CN221293522U - Empty iron bogie, running gear and suspension type monorail transit system - Google Patents

Empty iron bogie, running gear and suspension type monorail transit system Download PDF

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CN221293522U
CN221293522U CN202323284229.6U CN202323284229U CN221293522U CN 221293522 U CN221293522 U CN 221293522U CN 202323284229 U CN202323284229 U CN 202323284229U CN 221293522 U CN221293522 U CN 221293522U
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张水清
周飞
马梓豪
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The utility model provides an empty iron bogie, a travelling device and a suspension type monorail traffic system, and relates to the technical field of empty iron. The empty iron bogie comprises a connecting beam and two running wheel brackets, wherein the two running wheel brackets are used for being arranged on two sides of a track respectively and are provided with running wheels, each running wheel bracket comprises a connecting end positioned below the track, and the connecting beam is used for being arranged below the track and connected between the connecting ends of the two running wheel brackets. When the two travelling wheel brackets relatively move, the connecting beam can apply acting force to the two travelling wheel brackets simultaneously, and the acting force overcomes the relative movement between the two travelling wheel brackets, so that the two travelling wheel brackets are always in parallel, the distance between the two travelling wheel brackets is kept unchanged, and the running stability of the vehicle body is improved.

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Empty iron bogie, running gear and suspension type monorail transit system
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of air irons, in particular to an air iron bogie, a traveling device and a suspension type monorail transportation system.
Background
In an air-railway traffic system, a vehicle body is positioned below a track beam and is hung on the track beam through a bogie. The bogie is provided with two groups of parallel traveling wheel assemblies, and the traveling wheels of the two groups of traveling wheel assemblies travel on the traveling surfaces of the track beams respectively. However, since there is no connection between the two traveling wheel assemblies, the distance between the two traveling wheel assemblies tends to become large due to the influence of centrifugal force when the traveling wheel assemblies are excessively bent, and even derailment occurs when serious. Therefore, the running stability of the vehicle body is affected to some extent.
Disclosure of utility model
The utility model solves the problems that: how to improve the running stability of the vehicle body.
In order to solve the above problems, in one aspect, the present utility model provides an empty iron bogie, including a connection beam and two running wheel brackets, where the two running wheel brackets are respectively disposed on two sides of a track and are used for mounting running wheels, the running wheel brackets include a connection end located below the track, and the connection beam is disposed below the track and is connected between the connection ends of the two running wheel brackets.
Optionally, the device further comprises a stabilizing wheel, wherein the stabilizing wheel is rotatably connected with the connecting beam and is positioned at two ends of the connecting beam, which are close to the two travelling wheel brackets, and the stabilizing wheel is used for rolling contact with the track from the lower part of the track.
Optionally, the connecting beam includes a top end and a bottom end, the top end is located above the bottom end and near the track relative to the bottom end, and the top end is concave toward the bottom end.
Optionally, the thickness of the connecting beam gradually decreases from the middle to the two ends.
Optionally, the width of the connecting beam gradually decreases from the middle to the two ends.
Optionally, the connecting beam comprises a stabilizing section, two arc sections and two transition sections, wherein the stabilizing section is positioned between the two transition sections, the two transition sections are respectively connected with the two travelling wheel brackets, and the arc sections are respectively arranged between the stabilizing section and the two transition sections; from the end that links to each other with the changeover portion to the end that links to each other with the changeover portion, the changeover portion extends to the direction of keeping away from the track, the changeover portion is used for overcoming the relative distance between two changeover portion through the stress of changeover portion.
Optionally, the connecting ends of the two travelling wheel brackets are respectively provided with a mounting groove, and two ends of the connecting beam respectively extend into the mounting grooves and are respectively connected with the connecting ends of the two travelling wheel brackets through the mounting grooves.
Optionally, the connecting beam comprises a top plate, a bottom plate and two webs, wherein the top plate is used for facing the track, the bottom plate is used for being arranged on one side of the top plate, which is away from the track, and the two webs are welded between the top plate and the bottom plate.
