EP0343482A1 - Gelenkkupplung zwischen zwei Schienenfahrzeugen - Google Patents

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EP0343482A1
EP0343482A1 EP89108730A EP89108730A EP0343482A1 EP 0343482 A1 EP0343482 A1 EP 0343482A1 EP 89108730 A EP89108730 A EP 89108730A EP 89108730 A EP89108730 A EP 89108730A EP 0343482 A1 EP0343482 A1 EP 0343482A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61F—RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES
    • B61F5/00—Constructional details of bogies; Connections between bogies and vehicle underframes; Arrangements or devices for adjusting or allowing self-adjustment of wheel axles or bogies when rounding curves
    • B61F5/02—Arrangements permitting limited transverse relative movements between vehicle underframe or bolster and bogie; Connections between underframes and bogies
    • B61F5/16—Centre bearings or other swivel connections between underframes and bolsters or bogies
    • B61F5/20—Centre bearings or other swivel connections between underframes and bolsters or bogies with springs allowing transverse movements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D3/00—Wagons or vans
    • B61D3/10—Articulated vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61G—COUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
    • B61G5/00—Couplings for special purposes not otherwise provided for
    • B61G5/02—Couplings for special purposes not otherwise provided for for coupling articulated trains, locomotives and tenders or the bogies of a vehicle; Coupling by means of a single coupling bar; Couplings preventing or limiting relative lateral movement of vehicles

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  • the present invention relates to a coupling articulation of two railway vehicles resting on a median bogie, with elastic support members.
  • the current coupling joints on median bogie include a sole linked to one of the vehicles, supported on the median bogie by springs, and carrying by means of elastomeric bodies a ball joint on the upper surface of which comes s '' support a spherical seat linked to the other vehicle.
  • These joints include spherical surfaces requiring a lot of machining. They are expensive and relatively heavy.
  • Document CA-A-1218900 describes a coupling articulation of median bogie wagons, in which the ends of the bodies of the two vehicles are pivotally mounted on the axis of a cylindrical-conical connecting piece, connected by the intermediate of an annular elastomer part to a bogie bowl.
  • This articulation does not allow one of its elements to form an angle with the vertical axis, in order to ensure the heeling of a vehicle with respect to the other when entering and exiting sections of track on a slope and during passages of hollows or bumps.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a joint of a low and relatively light cost price, which moreover provides the required functions, even in the case of high-speed trains. It must allow on the one hand the rotation of the parts between them to ensure the passage on the curved tracks and on the other hand that one of its elements forms an angle with the vertical axis to ensure the heeling of a vehicle compared to each other. It must, in addition to the traction and braking forces in normal service, respond to the forces due to exceptional shocks within determined limits. The lifting of the middle bogie must be made possible by leaning under the vehicles during the re-railing operations. Coupling and uncoupling must be able to be carried out quickly.
  • the metal plates and the layers of elastic material of the toric articulation element are in the form of a spherical sector.
  • the layers of elastic material can be hollowed out (cells) so as to obtain different stiffnesses of the articulation element in the radial directions (longitudinal and transverse).
  • the O-ring part is provided under a lower flat face external to the O-ring articulation element of the lug support part safety re-entering opposite forks integral with this toric articulation element.
  • the toric articulation element is attached to the sole by means of a support piece connected to the sole by a locking member.
  • the angle with the vertical of the frustoconical external surfaces of the toric part and of the toric articulation element, as well as the clearance between the cylindrical bore of the toric part and the cylindrical axis of the support part, are such that they allow coupling of the toric piece and the support piece even when the toric piece is presented opposite the support piece with a large offset.
  • the articulation comprises a central toric part 1, connected to the body of one of the vehicles, having a frustoconical bearing surface 2 on the toric articulation element made of elastic composite material 13. Its part upper comprises a cylindrical outer surface 3, facing the cylindrical outer surface 20 of the sole 9 secured to the body of the adjacent vehicle, but spaced therefrom.
  • the O-piece is pierced with an axial bore 4, with a recess in its central zone 5.
  • a circular shoulder 6 is provided with elastomer elements 7 supporting a circular steel crown 8 with a polished upper surface.
  • the sole 9 connected to the body of the adjacent vehicle, composed of several elements welded together, has a vertical cylindrical rim 10 to which is fixed by bolts such as 11 a circular piece of triangular cross section 12 supporting the toric articulation element composite 13.
  • This is composed of metal plates 14 sandwiched between layers of elastic material 15.
  • a frustoconical plate 16 constitutes the bearing surface of the periphery of the lower part of the toric part 1.
  • This articulation element can be in one piece, or in two or three parts
  • a vertical axis 17 coming to engage in the bore 4 of the O-piece 1, leaving a significant clearance with this bore. This play is sufficient so that the periphery of the axis does not come into contact with the bore during normal longitudinal movements during periods of traction or braking, and can only do so during exceptional shocks.
  • the upper part of this axis forms a circular cap 18 having a flat lower surface 18A, facing the circular crown of polished hard metal 8 of the toric part 1.
  • the layers of elastic material 34 and the metal plates 35 of the toric articulation element 33 are in the form of a spherical sector, as is the bearing face of the support piece 31.
  • the contact surface 32 with the central toric part (not shown) is frustoconical.
  • Figure 3 shows the end of the body of one of the vehicles, with the corresponding median bogie and the support part of the joint.
  • the end 40 of the body is carried by the middle bogie 41, supported by the wheels such as 42, 43, only one of the axles 46 being visible.
  • the axles are connected by the longitudinal members 44, 45, joined by crosspieces such as 47, and supporting the air suspensions 58, 59.
  • the support part of the joint 48 is supported by oblique arms 49 connected to the end face of the box.
  • Figure 4 shows the end 50 of the body of the adjacent vehicle.
  • the O-ring part 51 with an extreme cylindrical periphery 53, is carried by the beams 54, 55 connected to the end face of the body, and by the oblique arms 56, 57. During the coupling, it will fit into the support piece 48 of the adjacent box (fig. 3).
EP89108730A 1988-05-24 1989-05-16 Gelenkkupplung zwischen zwei Schienenfahrzeugen Expired - Lifetime EP0343482B1 (de)

