RAIL VEHICLE RUNNING GEAR (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport. SUBSTANCE: running gear has frame coupled by primary suspension springs with wheels or wheelset, shock absorber to decrease vibration and vibration absorbing support. Support has swinging members secured for movement on levers, and shaft. At least one swinging member is slave mechanism in form of operating cylinder or mechanical linear drive to compensate for deformation of shaft by extending and retracting. Bogie or body are coupled with frame through secondary suspension springs. According to other design version slave member in form of, operating cylinder or mechanism linear drive to compensate for deformation of shaft by extending and retracting is build into support rotating shaft. EFFECT: simplified design of running gear which can be used in cars with maximum possible cross-section. 7 cl, 3 dwg