EP3012172A4 - Railroad vehicle carriage - Google Patents

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EP3012172A4
EP3012172A4 EP14814492.6A EP14814492A EP3012172A4 EP 3012172 A4 EP3012172 A4 EP 3012172A4 EP 14814492 A EP14814492 A EP 14814492A EP 3012172 A4 EP3012172 A4 EP 3012172A4
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railroad vehicle
vehicle carriage
carriage
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vehicle
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Yoshinori Hagio
Yoshiyuki Shimokawa
Satoshi Kikko
Takuji Nakai
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Nippon Steel Corp
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Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61FRAIL 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
    • B61F5/00Constructional 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
    • B61F5/02Arrangements permitting limited transverse relative movements between vehicle underframe or bolster and bogie; Connections between underframes and bogies
    • B61F5/22Guiding of the vehicle underframes with respect to the bogies
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61FRAIL 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
    • B61F5/00Constructional 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
    • B61F5/02Arrangements permitting limited transverse relative movements between vehicle underframe or bolster and bogie; Connections between underframes and bogies
    • B61F5/04Bolster supports or mountings
    • B61F5/10Bolster supports or mountings incorporating fluid springs
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61FRAIL 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
    • B61F5/00Constructional 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
    • B61F5/26Mounting or securing axle-boxes in vehicle or bogie underframes
    • B61F5/30Axle-boxes mounted for movement under spring control in vehicle or bogie underframes
    • B61F5/301Axle-boxes mounted for movement under spring control in vehicle or bogie underframes incorporating metal springs

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
EP14814492.6A 2013-06-19 2014-06-19 Railroad vehicle carriage Active EP3012172B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP2013128697 2013-06-19
PCT/JP2014/066299 WO2014203971A1 (en) 2013-06-19 2014-06-19 Railroad vehicle carriage

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EP3012172A1 EP3012172A1 (en) 2016-04-27
EP3012172A4 true EP3012172A4 (en) 2017-03-08
EP3012172B1 EP3012172B1 (en) 2020-02-12

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JP (1) JP6079881B2 (en)
CN (1) CN105339233B (en)
WO (1) WO2014203971A1 (en)

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EP1637425A2 (en) * 2004-09-18 2006-03-22 Josef Meyer Waggon AG Suspension system of a bogie
EP1826092A1 (en) * 2006-01-30 2007-08-29 Alstom Transport S.A. Wheelset for a lowfloor rail vehicle, bogie and rail vehicle comprising such a wheelset
CN201021148Y (en) * 2006-11-13 2008-02-13 南车四方机车车辆股份有限公司 Linear motor radial bogie
WO2010072428A1 (en) * 2008-12-22 2010-07-01 Siemens Ag Österreich Primary spring
CN102963374A (en) * 2012-04-24 2013-03-13 南车南京浦镇车辆有限公司 Low-floor urban rail vehicle

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0683081A1 (en) * 1994-05-20 1995-11-22 Railway Technical Research Institute A bogie equipped with a body-tilt system for a railway car
EP0808758A1 (en) * 1996-05-22 1997-11-26 Gec Alsthom Transport Sa Inclination device for articulated vehicles, train formed of vehicles and vehicle equipped witf such a device
EP1637425A2 (en) * 2004-09-18 2006-03-22 Josef Meyer Waggon AG Suspension system of a bogie
EP1826092A1 (en) * 2006-01-30 2007-08-29 Alstom Transport S.A. Wheelset for a lowfloor rail vehicle, bogie and rail vehicle comprising such a wheelset
CN201021148Y (en) * 2006-11-13 2008-02-13 南车四方机车车辆股份有限公司 Linear motor radial bogie
WO2010072428A1 (en) * 2008-12-22 2010-07-01 Siemens Ag Österreich Primary spring
CN102963374A (en) * 2012-04-24 2013-03-13 南车南京浦镇车辆有限公司 Low-floor urban rail vehicle

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JP6079881B2 (en) 2017-02-15
CN105339233A (en) 2016-02-17
WO2014203971A1 (en) 2014-12-24
CN105339233B (en) 2017-08-04
JPWO2014203971A1 (en) 2017-02-23
EP3012172A1 (en) 2016-04-27

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