Compared with the prior art, the empty iron bogie is respectively arranged on the left side and the right side of a walking surface of a track through the two walking wheel brackets, the connecting beam is connected between the two connecting ends of the two walking wheel brackets below the track, and the connecting beam realizes the connection between the two walking wheel brackets, so that when the two walking wheel brackets relatively move, the connecting beam can simultaneously apply acting force to the two walking wheel brackets, and overcomes the relative movement between the two walking wheel brackets through the acting force, so that the two walking wheel brackets are always in parallel, the distance between the two walking wheel brackets is kept unchanged, the conditions such as derailment and the like are avoided, and the running stability of a vehicle body is improved.
In a second aspect, the utility model also provides a running gear comprising the empty iron bogie as described above.
The advantages of the running gear relative to the prior art are the same as those of the empty railway bogie, and the description thereof is omitted here.
In a third aspect, the utility model also provides a suspended monorail transit system comprising an empty railway bogie as described above.
The advantages of the suspended monorail transportation system relative to the prior art are the same as those of the empty railway bogie, and the description thereof is omitted here.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a hollow iron bogie in an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a hollow iron truck in an embodiment of the utility model;
fig. 3 is a top view of a connecting beam in an embodiment of the utility model.
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1-a connection beam; 11-top; 12-bottom end; 13-a stabilizing section; 14-transition section; 15-arc segments; 2-a running wheel; 3-a shape-changing wheel bracket; 31-a stabilizing section; 4-stabilizing wheels; 10-track.
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In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the utility model will be readily understood, a more particular description of the utility model will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings.
The Z-axis in the drawing represents vertical, i.e., up-down position, and the positive direction of the Z-axis (i.e., the arrow of the Z-axis points) represents up, and the negative direction of the Z-axis (i.e., the direction opposite to the positive direction of the Z-axis) represents down; in the drawings, the X-axis represents a horizontal position, and the positive direction of the X-axis (i.e., the arrow of the X-axis is pointed) represents the left side, and the negative direction of the X-axis (i.e., the direction opposite to the positive direction of the X-axis) represents the right side; the Y-axis in the drawing shows the front-to-back position, and the positive direction of the Y-axis (i.e., the arrow of the Y-axis is pointing) shows the back side, and the negative direction of the X-axis (i.e., the direction opposite to the positive direction of the Y-axis) shows the front side. It should also be noted that the foregoing Z-axis, X-axis, and Y-axis are meant to be illustrative only and to simplify the description of the present utility model, and are not meant to indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must be oriented, configured and operated in a particular orientation and are not intended to be limiting.
It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and the claims of the present utility model and the above figures are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate such that the embodiments of the utility model described herein may be implemented in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the present utility model provides an empty iron bogie, which comprises a connecting beam 1 and two running wheel brackets 3, wherein the two running wheel brackets 3 are respectively arranged at two sides of a track 10 and are used for installing running wheels, the running wheel brackets 3 comprise a connecting end 31 positioned below the track 10, and the connecting beam 1 is arranged below the track 10 and is connected between the connecting ends 31 of the two running wheel brackets 3.
Specifically, taking the plane of the track 10 as the XY plane as an example, the extending directions of the two running wheel brackets 3 are perpendicular to the plane of the track 10, that is, the running plane, that is, the two running wheel brackets 3 extend along the Z axis, and the two running wheel brackets 3 each include a top end located above the track 10 and a connection end 31 located below the track 10, and the running wheel 2 is rotationally connected with the top end of the running wheel bracket 3 through a rotating shaft and is suspended on the track 10 through the running wheel bracket 3 so as to be in rolling contact with the track 10. The connecting beam 1 is located below the track 10 and between the two running wheel brackets 3, and two ends of the connecting beam 1 in the X-axis direction are respectively connected with the two running wheel brackets 3. Taking the over-bending of the empty railway car body as an example, when the distance between the two travelling wheel brackets 3 is increased, namely the two travelling wheel brackets 3 are far away from each other, the connecting beam 1 respectively applies opposite tensile force to the two travelling wheel brackets 3, and under the action of the opposite tensile force, the connecting beam 1 overcomes the mutual distance between the two travelling wheel brackets 3; when the distance between the two travelling wheel brackets 3 is reduced, namely the two travelling wheel brackets are mutually close, the connecting beam 1 respectively applies opposite thrust to the two travelling wheel brackets 3, and under the action of the opposite thrust, the connecting beam 1 overcomes the mutual close between the two travelling wheel brackets 3, so that the distance between the two travelling wheel brackets 3 is kept unchanged.
