EP3205549A1 - Wheel axle guiding assembly with longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters and associated running gear - Google Patents
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- 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
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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
- B61F5/26—Mounting or securing axle-boxes in vehicle or bogie underframes
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- B61F5/305—Axle-boxes mounted for movement under spring control in vehicle or bogie underframes incorporating rubber springs
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- 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
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- the present invention relates to a wheel axle guiding assembly and to a running gear for a rail vehicle.
- a two-axle bogie for a rail vehicle described in DE 31 23 858 C2 is provided with a wheel axle guiding assembly comprising: a pair of front left hydraulic cylinders for moving the left wheel of the front wheel set towards and away from a median transverse vertical plane of the bogie, a pair of front right hydraulic cylinders for moving the right wheel of the front wheel set towards and away from the median transverse vertical plane, a pair of rear left hydraulic cylinders for moving the left wheel of the rear wheel set towards and away from the median transverse vertical plane, a pair of rear right hydraulic cylinders for moving the left wheel of the rear wheel set towards and away from the median transverse vertical plane, and hydraulic connection to ensure that movements of the left, respectively right wheels of the front wheel set towards, respectively away from the median transverse vertical plane result in movements of the left, respectively right wheels of the front wheel set towards, respectively away from the median transverse vertical plane.
- the steering of the front and rear wheel sets is coordinated to negotiate tight curves of the track.
- a similar bashing is disclosed in EP1457706 .
- an arcuate channel is provided between the two chambers of the bashing.
- the frequency response of the bashing depends on the pumping area, as well as on the length and cross-section of the channel and, for a given set of parameters, the stiffness increases with the frequency.
- the capabilities of the bashing are limited.
- a running gear unit for a rail vehicle, having a running gear frame, supported on a pair of wheel sets via a primary suspension system is disclosed in WO2014170234 .
- the two wheel sets are coupled with one another via a coupling arrangement in such a way that a first transverse displacement of the first wheel set with respect to the running gear frame in the transverse direction results in a second, identically directed transverse displacement of the second wheel set with respect to the running gear frame in the transverse direction.
- the coupling arrangement is such that a first rotation of the first wheel set with respect to the running gear frame about a vertical axis results in a second rotation in the opposite direction of the second wheel set with respect to the running gear frame.
- the coupling arrangement comprises bushings each comprising a cylindrical outer case, a bolt coaxially received within the outer case, and an elastomer body connecting the outer case to the bolt so as to form four chambers. Due to their size, the capabilities of the bushings are limited.
- a primary suspension system disclosed in US4932330 includes a pair of spaced vertical springs connected between a journal bearing retainer and a side frame of a railway truck. Pairs of angularly disposed elastomeric springs are also connected between a lower support housing and opposite angular ends of the journal bearing retainer to provide lateral and longitudinal stiffness. However, these elastomeric springs do not provide a frequency dependent stiffness.
- the invention aims to provide wheel axle guiding assemblies with more robust hydro-mechanical converters that provide long strokes and improved capabilities, within the space requirement of conventional running gears.
- a wheel axle guiding assembly comprising:
- each hydro-mechanical converter is provided on each side of the axle boxes and each hydro-mechanical converter is provided with a single variable volume chamber between the plunger and the housing, more room is available for each variable volume chamber than the prior art.
- Both the effective pumping area and the stroke of the hydro-mechanical converters can be increased.
- the larger effective pumping area and a larger size of the elastomeric body are predominant factors for defining a stiffer dynamic response, which takes advantage from a large pumping area, and a greater ratio between the dynamic stiffness and the static stiffness of the wheel axle guiding assembly.
- the axle box houses a bearing having an inner diameter defining a cross-sectional area A ⁇ of an end of a wheel axle to be received in the bearing and the plunger has an effective area A e measured in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, which is greater than half the cross-sectional area A ⁇ , preferably greater than the cross-sectional area A ⁇ .
- the elastomeric body is annular, preferably with a circular, elliptic or rectangular cross-section between the plunger and the housing. According to a preferred embodiment and in order not to overstress the elastomeric body, the elastomeric body can be fixed to an annular cylindrical or frustro-conical surface of the housing facing the plunger and an annular cylindrical or frustro-conical surface of the plunger facing the housing.
- each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters has a longitudinal stiffness, which increases with a frequency of the fore-and-aft movement of the axle box relative to the axle box carrier from a quasistatic stiffness value to a dynamic stiffness value, wherein the plunger and the elastomeric body have dimensions such that a ratio R of the dynamic stiffness value to the quasistatic stiffness value is greater than 10, preferably greater than 20, preferably greater than 50.
- the wheel axle guiding assembly has a soft response to quasistatic longitudinal loads, in particular passive steering movement, and simultaneously efficiently counteracts hunting oscillations at higher frequencies.
- An abutment may be provided between the plunger and the housing for limiting a contraction movement of the plunger.
- the abutment is preferably provided with an elastomeric buffer.
- the wheel axle guiding assembly further comprises a vertical suspension unit provided between the axle box and an upper part of the axle box carrier.
- the vertical suspension unit is preferably independent from the longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters, in order to control the stiffness and deflection in the vertical direction independently from the longitudinal direction.
- the vertical suspension unit comprises a chevron spring having a V-shaped cross-section in a vertical transversal plane parallel to the revolution axis.
- the vertical suspension unit also provides stiffness in the transverse direction, i.e. the direction parallel to the revolution axis of the axle box.
- the vertical suspension unit comprises a sandwich spring having a set of planar elastomeric elements extending in a horizontal plane.
- the vertical suspension unit may be provided with an elastomeric pad between the axle box and a lower part of the axle box carrier.
- each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters further comprises a decoupling spring with a longitudinal stiffness at least ten times, preferably at least twenty times, preferably fifty times greater than a longitudinal stiffness of the elastomeric body, a lateral stiffness less than a two times the lateral stiffness of the elastomeric body, preferably less than the lateral stiffness of the elastomeric body and a vertical stiffness less than two times the vertical stiffness of the elastomeric body, preferably less than the vertical stiffness of the elastomeric body.
- the axle box carrier forms a ring around the axle box.
- a vertical suspension assembly connects the axle box carrier to a running gear frame.
- the vertical suspension units between the axle box carrier and the running gear frame will allow deflection of substantial magnitude in the vertical direction, without negatively impacting the longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters. If vertical suspension units are provided both between the axle box and the axle box carrier and between the axle box carrier and the running gear frame, the latter will preferably have a lower stiffness than the former, preferably more than 1,5 times lower.
- axle box carrier is a constituent portion of a running gear frame of a running gear. This will be possible in particular with a flexible running gear frame.
- a hydraulic reservoir is hydraulically connected to the hydraulic chamber, preferably with a check valve allowing a flow a fluid only from the hydraulic reservoir to the hydraulic chamber, preferably with a volume at least twice the volume of the hydraulic chamber.
- the hydraulic reservoir provides a temperature compensation volume and delivers additional hydraulic fluid to offset losses in the hydraulic circuit and maintain the function of the system for an extra period of time in case of leakage.
- the reservoir may advantageously be provided with a leakage indicator.
- the hydraulic reservoir may be connected to the hydraulic chamber via an appropriate valve arrangement, in particular a check valve, to ensure a fail-safe operation.
- a running gear for a rail vehicle comprising at least a pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies as described above, a first hydraulic circuit for establishing a hydraulic connection between a first variable volume hydraulic chamber and a second variable volume hydraulic chamber, and a second hydraulic circuit for establishing a hydraulic connection between a third variable volume hydraulic chamber and a fourth variable volume hydraulic chamber, the first, second, third and fourth variable volume hydraulic chambers being all different chambers and each of the first, second, third and fourth variable volume hydraulic chambers being the variable volume hydraulic chamber of one of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters of one of the wheel axle guiding assemblies of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies.
