LINE FOR MOUNTING AXLE BOXES ON RAIL VEHICLE WHEELSETS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport. SUBSTANCE: mounting line has conveyor 1 for transportation of wheelset 2 along assembly positions, wheelset storage transporter 2, component storage transporter 11 and devices for assembling and lubricating axle boxes with bearing units, hot-fitting of labyrinth and inner races of bearings onto axle journals, labyrinth and bearing races cooling devices with cooling system and devices for assembling axle box units with wheelsets. All these devices arranged in processing direction engage with conveyor. Storage transporter 3 of wheelsets 2 is arranged along conveyor 1 whose loading part 7 is located in zone of discharge portion 6 of storage transporter 3 being inter coupled by additional transportation means 8 installed for movement above component storage transporter. The latter is located at both sides of conveyor below the level of journals of transported wheelsets 2 for engagement with assembly positions. Cooling system is placed inside conveyor. Its cooling member 37 is made in form of reservoir mounted along conveyor framework. Line has trestle 28 located above conveyor on bearing race cooling position. Trestle has section for assembling fastening and inspection covers 29. This section is coupled with conveyor on fastening cover mounted position by means of transportation means. EFFECT: facilitated mounting of axle boxes. 3 cl, 4 dwg