RAIL VEHICLE BODY-TO-BOGIE SIDE SUPPORT Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport. SUBSTANCE: support has flexible member and support plates secured on body and bogie. One end of flexible member is directly coupled with support plate, and other end is coupled through side bearer arranged between guides on support plate. Support has special arrangement to limit horizontal displacement of side bearer relative to support plate of opposite end of flexible member. This arrangement is made in form of combination of flat stops, whose working surfaces are square to support plate guides, and bracket on which lever with stop cams is hinge mounted. Clearance is provided between cams and working surfaces of stops. Lever is coupled with body bracket by means of carrier and hinge joints. EFFECT: enhanced reliability of flexible side support through which body rests on bogie by elimination of abrasive wear in mechanism adjusting side bearer displacement. 5 cl, 4 dwg