A bellows as gangway protection between two movably connected car bodies or a jetway has a roof and two side parts facing one another. At least the two side parts have a multiplicity of folds or corrugations formed of a bendable sheet material. Each fold or corrugation has a narrow and a longitudinal side. Two folds or corrugations abutting one another are joined along their longitudinal sides. At least one fold or corrugation has at least one reinforcing section and at least two normal sections. The reinforcing section has a thickness greater than the normal sections. The reinforcing section has a narrow and a longitudinal side. The longitudinal side primarily extends in the direction of the longitudinal side of the fold or corrugation. An extension of the narrow side of the reinforcing section is a maximum of 75% of an extension of the narrow side of the fold or corrugation.

A convolute for a gangway, whereby the convolute extends from a first edge to a tip, and from the tip to a second edge, whereby the convolute has a bottom edge, whereby a gap filler is attached to the convolute in an area of the convolute that borders the bottom edge, whereby the gap filler has a flexible section that protrudes downwards from the bottom edge.

A convolute for a gangway, whereby the convolute extends from a first edge to a tip, and from the tip to a second edge, whereby the convolute has a bottom edge, whereby a gap filler is attached to the convolute in an area of the convolute that borders the bottom edge, whereby the gap filler has a flexible section that protrudes downwards from the bottom edge.

A fabric is for a transition element for the protection of a transition area between two interconnected components or vehicle parts that can move relative to each other. The fabric has at least one first section, and at least one second section. The first section and the second section differ with respect to at least one mechanical property. The first section has at least one material weakening to change the at least one mechanical property in the first section.

A multi-layered sheet material (1) including a reinforcing support (2) having a polymer coating (3) on at least one side, alternatively on both sides, wherein the reinforcing support (2) includes at least one textile fabric (6), such as a supporting woven fabric (6a), wherein the fabric (6), has at least two surface regions (13a; 13b; 34a; 34b) that differ from each other in at least one mechanical property, as well as a crossway element, such as a crossway bellows, for components, vehicles, building connections, or for flight passenger bridges or staircase bridges, including at least one such multi-layered sheet material, and a vehicle, a building connection, and a flight passenger or staircase bridge including such a crossway element.

A molding process for the production of a cover wall section for a cover in which the cover wall section has at least one multi-layer fabric that has a reinforcement and, at least on one side, preferably on both sides, a polymer coating, has the following process steps: Provision of at least one multi-layer fabric; draping of the at least one fabric over a molding surface of a mold and stretching of the at least one fabric across the molding surface by at least one tension element; and curing of the at least one fabric and/or the at least one tension element in such a way that the cover wall section is fixed in its shape.

The invention relates to a cornerpiece (3) of a convolute (2) of a bellows (1) of a gangway, the cornerpiece (3) extending from a first end (7) intended to be connected to a further part of the convolute (2) to a second end (8) intended to either be connected to a further part of the convolute (2) or to serve as an end of the convolute, wherein the cornerpiece (3) at least for a part of its extend from the first end (7) to the second end (8) has the shape of a trough that is bent into an arc, wherein the trough has a bottom line (9) or a bottom area (18), wherein the cornerpiece (3) has a first piece (10) that is a cut¬away from sheet material and has a second piece (11) that is a cut¬away from sheet material, wherein the first piece (10) is joined to the second piece (11) along a line of connection (12), wherein the line of connection crosses the bottom line or the bottom area.

The invention relates to a cornerpiece (3) of a convolute (2) of a bellows (1) of a gangway, the cornerpiece (3) extending from a first end (7) intended to be connected to a further part of the convolute (2) to a second end (8) intended to either be connected to a further part of the convolute (2) or to serve as an end of the convolute, wherein the cornerpiece (3) at least for a part of its extend from the first end (7) to the second end (8) has the shape of a trough that is bent into an arc, wherein the trough has a bottom line (9) or a bottom area (18), wherein the cornerpiece (3) has a first piece (10) that is a cut¬away from sheet material and has a second piece (11) that is a cut¬away from sheet material, wherein the first piece (10) is joined to the second piece (11) along a line of connection (12), wherein the line of connection crosses the bottom line or the bottom area.

A gangway for a rail vehicle and a rail vehicle having the same are disclosed. The gangway includes: a bellow assembly, a step plate assembly, and a load-bearing assembly. The bellow assembly includes an outer bellow and an inner bellow. The inner bellow is non-symmetrically arranged with respect to a vertical centerline of the outer bellow. The step plate assembly is arranged at a bottom of the inner bellow, to form a passageway in combination with the inner bellow. The load-bearing assembly is arranged within the outer bellow and below the step plate assembly. The load-bearing assembly includes a coupler and a support assembly. The support assembly is connected with the outer bellow and the coupler. A part of the step plate assembly is arranged directly above the coupler. In the gangway of the present disclosure, the load-bearing assembly is arranged within the outer bellow, a coupler avoidance recess is not required to be formed on the outer bellow, and a part of the step plate assembly may be arranged directly above the coupler, thereby providing a more spacious passageway.

A gangway for a rail vehicle and a rail vehicle having the same are disclosed. The gangway includes: a bellow assembly, a step plate assembly, and a load-bearing assembly. The bellow assembly includes an outer bellow and an inner bellow. The inner bellow is non-symmetrically arranged with respect to a vertical centerline of the outer bellow. The step plate assembly is arranged at a bottom of the inner bellow, to form a passageway in combination with the inner bellow. The load-bearing assembly is arranged within the outer bellow and below the step plate assembly. The load-bearing assembly includes a coupler and a support assembly. The support assembly is connected with the outer bellow and the coupler. A part of the step plate assembly is arranged directly above the coupler. In the gangway of the present disclosure, the load-bearing assembly is arranged within the outer bellow, a coupler avoidance recess is not required to be formed on the outer bellow, and a part of the step plate assembly may be arranged directly above the coupler, thereby providing a more spacious passageway.