Railcar bogie

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9376127-B2
Application number	US-201314390863-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2013
Priority date	Apr 6, 2012
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

A railcar bogie includes: a cross beam configured to support a carbody of a railcar; a pair of front and rear axles between which the cross beam is located and which are respectively arranged in front of and behind the cross beam in a railcar longitudinal direction so as to extend in a railcar width direction; bearings respectively provided at both railcar width direction sides of the axles and configured to rotatably support the axles; axle box main bodies configured to respectively accommodate the bearings; plate springs extending in the railcar longitudinal direction to respectively support both railcar width direction end portions of the cross beam, both longitudinal direction end portions of the plate springs being respectively arranged above the axle box main bodies to be respectively supported by the axle box main bodies.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A railcar bogie comprising:
a cross beam configured to support a carbody of a railcar;
a pair of front and rear axles between which the cross beam is located and which are respectively arranged in front of and behind the cross beam in a railcar longitudinal direction so as to extend in a railcar width direction;
bearings respectively provided at both railcar width direction sides of the axles and configured to rotatably support the axles;
axle box main bodies configured to respectively accommodate the bearings;
plate springs extending in the railcar longitudinal direction to respectively support both railcar width direction end portions of the cross beam, both longitudinal direction end portions of the plate springs being respectively arranged above the axle box main bodies to be respectively supported by the axle box main bodies, longitudinal direction middle portions of the plate springs being arranged under the cross beam so as not to be fixed to the cross beam; and
a first side wall arranged at a plate spring longitudinal direction outer side of each of the longitudinal direction end portions of the plate springs and configured to restrict parallel displacement of the plate spring relative to an upper surface of the axle box main body in the longitudinal direction, the first wall restricting the parallel displacement of the plate spring within a first predetermined displacement.

2. The railcar bogie according to claim 1 , further comprising a pair of second side walls respectively arranged at both railcar width direction side surfaces of each of the longitudinal direction end portions of the plate springs and configured to restrict parallel displacement of the plate spring relative to the upper surface of the axle box main body in the railcar width direction, the second wall restricting the parallel displacement of the plate spring within a second predetermined displacement.

3. The railcar bogie according to claim 2 , wherein:
the first side wall and the second side walls constitute a part of a receiving member provided between the axle box main body and the plate spring; and
the receiving member further includes a bottom wall which is formed integrally with the first side wall and the second side walls and at which a lower surface of the longitudinal direction end portion of the plate spring is disposed.

4. The railcar bogie according to claim 3 , further comprising a sheet that is lower in hardness than the plate spring and the bottom wall and sandwiched between the lower surface of the longitudinal direction end portion of the plate spring and an upper surface of the bottom wall.

5. The railcar bogie according to claim 4 , wherein surfaces of the sheet have adhesiveness, the surfaces respectively contacting the plate spring and the bottom wall.

6. The railcar bogie according to claim 1 , wherein a bolt hole is formed at a position of the first side wall, the position being opposed to an end surface of the longitudinal direction end portion of the plate spring.

7. The railcar bogie according to claim 1 , further comprising a spring seat provided at an upper side of each of the axle box main bodies, a position of the spring seat being adjustable relative to the axle box main body, wherein:
an upper surface of the spring seat is inclined obliquely downward toward a longitudinal direction middle side of the plate spring; and
a bolt hole is formed at a position of the first side wall, the position being opposed to a plate spring longitudinal direction outer end surface of the spring seat.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Nishimura Takehiro
• Nakao Shunichi

Classifications

• B61F5/52 Primary

  Bogie frames · CPC title

• B61F5/26

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

• B61F5/32 Primary

  Guides, e.g. plates, for axle-boxes · CPC title

• B61F5/36

  Arrangements for equalising or adjusting the load on wheels or springs, e.g. yokes · CPC title

• B61F5/302

  Leaf springs · CPC title