- the first and/or the second hydraulic circuit further comprise a hydraulic reservoir.
- the hydraulic connection between variable volume hydraulic chambers is effective to allow a circulation of fluid and a balance of pressures when the wheel sets are subjected to quasistatic load.
- variable volume chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of each wheel axle guiding assembly with the variable volume chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the same wheel axle guiding assembly.
- Preferred alternative embodiments dispense with any hydraulic connection between the chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter and the chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the same wheel axle guiding assembly.
- variable volume chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of one wheel axle guiding assembly on each lateral side of the running gear with the variable volume chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the other wheel axle guiding assembly on the same lateral side of the running gear and to connect the variable volume chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of said one wheel axle guiding assembly on each lateral side of the running gear with the variable volume chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of said other wheel axle guiding assembly on the same lateral side of the running gear.
- the first hydraulic circuit establishes a hydraulic connection between the variable volume hydraulic chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of one of the wheel axle guiding assemblies of the pair of the wheel axle guiding assemblies and the variable volume hydraulic chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the other of the wheel axle guiding assemblies of the pair of the wheel axle guiding assemblies and second hydraulic circuit establishes a hydraulic connection between the variable volume hydraulic chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of one of the wheel axle guiding assemblies of the pair of the wheel axle guiding assemblies and the variable volume hydraulic chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the other of the wheel axle guiding assemblies of the pair of the wheel axle guiding assemblies.
- the running gear further comprises at least a front wheel set and a rear wheel set and the such that an end of the front wheel set is supported by the axle box of a front wheel axle guiding assembly of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies and that an end of the rear wheel set is supported by the axle box of a rear wheel axle guiding assembly of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies.
- one option is to connect the variable volume chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of one wheel axle guiding assembly on each lateral side of the running gear with the variable volume chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the other wheel axle guiding assembly on the same lateral side of the running gear and similarly for the variable volume chambers of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters.
- variable volume chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of one wheel axle guiding assembly on each lateral side of the running gear with the variable volume chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the other wheel axle guiding assembly on the other lateral side of the running gear and similarly between the two other variable volume chambers, to form a cross connection.
- the running gear comprises at least one wheel set, a left end of the wheel set is supported by the axle box of a left wheel axle guiding assembly of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies, and a right end of the wheel set is supported by the axle box of a right wheel axle guiding assembly of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies.
- the longitudinal translation movement of the wheel set are limited, e.g. when the vehicle accelerates or decelerates, whilst the rotation of the wheel set about a vertical axis is still possible.
- this embodiment provides a fail-safe operating mode in case of leakage.
- the running gear does not include any hydraulic connection between the chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter and the chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the same wheel axle guiding assembly.
- a wheel axle guiding assembly 10 for a running gear 12 of a rail vehicle is illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 .
- This wheel axle guiding assembly 10 comprises an axle box 14 located longitudinally between a front part 16 and a rear part 18 of an axle box carrier 20 formed by a C-shaped end portion of a frame 22 of the running gear 12.
- the axle box carrier 20 is supported on the axle box 14 by way of a vertical primary suspension unit 24, which comprises a chevron spring 26 having a V-shaped cross-section in a vertical transversal plane parallel to a revolution axis 100 defined by the axle box 14.
- the axle box 14 houses a bearing 28, usually a roller bearing, for guiding an end portion of a wheel axle 30.
- a front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 32 is fixed to the axle box 14 and to the front part 16 of the axle box carrier 20 and a rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 34 is fixed to the axle box 14 and to the rear part 18 of the axle box carrier 20 to allow a fore-and-aft movement of the axle box 14 relative to the axle box carrier 20 parallel to a longitudinal direction 200.
- the longitudinal direction 200 in this context and in the whole application is the horizontal direction perpendicular to the horizontal revolution axis 100 defined by the axle box in a reference position.
- Each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters 32, 34 includes a housing 36 fixed to the axle box 14 or integral with the axle box 14, a plunger 38 fixed to or integral with the axle box carrier 20 and an annular elastomeric body 40 adhered by vulcanisation or otherwise fixed in a sealed manner to the housing 36 and to the plunger 38 so as to form a single variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 between the housing 36, the plunger 38 and the elastomeric body 40.
- a hydraulic inlet and outlet port 44 (see Figure 2 ) is provided for connecting the variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 to a hydraulic circuit, as will be discussed later on in connection with Figures 9 to 13 .
- the interface 46 between the annular elastomeric body 40 and the housing 36 and the interface 48 between the annular body 40 and the plunger 38 are cylindrical and coaxial. This ensures that the annular elastomeric body 40 is only subjected to shear stress when the plunger 38 and housing 36 move relative to one another in the longitudinal direction 200.
- the radial dimension of the annular body 40, i.e. the distance between the two interfaces 46, 48 is preferably greater than its longitudinal dimension.
- each longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 32, 34 in the longitudinal direction 200 results in a low stiffness of each longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 32, 34 in the longitudinal direction 200 while the stiffness is much higher in the radial directions, notably in the vertical and transverse directions.
- the chevron spring 26 has a stiffness which is higher than the hydro-mechanical converters 32, 34 in the vertical and transverse directions but lower in the longitudinal direction 200.
- the vertical primary suspension unit 24 is the main path for vertical loads and shares the transverse load with the hydro-mechanical converters 32, 34, which form the main path for longitudinal loads.
- the hydro-mechanical converters 32, 34 Due to its geometry, and in particular to their large pumping area, the hydro-mechanical converters 32, 34 have a stiffness, which significantly increases with the frequency of the applied load, as become more apparent from the discussion below.
- the static stiffness C static of the hydro-mechanical converter depends mainly on the geometry of the elastomeric body 40 and decreases when the ratio of the radial dimension to the longitudinal dimension of the elastomeric body 40 increases.
- the elastomeric body 40 is therefore characterised by a dynamic swell stiffness C swell which is added to the static stiffness C static at higher frequencies.
- This dynamic swell stiffness increases approximately linearly with the effective pumping area A of the hydro-mechanical converter, which is the ratio of the elementary variation of volume ⁇ V of the chamber to the corresponding elementary longitudinal relative movement ⁇ x between the plunger and the housing: C swell ⁇ K .
- A K ⁇ V ⁇ x
- the pumping area A is greater than or equal to the effective area A e of the plunger, i.e. the area of the geometric projection of the surface of the plunger within the housing on a plane P perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
- the effective area A e of the plunger should preferably be greater than half the area of the cross-section A ⁇ of the wheel axle measured in a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the wheel axle passing through a roller bearing of the axle box: A ⁇ A e ⁇ A ⁇ 2
- the effective pumping area A can be large, and the dynamic stiffness, will also be very large.
- the static stiffness can be kept low, which leads to a high ratio of the dynamic stiffness to the static stiffness, preferably of more than 10, preferably of more than 20, and preferably more than 50.
- the wheel axle guiding assembly Due to this high ratio of the dynamic stiffness to the static stiffness, the wheel axle guiding assembly provides a smooth response to the various longitudinal loads at low frequency and a stiffer response at higher frequency, which is particularly advantageous.
- the wheel axle guiding assembly will respond with a very low stiffness C static to quasistatic longitudinal loads so that the wheel axle 30 will naturally rotate about a vertical axis and find their position in a curve.
- the stroke of the longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters 32, 34 is greater than with conventional elastomeric or hydro-elastic bushings, which ensures a sufficient deflection of the wheel axle 30 in curves.
- the system In response to high frequency longitudinal vibrations, on the other hand, the system will provide a high dynamic stiffness that includes the component C swell so as to efficiently counteract hunting oscillations and provide an excellent stability.