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FR8806878A FR2631917B1 (fr) 1988-05-24 1988-05-24 Articulation d'accouplement de deux vehicules ferroviaires

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EP0559635A1 (de) * 1992-03-04 1993-09-08 SGP Verkehrstechnik Gesellschaft m.b.H. Schienenfahrzeug
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DE19512630A1 (de) * 1995-04-05 1996-10-10 Abb Henschell Ag Vorrichtung zur Verbindung von Schienenfahrzeugen
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WO2005023619A1 (en) 2003-09-10 2005-03-17 Dellner Couplers Ab Rail-mounted car having an articulated joint for permanently connecting two underbodies of the rail-mounted car
FR2901763A1 (fr) * 2006-06-02 2007-12-07 Alstom Transport Sa Ensemble structurel d'extremite de caisse de voiture ferroviaire.
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EP0435755A1 (de) * 1989-12-29 1991-07-03 Caoutchouc Manufacture Et Plastiques Gelenkkupplung zwischen Eisenbahnwagen eines Gliederzuges
FR2656580A1 (fr) * 1989-12-29 1991-07-05 Caoutchouc Manuf Plastique Articulation d'accouplement entre vehicules ferroviaires de rame articulee.
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US5271678A (en) * 1989-12-29 1993-12-21 Caoutchouc Manufacture Et Plastiques S.A. Elastic bearing
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ES2033046T3 (es) 1993-03-01
KR890017124A (ko) 1989-12-15
DE68901954T2 (de) 1992-12-10
KR0166957B1 (ko) 1998-12-01
EP0343482B1 (de) 1992-07-01
JP2812712B2 (ja) 1998-10-22
FR2631917B1 (fr) 1990-08-10
CA1314436C (fr) 1993-03-16
US4942824A (en) 1990-07-24

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