PASSENGER CAR BOGIE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to designing of passenger car bogie operating at speeds of 160 km/h and higher. Proposed passenger car bogie contains frame consisting of two box-shaped side beams in middle part and closed by tubular cross beams furnished with torsional suspension. Said torsional suspension includes two semi-torsion bars on one axle secured in tubular beams furnished with splined bushings. Splined bushing designed for fastening torsional bars is made in form of T-shaped bracket whose tail part is secured in axial beam closing tubular cross beams. EFFECT: simplified design of bogie, improved reliability, reduced nomenclature of used tire-sizes of springs. 2 cl, 4 dwg