In this embodiment, the two travelling wheel brackets 3 are respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the travelling surface of the track 10, and the connecting beam 1 is connected between the two connecting ends 31 of the two travelling wheel brackets 3 located below the track 10, and the connecting beam 1 realizes connection between the two travelling wheel brackets 3, so that when the two travelling wheel brackets 3 relatively move, the connecting beam 1 can apply an acting force to the two travelling wheel brackets 3 at the same time, and overcome the relative movement between the two travelling wheel brackets 3 by the acting force, so that the two travelling wheel brackets 3 are always parallel, the distance between the two travelling wheel brackets 3 is kept unchanged, and the situation such as derailment is avoided, thereby improving the travelling stability of the vehicle body.
Optionally, as shown in connection with fig. 1 to 3, the empty bogie further comprises a stabilizing wheel 4, the stabilizing wheel 4 is rotatably connected with the connecting beam 1 and located at both ends of the connecting beam 1 near the two running wheel brackets 3, and the stabilizing wheel 4 is adapted to be in rolling contact with the track 10 from below the track 10.
Specifically, a rotating shaft can be arranged on the connecting seat, the stabilizing wheel 4 is rotationally connected with the connecting beam 1 through the rotating shaft of the connecting seat and positioned at the left end and the right end of the connecting beam 1 facing the running wheel support 3, the stabilizing wheels 4 are all used for being in rolling contact with the track 10 from the lower part of the track 10, the running wheel support 3 is combined for hanging the running wheel 2 on the track 10, and accordingly the stabilizing wheels 4 and the running wheel 2 are in rolling contact with the track 10 at the upper end and the lower end of the track 10.
So, rotate through stabilizer 4 and tie beam 1 to be located tie beam 1 and be close to the both ends of two running wheel supports 3, and stabilizer 4 is used for from the below of track 10 with track 10 rolling contact, make track 10 be located between stabilizer 4 and running wheel 2 on running wheel support 3, thereby make stabilizer 4 can cooperate with running wheel 2 on running wheel support 3 under the support of tie beam 1, with pressing from both sides tight track 10, improve the running stability of empty railway automobile body to a certain extent.
Alternatively, as shown in connection with 1, the connecting beam 1 comprises a top end 11 and a bottom end 12, the top end 11 being located above the bottom end 12 and close to the rail 10 relative to the bottom end 12, and the top end 11 being recessed towards the bottom end 12.
Specifically, the running wheel holder 3 extends in the direction coincident with the Z-axis direction. The top end 11 is one end of the connecting beam 1 facing the Z axis forward direction; the bottom end 12 is the end of the connecting beam 1 facing the negative direction of the Z axis. The top end 11 is located above the bottom end 12 and adjacent to the rail 10 relative to the bottom end 12, and the top end 11 is concave toward the bottom end 12.
So, top 11 is located the top of bottom 12 and is close to track 10 for bottom 12, and top 11 is concave towards bottom 12 for leave certain space between top 11 and the track 10, in order to form and dodge the space, like this, can avoid connecting beam 1 to interfere the collision with track 10, thereby improve connecting beam 1's reliability of use, and then improve the stability of traveling of empty railway automobile body.
Alternatively, as shown in connection with 1, the connecting beam 1 is tapered from the middle to the ends.
Specifically, the thickness of the connection beam 1 is the dimension of the connection beam 1 in the Z-axis direction, and the thickness of the connection beam 1 toward both ends of the travelling wheel bracket 3 is gradually reduced, that is, the connection beam 1 is thin at both ends with a middle thickness.
