Direction shift control for connected vehicle undercarriages

US4221171A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Demag A.G. · DE

Inventors

• Heinz Flaig · Bochum, DE
• Martin Middeldorf · Waltrop, DE
• Udo Dietrich · Gevelsberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 17, 1978
• Grant date: Sep 9, 1980
• Expiry date: Jul 17, 1998

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B61F9/00
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A shift control arrangement is provided for rail vehicles to bring about the simultaneous shifting of all directional guide wheels on the vehicle at the same time, including those in both the front and rear undercarriages of the vehicle. This is achieved by interconnecting the shift linkages of each undercarriage and, preferably, by placing the connection in the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.