IP Library Granted Patent US 9,701,322
Granted Patent B2
US 9,701,322 · App. 14/762,553 · Granted Jul 11, 2017

Rail vehicle having tilting technology

Inventors: Andreas Kienberger (Graz, AT); Martin Teichmann (Graz, AT)
Assignee: Siemens AG Oesterreich
B61F5/44B61D1/00B61F5/22
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Patent No.
US 9,701,322
App. No.
14/762,553
Granted
Jul 11, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rail vehicle having tilting technology includes a car body supported on at least two chassis. At least one of the chassis is connected to the car body by an active tilting technology system and at least one additional chassis is connected to the car body by a passive tilting technology system. The tilt of the car body is applied exclusively by the active tilting technology system. Thus, uncontrolled twisting and loading of the car body is avoided.

Claims (16)

1. A rail vehicle having tilting technology, the rail vehicle comprising:

a car body;

at least two chassis supporting said car body;

at least one active tilting technology system each respectively connecting at least one of said chassis to said car body; and

at least one passive tilting technology system each respectively connecting at least a further one of said chassis to said car body;

said at least one active tilting technology system and said at least one passive tilting technology system both being present without failure of said at least one active tilting technology system.

2. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

said car body has a center of gravity; and

said at least one further chassis connected to said car body by said passive tilting technology system has an instantaneous center being situated as close as possible to said center of gravity of said car body in every tilted state of said car body.

3. The rail vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein said instantaneous center is situated in said center of gravity of said car body.

4. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

said car body has a center of gravity defining a line of action of the force of gravity through said center of gravity of said car body; and

said at least one chassis connected to said car body by said at least one active tilting technology system has an instantaneous center lying next to said line of action in every tilted state of the car body.

5. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , which further comprises rollers running in roller tracks and pivotably supporting said car body on said at least one further chassis connected to said passive tilting technology system.

6. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , which further comprises a pendulum mechanism pivotably connecting said car body to said at least one chassis connected to said at least one active tilting technology system.

7. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , which further comprises rollers running in roller tracks and pivotably supporting said car body on all of said chassis connected to said at least one passive tilting technology system and on all of said chassis connected to said at least one active tilting technology system.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 17, 2019
From: SIEMENS MOBILITY GMBH
To: SIEMENS MOBILITY AUSTRIA GMBH
Reel/Frame 051322/0650 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2019
From: SIEMENS AG OESTERREICH
To: SIEMENS MOBILITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 049178/0989 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2015
From: KIENBERGER, ANDREAS; TEICHMANN, MARTIN
To: SIEMENS AG OESTERREICH
Reel/Frame 036263/0733 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT A 50034/2013 · Jan 22, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150367868A1 · Dec 24, 2015