Railway rolling stock – Wheel or axle drive – Articulated radial
Patent
1984-10-12
1985-09-24
Reeves, Robert B.
Railway rolling stock
Wheel or axle drive
Articulated radial
105131, 105133, 105165, B61C 948, B61F 538
Patent
active
045426996
ABSTRACT:
In a powered truck or bogie for a railway vehicle having steerable wheelsets which pivot with respect to the truck or bogie frame, the motor for each wheelset is mounted to the truck or bogie frame and coupled to the drive transmitting means by a flexible coupling having a substantially vertical pivotal axis which axis is coincident with the real or virtual pivotal axis of the wheelset with respect to the truck or bogie.
REFERENCES:
patent: 188672 (1877-03-01), Pyott
patent: 1061146 (1913-05-01), Towle
patent: 4164188 (1979-08-01), Hallam et al.
Reeves Robert B.
Rodgers Dennis C.
Urban Transportation Development Corporation Ltd.
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