Device for guiding a carrier roller, and a rail vehicle comprising such a device

Abstract

A device for guiding a carrier roller (3, 4, 5, 6) on a vehicle part, this roller running about a shaft (16) on a predetermined track such as a rail, comprising, integrated into the said vehicle part, such as the chassis of a rail vehicle: at least one follower means (7, 8, 9, 10) pressed on the track; means forming a swivel articulation, with respect to the vehicle part, for the rotation shaft (22) of the carrier roller (3, 4, 5, 6); substantially rigid means (28) able to transmit, to the shaft (16) of-the carrier roller (3, 4, 5, 6), the movements of the follower means. The rigid means of the said device comprise two arms fixed to the mounting of the carrier roller rigidly fixed by their end to the shaft of the follower means. A rail transport vehicle, notably for the automatic transportation of persons, with cable drive, provided with at least one device as above.

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