IP Library Granted Patent US 10,875,552
Granted Patent B2
US 10,875,552 · App. 16/065,852 · Granted Dec 29, 2020

Railcar bogie

Inventors: Yukitaka Taga (Kobe, JP); Fumikazu Kounoike (Kakogawa, JP); Yukihiro Sano (Kobe, JP); Takaya Ono (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B61F19/02B61F5/30B61F5/526
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Patent No.
US 10,875,552
App. No.
16/065,852
Granted
Dec 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A railcar bogie includes a wheelset, a bearing rotatably supporting the wheelset, an axle box, and an obstacle deflector. The wheelset includes: an axle and a pair of wheels provided at both car width direction sides of the axle. The axle box includes: an upper axle box element covering the bearing from above; and a lower axle box element fixed to the upper axle box element and covering the bearing from below. The obstacle deflector includes an obstacle deflecting portion and a coupling portion. The obstacle deflecting portion is arranged at one side of the wheel in a car longitudinal direction and, when viewed from the one side in the car longitudinal direction, overlaps the wheel. The coupling portion couples the obstacle deflecting portion to the axle box. The coupling portion of the obstacle deflector is fixed to a receiving seat provided at the upper axle box element.

Claims (40)

1. A railcar bogie comprising:

a wheelset including:

an axle extending in a car width direction, and

a pair of wheels provided at both respective car width direction sides of the axle;

a bearing configured to rotatably support the wheelset;

an axle box including:

an upper axle box element covering the bearing from above the bearing, and

a lower axle box element fixed to the upper axle box element by a fastening member and covering the bearing from below the bearing; and

an obstacle deflector including:

an obstacle deflecting portion arranged at one side of the wheel in a car longitudinal direction and, when viewed from the one side in the car longitudinal direction, the obstacle deflecting portion overlaps at least one wheel, and

a coupling portion configured to couple the obstacle deflecting portion to the axle box, the coupling portion of the obstacle deflector being fixed to only a receiving seat provided at the upper axle box element.

2. The railcar bogie according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving seat is inclined upward with respect to a horizontal surface that the rail car bogie travels on.

3. The railcar bogie according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving seat is provided vertically to a horizontal surface that the rail car bogie travels on.

4. A railcar bogie comprising:

a wheelset including:

an axle extending in a car width direction, and

a pair of wheels provided at both respective car width direction sides of the axle;

a bearing configured to rotatably support the wheelset;

an axle box including:

an upper axle box element covering the bearing from above the bearing, and

a lower axle box element fixed to the upper axle box element by a fastening member and covering the bearing from below the bearing; and

an obstacle deflector including:

an obstacle deflecting portion arranged at one side of the wheel in a car longitudinal direction and, when viewed from the one side in the car longitudinal direction, the obstacle deflecting portion overlaps at least one wheel, and

a coupling portion configured to couple the obstacle deflecting portion to the axle box, the coupling portion of the obstacle deflector being fixed to a receiving seat provided at the upper axle box element, wherein:

when viewed from the car width direction, the receiving seat is provided at a region of the upper axle box element, and

the region is located at the one side of an axle center in the car longitudinal direction and intersecting with a horizontal line extending in the car longitudinal direction through the axle center.

5. A railcar bogie comprising:

a wheelset including:

an axle extending in a car width direction, and

a pair of wheels provided at both respective car width direction sides of the axle;

a bearing configured to rotatably support the wheelset;

an axle box including:

an upper axle box element covering the bearing from above the bearing, and

a lower axle box element fixed to the upper axle box element by a fastening member and covering the bearing from below the bearing;

an obstacle deflector including:

an obstacle deflecting portion arranged at one side of the wheel in a car longitudinal direction and, when viewed from the one side in the car longitudinal direction, the obstacle deflecting portion overlaps at least one wheel, and

a coupling portion configured to couple the obstacle deflecting portion to the axle box, the coupling portion of the obstacle deflector being fixed to a receiving seat provided at the upper axle box element; and

a fastening member fixing the receiving seat and the coupling portion to each other, wherein:

the receiving seat is provided with a fastening surface including a through hole into which the fastening member is inserted; and

the receiving seat is provided at an outer peripheral wall portion of the upper axle box element such that, in a side view, a normal line of the fastening surface intersects with a vertical line passing through the axle center.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI RAILCAR MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 060107/0954 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2018
From: TAGA, YUKITAKA; KOUNOIKE, FUMIKAZU; SANO, YUKIHIRO; ONO, TAKAYA
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 047028/0520 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-252985 · Dec 25, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190009801A1 · Jan 10, 2019