Patents Assigned to SpeedInnov
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Patent number: 11772686Abstract: A railway vehicle car includes a lower level and an upper level that are separated by an intermediate floor. The intermediate floor defines an opening emerging on the upper level and on the lower level, and also defines a bridge extending at least partially along the opening. The bridge connects a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end of the car on the upper level. The circulation of passengers is blocked on the lower level at least at one of the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SpeedInnovInventors: Christophe Sarti, Joel Hachet, Alexis Bonnet, Joris Bonnesoeur, Etienne Feger
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Patent number: 11760213Abstract: This invention concerns a railway vehicle (10), including: a power supply device (20), an electrical traction engine (15), first electrical auxiliary equipment (16, 17), and a connector (22) for connecting to an electrical power source external to the vehicle. The power supply device comprises: an electrical converter (26) suited to supply the electrical traction engine with high-voltage current, wherein the electrical converter is connected to the connector; a first medium-voltage electricity network (34) to which the first auxiliary electrical equipment is connected, and a first electrical storage element (30) connected to the first medium-voltage electricity network so as to supply electricity to or draw electricity from the first network. The electrical converter is connected to the first medium-voltage electricity network so as to supply the first network with electricity.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SpeedInnovInventors: Christophe Bollengier, Fabrice Hickenbick, David Goeres, Philippe Lavigne
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Patent number: 11731667Abstract: The present invention concerns a railway power car comprising: A body (12) extending in a longitudinal direction (X) and defining a technical room (22); and cabinets (15) accommodated in the technical room. The power car comprises at least two rails (28) disposed on the floor, each of said rails extending in the longitudinal direction, an upper part (42) of each of said rails forming a first means of joining with a cabinet; each cabinet comprises at least one foot (56), said or each foot comprising a second means of joining (60, 62) capable of mating with the first means of joining of one of said rails, each first means of joining and each second means of joining being configured so that each cabinet can be fastened to said corresponding rail at an infinite number of positions along said rail.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: SpeedinnovInventors: Pierre Debost, Paul Preiss, Christophe Raulet, Guy Delitot, Eric Bocher
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Patent number: 11697438Abstract: An emergency exit window for a public transport vehicle, comprising a pane, characterized in that the pane comprises at least one first zone with variable opaqueness, at least one second breakable zone, which may be broken in order to allow the passage of people through the window, and at least one third transparent or translucent zone with fixed opaqueness and withstanding breaking of the pane.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: SpeedInnovInventors: Christophe Pailler, Bastian Simoni
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Patent number: 11673589Abstract: The invention relates to a bogie (10) for a high-speed railway vehicle, comprising: a bogie chassis, at least one wheel (20) mounted rotating on the chassis by means of an axle (18) and a primary suspension system (22), at least one motor (24), for each motor (24), at least one gearbox (26) able to mechanically link the motor (24) and the axle (18). Each motor (24) is rigidly fastened to the chassis (12).Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: SpeedInnovInventors: Frédéric Liodenot, Fabrice Cottin
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Patent number: 11608090Abstract: A railway vehicle car includes a lower level and an upper level that are separated by an intermediate floor. The intermediate floor defines an opening emerging on the upper level and on the lower level, and also defines a bridge extending at least partially along the opening. The bridge connects a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end of the car on the upper level. The circulation of passengers is blocked on the lower level at least at one of the first and second longitudinal ends. The car provides for dining for travelers. The lower level includes a preparation area and a dining area, with the preparation area extending continuously between a first side wall and a second side wall of the car, over an entire width of the lower level.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: SpeedInnovInventors: Christophe Sarti, Joel Hachet, Alexis Bonnet, Joris Bonnesoeur, Etienne Feger
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Patent number: 11597413Abstract: The railway vehicle is intended to run on a railway including at least one tunnel, wherein it includes a system for protection against pressure waves, and is configured to hermetically isolate the interior of the railway vehicle from the exterior of the railway vehicle when this protection system is activated. The vehicle includes a geolocation unit providing instantaneous geolocation coordinates of the railway vehicle, wherein a database includes fixed geolocation coordinates of an entry point of this tunnel for each tunnel of the railway, and a unit for comparing the instantaneous coordinates with the fixed coordinates, and wherein it is configured to indicate when the instantaneous geolocation coordinates of the railway vehicle substantially correspond to the fixed coordinates of the entry point of one of the at least one tunnels.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SPEEDINNOVInventor: Christophe Bollengier
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Patent number: 11364939Abstract: The present invention relates to a pneumatic suspension for a rail vehicle comprising a body and a bogie, said pneumatic suspension extending between the body and a chassis of the bogie, comprising: at least one secondary pneumatic suspension element for vertically supporting the body on the chassis and capable of being supplied with compressed air at a supply pressure, and a pressure source, wherein it further comprises: a control unit, for each suspension element, a sensor connected to the command unit and able to measure a height between the chassis and the body at the level of said suspension element, and for each suspension element, a solenoid valve connecting said suspension element to the pressure source, said solenoid valve being commanded automatically by an electric command signal, generated by the command unit as a function of the measured height(s).Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: SPEEDINNOVInventors: Christophe Sarti, Michel Martin, Philippe Dessertenne, Luis Mendes Frederico, Romain Goude, Thierry Thommeret
