A middle hoop system for a vehicle joint arranged between a vehicle front part and a vehicle rear part of a vehicle and forms a passage between the vehicle front part and the vehicle rear part. The middle hoop surrounds the passage. The middle hoop system comprises a cable strand which extends between the vehicle front part and the vehicle rear part, wherein the cable strand is arranged above the passage. The middle hoop system comprises a pivot lever between the middle hoop and the cable strand. A first pivot joint is formed between the pivot lever and the middle hoop. In a preferred embodiment, the pivot lever guides the cable strand at a distance from the first pivot joint. The middle hoop system is cost-effective and provides reliable guidance for the cable strand.

A middle hoop system for a vehicle joint arranged between a vehicle front part and a vehicle rear part of a vehicle and forms a passage between the vehicle front part and the vehicle rear part. The middle hoop surrounds the passage. The middle hoop system comprises a cable strand which extends between the vehicle front part and the vehicle rear part, wherein the cable strand is arranged above the passage. The middle hoop system comprises a pivot lever between the middle hoop and the cable strand. A first pivot joint is formed between the pivot lever and the middle hoop. In a preferred embodiment, the pivot lever guides the cable strand at a distance from the first pivot joint. The middle hoop system is cost-effective and provides reliable guidance for the cable strand.

A motor-assisted joint system is provided to improve maneuverability and safety of an articulated bus. The motor-assisted joint system is enabled when the articulated bus is operated in an active damping mode. An articulated joint with a flat motor is used. According to the velocity of the articulated bus, a highly sensitive damping force is calculated and an opposing force is generated to balance the inertia of the articulated bus when an oversteering event or a tire slip event occurs. Consequently, the driving performance of the articulated bus in various aspects is enhanced.

A motor-assisted joint system is provided to improve maneuverability and safety of an articulated bus. The motor-assisted joint system is enabled when the articulated bus is operated in an active damping mode. An articulated joint with a flat motor is used. According to the velocity of the articulated bus, a highly sensitive damping force is calculated and an opposing force is generated to balance the inertia of the articulated bus when an oversteering event or a tire slip event occurs. Consequently, the driving performance of the articulated bus in various aspects is enhanced.

A cable supporting device for articulated vehicles, designed for installing in an intercommunicating compartment between two adjacent cabins of an articulated vehicle, including at least one cable-holder element, defining internally at least one channel for housing at least one cable, two anchoring plates connected or connectable to respective ends of the cable-holder element and each configured for stable mounting to a different end portion of the articulated vehicle, and at least one connecting element, positioned for connecting between at least one end of the cable-holder element and the respective anchoring plate. In particular, the connecting element is configured to allow a reciprocal movement, between the respective end of the cable-holder element and the respective anchoring plate, at least about two axes of rotation which are not parallel to each other and preferably perpendicular to each other.

A treadplate for a floor of a gangway the treadplate having a basic body of a first material, and a plurality of bones of a second material, wherein the bones are encapsulated by the first material, wherein the second material has a higher elastic modulus than the first material and/or the stiffness of at least one bone of the several bones is higher than the stiffness of the basic body.

Described is a device for connecting between the bellows and the frame of articulated vehicles, including a connecting element having a hooking portion which can be coupled to an end edge of a bellows, and an engagement portion which can be inserted in a compartment defined by a rigid support of the frame of the vehicle and abutting at least one first inner wall of the compartment; the device also has an elastically deformable insertion element, also positioned in the compartment between the connecting element and a second inner wall, for stably engaging the engagement portion against said first inner wall. The insertion element and the connecting element comprise reciprocal coupling means configured for making a mutual connection between the insertion element and the connecting element.

The present invention relates to the use of a multi-layered sheet material (1) comprising a reinforcing member (2), having a polymer coating (3) at least on one side, preferably on both sides, wherein the reinforcing member (2) comprises at least one backing fabric (6) made of warp threads (7a,b) and weft threads (8a,b), and wherein the sheet material (1) comprises at least one channel (12) extending through the sheet material (1), and wherein the warp and weft threads (7a,b; 8a; 8b) are woven together such that the backing fabric (6) comprises both single layer fabric regions (14) and at least one at least two-layered fabric region having at least two fabric layers (15a,b), which are not joined together, so that the channel (12) is each formed between the fabric layers (15a,b), as a bellows wall (19) of a crossway bellows (16), a crossway element comprising such a sheet material for the protection of a passageway of two vehicle parts or components, which are connected together movably relative to each other, against external influences, as well as a vehicle, a flight passenger bridge or staircase and a building connection comprising such a crossway element.

A gangway for connecting a first car of a multi-car vehicle to a second car, the gangway having a first element and a second element of a group of elements comprised of a first vehicle mounting plate at a first end for mounting the gangway to the first car, a second vehicle mounting plate at a second end for mounting the gangway to the second car, a center frame and a hoop between the first and second vehicle mounting plates, whereby the gangway has a normal position in which the first element has a predefined position relative to the second element, a spring element is connected to a first connection point on the first element and to a second connection point on the second element, whereby in the normal position of the gangway the first connection point is at a different height compared to second connection point, and/or is arranged either further outward or further inward than the second connection point.

Described is a fixing device for fixing together a first and a second structure, each of said structures having at least a first and a second cavity, the device comprising a first and a second fixing element, each fixing element having a body comprising a seat and a pin, wherein: the pin of the first fixing element is configured to be inserted, freely passing through, in the first cavities of the first and of the second structure and to be reversibly coupled to the seat of the second fixing element, and the pin of the second fixing element is configured to be inserted, freely passing through, in the second cavities of the first and of the second structure and to be reversibly coupled to the seat of the first fixing element.