LOCOMOTIVE BOGIE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; locomotives. SUBSTANCE: bogie has frame with central cross beam, wheelsets combined in pairs by longitudinal arms forming movable modules with spherical bearings on axle necks, traction electric motors resting on wheelsets through motor-axle antifriction bearings and transmitting torque through gear train, pivot, roller supports with rubber shock absorbers for connecting bogie frame with locomotive body, and follow-up system to automatically control the movement of bogie in rail gauge and provided with actuating hydraulic drive and power cylinders. Central cross beam of frame is hinge-connected in longitudinal symmetry plane of bogie with hoods of nearest traction motors by means of inclined tie-rods. One of ends of longitudinal arms of each double-axle module is hinge-connected, through power cylinders of follow-up system actuating hydraulic drive, with bogie frame. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities and improved reliability. 3 cl, 5 dwg