RAIL VEHICLE SIDE SLIDING BASE Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; shunting and freight diesel locomotives. SUBSTANCE: side sliding base has support plate 1 rigidly secured on bogie frame (not shown in drawing). Mounted on plate for travel is seat 3 accommodating rubber-metal member 5 secured by centering bolt 7 and holder 4 arranged coaxially with bolt and holder. Rubber-metal member has catches 9 on upper surface for engagement with bevel ring 10. Bevel ring 10 is connected with body frame by means of cylindrical cup 11 and with holder 4, may means of flexible plates 12 secured in horizontal plane on radii relative to bevel support ring 10 and holder 4. Flexible plates 12 rest between points of attachment on projections 13 made at edges of bevel support ring 10. Thanks to it sag "a" pointed upwards is formed in flexible plates 12. Value of sag "a" is equal to static sag of support ring 10 exposed to full vertical load. EFFECT: enhanced traction characteristics of diesel locomotives. 3 dwg