SPRING SUSPENSION OF RAIL VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; diesel locomotives, electric locomotives, rail cars. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to design of devices used for axle-box spring suspension of rail vehicles. Device has axle boxes, each provided with ring-hand and left-hand brackets. Spring differing in sense of winding are installed on left-hand and right-hand Brackets (left-hand helix and right-hand helix springs). EFFECT: elimination of misalignment of axle boxes relative to wheelset axles and misalignment of wheelsets relative to vehicle bogie or body. 2 cl, 1 dwg