- the cutoff frequency in the frequency response of the system depends not only on the characteristic of the hydro-mechanical converters 32, 34 but also on the characteristics of the hydraulic circuit.
- the cutoff frequency should be less than 4Hz, ideally between 0,5Hz and 1,5Hz.
- a wheel axle guiding assembly 10 for a running gear 12 of a rail vehicle is illustrated in Figure 5 .
- This wheel axle guiding assembly 10 comprises an axle box 14 located longitudinally between a front part 16 and a rear part 18 of a ring-shaped axle box carrier 20 formed by a C-shaped end portion of a frame 22 of the running gear and a C-shaped lower bracket 120.
- the axle box carrier 20 is supported on the axle box 14 by way of a vertical primary suspension unit 24, which comprises a sandwich spring 126 having a set of planar elastomeric elements extending in a horizontal plane.
- a front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 32 is fixed to the axle box 14 and to the front part 16 of the axle box carrier 20 and a rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 34 fixed to the axle box 14 and to the rear part 18 of the axle box carrier 20 to allow a fore-and-aft movement of the axle box 14 relative to the axle box carrier 20 parallel to the longitudinal direction 200 of the running gear 12.
- Each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters 32, 34 includes a housing 36 fixed to or integral with the axle box 14, a plunger 38 fixed to or integral with the axle box carrier 20 and an annular elastomeric body 40 adhered by vulcanisation or otherwise fixed in a sealed manner to the housing 36 and to the plunger 38 so as to form a single variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 between the housing 36, the plunger 38 and the elastomeric body 40.
- the interface between the annular elastomeric body and the plunger is frustum-shaped and coaxial with the interface between the annular body and the housing.
- each longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 32, 34 in the longitudinal direction while the stiffness is much higher in the radial directions, notably in the vertical and transverse directions.
- the sandwich spring 126 has a static stiffness, which is higher than the hydro-mechanical converters 32, 34 in the vertical directions but lower in the longitudinal and transverse directions. As a result, the sandwich spring 126 is the main path for vertical loads while the hydro-mechanical converters 32, 34 form the main path for longitudinal and transverse loads.
- the response of the wheel axle guiding assembly 10 of Figure 5 to static and dynamic longitudinal loads is essentially similar to that of the first embodiment.
- a wheel axle guiding assembly 10 for a running gear 12 of a rail vehicle is illustrated in Figures 6 and 7 .
- This wheel axle guiding assembly 10 comprises an axle box 14 located longitudinally between a front part 16 and a rear part 18 of an axle box carrier 20 formed by a ring-shaped frame element fixed to the frame 22 of the running gear 12.
- the axle box carrier 20 is supported on the axle box 14 by way of a vertical primary suspension unit 24, which comprises an upper elastomeric pad 226 and a lower elastomeric pad 227.
- a front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 32 is provided between the axle box 14 and the front part 16 of the axle box carrier 20 and a rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 34 is provided between the axle box 14 and the rear part 18 of the axle box carrier 20 to allow a fore-and-aft movement of the axle box 14 relative to the axle box carrier 20 parallel to the longitudinal direction 200 of the running gear 12.
- Each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters 32, 34 includes a housing 36 fixed to the axle box carrier 20 or integral with the axle box carrier 20, a plunger 38 integral with the axle box 14 and an annular elastomeric body 40 adhered by vulcanisation or otherwise fixed in a sealed manner to the housing 36 and to the plunger 38 so as to form a single variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 between the housing 36, the plunger 38 and the elastomeric body 40.
- the interface 46, 48 between the annular elastomeric body 40 and the housing 36 and between the annular body 40 and the plunger 38 are tapered.
- An elastomeric buffer 338 forms an abutment between the plunger 38 and the housing 36 for limiting a contraction movement of the hydro-mechanical converter 32, 34.
- the axle guiding assemblies of the various embodiments of Figures 1 to 7 are particularly adapted to a running gear with a flexible running gear frame that will undergo deformation to respond to vertical load.
- the embodiment of Figure 8 is more adapted to a rigid running gear frame, which remains substantially without deformation under the usual operative conditions.
- the axle guiding assembly 10 of Figure 8 differs from the axle guiding assembly of Figures 6 and 7 essentially in that the ring-shaped axle box carrier 20 is not rigidly fixed to the running gear frame 22. Instead, the running gear frame 22 bears on a pair of vertical primary suspension units 426, which consist in rubber springs that allow a substantial relative vertical movement between the running gear frame 22 and the axle box carrier 20 and transmit the longitudinal and lateral loads without substantial deformations.
- the upper and lower elastomeric pads 226, 227 between the axle box carrier 20 and the axle box 14 can be kept very stiff to substantially reduce the relative vertical and transverse motion between the axle box carrier 20 and the axle box 14 and limit the deformation of the elastomeric body 40 of each of the front and read hydro-mechanical converters 32, 34 in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction 200.
- the response of the wheel axle guiding assembly 10 of Figure 8 to static and dynamic longitudinal loads is essentially similar to that of the previous embodiments.
- the axle box guiding assembly of Figure 9 derives from the embodiment of Figures 1 to 4 and differs from that embodiment in that an additional spring 526 is interposed between the axle box 14 and each of the longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 32, 34.
- This additional decoupling spring 526 has vertical stiffness less than two times the vertical stiffness of the hydro-mechanical converter 32, 34, a longitudinal stiffness at least ten times greater than the longitudinal stiffness of the hydro-mechanical converter 32, 34 and a lateral stiffness less than two times than the lateral stiffness of the hydro-mechanical converter 32, 34.
- the decoupling spring 526 can be an elastomer ring around a fixed volume hydraulic chamber 527 filled with hydraulic fluid.
- the axle box guiding assembly of Figure 10 derives from the embodiment of Figures 9 and differs from that embodiment merely in that no fixed volume hydraulic chamber is provided.
- a running gear 12 including two pairs of wheel axle guiding assemblies according to the invention is illustrated in Figure 10 .
- the running gear 12 of Figure 11 is a bogie with a two-wheel sets 50, each comprising left and right wheels 51 at opposite ends 52 of a wheel axle 30.
- Each end 52 of each wheel axle 30 is guided for rotation in an axle box 14 of a wheel axle guiding assembly 10.
- the two wheel axle guiding assemblies 10 on the same left or right side of the running gear 12 are hydraulically connected with one another via four independent hydraulic circuits 54, 56.
- variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the front and rear wheel axle guiding assemblies 10 on the left side are connected with one another via a hydraulic circuit 54 and the variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 34 of the front and rear wheel axle guiding assemblies 10 on the left side are connected with one another via a hydraulic circuit 56.
- Similar hydraulic connections are provided between the axle guiding assemblies 10 on the right side of the running gear 10.
- a hydraulic reservoir 58 is connected via a check valve 60 to each of the hydraulic circuits to provide a temperature and leakage compensation.
- each hydraulic reservoir 58, or more generally each hydraulic circuit 52, 54, is provided with a leakage detector 63. This type of hydraulic link between the front and rear axle will result in passive steering of the front and rear axles 30 in opposite directions.
- variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the front wheel axle guiding assembly 10 on each side is connected with the variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 34 of the rear wheel axle guiding assembly 10 on the same side of the running gear 12 via a hydraulic circuit 64, while the variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 34 of the front wheel axle guiding assembly 10 on each side is connected with the variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the rear wheel axle guiding assembly 10 on the same side of the running gear via a hydraulic circuit 66.
- This type of hydraulic link between the front and rear axle will result in passive steering of the front and rear axles in the same direction.
- variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the front wheel axle guiding assembly 10 on each side is connected with the variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 34 of the rear wheel axle guiding assembly 10 on the other side of the running gear 12 via a hydraulic circuit 154, while the variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 34 of the front wheel axle guiding assembly 10 on each side is connected with the variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the rear wheel axle guiding assembly 10 on the other side of the running gear via a hydraulic circuit 156.
