Connecting arrangement for connecting supply lines of railway vehicles

摘要

A connecting arrangement for connecting supply lines across a gap between railway vehicles is disclosed. The connecting arrangement electrically and pneumatically connects railway vehicles or pantographs of a train. The connecting arrangement may include at least one flexible electrical power line and at least one flexible fluid line. The at least one power line and the at least one fluid line may be preassembled to form an integral unitary structure.

主权项

1. Railway vehicle connecting arrangement for spanning a gap between railway vehicles to connect the supply lines of the railway vehicles, the railway vehicle connecting arrangement comprising: at least one flexible electrical power line; and at least one flexible fluid line which is carbon covered in order to avoid micro-electrical discharges between the power line and the fluid line, wherein the at least one power line and the at least one fluid line are preassembled to form an integral unitary structure, wherein the power line forms a part of a supporting structure which carries the at least one fluid line.