Railcar bogie

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9855959-B2
Application number	US-201414787025-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 14, 2014
Priority date	Apr 24, 2013
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

A railcar bogie includes: a bogie frame including a cross beam and plate springs and being rotatable relative to a bolster in a yawing direction, the cross beam extending in a car width direction, the plate springs supporting both respective car width direction end portions of the cross beam and extending in a car longitudinal direction; and stoppers provided at the bogie frame and configured to contact interference members to restrict a rotation range of the bogie frame when the bogie frame rotates relative to the bolster in the yawing direction, the interference members being connected to the bolster. When the bogie frame is located at a neutral position relative to the bolster in the yawing direction, the stoppers are arranged at car width direction lateral sides of the cross beam so as to overlap the cross beam in a side view.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bogie for supporting a carbody of a railcar,
the bogie comprising:
a bogie frame including a cross beam and side members and being rotatable relative to the carbody in a yawing direction, the cross beam extending in a car width direction, the side members supporting both respective car width direction end portions of the cross beam and extending in a car longitudinal direction; and
a stopper provided at the bogie frame and configured to contact an interference member to restrict a rotation range of the bogie frame when the bogie frame rotates relative to the carbody in the yawing direction, the interference member being connected to the carbody,
wherein when the bogie frame is located at a neutral position relative to the carbody in the yawing direction, the stopper is not in contact with the interference member and is arranged at a ear width direction lateral side of the cross beam so as to overlap the cross beam in a side view.

2. The railcar bogie according to claim 1 , wherein the side members are plate springs which contact and support the respective ear width direction end portions of the cross beam from below.

3. The railcar bogie according to claim 1 , further comprising a bolster which supports the carbody via air springs, wherein:
the bogie frame supports the bolster such that the bolster is rotatable relative to the bogie frame in the yawing direction, and
the interference member is provided at the bolster.

4. The railcar bogie according to claim 3 , wherein:
a bracket, to which a bolster anchor is attached, is provided at a car width direction end portion of the bolster and projects downward from the bolster, and
the interference member is provided at a car width direction inner side of the bracket.

5. A bogie for supporting a carbody of a railcar,
the bogie comprising:
a bogie frame including a cross beam and side members and being rotatable relative to the carbody in a yawing direction, the cross beam extending in a car width direction, the side members supporting both respective car width direction end portions of the cross beam and extending in a car longitudinal direction; and
a stopper provided at the bogie frame and configured to contact an interference member to restrict a rotation range of the bogie frame when the bogie frame rotates relative to the carbody in the yawing direction, the interference member being connected to the carbody, wherein:
when the bogie frame is located at a neutral position relative to the carbody in the yawing direction, the stopper is arranged at a car width direction lateral side of the cross beam so as to overlap the cross beam in a side view;
the stopper comprises a plurality of stoppers;
the interference member comprises a plurality of interference members;
the plurality of stoppers includes a first stopper located at a first side in the car longitudinal direction and a second stopper located at a second side in the car longitudinal direction;
the first stopper is located above the second stopper;
the plurality of interference members includes a first interference member located at the first side in the car longitudinal direction and a second interference member located at the second side in the car longitudinal direction;
the first interference member is located under the second interference member;
the first stopper is located on a trajectory of a movement of the second interference member relative to the bogie frame, the trajectory being drawn when the bogie frame rotates relative to the carbody toward a first rotation side; and
the second stopper is located on a trajectory of a movement of the first interference member relative to the bogie frame, the trajectory being drawn when the bogie frame rotates relative to the carbody toward a second rotation side.

6. The railcar bogie according to claim 5 , wherein the first stopper is located above a trajectory of the movement of the first interference member relative to the bogie frame so as to overlap the trajectory in a plan view, the trajectory being drawn when the bogie frame rotates relative to the carbody toward the first rotation side or the second rotation side.

7. The railcar bogie according to claim 5 , wherein the second stopper is located under a trajectory of the movement of the second interference member relative to the bogie frame so as to overlap the trajectory in a plan view, the trajectory being drawn when the bogie frame rotates relative to the carbody toward the first rotation side or the second rotation side.

8. The railcar bogie according to claim 5 , wherein when the bogie frame is located at the neutral position relative to the carbody in the yawing direction, the first stopper is located above the first interference member so as to overlap the first interference member in a plan view.

9. The railcar bogie according to claim 5 , wherein the side members are plate springs which contact and support the respective car width direction end portions of the cross beam from below.

10. The railcar bogie according to according to claim 5 , further comprising a bolster which supports the carbody via air springs, wherein:
the bogie frame supports the bolster such that the bolster is rotatable relative to the bogie frame in the yawing direction, and
the interference member is provided at the bolster.

11. The railcar bogie according to according to claim 10 , wherein:
a bracket, to which a bolster anchor is attached, is provided at a car width direction end portion of the bolster and projects downward from the bolster, and
the interference member is provided at a car width direction inner side of the bracket.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Nishimura Takehiro
• Nakao Shunichi

Classifications

• B61F5/52

  Bogie frames · CPC title

• B61F5/16 Primary

  Centre bearings or other swivel connections between underframes and bolsters or bogies · CPC title

• B61F5/302

  Leaf springs · CPC title

• B61F5/14

  Side bearings · CPC title

• B61F3/02

  with more than one axle · CPC title