- This type of hydraulic link between the front and rear axle will result in passive steering of the front and rear axles in opposite directions.
- a wheel set 50 provided with two wheel axle guiding assemblies 10 according to the invention for guiding the two opposite ends 52 of a wheel axle 30 is illustrated in Figure 14 .
- Two independent hydraulic circuits 68, 70 are formed, each to connect the variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of one wheel axle guiding assembly 10 with the variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 34 of the same wheel axle guiding assembly 10.
- a hydraulic reservoir 58 is provided in each of the hydraulic circuits 68, 70. This embodiment can be implemented in a one-axle running gear or in a two-axle bogie.
- FIG. 15 An alternative connection between the individual variable volume hydraulic chambers 42 is shown in Figure 15 .
- Two independent hydraulic circuits 72, 74 are formed, one to connect the variable volume hydraulic chambers 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the left and right wheel axle guiding assemblies 10 with one another and another one to connect the variable volume hydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the left and right wheel axle guiding assemblies.
- a hydraulic reservoir 58 is provided in each of the hydraulic circuits 72, 74.
- This embodiment can be implemented in a one-axle running gear or in a two-axle bogie.
- This embodiment is particularly advantageous as it combines a very low static stiffness for rotation about the vertical axis with a limitation of translation movement of the axle parallel to the longitudinal axis. This is particularly helpful to preserve the steerability when the vehicle brakes or accelerates, the longitudinal forces being transmitted with minimal longitudinal translation of the axle.
- this embodiment provides a fail-safe operating mode illustrated in Figure 16 . If one of the hydraulic circuits leaks (in Figure 16 , the hydraulic circuit 72) and there is not enough hydraulic fluid left in that circuit, the reservoir 58 of the other hydraulic circuit will provide additional fluid in that circuit to force the wheel axle 30 towards the abutment position illustrated in Figure 16 . In this position, the wheel set 50 will not be able to rotate about the vertical axis, but will remain in a stable position. To this end, each reservoir 58 should preferably have a capacity superior to the volume of the respective hydraulic circuit, i.e. in practice at least twice and preferably more than twice the volume of the hydraulic chambers 42.
Abstract
The invention relates to a wheel axle guiding assembly (10) comprising an axle box carrier (20), an axle box (14) located longitudinally between a front part (16) and a rear part (18) of the axle box carrier (20); a front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter (32) between a front part (16) of an axle box carrier (20) and a rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter (34) between the axle box (14) and a rear part (18) of the axle box carrier (20) to allow a fore-and-aft movement of the axle box (14) relative to the axle box carrier (20) parallel to a longitudinal direction (200). Each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters (32, 34) includes a housing (36), a plunger (38) and an elastomeric body (40) fixed to the housing (36) and to the plunger (38) so as to allow a fore-and-aft relative movement parallel to the longitudinal direction (200) between the plunger (38) and the housing (36), a single variable volume hydraulic chamber (42) being formed between the housing (36), the plunger (38) and the elastomeric body (40). A hydraulic port (54) provides a connection of the variable volume hydraulic chamber (40) with an external hydraulic circuit (54, 56, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74).
Description
- The present invention relates to a wheel axle guiding assembly and to a running gear for a rail vehicle.
- A two-axle bogie for a rail vehicle described in
DE 31 23 858 C2 is provided with a wheel axle guiding assembly comprising: a pair of front left hydraulic cylinders for moving the left wheel of the front wheel set towards and away from a median transverse vertical plane of the bogie, a pair of front right hydraulic cylinders for moving the right wheel of the front wheel set towards and away from the median transverse vertical plane, a pair of rear left hydraulic cylinders for moving the left wheel of the rear wheel set towards and away from the median transverse vertical plane, a pair of rear right hydraulic cylinders for moving the left wheel of the rear wheel set towards and away from the median transverse vertical plane, and hydraulic connection to ensure that movements of the left, respectively right wheels of the front wheel set towards, respectively away from the median transverse vertical plane result in movements of the left, respectively right wheels of the front wheel set towards, respectively away from the median transverse vertical plane. In other words, the steering of the front and rear wheel sets is coordinated to negotiate tight curves of the track. - It has been suggested in
EP1228937 to provide a bogie with specific bushings each mounted between one of the axle boxes and the bogie frame, said bushings comprising a cylindrical outer case, a bolt coaxially received within the outer case, and an elastomer body connecting the outer case to the bolt so as to form two chambers, which are located between the outer case and the bolt on opposite sides of the bolt. The two opposite chambers are filled with fluid. A fluid path is formed between the two chambers to allow a fore-and-aft movement of the bashing axle within the outer case. Further fluid connections may be provided to interconnect the chambers of the different bushings with a pressure source to constitute an active steering system. Due to the shape of the bushing, the amount of elastomer is limited, as well as the pumping area. As a result the effectiveness and lifespan of these specific bushings is limited. - A similar bashing is disclosed in
EP1457706 . In order to obtain a stiffness that varies with the frequency, an arcuate channel is provided between the two chambers of the bashing. The frequency response of the bashing depends on the pumping area, as well as on the length and cross-section of the channel and, for a given set of parameters, the stiffness increases with the frequency. However, due to its size, the capabilities of the bashing are limited. - A running gear unit for a rail vehicle, having a running gear frame, supported on a pair of wheel sets via a primary suspension system is disclosed in
WO2014170234 . The two wheel sets are coupled with one another via a coupling arrangement in such a way that a first transverse displacement of the first wheel set with respect to the running gear frame in the transverse direction results in a second, identically directed transverse displacement of the second wheel set with respect to the running gear frame in the transverse direction. Concurrently, the coupling arrangement is such that a first rotation of the first wheel set with respect to the running gear frame about a vertical axis results in a second rotation in the opposite direction of the second wheel set with respect to the running gear frame. The coupling arrangement comprises bushings each comprising a cylindrical outer case, a bolt coaxially received within the outer case, and an elastomer body connecting the outer case to the bolt so as to form four chambers. Due to their size, the capabilities of the bushings are limited. - A primary suspension system disclosed in
US4932330 includes a pair of spaced vertical springs connected between a journal bearing retainer and a side frame of a railway truck. Pairs of angularly disposed elastomeric springs are also connected between a lower support housing and opposite angular ends of the journal bearing retainer to provide lateral and longitudinal stiffness. However, these elastomeric springs do not provide a frequency dependent stiffness. - The invention aims to provide wheel axle guiding assemblies with more robust hydro-mechanical converters that provide long strokes and improved capabilities, within the space requirement of conventional running gears.
- According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a wheel axle guiding assembly comprising:
- an axle box defining a horizontal revolution axis and a longitudinal horizontal direction perpendicular to the revolution axis;
- an axle box carrier, the axle box being located longitudinally between a front part and a rear part of the axle box carrier; and
- a front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter fixed to the axle box and the front part of the axle box carrier and a rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter fixed to the axle box and the rear part of the axle box carrier to allow a fore-and-aft movement of the axle box relative to the axle box carrier parallel to the longitudinal direction; wherein each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters includes a housing, a plunger and an elastomeric body fixed to the housing and to the plunger so as to allow a fore-and-aft relative movement parallel to the longitudinal direction between the plunger and the housing, a single variable volume hydraulic chamber being formed between the housing, the plunger and the elastomeric body, each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters further including a hydraulic port for connecting the variable volume hydraulic chamber to an external hydraulic circuit.
- As one hydro-mechanical converter is provided on each side of the axle boxes and each hydro-mechanical converter is provided with a single variable volume chamber between the plunger and the housing, more room is available for each variable volume chamber than the prior art. Both the effective pumping area and the stroke of the hydro-mechanical converters can be increased. The larger effective pumping area and a larger size of the elastomeric body are predominant factors for defining a stiffer dynamic response, which takes advantage from a large pumping area, and a greater ratio between the dynamic stiffness and the static stiffness of the wheel axle guiding assembly.
