Procedure to modify the width between wheels in the railroad vehicles to pass continuously from one width from one to the other. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

摘要

Procedure to modify the width between wheels in the railroad vehicles to pass continuously from one track width to another, making them circulate through a stretch of track with lane and rail, which varying its width continuously, connects the two tracks of different width because the wheels are mounted on the axles by means of a sliding adjustment that allows the wheel to move on its axis, this displacement being normally prevented by means of claws or latches which, on reaching the transition track section, will perform by the action of the track devices so that the wheels can move in the axial direction and move from one track width to another, driven by the rail and rail, automatically re-engaging when leaving the transition track section, characterized in that system of piling of the wheel to be formed by a series of claws or latches integral with the axis r it is axial displacements, these being of the collar type and will enter all the periphery of circular grooves made externally on the hub of the wheel where the claws or latches will be wedged and on these will fit externally a sleeve with conical coupling under the action of a prestressed spring, so they can only be unlocked by exerting a force that overcomes the spring and moves axially to the sleeve and thereby free the conical coupling between it and the claws or latches, thus being able to move the wheel axially until the claws or latches penetrate into another circular groove made on the bushing and the outer sleeve re-clamp with another spacing between wheels. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)