SIX-AXLE RAIL VEHICLE WITH THREE-AXLE BOGIES (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC B61F5/02 

FIELD: railway transport.

SUBSTANCE: proposed six-axle rail vehicle contains frame and body 1 resting on three-axle bogies 4 with frame 5. According to first design version, extreme and middle wheelsets of six-axle rail vehicle are provided with bellcranks 11 hinge-connected or rigidly connected by lower ends with axle boxes 7, hinge-connected by middle parts through longitudinal ties with frames of bogies, and by upper ends hinge-connected by longitudinal ties with frame or body of six-axle rail vehicle. According to second design version, extreme and middle wheelsets of six-axle vehicle are furnished bellcranks which are hinge-connected or rigidly connected with axle boxes of extreme wheelsets by their lower ends, and are connected with axle boxes of middle wheelsets by middle parts. Bellcranks of extreme wheelsets are hinge-connected by middle parts, and bellcranks of middle wheelsets are hinge-connected by lower ends by longitudinal links or tie-rods with frame of bogies and bellcranks of extreme and middle wheelsets are hinge-connected by upper ends by longitudinal links or tie-rods with frame or body of six-axle rail vehicle.

EFFECT: increased load capacity, improved dynamic and operating characteristics, provision of radial setting of wheelsets axles, reduced resistance to running, wear of tires and flanges.

5 cl, 4 dwg