- Preferably the axle box houses a bearing having an inner diameter defining a cross-sectional area A Φ of an end of a wheel axle to be received in the bearing and the plunger has an effective area A e measured in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, which is greater than half the cross-sectional area A Φ, preferably greater than the cross-sectional area A Φ.
- The elastomeric body is annular, preferably with a circular, elliptic or rectangular cross-section between the plunger and the housing. According to a preferred embodiment and in order not to overstress the elastomeric body, the elastomeric body can be fixed to an annular cylindrical or frustro-conical surface of the housing facing the plunger and an annular cylindrical or frustro-conical surface of the plunger facing the housing.
- Preferably, each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters has a longitudinal stiffness, which increases with a frequency of the fore-and-aft movement of the axle box relative to the axle box carrier from a quasistatic stiffness value to a dynamic stiffness value, wherein the plunger and the elastomeric body have dimensions such that a ratio R of the dynamic stiffness value to the quasistatic stiffness value is greater than 10, preferably greater than 20, preferably greater than 50. As a result, the wheel axle guiding assembly has a soft response to quasistatic longitudinal loads, in particular passive steering movement, and simultaneously efficiently counteracts hunting oscillations at higher frequencies.
- An abutment may be provided between the plunger and the housing for limiting a contraction movement of the plunger. In order to increase comfort, the abutment is preferably provided with an elastomeric buffer.
- According to a preferred embodiment, the wheel axle guiding assembly further comprises a vertical suspension unit provided between the axle box and an upper part of the axle box carrier. The vertical suspension unit is preferably independent from the longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters, in order to control the stiffness and deflection in the vertical direction independently from the longitudinal direction. According to one embodiment, the vertical suspension unit comprises a chevron spring having a V-shaped cross-section in a vertical transversal plane parallel to the revolution axis. The vertical suspension unit also provides stiffness in the transverse direction, i.e. the direction parallel to the revolution axis of the axle box. Alternatively the vertical suspension unit comprises a sandwich spring having a set of planar elastomeric elements extending in a horizontal plane. In order to take advantage of the room available below the axle box, the vertical suspension unit may be provided with an elastomeric pad between the axle box and a lower part of the axle box carrier.
- If the deflection of the axle box in the vertical and/or transverse direction is significant, e.g. because the vertical suspension unit has a low stiffness, it may be advisable to release the hydro-mechanical converters from the corresponding displacements. To this end, each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters further comprises a decoupling spring with a longitudinal stiffness at least ten times, preferably at least twenty times, preferably fifty times greater than a longitudinal stiffness of the elastomeric body, a lateral stiffness less than a two times the lateral stiffness of the elastomeric body, preferably less than the lateral stiffness of the elastomeric body and a vertical stiffness less than two times the vertical stiffness of the elastomeric body, preferably less than the vertical stiffness of the elastomeric body.
- According to one embodiment the axle box carrier forms a ring around the axle box.
- According to one embodiment a vertical suspension assembly connects the axle box carrier to a running gear frame. The vertical suspension units between the axle box carrier and the running gear frame will allow deflection of substantial magnitude in the vertical direction, without negatively impacting the longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters. If vertical suspension units are provided both between the axle box and the axle box carrier and between the axle box carrier and the running gear frame, the latter will preferably have a lower stiffness than the former, preferably more than 1,5 times lower.
- According to an alternative embodiment the axle box carrier is a constituent portion of a running gear frame of a running gear. This will be possible in particular with a flexible running gear frame.
- According to one embodiment a hydraulic reservoir is hydraulically connected to the hydraulic chamber, preferably with a check valve allowing a flow a fluid only from the hydraulic reservoir to the hydraulic chamber, preferably with a volume at least twice the volume of the hydraulic chamber. The hydraulic reservoir provides a temperature compensation volume and delivers additional hydraulic fluid to offset losses in the hydraulic circuit and maintain the function of the system for an extra period of time in case of leakage. The reservoir may advantageously be provided with a leakage indicator. The hydraulic reservoir may be connected to the hydraulic chamber via an appropriate valve arrangement, in particular a check valve, to ensure a fail-safe operation.
- According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided A running gear for a rail vehicle, comprising at least a pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies as described above, a first hydraulic circuit for establishing a hydraulic connection between a first variable volume hydraulic chamber and a second variable volume hydraulic chamber, and a second hydraulic circuit for establishing a hydraulic connection between a third variable volume hydraulic chamber and a fourth variable volume hydraulic chamber, the first, second, third and fourth variable volume hydraulic chambers being all different chambers and each of the first, second, third and fourth variable volume hydraulic chambers being the variable volume hydraulic chamber of one of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters of one of the wheel axle guiding assemblies of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies. Preferably, the first and/or the second hydraulic circuit further comprise a hydraulic reservoir. The hydraulic connection between variable volume hydraulic chambers is effective to allow a circulation of fluid and a balance of pressures when the wheel sets are subjected to quasistatic load.
- One option is to connect the variable volume chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of each wheel axle guiding assembly with the variable volume chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the same wheel axle guiding assembly.
- Preferred alternative embodiments, however, dispense with any hydraulic connection between the chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter and the chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the same wheel axle guiding assembly.
- Another option is to connect the variable volume chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of one wheel axle guiding assembly on each lateral side of the running gear with the variable volume chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the other wheel axle guiding assembly on the same lateral side of the running gear and to connect the variable volume chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of said one wheel axle guiding assembly on each lateral side of the running gear with the variable volume chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of said other wheel axle guiding assembly on the same lateral side of the running gear.
- Preferably, the first hydraulic circuit establishes a hydraulic connection between the variable volume hydraulic chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of one of the wheel axle guiding assemblies of the pair of the wheel axle guiding assemblies and the variable volume hydraulic chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the other of the wheel axle guiding assemblies of the pair of the wheel axle guiding assemblies and second hydraulic circuit establishes a hydraulic connection between the variable volume hydraulic chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of one of the wheel axle guiding assemblies of the pair of the wheel axle guiding assemblies and the variable volume hydraulic chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the other of the wheel axle guiding assemblies of the pair of the wheel axle guiding assemblies.
- According to one embodiment, the running gear further comprises at least a front wheel set and a rear wheel set and the such that an end of the front wheel set is supported by the axle box of a front wheel axle guiding assembly of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies and that an end of the rear wheel set is supported by the axle box of a rear wheel axle guiding assembly of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies. In particular, one option is to connect the variable volume chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of one wheel axle guiding assembly on each lateral side of the running gear with the variable volume chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the other wheel axle guiding assembly on the same lateral side of the running gear and similarly for the variable volume chambers of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters. This will ensure that the two-wheel sets will rotate in opposite direction about a vertical axis. Another option with similar effect is to connect the variable volume chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of one wheel axle guiding assembly on each lateral side of the running gear with the variable volume chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the other wheel axle guiding assembly on the other lateral side of the running gear and similarly between the two other variable volume chambers, to form a cross connection.
- According to a most preferred option, however, the running gear comprises at least one wheel set, a left end of the wheel set is supported by the axle box of a left wheel axle guiding assembly of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies, and a right end of the wheel set is supported by the axle box of a right wheel axle guiding assembly of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies. With this embodiment, the longitudinal translation movement of the wheel set are limited, e.g. when the vehicle accelerates or decelerates, whilst the rotation of the wheel set about a vertical axis is still possible. Moreover, this embodiment provides a fail-safe operating mode in case of leakage.
- Preferably, the running gear does not include any hydraulic connection between the chamber of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter and the chamber of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter of the same wheel axle guiding assembly.
