Bogie frame, bogie assembly and rail vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11155282-B2
Application number	US-201716335227-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2017
Priority date	Sep 21, 2016
Publication date	Oct 26, 2021
Grant date	Oct 26, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a bogie frame, a bogie assembly and a rail vehicle. The bogie frame includes a bogie body, the bogie body being substantially rectangular and including a first connecting beam, a second connecting beam, a third connecting beam and a fourth connecting beam which are sequentially connected end to end, where the first connecting beam is opposite to the third connecting beam, the second connecting beam is opposite to the fourth connecting beam, an electric assembly mounting groove is formed in the fourth connecting beam, the thickness of the fourth connecting beam is greater than the thickness of the second connecting beam, and the top wall of the first connecting beam and the top wall of the third connecting beam are connected between the top wall of the second connecting beam and the top wall of the fourth connecting beam in an arc shape.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bogie frame, comprising:
a bogie body being substantially rectangular and comprising a first connecting beam, a second connecting beam, a third connecting beam and a fourth connecting beam which are sequentially connected end to end, wherein
the first connecting beam is opposite to the third connecting beam,
the second connecting beam is opposite to the fourth connecting beam, wherein the fourth connecting beam has an electric powertrain assembly mounting groove,
a thickness of the fourth connecting beam is greater than a thickness of the second connecting beam, and
a top wall of the first connecting beam and a top wall of the third connecting beam are in an arc shape and are connected between a top wall of the second connecting beam and a top wall of the fourth connecting beam.

2. The bogie frame according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first connecting beam, the second connecting beam, the third connecting beam and the fourth connecting beam comprises an outer side wall and an inner side wall, the outer side wall and the inner side wall connect the top wall and a bottom wall and are spaced apart in inward directions, and a connecting beam reinforcing rib is connected between the outer side wall and the inner side wall.

3. The bogie frame according to claim 2 , wherein the top wall of the first connecting beam, the top wall of the second connecting beam and the top wall of the third connecting beam are of a split structure, the top wall of the fourth connecting beam comprises two sections positioned at two sides of the electric powertrain assembly mounting groove, and the two sections of the top wall of the fourth connecting beam are integrated with the top wall of the first connecting beam and the top wall of the third connecting beam respectively.

4. The bogie frame according to claim 1 , further comprising two suspension support seats substantially in a horizontal level and connected to two opposite sides of the bogie body respectively, wherein transitions between the bogie body and the suspension support seats are smooth, and a rail recess is defined by the suspension support seats and the bogie body.

5. The bogie frame according to claim 4 , wherein the two suspension support seats are respectively connected to the second connecting beam and the fourth connecting beam, a plurality of connecting reinforcing ribs are spaced apart on the lower surface of a connection between the suspension support seats and the bogie body, the distance between the upper surface of the second connecting beam and the upper surface of the corresponding suspension support seat is 480 millimeter (mm) to 660 mm, and the distance between the upper surface of the fourth connecting beam and the upper surface of the corresponding suspension support seat is 620 mm to 800 mm.

6. The bogie frame according to claim 1 , further comprising a horizontal wheel mounting seat and a horizontal wheel mounting seat reinforcing rib on the bogie frame wherein the horizontal wheel mounting seat reinforcing rib is corresponding to the horizontal wheel mounting seat.

7. A bogie assembly, comprising
a bogie frame comprising a suspension support seat connected to a bogie body, wherein:
the bogie body has a running wheel mounting groove,
the bogie body has a first connecting beam and a third connecting beam with respective guide wheel mounting seats, a second connecting beam, and a fourth connecting beam,
wherein the first connecting beam, the second connecting beam, the third connecting beam, and the fourth connecting beam are sequentially connected end to end,
the fourth connecting beam includes an electric powertrain assembly mounting groove,
a thickness of the fourth connecting beam is greater than a thickness of the second connecting beam,
a top wall of the first connecting beam and a top wall of the third connecting beam are in an arc shape and are connected between a top wall of the second connecting beam and a top wall of the fourth connecting beam, and
the suspension support seat has a steady wheel mounting seat.

8. The bogie assembly according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a running wheel rotationally mounted in the running wheel mounting groove;
an electric powertrain assembly mounted in the electric powertrain assembly mounting groove, wherein the electric powertrain assembly drives the running wheel to rotate;
a suspension system mounted on the suspension support seat;
a guide wheel mounted on each of the guide wheel mounting seats;
a steady wheel mounted on the steady wheel mounting seat; and
a traction mechanism connected between the bogie frame and a vehicle body, wherein the traction mechanism is configured to haul the vehicle body.

9. The bogie assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the suspension support seat includes two suspension support seats that are respectively connected to the second connecting beam and the fourth connecting beam,
the first connecting beam, the second connecting beam, the third connecting beam, the fourth connecting beam and the two suspension support seats define a rail recess,
the suspension system includes two suspension systems that are symmetrically arranged with respect to the center of the bogie frame, and
the two suspension systems correspond to the two suspension support seats respectively.

10. The bogie assembly according to claim 8 , further comprising an axial restrict component and a radial restrict component arranged at the electric powertrain assembly mounting groove, wherein:
the electric powertrain assembly is fixed to the axial restrict component and the radial restrict component;
the axial restrict component is of a plate structure and is perpendicular to the axis of the electric powertrain assembly, the axial restrict component is substantially in a U shape, and a plurality of mounting holes are arranged in an extended direction of the axial restrict component; and
the radial restrict component includes two radial restrict components that are of a plate structure, the two radial restrict components are respectively positioned at two sides of the electric powertrain assembly, and the two radial restrict components have mounting holes respectively.

11. The bogie assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the suspension system comprises a vehicle body connecting seat, an elastic component, a transverse damper and a vertical damper, wherein
the vehicle body connecting seat comprises an upper plate suitable for being connected to the vehicle body, a web plate positioned below the upper plate and connected to the upper plate, and a lower plate positioned below the web plate and connected to the web plate, wherein a buffer cushion is set up on a surface of the upper plate facing the vehicle body, and
the vehicle body connecting seat is positioned above the suspension support seat, the elastic component is connected between the vehicle body connecting seat and the suspension support seat, the transverse damper is hinged between the vehicle body connecting seat and the bogie body, and the vertical damper is hinged between the vehicle body connecting seat and the suspension support seat.

12. The bogie assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the web plate includes a long web plate and a short web plate with different lengths, one end of the long web plate is hinged to the transverse damper, the other end of the long web plate and one end of the short web plate are both hinged to the vertical damper, and the one end of the short web plate is adjacent to the other end of the long web plate.

13. The bogie assembly according to claim 12 , further comprising
a suspension stop component set up on a

Assignees

• Byd Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Daolin
• Liu Huiyue
• Tan Zhicheng
• Feng Qihua

Classifications

• B61F5/02

  Arrangements permitting limited transverse relative movements between vehicle underframe or bolster and bogie; Connections between underframes and bogies · CPC title

• B61B13/04

  Monorail systems · CPC title

• B60G13/003

  characterised by the mounting on the vehicle body or chassis of the damper unit · CPC title

• B61F5/04

  Bolster supports or mountings (side bearings B61F5/14) · CPC title

• B60Y2200/30

  Railway vehicles · CPC title