EP2487087B8 - An arrangement for height compensation of a railway wagon - Google Patents

An arrangement for height compensation of a railway wagon Download PDF

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EP2487087B8
EP2487087B8 EP12153685.8A EP12153685A EP2487087B8 EP 2487087 B8 EP2487087 B8 EP 2487087B8 EP 12153685 A EP12153685 A EP 12153685A EP 2487087 B8 EP2487087 B8 EP 2487087B8
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Peter Linde
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KOCKUMS ENGINEERING AB
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61FRAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES
    • B61F5/00Constructional details of bogies; Connections between bogies and vehicle underframes; Arrangements or devices for adjusting or allowing self-adjustment of wheel axles or bogies when rounding curves
    • B61F5/02Arrangements permitting limited transverse relative movements between vehicle underframe or bolster and bogie; Connections between underframes and bogies
    • B61F5/22Guiding of the vehicle underframes with respect to the bogies
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61FRAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES
    • B61F5/00Constructional details of bogies; Connections between bogies and vehicle underframes; Arrangements or devices for adjusting or allowing self-adjustment of wheel axles or bogies when rounding curves
    • B61F5/02Arrangements permitting limited transverse relative movements between vehicle underframe or bolster and bogie; Connections between underframes and bogies
    • B61F5/14Side bearings

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EP3208173B1 (en) * 2016-02-17 2020-06-17 Stadler Rail AG Bogie for a rail vehicle, method for compensating the variation of wheels diameter for rail vehicles and rail vehicle
FR3104525B1 (en) * 2019-12-17 2022-05-06 Alstom Transp Tech Railway vehicle bogie
CN114394120B (en) * 2022-01-19 2023-05-26 中车长江运输设备集团有限公司 High dynamic performance railway wagon bogie

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US3401991A (en) * 1967-10-18 1968-09-17 Unity Railway Supply Co Inc Self-lubricating side bearings
US3586306A (en) * 1969-03-06 1971-06-22 Gen Steel Ind Inc Railway vehicle suspension height adjustment device
JPS5844050Y2 (en) * 1981-06-05 1983-10-05 川崎重工業株式会社 Spring height adjustment device for railway vehicle bogies
US4458605A (en) * 1982-06-14 1984-07-10 The Budd Company Railway truck spring height adjustment device
US5195438A (en) * 1992-02-21 1993-03-23 Bombardier Inc. Height compensation device for railway truck
US5947031A (en) * 1997-10-07 1999-09-07 Buckeye Steel Castings Railway truck leveling valve arrangement for closer overall height control
CN102395501B (en) 2009-04-16 2014-09-24 K科技有限公司 Railway wagon and a method of its loading

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