acoustical structure and carbody shell structure using the same To obtain a wide passenger compartment space, the thickness of a heat insulating acoustical layer is reduced, and for this purpose, a comfortable in-car environment is obtained by using a vacuum insulating panel which combines high heat insulating performance and so... | 07/31/2007 |
| 6949282 | Contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same The present invention provides contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same. The contoured structural members comprise composite materials sandwiching a support or stabilizing structure. The contoured structure can be provided by ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6708626 | Double-walled damping structure A double-walled damping structure includes two parallel face plates 1 and 2, a plurality of ribs 3 and 4 extending in the same direction to connect the two parallel face plates 1 and 2, wherein in a section taken perpendicul... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6390382 | Rail fixings A damper for reducing the track nose emitted by a rail system comprises a deformable material attachable to a surface of the rail, incorporating a plurality of elongate discontinuous resonant members of a stiff material as compared to the deformable mater... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6253872 | Track soundproofing arrangement A noise control device for tracks (1) comprising sound-absorbing slabs (3) mounted at the rails (2) of the track (1), the slabs being supported on the rails (2) via elastic sections (5) and self-supportingly bridging the space between the rails (2). To im... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6112849 | Sound protection device for railroad track system A sound protection device for reducing the propagation of airborne sound comprises a track system and an elastically deformable, low sound-protecting wall made of rubber or plastic and extending in the longitudinal direction of the track. The sound-protec... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5799583 | Rail vehicle with oscillation damping side wall construction A rail vehicle includes a self-supporting car body having a floor and a roof as well as side walls with windows and an entrance region. The side walls are each formed by a framework connected to the floor in a flexurally rigid manner and the side walls ha... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5734133 | Muffler for structure-borne noise of running wheels A muffler for structure-borne noise of running wheels of different diameters and/or different frequency spectrums of structure-borne sound vibrations has vibration absorbing elements in the form of members which are arranged next to one another in the cir... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5690035 | Vibration-damping material, its manufacturing method, and structural section for transport vehicle A truss type extruded aluminum section (1) is formed of a pair of planar plates (2)(3) and ribs (4)(5)(6), wherein hollow portions (7)(8)(9) are formed within the section (1) by the ribs (4)(5)(6) and the planar plates (2)(3). Vibration-damping resin is p... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5671685 | Acoustic barrier, particularly for railway superstructures The acoustic barrier, particularly for railways, comprises at least a first sound-proofing member (2), arranged at the sides of a train (3) proximate to at least each bogie (4), and at least a second sound-proofing member (5) arranged on the supporting pl... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5339745 | Sound proofing and vibration dampening elastic connecting element A sound proofing and vibration dampening connecting element (B) for floating suspension of a floor-deck on a structural, load-bearing carriage floor of railway vehicles for passenger transport features a base section (28) that is U-shaped in cross-section... | 08/23/1994 |
| 4496183 | Vibration-damped wheel for rail vehicles A rail wheel has in one of its rim surfaces, preferably the inner one, a circumferential undercut groove. Vibration-damping elements are connected to the wheel by means of screws which either engage in the undercut groove via appropriately shaped heads, o... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4436179 | Noise control apparatus A noise control apparatus for reducing a sound volume of a noise propagating from a noise source such as a railroad includes a sound arresting wall placed apart from the noise source. Means for shifting in phase and refracting the acoustic wave of the noi... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4392681 | Rotating body sympathetic vibration absorber In a vibration absorber for resonance vibrations of rotating bodies, in particular rail wheels, comprising several oscillatory plates which establish a damping mass; intermediate layers of damping material separating the plates from each other; a fastener... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4364594 | Railway wheel vibration damping device A vibration damping device for a body resonant at two frequencies, is formed by a plate which can be connected to the body transversely with respect to its vibration direction. A post extends from the plate and mounts one end of an elastically flexible to... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4355578 | Railway wheels and rails damping structures A system comprising a rail wheel and rail has the wheel and preferably also the rail provided with vibration dampers which absorb vibration having the frequency of the radial resonant vibration frequency of the wheel, for the purpose of preventing the for... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4353586 | Vibration damped railway wheel A vibration absorbing track wheel having one or more different natural frequencies. The wheel body has a wheel flange with one or more resonance absorbers on the wheel flange. Each resonance absorber comprises at least two tongues and an intermediate laye... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4186665 | Locomotive engine housing arrangement A diesel-engined rail shunting locomotive is provided which combines a very high level of noise insulation with excellent accessibility to the engine and associated apparatus. The locomotive is adapted for remote control by radio, and also has at least on... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4183572 | Railway flanged wheel vibration dampening assembly The present noise damping apparatus is especially intended for damping the noise caused by wheels running on rails. For this purpose there is provided a noise screen connected to at least one surface of the rail wheel in a force transmitting, yet removabl... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4158401 | Device for controlling a propagation direction of noise A device for controlling a propagation direction of noise, which is preferably associated with a sound insulating wall to significantly improve its sound reducing effect of alleviating noise emitted from a noise source such as a railroad, highway and the ... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4156476 | Noise control devices A noise control device which produces behind it an enlarged sound reducing region is disclosed. The device comprises a hollow structural body composed of a plurality of elongate hollow passages which are different in length and constructed such that the p... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4069768 | Device for controlling a propagation direction of noise A device for controlling a propagation direction of noise which is preferably associated with a sound insulating wall to significantly improve its sound reducing effect of alleviating noise emitted from a noise source such as a railroad, highway and the l... | 01/24/1978 |