In this way, the thickness of the connecting beam 1 from the middle to the two ends is gradually reduced, so that the middle thickness of the connecting beam 1 is thin at the two ends, the gravity center of the connecting beam 1 is reduced, and the use stability of the connecting beam 1 is improved.
Alternatively, as shown in connection with fig. 1 to 3, the connecting beam 1 gradually decreases in width from the middle toward both ends.
Specifically, the width direction of the connection beam 1 is the Y-axis direction, that is, the extending direction of the rail 10. The width of the connecting beam 1 towards the two ends of the stabilizing wheel 4 is gradually reduced, i.e. the middle part of the connecting beam 1 is wide and the two ends are narrow.
Thus, the width of the connecting beam 1 from the middle to the two ends is gradually reduced, so that the width of the middle of the connecting beam 1 is wide and the two ends are narrow, and the requirement of the stabilizing wheel 4 on the installation space of the empty iron bogie in the direction of the track 10 can be reduced, thereby facilitating the assembly of the stabilizing wheel 4.
Optionally, as shown in combination 1, the connecting beam 1 comprises a stabilizing section 13, two arc sections 15 and two transition sections 14, wherein the stabilizing section 13 is positioned between the two transition sections 14, the two transition sections 14 are respectively connected with the two travelling wheel brackets 3, and the arc sections 15 are respectively arranged between the stabilizing end 13 and the two transition sections 14; from the end connected to the transition sections 14 to the end connected to the stabilizing end 13, the curved sections 15 extend away from the track 10, the stabilizing section 13 serving to overcome the relative distance between the two transition sections 14 by the stress of the curved sections 15.
Specifically, the connecting beam 1 is of an axisymmetric structure, the connecting beam 1 comprises a stabilizing section 13 and two transition sections 14, the stabilizing section 13 is located between the two transition sections 14, the two transition sections 14 are respectively connected with the two travelling wheel supports 3, an arc-shaped section 15 is arranged between the stabilizing section 13 and the two transition sections 14, the arc-shaped section 15 is used for extending along a direction away from the track 10 (extending along the negative direction of the Z axis), and the stabilizing section 13 is used for overcoming the relative distance between the two transition sections 14 through the stress of the arc-shaped section 15. That is, when the two transition sections 14 are far away, the two transition sections 14 stretch the arc section 15, and due to the bending arrangement of the arc section 15, the arc section 15 generates bending stress, and the stabilizing section 13 overcomes the bending stress of the arc section 15 to stretch the arc section 15 by the two transition sections 14, so as to avoid the two transition sections 14 from being far away from each other.
In this way, the stabilizing section 13 is located between the two transition sections 14 respectively connected with the two travelling wheel brackets 3, an arc-shaped section 15 is arranged between the stabilizing section 13 and the two transition sections 14, and the stabilizing section 13 is used for overcoming the relative distance between the two transition sections 14 by overcoming the stress of the arc-shaped section 15 extending along the direction away from the track 10, so that the two transition sections 14 can be prevented from being mutually far away, and the stability of the connecting beam 1 is improved.
Optionally, as shown in the combination 1, the connecting ends 31 of the two running wheel brackets 3 are respectively provided with a mounting groove, and two ends of the connecting beam 1 respectively extend into the mounting grooves and are respectively connected with the connecting ends 31 of the two running wheel brackets 3 through the mounting grooves.
Specifically, the left and right ends of the connection beam 1 extend into the mounting grooves, respectively, and are connected to the two connection ends 31, respectively, through the mounting grooves.
In this way, the two ends of the connecting beam 1 with the mounting grooves are respectively arranged on the two connecting ends 31 and extend into the mounting grooves on the two connecting ends 31 respectively, the two connecting ends 31 are respectively connected with the two connecting ends 31 through the mounting grooves, the contact area between the two connecting ends 31 and the two ends of the connecting beam 1 is increased by the mounting grooves, and therefore the connection stability of the connecting beam 1 and the two running wheel brackets 3 can be improved to a certain extent.
