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US 4,915,436 AGranted
Wheel set for rail vehicles
OwnerRudolf Jausinventor
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a wheel set for rail vehicles, consisting of an axle 2 and at least two wheels 4, the axle 2 being tubular. Each of the wheels 4 can be arranged on a support tube 3, each support tube 3 being postioned, pushed from one end of the tubular axle 2, over the latter in such a manner that the wheel spacing corresponds to a standard wheel gauge. For better aerodynamics of the wheel set, the two support tubes 3 can furthermore be covered by a sleeve 7, such sleeve 7 being preferably made of plastic or light metal.
Claims11
A wheel set for rail vehicles, the wheel set comprising:
- an axle for supporting two wheels spaced apart, the axle having opposite ends and respective end regions inward from the opposite ends;
- a respective support tube for a wheel disposed around each of the end regions of the axle;
- a respective wheel arranged on each support tube at the respective end region of the axle, the wheel extending around the support tube and the support tube extending through the wheel, whereby the wheel is supported to the support tube;
- the support tubes being so placed on the axle as to space the wheels apart a distance corresponding to a preset wheel gauge;
- a respective sleeve disposed around the outside of each support tube, axially inward of each of the wheels, and engaging and extending axially inward from the inner side of the wheel toward the middle of the axle, in the region of the sleeve axially approaching the inner side of the wheel, the sleeve flaring outwardly and defining a conical shape at and axially inward from the inner side of the wheel such that a space is formed between the conical shape, the wheel, and the support tube, the conical shape being selected for reducing air turbulence in the region of the wheel.
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