Bogie with composite side members
US6338300B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T30/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bogie designed to be secured so that it rests on wheels and including at least two wheel axles, at least one side member extending from the axles to an at least approximately central part of the length of the bogie, and axle boxes in which the axles are mounted so that they can rotae. The side member includes at least one interchangeable elastic leaf constituting parametrizable primary suspension, made of composite material based on fibers embedded in a resin, and a region of each end of the side member is housed in a side-member sleeve resting on a respective axle box via at least one insert element.
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