A gangway for a multi-car vehicle, the gangway comprising a bellows and an endframe, whereby the bellows is attached to the endframe, whereby a crimping element is attached to the endframe, the crimping element having a crimping mouth, whereby a part of the bellows is inserted into the crimping mouth and held inside the crimping mouth and/or a holding element is attached to the endframe, the holding element having a holding surface that faces a counter surface on the endframe, whereby a part of the bellows is arranged between the holding surface and the counter surface and is pressed against the counter surface by the holding element.

A gangway for a multi-car vehicle, the gangway comprising a bellows and an endframe, whereby the bellows is attached to the endframe, whereby a crimping element is attached to the endframe, the crimping element having a crimping mouth, whereby a part of the bellows is inserted into the crimping mouth and held inside the crimping mouth and/or a holding element is attached to the endframe, the holding element having a holding surface that faces a counter surface on the endframe, whereby a part of the bellows is arranged between the holding surface and the counter surface and is pressed against the counter surface by the holding element.

A gangway for connecting a first car of a multi-car vehicle to a second car, comprising 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 or to a frame arranged at the second end for mounting the gangway to a second gangway, a first frame arranged between the first vehicle mounting plate and second vehicle mounting plate, or between the first vehicle mounting plate and a frame arranged at the second end for mounting to a second gangway, a second frame between the first vehicle mounting plate and first frame, wherein a bellows is attached to at least one of the first and second frames, first vehicle mounting plate and second vehicle mounting plate or the frame arranged at the second end.

A gangway for connecting a first car of a multi-car vehicle to a second car, comprising 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 or to a frame arranged at the second end for mounting the gangway to a second gangway, a first frame arranged between the first vehicle mounting plate and second vehicle mounting plate, or between the first vehicle mounting plate and a frame arranged at the second end for mounting to a second gangway, a second frame between the first vehicle mounting plate and first frame, wherein a bellows is attached to at least one of the first and second frames, first vehicle mounting plate and second vehicle mounting plate or the frame arranged at the second end.

A flame-retardant rubber composition containing the following components (A) to (E) and an outer diaphragm for rail vehicles are provided. The outer diaphragm composed of a cross-linked body of the flame-retardant rubber composition. Accordingly, the present disclosure ensures excellent rubber properties such as tensile strength and elongation at break, and exhibits good flame-retardancy. (A) Excluding (B) below, at least one selected from the group consisting of a diene-based rubber, an olefin-based rubber, a urethane rubber, and a silicone rubber. (B) An acid-modified polyolefin. (C) A metal hydroxide. (D) A phosphinic acid metal salt. (E) A cross-linking agent of component (A).

A flame-retardant rubber composition containing the following components (A) to (E) and an outer diaphragm for rail vehicles are provided. The outer diaphragm composed of a cross-linked body of the flame-retardant rubber composition. Accordingly, the present disclosure ensures excellent rubber properties such as tensile strength and elongation at break, and exhibits good flame-retardancy. (A) Excluding (B) below, at least one selected from the group consisting of a diene-based rubber, an olefin-based rubber, a urethane rubber, and a silicone rubber. (B) An acid-modified polyolefin. (C) A metal hydroxide. (D) A phosphinic acid metal salt. (E) A cross-linking agent of component (A).

A gangway for a multi-car vehicle, the gangway comprising a bellows and an endframe, the bellows being attached to the endframe, wherein a crimping element is attached to the endframe, the crimping element having a crimping mouth, wherein a part of the bellows is inserted into the crimping mouth and held inside the crimping mouth, wherein the crimping mouth is defined by two sidewalls arranged next to each other and joined together at one of their ends by a bottom wall, wherein respective opposite ends of the two sidewalls are not joined together to provide an opening of the crimping mouth, and wherein the crimping mouth is designed to cause the part of the bellows that is held inside the crimping mouth to be pinched together by means of a pinching effect, the crimping element formed of a material having spring properties such that one of the two side walls can be moved away from the other one of the two side walls only by means of tensioning the two side walls against a restoring force provided by the spring properties of the crimping element.

A gangway for a multi-car vehicle, the gangway comprising a bellows and an endframe, the bellows being attached to the endframe, wherein a crimping element is attached to the endframe, the crimping element having a crimping mouth, wherein a part of the bellows is inserted into the crimping mouth and held inside the crimping mouth, wherein the crimping mouth is defined by two sidewalls arranged next to each other and joined together at one of their ends by a bottom wall, wherein respective opposite ends of the two sidewalls are not joined together to provide an opening of the crimping mouth, and wherein the crimping mouth is designed to cause the part of the bellows that is held inside the crimping mouth to be pinched together by means of a pinching effect, the crimping element formed of a material having spring properties such that one of the two side walls can be moved away from the other one of the two side walls only by means of tensioning the two side walls against a restoring force provided by the spring properties of the crimping element.

The invention relates to a convolute for a bellows for a gangway, the convolute having an outer layer that extends from ⋅a first rim that is either arranged inwardly of further parts of the convolute or is arranged outwardly from further parts of the convolute ⋅via a curved section ⋅to a second rim, that is either arranged inwardly of further parts of the convolute or is arranged outwardly from further parts of the convolute, but is arranged on the same side relative to these further parts of the convolute than the first rim is, the outer layer having an inward facing surface that extends from the first rim via the inward facing surface of the curved section to the second rim, whereby an inner layer that has a first piece and a second piece, whereby ⋅the first piece has a first end that is attached to the outer layer in the region of the first rim and has a second end that is opposite the first end and that is arranged in the region of the inward facing surface of the curved section and ⋅the second piece has a first end that is attached to the outer layer in the region of the second rim and has a second end that is opposite the first end and that is arranged in the region of the inward facing surface of the curved section whereby the second end of the first piece overlaps the second piece in the region of the inward facing surface of the curved section and the second end of the second piece overlaps the first piece in the region of the inward facing surface of the curved section.

The invention relates to a convolute for a bellows for a gangway, the convolute having an outer layer that extends from ⋅a first rim that is either arranged inwardly of further parts of the convolute or is arranged outwardly from further parts of the convolute ⋅via a curved section ⋅to a second rim, that is either arranged inwardly of further parts of the convolute or is arranged outwardly from further parts of the convolute, but is arranged on the same side relative to these further parts of the convolute than the first rim is, the outer layer having an inward facing surface that extends from the first rim via the inward facing surface of the curved section to the second rim, whereby an inner layer that has a first piece and a second piece, whereby ⋅the first piece has a first end that is attached to the outer layer in the region of the first rim and has a second end that is opposite the first end and that is arranged in the region of the inward facing surface of the curved section and ⋅the second piece has a first end that is attached to the outer layer in the region of the second rim and has a second end that is opposite the first end and that is arranged in the region of the inward facing surface of the curved section whereby the second end of the first piece overlaps the second piece in the region of the inward facing surface of the curved section and the second end of the second piece overlaps the first piece in the region of the inward facing surface of the curved section.