Optionally, the connecting beam 1 comprises a top plate for facing the rail 10, a bottom plate for being arranged on the side of the top plate facing away from the rail 10, and two webs welded between the top plate and the bottom plate.
Specifically, the roof is the positive one end of tie beam 1 towards the Z axle, and the bottom plate is the negative one end of tie beam 1 towards the Z axle, and the roof is used for towards track 10, and the bottom plate is used for setting up in the roof one side that deviates from track 10, two webs weld in the roof with between the bottom plate board reason.
So, be used for towards track 10 through the roof, the bottom plate is used for setting up in the roof one side that deviates from track 10, two webs weld in the roof with between the bottom plate for connecting beam 1 forms hollow structure, in order to realize the lightweight design of connecting beam 1, in order to use of connecting beam 1.
In a second aspect, the utility model also provides a running gear comprising the empty iron bogie as described above.
The advantages of the running gear relative to the prior art are the same as those of the empty railway bogie, and the description thereof is omitted here.
In a third aspect, the utility model also provides a suspended monorail transit system comprising an empty railway bogie as described above.
The advantages of the suspended monorail transportation system relative to the prior art are the same as those of the empty railway bogie, and the description thereof is omitted here.
Although the utility model is disclosed above, the scope of the utility model is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and these changes and modifications will fall within the scope of the utility model.

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1. The utility model provides an empty indisputable bogie, its characterized in that, includes tie-beam (1) and two running wheel supports (3), two running wheel supports (3) are used for setting up respectively in the both sides of track (10) and installing running wheel, running wheel supports (3) are including being located link (31) of track (10) below, tie-beam (1) are used for setting up in the below of track (10) and connect in two between link (31) of running wheel supports (3).
2. The empty iron bogie according to claim 1, further comprising a stabilizing wheel (4), said stabilizing wheel (4) being rotatably connected to said connecting beam (1) and being located at both ends of said connecting beam (1) near both said running wheel holders (3), and said stabilizing wheel (4) being adapted to be in rolling contact with said rail (10) from below said rail (10).
3. The empty railway bogie according to claim 2, characterized in that the connecting beam (1) comprises a top end (11) and a bottom end (12), the top end (11) being located above the bottom end (12) and close to the track (10) with respect to the bottom end (12), and the top end (11) being concave towards the bottom end (12).
4. A hollow iron bogie according to claim 3, characterized in that the connecting beam (1) tapers in thickness from the middle to both ends.
5. The empty bogie according to claim 2, characterized in that the connecting beam (1) tapers in width from the middle to the ends.
6. The empty iron bogie according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting beam (1) comprises a stabilizing section (13), two arc-shaped sections (15) and two transition sections (14), the stabilizing section (13) is located between the two transition sections (14), the two transition sections (14) are respectively connected with the two travelling wheel brackets (3), and the arc-shaped sections (15) are respectively arranged between the stabilizing section (13) and the two transition sections (14); from the end connected to the transition sections (14) to the end connected to the stabilizing sections (13), the arc-shaped sections (15) extend away from the track (10), the stabilizing sections (13) being adapted to overcome the relative distance between the two transition sections (14) by the stress of the arc-shaped sections (15).
7. The empty iron bogie according to claim 1, wherein the connecting ends (31) of the two running wheel brackets (3) are respectively provided with a mounting groove, and both ends of the connecting beam (1) respectively extend into the mounting grooves and are respectively connected with the connecting ends (31) of the two running wheel brackets (3) through the mounting grooves.
8. The empty railway bogie according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting beam (1) comprises a top plate for facing towards the rail (10), a bottom plate for being arranged on the side of the top plate facing away from the rail (10), and two webs welded between the top plate and the bottom plate.
9. Running gear, characterized by comprising an empty iron bogie as claimed in any of claims 1 to 8.
10. A suspended monorail transit system comprising an empty railway bogie as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8.
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