EXTERNAL BELLOWS DEVICE FOR ROLLING STOCK

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the necessity of work for connecting and disconnecting an external bellows when vehicle are connected and disconnected and connect vehicles continuously without gaps among the vehicles connected. SOLUTION: Female cylindrical connection sections 51a are arranged in the external bellows 51 of the edge sections on both sides of a vehicle body 1, and male cylindrical connections 52a, which can slide in the female cylindrical connection sections 51a, are arranged in the external bellows 52 of the edge sections on both sides of another vehicle body 2, and the male cylindrical connection sections 52a are inserted into the female cylindrical connection sections 51a, and the external bellows 51 and 52 opposing to each other are also placed and connected opposite to each other given pre-compression. In addition, a female cylindrical connection section 61a is arranged in the external bellows 61 of the roof edge section of the vehicle body 1, and a male cylindrical connection 62a, which can slide in the female cylindrical connection section 61a, is arranged in the external bellows 62 of the roof section of the other vehicle body 2, and the male cylindrical connection section 62a is inserted into the female cylindrical connection section 61a, and the external bellows 61 and 62 opposing to each other are also placed and connected opposite to each other given pre-compression.