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EP0958982A1
EP0958982A1 EP99302204A EP99302204A EP0958982A1 EP 0958982 A1 EP0958982 A1 EP 0958982A1 EP 99302204 A EP99302204 A EP 99302204A EP 99302204 A EP99302204 A EP 99302204A EP 0958982 A1 EP0958982 A1 EP 0958982A1
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bogie
vehicle body
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rail vehicle
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Joseph Latham
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POWELL DUFFRYN STANDARD Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61G—COUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
    • B61G5/00—Couplings for special purposes not otherwise provided for
    • B61G5/02—Couplings for special purposes not otherwise provided for for coupling articulated trains, locomotives and tenders or the bogies of a vehicle; Coupling by means of a single coupling bar; Couplings preventing or limiting relative lateral movement of vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D3/00—Wagons or vans
    • B61D3/16—Wagons or vans adapted for carrying special loads
    • B61D3/18—Wagons or vans adapted for carrying special loads for vehicles
    • B61D3/182—Wagons or vans adapted for carrying special loads for vehicles specially adapted for heavy vehicles, e.g. public work vehicles, trucks, trailers
    • B61D3/184—Wagons or vans adapted for carrying special loads for vehicles specially adapted for heavy vehicles, e.g. public work vehicles, trucks, trailers the heavy vehicles being of the trailer or semi-trailer type
    • 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
    • B61F3/00—Types of bogies
    • B61F3/12—Types of bogies specially modified for carrying adjacent vehicle bodies of articulated trains
    • B61F3/125—Types of bogies specially modified for carrying adjacent vehicle bodies of articulated trains with more than one axle or wheel set

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  • the invention relates to bogie rail vehicles of the kind comprising two or more elongate vehicle bodies arranged end-to-end, the adjacent ends of the two vehicle bodies being supported by a common bogie.
  • Such vehicles are commonly used, for example, for the transport by rail of goods containers or the container trailers of large road transport vehicles.
  • the unit carried by each vehicle body is a box-like unit of very substantial length and width.
  • each vehicle body is supported at one end by a single bogie, the other end of the vehicle body remote from its bogie being supported by being coupled to the end of a similar vehicle which is also supported on its respective bogie.
  • the adjacent ends of two elongate vehicle bodies are each connected to a common bogie.
  • the present invention particularly relates to vehicles of the latter type.
  • the overthrow generally increases with the length of the vehicle and with reduction in the radius of curvature of the track. Any rail vehicle must therefore be so designed that its maximum lateral projection beyond the track, including the overthrow, is still within the imposed limit even when traversing a portion of track of the smallest radius to be encountered.
  • the extent of the overthrow is at least partly dependent on the location of the pivotal connections between the vehicle body and the bogies on which it is supported.
  • bogie rail vehicles of the kind referred to where two adjacent vehicle bodies are connected to a common bogie between them, it has hitherto been the practice to connect each vehicle body to the bogie by means of a single pivotal connection on the bogie which is allows pivotal movement about both horizontal and vertical axes. This enables each vehicle body to pivot both vertically and horizontally relative to the bogie so as to accommodate both horizontal and vertical curvature of the track over which the vehicle passes.
  • the pivot point between each vehicle body and the bogie is comparatively close to the centre of the bogie, the amount of overthrow experienced when traversing a horizontal curve in the track may be substantial and, similarly, the clearance between the underside of each vehicle body and the track may be substantially reduced when traversing an upwardly curved or "humped" stretch of track.
  • the present invention sets out to provide a novel form of bogie vehicle where some or all of these disadvantages may be alleviated or overcome.
  • a bogie rail vehicle including two elongate vehicle bodies, adjacent ends of which are each connected to a common bogie by coupling means allowing a degree of vertical and lateral movement between each vehicle body and the bogie, at least the majority of the weight of at least one of the vehicle bodies being transmitted to the bogie by means separate from the coupling means, whereby the coupling means are not required to transmit significant vertical loads to the bogie.
  • the coupling means can be less robust than has hitherto been the case, since it is only required to transmit longitudinal and lateral loads from the vehicle body to the bogie.
  • the coupling means may therefore be less costly and take up less space than has been the case hitherto.
  • the invention may include arrangements where the weight of only one of the vehicle bodies is transmitted to the bogie by other means, preferably at least the majority of the weight of both vehicle bodies is transmitted to the bogie by means separate from their respective coupling means.
  • the coupling means may comprise an elongate coupling arm pivotally connected at opposite ends thereof to the bogie and vehicle body respectively.
  • the coupling arm extends away from the bogie generally longitudinally of the vehicle body.
  • the pivotal connection between the vehicle body and the coupling arm may be a significant distance from the bogie itself and, depending on the geometry, this may have the effect of significantly reducing the overthrow when the vehicle is travelling on curved track, when compared with the above-described prior art arrangements.
  • one end of the coupling arm is arranged to pivot about both vertical and horizontal axes.
  • the end of the coupling arm may be connected to the vehicle body by a ball coupling.
  • the other end of the coupling arm for example the end which is connected to the bogie, may be arranged to pivot only about a horizontal axis.
  • the weight of the, or each, vehicle body may be transmitted to the bogie by a downwardly facing bearing surface on the vehicle body which slidably engages an upwardly facing bearing surface on the bogie, or a part in contact therewith.
  • the downwardly facing bearing surface on one vehicle body may engage an upwardly facing bearing surface on the bogie, while the downwardly facing bearing surface on the other vehicle body engages an upwardly facing bearing surface on said one vehicle body.
  • the rail vehicle comprises two vehicle bodies 10 and 11 adjacent ends of which are connected to a common bogie 12.
  • the ends of the vehicle bodies 10, 11 remote from the common bogie 12 are supported in conventional fashion on further individual bogies 13, 14 respectively.
  • each vehicle body 10, 11 is of the kind used for transporting an elongate rectangular container-like road vehicle trailer 15.
  • the wheels 16 of the trailer are received in a pocket or well in the floor of the vehicle body, the main body of the trailer resting on the floor of the vehicle body, above the well.
  • the invention is equally applicable to rail vehicles having a flat bed to receive an ordinary rectangular container, as well as rail vehicles for any other purpose.
  • the rail vehicles 10 and 11 may be adapted to transport ordinary rectangular containers by being so designed that the containers may rest on the flat parts of the floor of the vehicle, bridging the well or pocket which would otherwise receive the wheels in the case where the load is a trailer vehicle.
  • FIGs 2, 3 and 4 show in greater detail the means of connection between the vehicle bodies 10 and 11 and the common bogie 12.
  • the bogie comprises two laterally spaced side frames (not shown) connected by a transverse bolster 17, to provide a generally H-shaped structure, in conventional manner.
  • a bogie adaptor frame 20 extends in a fore-and-aft direction across the bolster 18 and wheelsets 19 and is supported on the bolster 18 by secondary suspension means 21.
  • the frame 20 might be connected to the bolster by a vertically rigid connection.
  • the vehicle body 10 is connected to the bogie 12 by coupling means comprising a longitudinally extending coupling arm 22.
  • One end of the coupling arm 22 is pivotally connected to the bogie frame 20 by a knuckle pivotal connection 23 which allows the coupling arm 22 to pivot up and down about a horizontal axis.
  • the coupling arm 22 extends into a channel 24 in the vehicle body and is pivotally connected to a vertical pivot pin 25 within the channel 24 by a ball coupling 26 so that this end of the coupling arm 22 is capable of both vertical and horizontal pivotal movement relative to the vehicle body 10.
  • the ball coupling 26 is shown in greater detail in Figure 4.
  • Similar coupling means connects the other vehicle body 11 to the opposite end of the bogie frame 20.
  • a projecting beam 27 which extends partly over the bogie frame 20 and is supported by lower brackets 28 and upper brackets 29 on the vehicle body 10.
  • the underside of the beam 27 is formed with a downwardly facing bearing pad 30 which is slidable over an upwardly facing surface on the bogie frame 20.
  • the vehicle body 11 is also formed with a beam 31 which extends partly over the bogie frame 20 and is supported on lower brackets 32 and upper brackets 33. As best seen in Figure 2, a part of the extremity of the beam 31 overlaps a portion of the beam 27 on the other vehicle body and is formed with a downwardly facing bearing surface 34 which slidably engages an upwardly facing bearing surface on the beam 27.
  • Relative sideways pivotal movement between the vehicles bodies 10 and 11, and between the vehicle bodies and the bogie 12, is accommodated by the relative sliding between the overlapping portions of the beams 27, 31 and between the beam 27 and the bogie frame 20.

