GB1217372A - Improvements in and relating to vehicle suspension systems - Google Patents
Improvements in and relating to vehicle suspension systemsInfo
- Publication number
- GB1217372A GB1217372A GB4969968A GB4969968A GB1217372A GB 1217372 A GB1217372 A GB 1217372A GB 4969968 A GB4969968 A GB 4969968A GB 4969968 A GB4969968 A GB 4969968A GB 1217372 A GB1217372 A GB 1217372A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- axles
- axle box
- lever
- arms
- housing
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61F—RAIL 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
- B61F5/00—Constructional 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
- B61F5/26—Mounting or securing axle-boxes in vehicle or bogie underframes
- B61F5/30—Axle-boxes mounted for movement under spring control in vehicle or bogie underframes
- B61F5/32—Guides, e.g. plates, for axle-boxes
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
Abstract
1,217,372. Triaxle bogies. DUNLOP CO. Ltd. 26 June, 1969 [29 June, 1968; 19 Oct., 1968], Nos. 31202/68 and 49699/68. Heading B7L. A vehicle suspension system, e.g. for rail vehicle bogies comprises a load supporting body 1 supported on three axles (only two of which 3, 4, are shown) by means of four rigid levers 2, one end of each lever being resiliently mounted on each axle box 10 of the two end axles, the other end of each lever being resiliently mounted on the adjacent axle box 7 of the central axle 4, each lever being pivotally connected at 15 to the body structure 1 so as to be capable of pivoting with respect to the vehicle body about a horizontal axis. Housings 6, 9 are arranged around each axle box 7, 10, and are held in position by a pair of " chevron " springs 8, 11, 12 each comprising V-shaped rubber blocks interposed between and bonded to V-shaped metal plates. Each housing 9 on the end axles 3 is formed integrally with its associated lever 2 which comprises two metal plates, Fig. 2 (not shown), extending normally to the axles 3, 4, each arm being pivoted to lugs 14 extending downwards from the supporting structure 1 by means of a rubber bushed bolt 15. The arms 13 are secured to the central axle box housing 6 by means of single rubber block " chevron " spring 16. The position of the pivot 15 on each arm 2 is chosen to give the desired load distribution between the axles 3, 4. To reduce rocking and tilting of the central axle box housing 6, longitudinal link members 19 are pivoted by means of rubber bushed pins 20, 21, to the central axle housing 6 and the adjacent lever arms 2 respectively, the links 19 lying in the horizontal plane passing through the axles. In a modification, Fig. 5 (not shown), the " chevron " springs 16 and associated abutment surfaces on the arms 2 and axle box housing 6 are inclined to the horizontal plane when considered in a cross-sectional plane normal to the axles so that the loads applied to the axle box housing 6 by the arms 2 act substantially radially with respect to the central axle, reducing the tendency for the central axle to tilt under braking torque, and enabling the length of the wheel base of the bogie to be reduced. The bogie is attached to a vehicle body by means of a central bushed king pin pivot, Fig. 2 (not shown).
Priority Applications (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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BE735331D BE735331A (en) | 1968-06-29 | 1969-06-27 | |
SE921769A SE354243B (en) | 1968-06-29 | 1969-06-27 | |
NO270069A NO124914B (en) | 1968-06-29 | 1969-06-27 | |
RO6038369A RO58358A (en) | 1968-06-29 | 1969-06-30 | |
FR6922250A FR2012014A1 (en) | 1968-06-29 | 1969-06-30 |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB3120268 | 1968-06-29 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB1217372A true GB1217372A (en) | 1970-12-31 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB4969968A Expired GB1217372A (en) | 1968-06-29 | 1968-06-29 | Improvements in and relating to vehicle suspension systems |
Country Status (1)
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GB (1) | GB1217372A (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2158023A (en) * | 1984-04-27 | 1985-11-06 | Hitachi Ltd | Rail vehicle truck with wheelsets mounted for optimal self-steering on curved track |
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1968
- 1968-06-29 GB GB4969968A patent/GB1217372A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2158023A (en) * | 1984-04-27 | 1985-11-06 | Hitachi Ltd | Rail vehicle truck with wheelsets mounted for optimal self-steering on curved track |
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