- Other advantages and features of the invention will then become more clearly apparent from the following description of a specific embodiment of the invention given as non-restrictive examples only and represented in the accompanying drawings in which:
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Figure 1 illustrates a longitudinal section of a wheel axle guiding assembly for a running gear of a rail vehicle according to a first embodiment of the invention by a longitudinal vertical plane along section line I-I ofFigure 3 ; -
Figure 2 illustrates a section of the wheel axle guiding assembly ofFigure 1 by a horizontal plane along section line II-II ofFigure 1 ; -
Figure 3 is a vertical section of the wheel axle guiding assembly ofFigure 1 , along section line III-III ofFigure 1 ; -
Figure 4 is a vertical section along section line IV-IV ofFigure 1 ; -
Figure 5 is a longitudinal section of a wheel axle guiding assembly according to a second embodiment of the invention; -
Figure 6 is a longitudinal section of a wheel axle guiding assembly according to a third embodiment of the invention; -
Figure 7 illustrates a section of the wheel axle guiding assembly ofFigure 6 by a horizontal plane; -
Figure 8 is a longitudinal section of a wheel axle guiding assembly according to a fourth embodiment of the invention; -
Figure 9 is a longitudinal section of a wheel axle guiding assembly according to a fifth embodiment of the invention; -
Figure 10 is a longitudinal section of a wheel axle guiding assembly according to a sixth embodiment of the invention; -
Figure 11 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of a running gear provided with sets of the wheel axle guiding assemblies according to any one of the previous embodiments of the invention; -
Figure 12 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of a running gear provided with sets of the wheel axle guiding assemblies according to any one of the previous embodiments of the invention; -
Figure 13 is a schematic view of a third embodiment of a running gear provided with sets of the wheel axle guiding assemblies according to any one of the previous embodiments of the invention; -
Figure 14 is a schematic view of a fourth embodiment of a running gear provided with sets of the wheel axle guiding assemblies according to any one of the previous embodiments of the invention; -
Figure 15 is a schematic view of a fifth embodiment of a running gear provided with sets of the wheel axle guiding assemblies according to any one of the previous embodiments of the invention; -
Figure 16 is a schematic view of running gear ofFigure 15 , operating in a fail-safe mode of operation. - Corresponding reference numerals refer to the same or corresponding parts in each of the figures.
- A wheel
axle guiding assembly 10 for arunning gear 12 of a rail vehicle is illustrated inFigures 1 to 4 . This wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 comprises anaxle box 14 located longitudinally between afront part 16 and arear part 18 of anaxle box carrier 20 formed by a C-shaped end portion of aframe 22 of therunning gear 12. Theaxle box carrier 20 is supported on theaxle box 14 by way of a verticalprimary suspension unit 24, which comprises achevron spring 26 having a V-shaped cross-section in a vertical transversal plane parallel to arevolution axis 100 defined by theaxle box 14. As is well known in the art, theaxle box 14 houses a bearing 28, usually a roller bearing, for guiding an end portion of awheel axle 30. - A front longitudinal hydro-
mechanical converter 32 is fixed to theaxle box 14 and to thefront part 16 of theaxle box carrier 20 and a rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 34 is fixed to theaxle box 14 and to therear part 18 of theaxle box carrier 20 to allow a fore-and-aft movement of theaxle box 14 relative to theaxle box carrier 20 parallel to alongitudinal direction 200. Thelongitudinal direction 200 in this context and in the whole application is the horizontal direction perpendicular to thehorizontal revolution axis 100 defined by the axle box in a reference position. Each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters housing 36 fixed to theaxle box 14 or integral with theaxle box 14, aplunger 38 fixed to or integral with theaxle box carrier 20 and an annularelastomeric body 40 adhered by vulcanisation or otherwise fixed in a sealed manner to thehousing 36 and to theplunger 38 so as to form a single variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 between thehousing 36, theplunger 38 and theelastomeric body 40. A hydraulic inlet and outlet port 44 (seeFigure 2 ) is provided for connecting the variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 to a hydraulic circuit, as will be discussed later on in connection withFigures 9 to 13 . - In this preferred embodiment, the
interface 46 between the annularelastomeric body 40 and thehousing 36 and theinterface 48 between theannular body 40 and theplunger 38 are cylindrical and coaxial. This ensures that the annularelastomeric body 40 is only subjected to shear stress when theplunger 38 andhousing 36 move relative to one another in thelongitudinal direction 200. The radial dimension of theannular body 40, i.e. the distance between the twointerfaces - This arrangement result in a low stiffness of each longitudinal hydro-
mechanical converter longitudinal direction 200 while the stiffness is much higher in the radial directions, notably in the vertical and transverse directions. Thechevron spring 26 has a stiffness which is higher than the hydro-mechanical converters longitudinal direction 200. As a result, the verticalprimary suspension unit 24 is the main path for vertical loads and shares the transverse load with the hydro-mechanical converters - Due to its geometry, and in particular to their large pumping area, the hydro-
mechanical converters - When the axial load varies at a very low frequency, the hydraulic fluid moves in and out of the variable volume
hydraulic chamber 42 through thehydraulic port 44 in phase with the motion of theplunger 38 relative to thehousing 36. The static stiffness C static of the hydro-mechanical converter depends mainly on the geometry of theelastomeric body 40 and decreases when the ratio of the radial dimension to the longitudinal dimension of theelastomeric body 40 increases. - When the frequency of the longitudinal movement of the
axle boxes 14 increases, the motion of the hydraulic fluid in and out of thehydraulic chambers 42 is increasingly out of phase with the relative motion between theplunger 38 and thehousing 36. When the frequency is sufficiently high thehydraulic chambers 42 can be almost considered as closed chambers, since the movement of the fluid in and out of the chambers becomes insignificant. The behaviour is dependent on the viscosity of the fluid and the hydraulic circuit connecting the chambers, in particular the length and diameter of the connecting pipes. Relative fore and aft movement between the plunger and the housing is still possible despite the incompressible fluid in the hydraulic chamber thanks to a dynamic swell deformation of theelastomeric body 40. Theelastomeric body 40 is therefore characterised by a dynamic swell stiffness C swell which is added to the static stiffness C static at higher frequencies. This dynamic swell stiffness increases approximately linearly with the effective pumping area A of the hydro-mechanical converter, which is the ratio of the elementary variation of volume ΔV of the chamber to the corresponding elementary longitudinal relative movement Δx between the plunger and the housing: - In practice, the pumping area A is greater than or equal to the effective area A e of the plunger, i.e. the area of the geometric projection of the surface of the plunger within the housing on a plane P perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. In other words, the greater the effective area A e of the plunger, the greater the pumping area A, the dynamic swell stiffness S swell and the ratio R of the dynamic stiffness to the static stiffness of the longitudinal hydro-
mechanical converter - Thanks to the geometry of the arrangement of the hydro-mechanical converters on each side of the wheel axle, the effective pumping area A can be large, and the dynamic stiffness, will also be very large. Concurrently, the static stiffness can be kept low, which leads to a high ratio of the dynamic stiffness to the static stiffness, preferably of more than 10, preferably of more than 20, and preferably more than 50.
