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 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.

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 retractable platform with a box-like container and an extractable step is provided with a movement device adapted to move the step, with the platform provided for equipping access doors of commercial, camping or similar vehicles. The movement device includes an electric gearmotor assembly, derived from an automotive regulator, capable of imprinting straight forwards or backwards translations to a coiled flexible cable. A straight guide is integral with the box-like container, where the front portion of the coiled flexible cable is slidable, held straight and parallel to the direction of motion of the extractable step. A bracket is fixed to the front end of the coiled flexible cable, external to the straight guide and made integral with the extractable step, so as to be able to push out or retract the latter. A shaped tubular sheath is rearwardly associated with the electric gearmotor assembly and is intended to receive and house the rear portion of the coiled flexible cable, as a result of the return stroke of the extractable step in the box-like container.

A modular tread step seal assembly includes a tread step module which, using a drive unit, is movable along a movement axis from a retracted position in the direction of an extended position and vice versa. The tread step module has a tread surface extending in a tread surface plane oriented parallel to the movement axis and a tread step module front edge at a front end directed towards the outside of the vehicle. The assembly includes a sealing strip attached to the tread step module front edge and extends along the same, substantially in a sealing strip plane. The sealing strip and tread step module define, perpendicularly to the movement axis, a vertical assembly height. The sealing strip and tread surface are disposed at an angle to each other. The wherein assembly height and the angle between the sealing strip and the tread surface are adjustable via a modular mechanism.

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.

A boarding system for a vehicle for transporting people includes a retractable step that has a lifting function and a ramp function. An extendable front edge of the retractable step and a rear edge of the retractable step are arranged behind in the direction of travel and are adjustable in terms of height.

A wheelchair lift for a passenger vehicle such as a passenger bus, a motorcoach, or a class A motorhome. The wheelchair lift includes a housing having sidewalls and a plurality if bearings and a carriage supporting one or more of electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic components. A lift assembly is coupled to the carriage and includes a first rail and a second rail supported by the plurality of bearings. A first scissor leg assembly is coupled to the first rail and a second scissor leg assembly is coupled to the second rail, wherein each of the first scissor leg assembly and the second scissor leg assembly move between an expanded and a collapsed condition. A platform is coupled to the first the second scissor leg assemblies, wherein movement of the first scissor leg assembly and second scissor leg assembly between the expanded and collapsed condition adjusts a position of the platform.

A step device for a rail vehicle includes a step platform, a housing from which the step platform is extendable and retractable again, and a regulating unit for controlling the extension and retraction movement of the step platform. The step platform includes a plurality of step contact segments which, when subjected to pressure, generate signals which are transmitted to the regulating unit. The step contact segments are disposed at predefined distances greater than zero with respect to one another on the step platform in such a manner that an object of predefined minimum contact area with the step platform subjects at least two directly adjacent step contact segments to pressure, and the regulating unit is configured in such a manner that a relevant object is recognized only when signals of two directly adjacent step contact segments are transmitted.

The present invention provides a Descending Mechanised Access Ramp (D-MAR) system for providing independent access for persons between a floor of a train and a station platform, the D-MAR system including a substantially planar casing box mountable to the floor of the train; a hinged jointed sliding ramp, installed inside the substantially planar casing box; a plurality of side wheels installed on sides of the hinged jointed sliding ramp, adapted to allow the hinged jointed sliding ramp to be slidably moveable inside the substantially planar casing box; a remote-controlled deployment mechanism configured to automatically deploy the hinged jointed sliding ramp between a stand-by position within the casing box on the floor of the train and a fully deployed position, such that a nose of the hinged jointed sliding ramp is slidably engaged with the station platform; and wherein, at least two mobile protection walls are positioned on the station platform and comprise tactile push buttons that are configured to trigger flashing lights installed on top of the at least one bollard on two mobile protection walls and to activate the remote controlled deployment mechanism of the D-MAR.