DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE GEARED WHEEL UNIT Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC B61C11/02 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to railway vehicles, particularly, to diesel locomotive geared wheel units. Diesel locomotive geared wheel unit comprises a wheel pair with axle boxes connected with an extra beam rigidly attached to the traction motor. Motor is equipped with a spring suspension connected to the locomotive bogie frame. On the bogie frame crossmember there is a torque hydraulic cylinder. Shaft of the hydraulic cylinder is rigidly fixed on the horizontal section of the extra beam. Spring suspension of the traction motor is movably arranged in a curved guide rigidly fixed on the bogie frame. Torque hydraulic cylinder is connected via pipelines with a hydraulic control valve, the spool of which is rigidly connected both with the locomotive body and with a hydraulic station arranged in the said body.

EFFECT: provided is reduced wear of wheel flanges at passing curved track sections by the locomotive.

1 cl, 3 dwg