Railway vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11084509-B2
Application number	US-201716349472-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 2, 2017
Priority date	Nov 21, 2016
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

This railway vehicle is provided with: a bracket including a contact surface which is in contact with a second surface of a second plate member, and also including a recess which is provided in a portion facing an uneven surface; and a dynamic vibration absorber including a damper section which is located on the side opposite the contact surface and which is affixed to the bracket, and also including a weight section which is disposed on the side opposite the side to which the bracket is provided and which is disposed on the damper section. The bracket is separated from the uneven surface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A railway vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body;
a suspension frame having a first plate member which is fixed to a lower portion of the vehicle body and extends downward from the vehicle body and in a traveling direction of the vehicle body, a second plate member having a first surface which is in contact with an end surface of the first plate member, and a second surface which is located on the side opposite to the first surface, a welded portion which is disposed on the first surface and connects the first plate member and the second plate member to each other, and an uneven surface which includes a plurality of concavities and convexities provided in a portion which is located on the side opposite to the welded portion, of the second surface;
a bogie device which includes a driving source and a wheel set which is rotationally driven by the driving source;
a traction link which is connected to the wheel set and the suspension frame and extends in the traveling direction of the vehicle body;
a bracket which includes a contact surface which is in contact with the second surface, and a recess provided in a portion facing the uneven surface; and
a dynamic vibration absorber which includes a damper section which is located on the side opposite to the contact surface and fixed to the bracket, and a weight section which is located on the side opposite to the side where the bracket is provided, and is disposed on the damper section,
wherein the bracket is separated from the uneven surface.

2. The railway vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the second surface of the second plate member connected to the end surface of the first plate member is inclined with respect to an up-down direction of the vehicle body and the traveling direction of the vehicle body.

3. The railway vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a protective cover having a shape which surrounds the dynamic vibration absorber, and attachable and detachable to and from the bracket.

4. The railway vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a hinge part provided on a side wall of the bracket;
a protective cover having a shape which surrounds the dynamic vibration absorber, and supported by the hinge part so as to be openable and closable with respect to the dynamic vibration absorber; and
a position restricting mechanism provided on the side wall of the bracket and the protective cover to restrict a position of the protective cover in a state where the protective cover is closed.

5. The railway vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a guide mechanism for guiding the weight section in an extending direction of a central axis of the dynamic vibration absorber.

6. The railway vehicle according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a hinge part provided at the guide mechanism;
a protective cover having a shape which surrounds a portion exposed from the guide mechanism, of the dynamic vibration absorber, and supported by the hinge part so as to be openable and closable with respect to the guide mechanism; and
a position restricting mechanism which restricts a position of the protective cover in a state where the protective cover is closed.

7. The railway vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a reinforcing plate for reinforcing the suspension frame is provided at the suspension frame corresponding to a disposition position of the bracket.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Eng Ltd

Inventors

• Kuroki Katsuya
• Kawauchi Akihisa
• Kono Hiroyuki
• KORA Takeshi
• Mitsui Yoshinori
• Hayashi Eigo

Classifications

• B62D1/265 Primary

  especially adapted for guiding road vehicles carrying loads or passengers, e.g. in urban networks for public transportation · CPC title

• F16F15/02

  Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating systems ({F16F15/005 takes precedence } ; layered products B32B; suppression of vibration in ships B63; {relieving load on bearings, using magnetic means F16C39/06}) · CPC title

• B61F5/38

  Arrangements or devices for adjusting or allowing self- adjustment of wheel axles or bogies when rounding curves, e.g. sliding axles, swinging axles · CPC title

• B61F5/52

  Bogie frames · CPC title

• B61F5/24 Primary

  Means for damping or minimising the canting, skewing, pitching, or plunging movements of the underframes · CPC title