LOCOMOTIVE BOGIE Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport. SUBSTANCE: locomotive bogie has frame resting onto wheelset axle boxes through resilient members of primary spring suspension, resilient members of secondary spring suspension, side support and pivot. Overframe member is installed above bogie frame. This member is provided with downward bent brackets in its cantilever portion. brackets are connected by two short carriers with bogie frame cantilever lowered to rail heads. Overframe member rests against resilient members of secondary spring suspension arranged over entire length of bogie frame at a distance exceeding that of resilient members of primary spring suspension from longitudinal axis of bogie. Overframe member is connected with locomotive frame through pivot and side supports. EFFECT: increased tractive capacity of bogie and its speed, possibility of negotiating small radius curves. 3 dwg