Railcar axle box suspension

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9592840-B2
Application number	US-201415102160-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2014
Priority date	Dec 5, 2013
Publication date	Mar 14, 2017
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017

Abstract

A railcar axle box suspension includes a coupling mechanism configured to couple an axle box to a bogie frame, and the coupling mechanism includes: an axle beam including a tubular portion; a core rod inserted through the tubular portion, protruding portions being provided at both sides of the core rod; a pair of receiving seats provided at the bogie frame and including fitting grooves, the protruding portions being fitted in the fitting grooves; a pair of lid members supporting the respective protruding portions; fastening mechanisms fixing the lid members to the receiving seats; and locking members. Each of the receiving seats includes a first screw hole. Each of the lid members includes a first insertion hole and a second screw hole. Each of the fastening mechanisms includes: a first bolt; a second bolt; and a plate having a fitting hole and a second insertion hole, the fitting hole being fitted to a head portion of the first bolt and restricting rotation of the first bolt, a shaft portion of the second bolt being inserted through the second insertion hole. The first bolt is threadedly engaged with the first screw hole through the first insertion hole. The fitting hole of the plate is fitted to the head portion of the first bolt, and the second bolt is threadedly engaged with the second screw hole through the second insertion hole. Each of the locking members restricts rotation of the second bolt relative to the second screw hole.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A railcar axle box suspension comprising a coupling mechanism configured to couple an axle box to a bogie frame,
the coupling mechanism including
an axle beam extending from the axle box along a car longitudinal direction and including a tubular portion, the tubular portion being located at an extending direction end portion of the axle beam and being open to both sides in a car width direction,
a core rod inserted through an internal space of the tubular portion and extending in the car width direction, protruding portions being provided at both respective car width direction sides of the core rod,
a pair of receiving seats provided at the bogie frame and including respective fitting grooves, the protruding portions being fitted in the respective fitting grooves,
a pair of lid members supporting the respective protruding portions fitted in the fitting grooves,
fastening mechanisms fixing the lid members to the receiving seats, and
locking members for the fastening mechanisms,

the receiving seats each including a first screw hole having an inner peripheral surface, an internal thread being formed on the inner peripheral surface,
the lid members each including a first insertion hole and a second screw hole having an inner peripheral surface, an internal thread being formed on the inner peripheral surface,
the fastening mechanisms each including
a first bolt threadedly engaged with the internal thread of the first screw hole,
a second bolt threadedly engaged with the internal thread of the second screw hole, and
a plate having a fitting hole and a second insertion hole, the fitting hole being fitted to a head portion of the first bolt and restricting rotation of the first bolt, a shaft portion of the second bolt being inserted through the second insertion hole,

the first bolt being threadedly engaged with the first screw hole through the first insertion hole,
the fitting hole of the plate being fitted to the head portion of the first bolt, and the second bolt being threadedly engaged with the second screw hole through the second insertion hole, and
the locking members each restricting at least rotation of the second bolt relative to the second screw hole.

2. The railcar axle box suspension according to claim 1 , wherein:
the second bolt of each of the fastening mechanisms comprises a plurality of second bolts;
each of the locking members includes a wire lock provided at a head portion of one of the second bolts and a head portion of the other second bolt.

3. The railcar axle box suspension according to claim 2 , wherein the wire lock includes a wire wound around the head portion of one of the adjacent two second bolts in one direction and also wound around the head portion of the other second bolt in a direction opposite to the one direction.

4. The railcar axle box suspension according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of the lid members includes
a base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface,
a first projecting portion projecting upward from the upper surface and contacting the protruding portion, and
a second projecting portion projecting lower than the lower surface and having a bottom surface located lower than the lower surface;

the first insertion hole is formed on the lower surface;
the second screw hole is formed on the bottom surface;
the head portion of the first bolt projects lower than the bottom surface;
with the head portion of the first bolt fitted in the fitting hole, the plate is provided in surface contact with the bottom surface, and a head portion of the second bolt projects lower than the head portion of the first bolt.

5. The railcar axle box suspension according to claim 4 , wherein:
the base portion is long and is fixed to the receiving seat along the car longitudinal direction; and
the second projecting portion comprises a pair of second projecting portions located at both respective ends of the base portion.

6. The railcar axle box suspension according to claim 1 , wherein the first screw hole of each of the receiving seats comprises first screw holes located at respective positions of lower surfaces of the receiving seat, the lower surfaces being located at respective front and rear sides of the fitting groove in the car longitudinal direction and opposing the lid member.

7. The railcar axle box suspension according to claim 1 , further comprising a frame located lower than the axle beam, crossing the axle beam along the car width direction, and fixed to the receiving seats.

8. The railcar axle box suspension according to claim 7 , wherein:
a third insertion hole is formed on the axle beam; and
the frame includes a columnar portion inserted through the third insertion hole.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Okumura Yasufumi
• Nishimura Takehiro
• Ando Shintaro
• Nakao Shunichi

Classifications

• B61F15/00

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

• B61F5/302 Primary

  Leaf springs · CPC title

• B61F5/28 Primary

  Axle-boxes integral with, or directly secured to, vehicle or bogie underframes · CPC title

• B61F5/32

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