Railway vehicle and axle box structure thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10196075-B2
Application number	US-201515112989-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2015
Priority date	Jan 16, 2015
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

A railway vehicle and an axle box structure thereof are provided. The axle box structure includes an axle box body and a positioning node mounting seat. The axle box body includes an upper box body and a lower box body. The upper box body and the lower box body enclose a bearing mounting chamber together. A lower end surface of the upper box body has a convex portion, and an upper end surface of the lower box body has a concave portion. A first semi-circular hole and a second semi-circular hole are respectively provided at the middle of the upper box body and the lower box body. If the convex portion and the concave portion are assembled in a sealed coupling manner, the bearing mounting chamber is formed by the first semi-circular hole and the second semi-circular hole.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An axle box structure for a railway vehicle, comprising an axle box body and a positioning node mounting seat, wherein a bearing mounting chamber is provided in the axle box body, the positioning node mounting seat is provided with a mounting chamber for mounting a positioning node, wherein the axle box body is a separated structure which comprises an upper box body and a lower box body cooperated in a sealed manner, the upper box body and the lower box body enclose the bearing mounting chamber together, and the upper box body and the lower box body are connected by a bolt, the positioning node mounting seat is integrally formed with the upper box body,
a lower end surface of the upper box body has a convex portion extending downwardly at each of two outer lateral edges in an axial direction, an upper end surface of the lower box body has a concave portion concaved downwardly at each of two outer lateral edges, a first semi-circular hole and a second semi-circular hole are respectively provided at the middle of the upper box body and the lower box body, and if the convex portion and the concave portion are assembled in a sealed coupling manner, the bearing mounting chamber is formed by the first semi-circular hole and the second semi-circular hole, and
a wheel set lifting seat is further provided on an outer wall of the upper box body, the wheel set lifting seat is provided with a vertical lifting hole, a railway guard mounting seat for mounting and fixing a railway guard of the railway vehicle is further provided at a bottom of an outer wall of the lower box body.

2. The axle box structure for the railway vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the convex portion further has a first boss extending outwardly, the concave portion has a second boss extending outwardly, the first boss is provided with an internal threaded hole, and the second boss is provided with a through hole, the upper box body and the lower box body are fixedly connected to each other by a bolt arranged in both the through hole and the internal threaded hole.

3. The axle box structure for the railway vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein in the axial direction, each of two ends of the first boss has an extended portion extending outwardly, each of the two extended portions is provided with a vertical damper mounting seat in cooperation with a vertical damper of the railway vehicle.

4. The axle box structure for the railway vehicle according to claim 3 , further comprising a positioning pin, wherein the positioning pin comprises a large diameter section at a middle portion and a small diameter section at each of two ends of the large diameter section, and a countersink is further provided on an upper end surface of the second boss, and the height of the large diameter section is lower than the height of a large hole of the countersink, a positioning hole is also provided at a matching position of a lower end surface of the first boss, and when the upper box body is assembled in cooperation with the lower box body, the two small diameter sections are respectively arranged in the small hole of the countersink and in the positioning hole.

5. The axle box structure for the railway vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the positioning node mounting seat comprises a left mounting seat and a right mounting seat, and the left mounting seat is integrally formed with the upper box body, each of the left mounting seat and the right mounting seat has an inwardly recessed portion, and after the left mounting seat and the right mounting seat are fixed with each other, the two recessed portions form a mounting cavity for the positioning node.

6. The axle box structure for the railway vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein a box body wall of the lower box body is provided with an oil drain hole, and a removable plug is provided in the oil drain hole.

7. The axle box structure for the railway vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the positioning node mounting seat comprises a left mounting seat and a right mounting seat, and the left mounting seat is integrally formed with the upper box body, each of the left mounting seat and the right mounting seat has an inwardly recessed portion, and after the left mounting seat and the right mounting seat are fixed with each other, the two recessed portions form a mounting cavity for the positioning node.

8. The axle box structure for the railway vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein a box body wall of the lower box body is provided with an oil drain hole, and a removable plug is provided in the oil drain hole.

9. The axle box structure for the railway vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein ends of the upper box body and the lower box body connecting to an end cover are further respectively provided with a first draining groove and a second draining groove in a circumferential direction, and after the upper box body and the lower box body are assembled, the first draining groove and the second draining groove form an annular groove.

10. The axle box structure for the railway vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the positioning node mounting seat comprises a left mounting seat and a right mounting seat, and the left mounting seat is integrally formed with the upper box body, each of the left mounting seat and the right mounting seat has an inwardly recessed portion, and after the left mounting seat and the right mounting seat are fixed with each other, the two recessed portions form a mounting cavity for the positioning node.

11. The axle box structure for the railway vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein a box body wall of the lower box body is provided with an oil drain hole, and a removable plug is provided in the oil drain hole.

12. The axle box structure for the railway vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the positioning node mounting seat comprises a left mounting seat and a right mounting seat, and the left mounting seat is integrally formed with the upper box body, each of the left mounting seat and the right mounting seat has an inwardly recessed portion, and after the left mounting seat and the right mounting seat are fixed with each other, the two recessed portions form a mounting cavity for the positioning node.

13. The axle box structure for the railway vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein a box body wall of the lower box body is provided with an oil drain hole, and a removable plug is provided in the oil drain hole.

14. A railway vehicle, comprising A railway vehicle, comprising:
a wheel set,
a frame, and
an axle box structure mounted between the wheel set and the frame according to claim 1 ,
wherein the frame is provided with a side beam for mounting the positioning node cooperatively.

Assignees

• Crrc Qingdao Sifang Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Peidong
• Zhou Pingyu
• Zhou Xiaojiang
• Lv Xiaojun
• Wang Daqiang

Classifications

• B61F15/12

  with roller, needle, or ball bearings · CPC title

• B61F15/26 Primary

  Covers; Sealing thereof · CPC title

• B61F5/26 Primary

  Mounting or securing axle-boxes in vehicle or bogie underframes · CPC title

• B61F15/00 Primary

  Axle-boxes (mounting or securing axle-boxes B61F5/26; lubrication B61F17/00; bearings in general F16C) · CPC title

• B61F15/20

  Details · CPC title