Wheel
AssigneeNippon Steel Corporation
InventorsAyumi UENISHI, Yoshinari YAMAMURA, Jun NOGUCHI
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Abstract
A wheel includes a boss, a rim, and a web. When viewed in a longitudinal section of the wheel, the boss includes a contour extending from the web to an end face in the axial direction of the boss. The contour includes curves. A first curve is continuous with the web. The first curve has a first radius of curvature. The second curve is arranged on the end face side in the axial direction of the boss relative to the first curve. The second curve has a second radius of curvature. The second radius of curvature is greater than the first radius of curvature. The path length of the second curve is greater than the path length of the first curve.
Claims2
A wheel for a railway vehicle, comprising:
- a cylindrical boss;
- a rim arranged on an outer circumferential side of the boss;
- and
- a web that connects the boss and the rim, wherein
- when the wheel is viewed in longitudinal section, the boss includes a contour extending from the web to an end face in an axial direction of the boss,
- the contour includes:
- a first curve that is continuous with the web and is curved concavely toward an inward side of the boss, and that has a first radius of curvature;
- and
- a second curve that is arranged on the end face side of the boss relative to the first curve, and is curved concavely toward the inward side of the boss, and that has a second radius of curvature which is greater than the first radius of curvature, and
- a path length of the second curve is greater than a path length of the first curve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.