- Due to this high ratio of the dynamic stiffness to the static stiffness, the wheel axle guiding assembly provides a smooth response to the various longitudinal loads at low frequency and a stiffer response at higher frequency, which is particularly advantageous. The wheel axle guiding assembly will respond with a very low stiffness C static to quasistatic longitudinal loads so that the
wheel axle 30 will naturally rotate about a vertical axis and find their position in a curve. The stroke of the longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters wheel axle 30 in curves. In response to high frequency longitudinal vibrations, on the other hand, the system will provide a high dynamic stiffness that includes the component C swell so as to efficiently counteract hunting oscillations and provide an excellent stability. - The cutoff frequency in the frequency response of the system depends not only on the characteristic of the hydro-
mechanical converters - A wheel
axle guiding assembly 10 for arunning gear 12 of a rail vehicle according to a second embodiment of the invention is illustrated inFigure 5 . This wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 comprises anaxle box 14 located longitudinally between afront part 16 and arear part 18 of a ring-shapedaxle box carrier 20 formed by a C-shaped end portion of aframe 22 of the running gear and a C-shapedlower bracket 120. Theaxle box carrier 20 is supported on theaxle box 14 by way of a verticalprimary suspension unit 24, which comprises asandwich spring 126 having a set of planar elastomeric elements extending in a horizontal plane. - A front longitudinal hydro-
mechanical converter 32 is fixed to theaxle box 14 and to thefront part 16 of theaxle box carrier 20 and a rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 34 fixed to theaxle box 14 and to therear part 18 of theaxle box carrier 20 to allow a fore-and-aft movement of theaxle box 14 relative to theaxle box carrier 20 parallel to thelongitudinal direction 200 of therunning gear 12. Each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters housing 36 fixed to or integral with theaxle box 14, aplunger 38 fixed to or integral with theaxle box carrier 20 and an annularelastomeric body 40 adhered by vulcanisation or otherwise fixed in a sealed manner to thehousing 36 and to theplunger 38 so as to form a single variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 between thehousing 36, theplunger 38 and theelastomeric body 40. In this embodiment, the interface between the annular elastomeric body and the plunger is frustum-shaped and coaxial with the interface between the annular body and the housing. - This arrangement results in a low stiffness of each longitudinal hydro-
mechanical converter sandwich spring 126 has a static stiffness, which is higher than the hydro-mechanical converters sandwich spring 126 is the main path for vertical loads while the hydro-mechanical converters axle guiding assembly 10 ofFigure 5 to static and dynamic longitudinal loads is essentially similar to that of the first embodiment. - A wheel
axle guiding assembly 10 for arunning gear 12 of a rail vehicle according to a third embodiment of the invention is illustrated inFigures 6 and7 . This wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 comprises anaxle box 14 located longitudinally between afront part 16 and arear part 18 of anaxle box carrier 20 formed by a ring-shaped frame element fixed to theframe 22 of therunning gear 12. Theaxle box carrier 20 is supported on theaxle box 14 by way of a verticalprimary suspension unit 24, which comprises an upperelastomeric pad 226 and a lowerelastomeric pad 227. A front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 32 is provided between theaxle box 14 and thefront part 16 of theaxle box carrier 20 and a rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter 34 is provided between theaxle box 14 and therear part 18 of theaxle box carrier 20 to allow a fore-and-aft movement of theaxle box 14 relative to theaxle box carrier 20 parallel to thelongitudinal direction 200 of therunning gear 12. Each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters housing 36 fixed to theaxle box carrier 20 or integral with theaxle box carrier 20, aplunger 38 integral with theaxle box 14 and an annularelastomeric body 40 adhered by vulcanisation or otherwise fixed in a sealed manner to thehousing 36 and to theplunger 38 so as to form a single variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 between thehousing 36, theplunger 38 and theelastomeric body 40. In this embodiment, theinterface elastomeric body 40 and thehousing 36 and between theannular body 40 and theplunger 38 are tapered. Anelastomeric buffer 338 forms an abutment between theplunger 38 and thehousing 36 for limiting a contraction movement of the hydro-mechanical converter Figure 6 and7 to static and dynamic longitudinal loads is essentially similar to that of the previous embodiments. - The axle guiding assemblies of the various embodiments of
Figures 1 to 7 are particularly adapted to a running gear with a flexible running gear frame that will undergo deformation to respond to vertical load. The embodiment ofFigure 8 is more adapted to a rigid running gear frame, which remains substantially without deformation under the usual operative conditions. Theaxle guiding assembly 10 ofFigure 8 differs from the axle guiding assembly ofFigures 6 and7 essentially in that the ring-shapedaxle box carrier 20 is not rigidly fixed to therunning gear frame 22. Instead, therunning gear frame 22 bears on a pair of verticalprimary suspension units 426, which consist in rubber springs that allow a substantial relative vertical movement between therunning gear frame 22 and theaxle box carrier 20 and transmit the longitudinal and lateral loads without substantial deformations. The upper and lowerelastomeric pads axle box carrier 20 and theaxle box 14 can be kept very stiff to substantially reduce the relative vertical and transverse motion between theaxle box carrier 20 and theaxle box 14 and limit the deformation of theelastomeric body 40 of each of the front and read hydro-mechanical converters longitudinal direction 200. The response of the wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 ofFigure 8 to static and dynamic longitudinal loads is essentially similar to that of the previous embodiments. - The axle box guiding assembly of
Figure 9 derives from the embodiment ofFigures 1 to 4 and differs from that embodiment in that anadditional spring 526 is interposed between theaxle box 14 and each of the longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter additional decoupling spring 526 has vertical stiffness less than two times the vertical stiffness of the hydro-mechanical converter mechanical converter mechanical converter decoupling spring 526 can be an elastomer ring around a fixed volumehydraulic chamber 527 filled with hydraulic fluid. - The axle box guiding assembly of
Figure 10 derives from the embodiment ofFigures 9 and differs from that embodiment merely in that no fixed volume hydraulic chamber is provided. - A
running gear 12 including two pairs of wheel axle guiding assemblies according to the invention is illustrated inFigure 10 . InFigure 10 , the vertical primary suspension units have been left out for simplicity. Therunning gear 12 ofFigure 11 is a bogie with a two-wheel sets 50, each comprising left andright wheels 51 at opposite ends 52 of awheel axle 30. Eachend 52 of eachwheel axle 30 is guided for rotation in anaxle box 14 of a wheelaxle guiding assembly 10. The two wheelaxle guiding assemblies 10 on the same left or right side of therunning gear 12 are hydraulically connected with one another via four independenthydraulic circuits hydraulic chamber 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the front and rear wheelaxle guiding assemblies 10 on the left side are connected with one another via ahydraulic circuit 54 and the variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 34 of the front and rear wheelaxle guiding assemblies 10 on the left side are connected with one another via ahydraulic circuit 56. Similar hydraulic connections are provided between theaxle guiding assemblies 10 on the right side of therunning gear 10. Ahydraulic reservoir 58 is connected via acheck valve 60 to each of the hydraulic circuits to provide a temperature and leakage compensation. Preferably, eachhydraulic reservoir 58, or more generally eachhydraulic circuit leakage detector 63. This type of hydraulic link between the front and rear axle will result in passive steering of the front andrear axles 30 in opposite directions. - An alternative connection between the individual variable volume
hydraulic chambers 42 is shown inFigure 12 . The variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the front wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 on each side is connected with the variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 34 of the rear wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 on the same side of therunning gear 12 via ahydraulic circuit 64, while the variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 34 of the front wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 on each side is connected with the variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the rear wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 on the same side of the running gear via ahydraulic circuit 66. This type of hydraulic link between the front and rear axle will result in passive steering of the front and rear axles in the same direction. - An alternative connection between the individual variable volume
hydraulic chambers 42 is shown inFigure 13 . The variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the front wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 on each side is connected with the variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 34 of the rear wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 on the other side of therunning gear 12 via ahydraulic circuit 154, while the variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 34 of the front wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 on each side is connected with the variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the rear wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 on the other side of the running gear via ahydraulic circuit 156. This type of hydraulic link between the front and rear axle will result in passive steering of the front and rear axles in opposite directions. - It may be appropriate to provide the running gear with additional distribution valves so as to switch configurations between two types of hydraulic circuits depending on the revolution speed of one of the wheel axles, e.g. with the configuration of
Figure 11 orFigure 13 at low speed and the configuration ofFigure 12 at higher speed. - A wheel set 50 provided with two wheel
axle guiding assemblies 10 according to the invention for guiding the two opposite ends 52 of awheel axle 30 is illustrated inFigure 14 . Two independenthydraulic circuits 68, 70 are formed, each to connect the variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of one wheelaxle guiding assembly 10 with the variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 34 of the same wheelaxle guiding assembly 10. Ahydraulic reservoir 58 is provided in each of thehydraulic circuits 68, 70. This embodiment can be implemented in a one-axle running gear or in a two-axle bogie. - An alternative connection between the individual variable volume
hydraulic chambers 42 is shown inFigure 15 . Two independenthydraulic circuits hydraulic chambers 42 of the front hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the left and right wheelaxle guiding assemblies 10 with one another and another one to connect the variable volumehydraulic chamber 42 of the rear hydro-mechanic converters 32 of the left and right wheel axle guiding assemblies. Ahydraulic reservoir 58 is provided in each of thehydraulic circuits - Moreover, this embodiment provides a fail-safe operating mode illustrated in
Figure 16 . If one of the hydraulic circuits leaks (inFigure 16 , the hydraulic circuit 72) and there is not enough hydraulic fluid left in that circuit, thereservoir 58 of the other hydraulic circuit will provide additional fluid in that circuit to force thewheel axle 30 towards the abutment position illustrated inFigure 16 . In this position, the wheel set 50 will not be able to rotate about the vertical axis, but will remain in a stable position. To this end, eachreservoir 58 should preferably have a capacity superior to the volume of the respective hydraulic circuit, i.e. in practice at least twice and preferably more than twice the volume of thehydraulic chambers 42. - While the above examples illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention it is noted that various other arrangements can also be considered, in particular combinations of features from different embodiments.
