Monorail bogie assembly comprising a linking member
AssigneeBombardier Transportation GmbH
InventorPeter Edward Timan
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Abstract
A monorail bogie assembly for supporting at least one monorail car over a monorail track that has a running surface and two side surfaces. The monorail bogie assembly comprises a first monorail bogie for supporting a first monorail car. The first monorail bogie comprises at least one load-bearing wheel, two inboard guide wheels and two outboard guide wheels. The monorail bogie assembly further comprises a second monorail bogie for supporting a second monorail car. The second monorail bogie comprises at least one load-bearing wheel and two inboard guide wheels. The monorail bogie assembly further comprises a linking member for interconnecting the first monorail bogie and the second monorail bogie, such that when connected the second monorail bogie is absent any outboard guide wheels.
Claims16
A monorail bogie assembly for supporting monorail cars over a monorail track, the monorail track having a running surface, and two side surfaces, said monorail bogie assembly comprising:
- a first monorail bogie for supporting a first monorail car, said first monorail bogie comprising:
- i) at least one load-bearing wheel for running along the running surface of the monorail track;
- ii) two inboard guide wheels for running along respective ones of the two side surfaces of the monorail track;
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- iii) two outboard guide wheels, for running along respective ones of the two side surfaces of the monorail track;
- a second monorail bogie for supporting a second monorail car, said second monorail bogie comprising:
- i) at least one load-bearing wheel for running along the running surface of the monorail track;
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- ii) two inboard guide wheels for running along respective ones of the two side surfaces of the monorail track;
- a linking member for interconnecting said first monorail bogie and said second monorail bogie, such that when connected said second monorail bogie is absent any outboard guide wheels.
A monorail car assembly for supporting monorail cars over a monorail track, the monorail track having a running surface and two side surfaces, said monorail car assembly comprising:
- a first monorail car having a first monorail bogie, the first monorail bogie comprising:
- i) at least one load-bearing wheel for running along the running surface of the monorail track;
- ii) two inboard guide wheels for running along respective ones of the two side surfaces of the monorail track;
- iii) two outboard guide wheels, for running along respective ones of the two side surfaces of the monorail track;
- a second monorail car having a second monorail bogie, the second monorail bogie comprising:
- i) at least one load-bearing wheel for running along the running surface of the monorail track;
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- ii) two inbound guide wheels for running along respective ones of the two side surfaces of the monorail track, wherein the second monorail bogie is absent outboard guide wheels;
- wherein said first monorail bogie and said second monorail bogie are interconnected via a linking member, wherein said linking member comprises a rod that is pivotally connected at a first end to said first monorail bogie and pivotally connected at a second end to said second monorail bogie, said rod comprising a longitudinal axis that is oriented substantially perpendicular to a direction of travel of the first and second monorail cars.
A method for manufacturing a monorail bogie assembly comprising:
- providing a first monorail bogie for supporting a first monorail car over a monorail track, the monorail track having a running surface, and two side surfaces, said first monorail bogie comprising:
- i) at least one load-bearing wheel for running along the running surface of the monorail track;
- ii) two inboard guide wheels for running along respective ones of the two side surfaces of the monorail track;
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- iii) two outboard guide wheels, for running along respective ones of the two side surfaces of the monorail track;
- providing a second monorail bogie for supporting a second monorail car over the monorail track, said second monorail bogie comprising:
- i) at least one load-bearing wheel for running along the running surface of the monorail track;
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- ii) two inbound guide wheels for running along respective ones of the two side surfaces of the monorail track;
- interconnecting said first monorail bogie and said second monorail bogie together via a linking member, such that when connected said second monorail bogie is absent any outboard guide wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.