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DE1270589B (de) * 1962-08-10 1968-06-20 Kloeckner Humboldt Deutz Ag Wiegendrehgestell fuer Schienengelenkzug
FR2282360A1 (fr) * 1974-08-21 1976-03-19 Linke Hofmann Busch Bogie pour support articule de deux caisses de voiture
EP0324987A2 (fr) * 1988-01-16 1989-07-26 Waggonfabrik Talbot Unité ferroviaire comportant un plancher surbaissé continu
DE4404878C1 (de) * 1994-02-17 1995-03-16 Talbot Waggonfab Gelenkverbindung für zwei Teileinheiten eines Fahrzeugs

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US2225242A (en) * 1938-03-07 1940-12-17 Pacific Railway Equipment Comp Suspension system for vehicles
FR1377367A (fr) * 1963-08-20 1964-11-06 Venissieux Atel Wagon à deux éléments articulés
FR2086846A5 (fr) * 1970-04-10 1971-12-31 Venissieux Nle Ateliers
FR2228651B1 (fr) * 1973-05-10 1975-08-22 Venissieux Atel
DE19722309C2 (de) * 1997-05-28 2001-04-19 Daimler Chrysler Ag Schienenfahrezug mit Triebkopf und Wagen

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DE1270589B (de) * 1962-08-10 1968-06-20 Kloeckner Humboldt Deutz Ag Wiegendrehgestell fuer Schienengelenkzug
FR2282360A1 (fr) * 1974-08-21 1976-03-19 Linke Hofmann Busch Bogie pour support articule de deux caisses de voiture
EP0324987A2 (fr) * 1988-01-16 1989-07-26 Waggonfabrik Talbot Unité ferroviaire comportant un plancher surbaissé continu
DE4404878C1 (de) * 1994-02-17 1995-03-16 Talbot Waggonfab Gelenkverbindung für zwei Teileinheiten eines Fahrzeugs

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