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- A wheel axle guiding assembly (10) comprising:- an axle box (14) defining a horizontal revolution axis (100) and a longitudinal horizontal direction (200) perpendicular to the revolution axis (100);- an axle box carrier (20), the axle box (14) being located longitudinally between a front part (16) and a rear part (18) of the axle box carrier (20); and- a front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter (32) fixed to the axle box (14) and the front part (14) of the axle box carrier (20) and a rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter (34) fixed to the axle box (14) and the rear part (18) of the axle box carrier (20) to allow a fore-and-aft movement of the axle box (14) relative to the axle box carrier (20) parallel to the longitudinal direction (200);characterised in that each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters (32, 34) includes a housing (36), a plunger (38) and an elastomeric body (40) fixed to the housing (36) and to the plunger (38) so as to allow a fore-and-aft relative movement parallel to the longitudinal direction (200) between the plunger (38) and the housing (36), a single variable volume hydraulic chamber (42) being formed between the housing (36), the plunger (38) and the elastomeric body (40), each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters (32, 34) further including a hydraulic port (44) for connecting the variable volume hydraulic chamber (42) to an external hydraulic circuit (54, 56, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74).
- The wheel axle guiding assembly of claim 1, wherein the axle box (14) houses a bearing (28) having an inner diameter defining a cross-sectional area A Φ of an end (52) of a wheel axle (30) to be received in the bearing (28) and the plunger has an effective area A e measured in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (200), which is greater than half the cross-sectional area A Φ, preferably greater than the cross-sectional area A Φ .
- The wheel axle guiding assembly of any one of the preceding claims, wherein each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters (32, 34) has a longitudinal stiffness, which increases with a frequency of the fore-and-aft movement of the axle box (14) relative to the axle box carrier (20) from a quasistatic stiffness value to a dynamic stiffness value, wherein the plunger (38) and the elastomeric body (40) have dimensions such that a ratio R of the dynamic stiffness value to the quasistatic stiffness value is greater than 10, preferably greater than 20, preferably greater than 50.
- The wheel axle guiding assembly of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a vertical suspension unit (24) provided between the axle box (14) and an upper part of the axle box carrier (20).
- The wheel axle guiding assembly of any one of the preceding claims, wherein each of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters (32, 34) further comprises a decoupling spring (526) with a longitudinal stiffness at least ten times, preferably at least twenty times, preferably fifty times greater than a longitudinal stiffness of the elastomeric body (40), a lateral stiffness less than a two times the lateral stiffness of the elastomeric body (40), preferably less that the lateral stiffness of the elastomeric body (40) and a vertical stiffness less than two times the vertical stiffness of the elastomeric body (40), preferably less than the vertical stiffness of the elastomeric body (40).
- The wheel axle guiding assembly of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the axle box carrier (20) forms a ring around the axle box.
- The wheel axle guiding assembly of any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a vertical suspension assembly (426) for connecting the axle box carrier (20) to a running gear frame (22).
- The wheel axle guiding assembly of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the axle box carrier (20) is a constituent portion of a running gear frame (22) of a running gear (12).
- The wheel axle guiding assembly of claim 8, wherein the running gear frame (22) is flexible.
- The wheel axle guiding assembly of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a hydraulic reservoir (58) hydraulically connected to the hydraulic chamber (42), preferably with a check valve allowing a flow a fluid only from the hydraulic reservoir (58) to the hydraulic chamber (42), preferably with a volume at least twice the volume of the hydraulic chamber (42).
- A running gear (12) for a rail vehicle, comprising at least a pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, a first hydraulic circuit (54, 64, 68, 72) for establishing a hydraulic connection between a first variable volume hydraulic chamber (42) and a second variable volume hydraulic chamber (42), and a second hydraulic circuit (56, 66, 70, 74) for establishing a hydraulic connection between a third variable volume hydraulic chamber (42) and a fourth variable volume hydraulic chamber (42), the first, second, third and fourth variable volume hydraulic chambers (42) being all different chambers and each of the first, second, third and fourth variable volume hydraulic chambers being the variable volume hydraulic chamber (42) of one of the front and rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converters (32, 34) of one of the wheel axle guiding assemblies (10) of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies (10).
- The running gear of claim 11, wherein the first hydraulic circuit (54, 64, 68, 72) establishes a hydraulic connection between the variable volume hydraulic chamber (42) of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter (32) of one of the wheel axle guiding assemblies (10) of the pair of the wheel axle guiding assemblies (10) and the variable volume hydraulic chamber (42) of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter (32) of the other of the wheel axle guiding assemblies (10) of the pair of the wheel axle guiding assemblies (10) and second hydraulic circuit (56, 66, 70, 74) establishes a hydraulic connection between the variable volume hydraulic chamber (42) of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter (34) of one of the wheel axle guiding assemblies (10) of the pair of the wheel axle guiding assemblies (10) and the variable volume hydraulic chamber (42) of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter (34) of the other of the wheel axle guiding assemblies (34) of the pair of the wheel axle guiding assemblies (34).
- The running gear of any one of claims 11 to 12, further comprising at least a front wheel set (50) and a rear wheel set (50), wherein an end (52) of the front wheel set (50) is supported by the axle box (14) of a front wheel axle guiding assembly (10) of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies (10), and an end (52) of the rear wheel set (50) is supported by the axle box (14) of a rear wheel axle guiding assembly (10) of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies (10).
- The running gear of any one of claims 11 to 12, further comprising at least one wheel set (50), wherein a left end (52) of the wheel set (50) is supported by the axle box (14) of a left wheel axle guiding assembly (10) of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies (10), and a right end (52) of the wheel set (50) is supported by the axle box (14) of a right wheel axle guiding assembly (10) of the pair of wheel axle guiding assemblies (10).
- The running gear of any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein the running gear does not include any hydraulic connection between the chamber (42) of the front longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter (32) and the chamber (42) of the rear longitudinal hydro-mechanical converter (32) of the same wheel axle guiding assembly (10).
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