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Patent number: 11208020Abstract: A seat including a backrest defining a first surface and a second surface, the second surface including an opening, the backrest including a table movable between a folded position in which the table closes off the opening, and a deployed position in which the opening is clear, the backrest including a locking device operable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, the locking device being configured, in the locked configuration, to keep the table in its folded position, and, in the unlocked configuration, to allow a movement of the table toward its deployed position, wherein the locking device includes a lock that can be actuated in order to operate the locking device between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: SPEEDINNOVInventors: Christophe Pailler, Christophe Beauseigneur
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Patent number: 11203363Abstract: Disclosed is a method for balancing at least one component of the power supplied by two inverters powered in parallel in a power grid of a railway vehicle, the method including:—a step for measuring the variation of a component of a current supplied by a first inverter, in order to obtain a measured variation; and—a step for modifying a control setpoint of the first inverter as a function of the measured variation.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: SPEEDINNOVInventors: Takuefou Meli, Didier Colin
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Patent number: 11167778Abstract: The invention relates to a railway vehicle, wherein the vehicle having a plurality of cars arranged one behind the other longitudinally, wherein each car has a front end articulated to a rear end of the adjacent car; at least one power unit connected to a first of the cars; and a collision energy absorbing assembly, The collision energy absorbing assembly has a first collision energy absorbing system located at the front of the power unit and a second collision energy absorbing system located at the connection between the power unit and the first car.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: SPEEDINNOVInventors: Pierre Debost, Patrick Sicot
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Patent number: 11166117Abstract: The invention relates to a sound diffusion system embedded in a railway vehicle and comprising: a plurality of groups of speakers distributed in the cars, each group of speakers being located in a respective diffusion zone of the railway vehicle; a control device of the speakers configured to broadcast generic sound signals via the different groups of speakers; and at least one reception device, each reception device being associated with a single group of speakers and being able to receive a control signal from a control device outside the railway vehicle, the control device being configured, upon reception of a control signal by one of the reception devices, to broadcast a specific sound signal solely via the associated group of speakers.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: SPEEDINNOVInventors: Matthieu Delaporte, Bruno Lemaitre
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Publication number: 20210046957Abstract: An emergency exit window for a public transport vehicle, comprising a pane, characterized in that the pane comprises at least one first zone with variable opaqueness, at least one second breakable zone, which may be broken in order to allow the passage of people through the window, and at least one third transparent or translucent zone with fixed opaqueness and withstanding breaking of the pane.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: SpeedInnovInventors: Christophe PAILLER, Bastian SIMONI
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Patent number: 10870438Abstract: The present invention relates to a power car (10) for a high-speed train, comprising a body (12) and at least one power car of said body, said body comprising a roof (19) and a floor (20); the traction motor being arranged below said floor, the body further comprising an equipment room (24) defined between said roof and said floor, said technical room including: electrical equipment (33) for controlling the traction motor; and at least one fan device (34) of said electrical equipment. The ventilation device comprises: an air intake sheath (36), forming a closed pipe between an inlet (38) and an outlet (40) open on the equipment room; and a fan (42) arranged between the inlet and the outlet, so as to create an overpressure in the technical room.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: SPEEDINNOVInventors: Paul Preiss, Pierre Debost, Etienne Grappein, Marion Faverger
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Patent number: 10864925Abstract: The present invention relates to a power car for a high-speed train, including: a body; a traction motor; a rheostatic brake; a first ventilation device of said rheostatic brake; electrical control equipment; and a second ventilation device for said electrical equipment. The first ventilation device comprises a first air intake sheath, the inlet and outlet of which are located on the roof of the body. The second ventilation device comprises a second sheath, the inlet and outlet of which are respectively located on the roof of the body and below the body. Each ventilation device comprises a fan arranged in one of the sheaths.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: SPEEDINNOVInventors: Paul Preiss, Pierre Debost, Etienne Grappein, Marion Faverger
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Publication number: 20200086895Abstract: The present invention relates to a pneumatic suspension for a rail vehicle comprising a body and a bogie, said pneumatic suspension extending between the body and a chassis of the bogie, comprising: at least one secondary pneumatic suspension element for vertically supporting the body on the chassis and capable of being supplied with compressed air at a supply pressure, and a pressure source, wherein it further comprises: a control unit, for each suspension element, a sensor connected to the command unit and able to measure a height between the chassis and the body at the level of said suspension element, and for each suspension element, a solenoid valve connecting said suspension element to the pressure source, said solenoid valve being commanded automatically by an electric command signal, generated by the command unit as a function of the measured height(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: SpeedInnovInventors: Christophe SARTI, Michel MARTIN, Philippe DESSERTENNE, Luis MENDES FREDERICO, Romain GOUDE, Thierry THOMMERET
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Publication number: 20190077420Abstract: The invention relates to a railway vehicle, wherein the vehicle having a plurality of cars arranged one behind the other longitudinally, wherein each car has a front end articulated to a rear end of the adjacent car; at least one power unit connected to a first of the cars; and a collision energy absorbing assembly, The collision energy absorbing assembly has a first collision energy absorbing system located at the front of the power unit and a second collision energy absorbing system located at the connection between the power unit and the first car.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: SpeedInnovInventors: Pierre DEBOST, Patrick SICOT