Overhead baggage rack unit of railway car

Abstract

The invention provides an improved overhead baggage rack for a railway car. An overhead baggage rack unit 50 provided at a shoulder portion between a side frame 10 and a roof frame 20 of a railway car comprises an overhead baggage rack body 100 and a pole 200. The overhead baggage rack body 100 comprises a front edge portion 110, a rear edge portion 112 and a transverse member 114 formed by mechanically cutting out portions from an extruded aluminum alloy member, and thereby, an opening 130 is formed to which an overhead baggage rack panel is attached. A grip bar 150 is cut and formed to an area lower than the front edge portion 110. The front edge portion 110 is fixed via a bracket 160 to the pole 200.

1 . An overhead baggage rack unit of a railway car disposed at an upper portion on an inner side of a side frame along said side frame; comprising 
 an overhead baggage rack body constituting the overhead baggage rack unit formed by cutting an extruded aluminum alloy material via machining, having an opening between a front edge portion and a rear edge portion;    a transverse member connecting the front edge portion and the rear edge portion; and    an overhead baggage rack mounted on the opening.    
   
   
       2 . The overhead baggage rack unit of a railway car according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a grip bar disposed in parallel with the front edge portion and being integrally formed with the front edge portion; and    a space formed between the front edge portion and the grip bar.    
   
   
       3 . The overhead baggage rack unit of a railway car according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the overhead baggage rack unit further comprises a bracket attached to the grip bar, the bracket being fixed to a pole supporting the overhead baggage rack unit.