RAILWAY VEHICLE WHEELSETS SELF-ALIGNMENT DEVICE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; rolling stock bogie devices providing radial alignment of wheelsets when negotiating curvilinear sections of tracks. SUBSTANCE: device has axle box and two hinge joint links connecting axle box with bogie frame. Rubber-and-metal bearing is installed at one side of each link and hinged bearing is mounted at other side and also end face bushings with taper holes for limiting turning of shaft in hinged bearing and with outer spherical surface, end face stops with inner conical surface engaging with outer spherical surface of end face bushings and split retaining washers for fixing end face stops on shaft. EFFECT: improved self-alignment of wheelsets. 2 dwg