WHEEL SET GUIDANCE FOR TRUCKS OF RAIL VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY COMMUTER TRAFFIC VEHICLES

摘要

The invention relates to a wheel set guide means for bogies of rail vehicles, in particular short-distance vehicles. …??In such vehicles, a continuous floor at as low a level as possible is desired. According to the invention, a bogie with movable wheels is proposed in which the movable wheels are mounted in plummer blocks which are connected to a frame which is connected to the bogie frame so as to swivel in the vertical direction. One of the wheel sets is driveable, the movable wheels being connected in a torsion-proof manner by means of gear means so that in terms of running technology the same effect is achieved as if the driven wheel set were connected to a rigid wheel set shaft without, however, said shaft being in the way of the floor so that a vehicle equipped with these bogies can have a continuous floor at a low level. …IMAGE…