Multiple axle self-steering powered locomotive truck

Details Multiple axle self-steering powered locomotive truck Multiple axle self-steering powered locomotive truck

1986-06-05

1988-03-08

Reeves, Robert B.

Railway rolling stock

Trucks

Radial

105138, 188 53, B61F 538

Patent

active

047293241

ABSTRACT:
A powered locomotive truck is disclosed, the truck having two wheelsets, each with an axle having a driving motor mounted thereon, the wheelsets being mounted in a rigid main truck frame, with freedom for relative yaw motion of the wheelsets, and each wheelset further having a steering arm or yoke movable with its wheelset during relative yaw motion of the wheelsets with respect to each other, the steering arms having an interconnection in a region between the wheelsets providing for interchange of yawing steering forces between the wheelsets.

REFERENCES:
patent: 133001 (1872-11-01), Youmans
patent: 452035 (1891-05-01), Short
patent: 473090 (1892-04-01), Seibert
patent: 843261 (1907-02-01), Conaty
patent: 894342 (1908-07-01), Peckman
patent: 956900 (1910-05-01), Knobbs
patent: 1074479 (1913-09-01), Towle
patent: 1218720 (1917-03-01), Tomlinson
patent: 2245333 (1941-06-01), Frei
patent: 2834303 (1958-05-01), Furrer
patent: 4167906 (1979-09-01), Steinman et al.
patent: 4353309 (1982-10-01), Pollard et al.
patent: 4458604 (1984-07-01), Cope

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Multiple axle self-steering powered locomotive truck does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Multiple axle self-steering powered locomotive truck, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Multiple axle self-steering powered locomotive truck will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-226765