Transversely interconnected trucks
AssigneeSchweizerische Lokomotiv-und Maschinenfabrik
InventorHans H. Vogel
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Abstract
The coupling arrangement includes a longitudinally extending shaft, means for supporting the shaft on the vehicle body and a linkage which connects the trucks to the shaft. Each linkage employs a transverse steering rod which is articulated to the end of a truck at a predetermined connection point which lies in an inclined plane passing through a guide member connecting the truck to the vehicle body and through a transverse center plane of the vehicle body.
Claims5
In combination with a rail vehicle having at least two trucks each having at least two wheel set axles therein, a vehicle body and a pair of guide members, each said guide member connecting a respective one of said trucks to said vehicle body about a vertical axis for the transmission of lateral forces;
- a transverse coupling arrangement comprising
- a shaft extending longitudinally of said vehicle body;
- means supporting said shaft on said body;
- and
- a linkage connecting said trucks to said shaft, said linkage including a pair of pivotal levers connected to said shaft in fixed relation and a pair of transverse steering rods, each said rod being linked to a respective lever and articulated to an end of a respective truck facing the other truck at a predetermined connection point, said connection point lying in an inclined plane passing through said vertical axis of said guide member connecting said respective truck to said body and through a transverse center plane of said body with said inclined planes intersecting at a point coincident with the plane of the upper surfaces of a pair of track rails.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.