A gap bridging system for a rail vehicle, for bridging the gap between the floor of a passenger compartment and a station platform, includes a component support and a step plate which is mounted with respect to the component carrier by a slide mounting such that it can slide, the slide mounting includes a rolling bearing linear guide and two sliding bearing linear guides.

This assembly firstly comprises a framework fastened on the body of a vehicle, a swiveling floor intended for the forward motion of travelers, in particular, persons with reduced mobility, and an intermediate device, located below the surface for forward motion. The intermediate device and the swiveling floor are able to swivel in relation to the framework in a mutually independent manner. This assembly moreover comprises a sliding system that is movable in translation in relation to the intermediate device between a stowed position and a deployed position, in which this sliding system forms, together with the surface for forward motion, a ramp extending through a lateral opening of the framework.

A telescopic plate includes a sliding rail structure (10), a rotation structure (20), a drive structure (30) including a motor (31), a circulation structure (40) including an upper connection member (41) and a lower connection member (42), and a support frame (50) mounted on the telescopic sliding rail. The sliding rail structure includes a fixed sliding rail (11) and a telescopic sliding rail (12); the rotation structure including a double-groove wheel (21) mounted at one end of the motor; the upper and lower connection members are wound on the double-groove wheel and extend into the fixed sliding rail to fix with the telescopic sliding rail; a positioning bolt (111) is provided on an inner wall at the tail end of the fixed sliding rail; a positioning groove (1211) is provided at the front end of the telescopic sliding rail; the upper and lower connection members pull the telescopic sliding rail to implement sliding of the support frame in the fixed sliding rail; the positioning bolt and the positioning groove are cooperative so that the telescopic sliding rail rotates around the positioning bolt. A motor is used for controlling to slide and rotate the support frame; a rotation angle can be adjusted by means of a remote-control operation so as to meet user requirements.

A compact deployable/retractable running board assembly for a motor vehicle including a running board, linkage coupled to the running board, and a motor assembly coupled to an actuator, the running board moveable between at least one stowed position and at least one deployed position. The linkage includes a drive arm connected to a pivot shaft within a housing at a location on the pivot shaft between two bushings that are coupled to the pivot shaft within the housing. The linkage also includes an idler arm connected to a pivot shaft within an idler housing. The actuator is operably coupled to the linkage to cause rotation of the linkage to move the running board between the at least one stowed position generally under the motor vehicle and at least one deployed position to provide a step surface for a user.

A telescopic plate includes a sliding rail structure (10), a rotation structure (20), a drive structure (30) including a motor (31), a circulation structure (40) including an upper connection member (41) and a lower connection member (42), and a support frame (50) mounted on the telescopic sliding rail. The sliding rail structure includes a fixed sliding rail (11) and a telescopic sliding rail (12); the rotation structure including a double-groove wheel (21) mounted at one end of the motor; the upper and lower connection members are wound on the double-groove wheel and extend into the fixed sliding rail to fix with the telescopic sliding rail; a positioning bolt (111) is provided on an inner wall at the tail end of the fixed sliding rail; a positioning groove (1211) is provided at the front end of the telescopic sliding rail; the upper and lower connection members pull the telescopic sliding rail to implement sliding of the support frame in the fixed sliding rail; the positioning bolt and the positioning groove are cooperative so that the telescopic sliding rail rotates around the positioning bolt. A motor is used for controlling to slide and rotate the support frame; a rotation angle can be adjusted by means of a remote-control operation so as to meet user requirements.

Disclosed embodiment provide a sliding step assembly for a vehicle or a rail vehicle, comprising at least one footboard, which is guided on a guiding device for movement along a travel path between a retracted position and an extended position by driving by a drive. The drive contains at least one electrical linear motor operating without contact, wherein the driving force of the electrical linear motor is transferred to the footboard without mechanical connection.

A retractable access device (1) adapted to be moved between a first contracted configuration and a second expanded configuration. The access device (1) includes a landing (2), at least one tread step (3), and a pair of linkage assemblies (4). Each linkage assembly (4) is pivotally attached to a respective side edge of each step (3), and includes a plurality of pivotally connected links to support and effect upward and downward movement of each tread step (3) relative to said landing (2).

A powered gap mitigation device for transit vehicles allows a gap mitigation plate to move outboard from its stowed position, be locked in the deployed position, move inboard from a deployed position to a stowed position, be locked in the stowed position, and be manually stowed and cut-out in case of malfunction.

A boarding assembly (1) for boarding a vehicle (2), wherein, in a mounted state, the assembly is arranged outside the vehicle body (4) on a vehicle body outer wall. The boarding assembly (1) comprises at least one first step (10), which is suspended in the boarding assembly (1) such that the first step can rotate about a first axis of rotation. The boarding assembly (1) also comprises a pivot device (20) having a second axis of rotation (22), running substantially parallel to the vehicle body outer wall in the mounted state. The pivot device (20) is arranged entirely on the outside of the vehicle body outer wall, in particular within the boarding assembly (1), in the mounted state.

A railway vehicle for passenger transport comprising a vehicle body, said vehicle body including a passenger entrance area and a vehicle boarding aid for facilitating passengers' access to the passenger entrance area, the vehicle boarding aid comprising a movable entry threshold arranged in an access position facilitating passengers' access to the passenger entrance area and a vertical position adjusting device for vertically adjusting the access position of the entry threshold as a function of a potential vertical gap between a station platform and the passenger entrance area, wherein said entry threshold is fixedly arranged in said access position in all operating states of the railway vehicle.