Rail vehicle

Abstract

A rail vehicle is particularly advantageous with respect to the installation and the operation of devices or built-in components. The rail vehicle has at least one device carrier, which is arranged in the region of the center of the transverse axis of the rail vehicle between the carriage body roof and the interior paneling of the ceiling of the rail vehicle.

1 - 13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . A rail vehicle, comprising:
 a car body roof;   a ceiling;   internal cladding disposed on said ceiling; and   at least one appliance mount disposed in an area of a center of a lateral axis of the rail vehicle between said car body roof and said internal cladding on said ceiling.   
     
     
         15 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 14 , wherein said al least one appliance mount is one of a plurality of appliance mounts disposed one behind the other in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the rail vehicle, in an area of the center of the lateral axis of the rail vehicle between said car body roof and said internal cladding on said ceiling. 
     
     
         16 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 15 , further comprising at least one maintenance hatch provided for at least one of said appliance mounts. 
     
     
         17 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 16 , wherein said maintenance hatch is in a form of at least one element of said internal cladding on said ceiling. 
     
     
         18 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 16 , further comprising at least one additional functional element disposed on at least one of an inside or an outside of said maintenance hatch. 
     
     
         19 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 18 , wherein said at least one additional functional element is selected from the group consisting of a switching element, a lighting element, a loudspeaker and a video camera. 
     
     
         20 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 14 , further comprising at least one air-conditioning duct of an air-conditioning system disposed in each case on both sides of said appliance mount. 
     
     
         21 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 14 , wherein said appliance mount is open toward said car body roof. 
     
     
         22 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 14 , further comprising at least one cable duct disposed in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the rail vehicle between said at least one appliance mount and said car body roof. 
     
     
         23 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 22 , wherein said at least one cable duct can be folded such that cables can be introduced from a side into said cable duct. 
     
     
         24 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 14 , wherein an alignment of said at least one appliance mount can be adjusted with respect to said internal cladding on said ceiling. 
     
     
         25 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 14 , further comprising appliances selected from the group consisting of electrical appliances, electronic appliances, mechanical appliances and pneumatic appliances, said appliances disposed in said appliance mount. 
     
     
         26 . The rail vehicle according to  claim 14 , further comprising at least one electronic component of at least one train protection system disposed in said appliance mount.