The invention relates to a variable gauge bogie with rotating axles and fixed track gauge change installation. The bogie comprises: a bearing platform of a railway wagon; at least one rotating axle (2) including in its outer areas bearing parts (10) of the suspension springs (11) of said platform internally including bearings (12) on which two wheels (1) are assembled by means of a coupling device which allows their lateral movement and has connected thereto locking guides (18) by means of which said lateral movement is controlled so as to be located in the positions corresponding to the two track gauges; and a track gauge change device housed in said bearing parts (10) based on the cooperation of said locking guides (18) and a lock (22) which is vertically movable when actuated by locking/unlocking guides (24) provided in a fixed installation for performing the track gauge change.
VARIABLE-WIDTH BOGIE WITH ROTATING AXLES AND A STATIONARY APPARATUS FOR CHANGING TRACK WIDTH
DREHGESTELL MIT VARIABLER BREITE MIT DREHACHSEN UND STATIONÄRE VORRICHTUNG ZUR ÄNDERUNG DER SPURBREITE
BOGGIE À LARGEUR VARIABLE COMPRENANT DES ESSIEUX TOURNANTS ET INSTALLATION FIXE POUR CHANGER LA LARGEUR DE VOIE
2017-12-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B61F Untergestelle für Schienenfahrzeuge, z.B. Fahrgestellrahmen, Drehgestelle oder Anordnungen der Radsätze , RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES |
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