Footplate of gangway and railway car

Abstract

The invention provides a thin footplate of superior quality while suppressing noise caused by the footplate. A footplate 10 is formed by connecting extruded shape members 110 arranged in parallel along the width direction of a railway car by a pipe 80 , with the upper surface of the extruded shape members 110 used as the walking surface. Adjacent extruded shape members 110 contact each other via bushings 90 . Both ends of the pipe 80 are pulled via draft springs 50 and 50 disposed in V-shape onto the underframe. A slip stopper 120 is adhered to the upper surface of the extruded shape members 110 . Bottom surfaces of the extruded shape members contact the upper surface of the underframe via sliding members 70 . When the railway car passes a curve or the like that causes relative displacement of the cars, the footplate 10 is slid easily. When one of the railway cars is subjected to rolling, each extruded shape member gradually rotates (rolls) along the width direction of the railway car so that crews and the like can easily walk on the footplate.

1 . A footplate provided on a floor of a gangway at a connecting portion between railway cars to enable passengers and the like to move from one car to another, the footplate comprising: 
 a plurality of flat panels disposed in parallel along a longitudinal direction of the railway car that are connected by a connecting member disposed along a width direction of the railway car; wherein    the plurality of flat panels are capable of rotating around the connecting member.    
   
   
       2 . The footplate according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the plurality of flat panels has a member with lubricating property at a portion coming into contact with an end portion of the railway car.    
   
   
       3 . The footplate according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the plurality of flat panels has a member with lubricating property at a portion coming into contact with an end portion of the railway car; and    the member with lubricating property has an arced surface that comes into contact with the end portion of the railway car.    
   
   
       4 . The footplate according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the footplate is connected between a width-direction end of the connecting member and the width-direction end of the railway car via a stretchable coil spring.    
   
   
       5 . A railway car comprising: 
 a footplate provided on a floor of a gangway at a connecting portion between railway cars to enable passengers and the like to move from one car to another, the footplate comprising:    a plurality of flat panels disposed in parallel along a longitudinal direction of the railway car that are connected by a connecting member disposed along a width direction of the railway car; wherein    the plurality of flat panels are capable of rotating around the connecting member.    
   
   
       6 . The railway car according to  claim 5 , wherein 
 the plurality of flat panels has a member with lubricating property at a portion coming into contact with an end portion of the railway car; and    the member with lubricating property has an arced surface that comes into contact with the end portion of the railway car.    
   
   
       7 . The railway car according to  claim 5 , wherein 
 a width-direction end of the connecting member and the width-direction end of the railway car are connected via a coil spring.