Pneumatic bogie stabilizer

Claim 2

In combination with a vehicle body and a bogie supporting said vehicle body thereon; an axle load compensator comprising a pair of force trAnsmitting means for imposing a coupling moment on said bogie, one of said means being disposed on one side of said bogie relative to a vertical plane through said bogie and the other of said means being disposed on an opposite side of said bogie, each said means including a pair of opposed pressure elements disposed in vertical relation to each other; and a pair of connecting lines, each said line communicating an upper pressure element of one force transmitting means with a lower pressure element of the other force transmitting means whereby pressure medium in one force transmitting means is transmitted to the other to impart an upwardly directed compensating force in said other force transmitting means to oppose a bucking torque imposed on said bogie.

Claim 3

The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said connecting lines are conduits and said pressure elements are responsive to a flow of pressure medium and which further comprises a means for supplying pressure medium and a control element positioned between said pressure medium supply means and said lines to selectively connect one of said lines with said pressure medium supply means whereby pressure medium is conveyed to a selective pair of pressure elements to impart two equal and opposite forces on said bogie at said opposite sides to produce a coupling moment on said bogie.

Claim 4

The combination as set forth in claim 2 which further includes a throttle in each of said lines downstream of said control element.

Claim 5

The combination as set forth in claim 2 which further includes a wheel frame movably mounted on said bogie and an adjusting means connected to said control element to selectively connect said pressure medium supply means to said lines in response to a vertical movement between said bogie and said wheel frame.

Claim 6

The combination as set forth in claim 2 which further comprises a flow control means between said pressure medium supply means and said control element for controlling the pressure of the pressure medium delivered to said control element and lines.

Claim 7

The combination as set forth in claim 5 wherein said flow control means includes an adjusting device adapted to be controlled in dependence on a tractive effort to be transmitted between said body and said bogie.

Claim 8

The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein each force transmitting means includes a double-acting pressure cylinder and a piston reciprocally mounted therein to divide said cylinder into two vertically disposed pressure chambers wherein said piston and each portion of said cylinder defining a respective one of said chambers defines a respective one of said pressure elements.

Claim 9

The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein each said pressure element is a pneumatic spring bellows disposed between a bearing surface on said vehicle body and a bearing surface on said bogie.

Claim 10

In combination with a vehicle body and a bogie supporting said vehicle body thereon; an axle load compensator comprising a pair of force transmitting means for imposing a coupling moment on said bogie, one of said means being disposed on one end of said bogie and the other of said means being disposed on an opposite end of said bogie, each said means including a pair of opposed pheumatic spring bellows disposed in vertical relation to each other; a pair of connecting lines, each said line communicating an upper spring bellows of one force transmitting means with a lower spring bellows of the other force transmitting means; a means for supplying pressure medium; and a control element positioned between said pressure medium supply means and said lines to selectively connect one of said lines with said pressure medium supply means whereby pressure medium is conveyed to a selective pair of spring bellows to impart two equal and opposite forces on said bogie at said opposite sides to produce a coupling moment on said bogie.

Claim 11

In combination with a vehicle body and a bogie supporting said vehicle body thereon; an axle load compensator comprising a pair of force transmitting means for imposing a coupling moment on said bogie, one of said means being disposed on one end of said bogie and the other of said means being disposed on an opposite end of said bogie, each said means including a pair of opposed pheumatic spring bellows disposed in vertical relation to each other; a pair of connecting lines, each said line communicating an upper spring bellows of one force transmitting means with a lower spring bellows of the other force transmitting means; a means for supplying pressure medium; and a control element positioned between said pressure medium supply means and said lines to selectively connect one of said lines with said pressure medium supply means whereby pressure medium is conveyed to a selective pair of spring bellows to impart two equal and opposite forces on said bogie at said opposite sides to produce a coupling moment on said bogie.

Claim 12

In combination with a vehicle body and a bogie supporting said vehicle body thereOn; an axle load compensator comprising a pair of force transmitting means for imposing a coupling moment on said bogie, one of said means being disposed on one side of said bogie relative to a vertical plane through said bogie and the other of said means being disposed on an opposite side of said bogie, each said means including a cylinder having a reciprocally mounted piston therein dividing said cylinder into a pair of vertically disposed chambers; a pair of connecting lines, each said line communicating an upper chamber of one force transmitting means with a lower chamber of the other force transmitting means; a means for supplying pressure medium; and a control element positioned between said pressure medium supply means and said lines to selectively connect one of said lines with said pressure medium supply means whereby pressure medium is conveyed to a selective pair of cylinders to impart two equal and opposite forces on said bogie at said opposite sides to produce a coupling moment on said bogie.

Claim 13

In combination with a vehicle body and a bogie supporting said vehicle body thereOn; an axle load compensator comprising a pair of force transmitting means for imposing a coupling moment on said bogie, one of said means being disposed on one side of said bogie relative to a vertical plane through said bogie and the other of said means being disposed on an opposite side of said bogie, each said means including a cylinder having a reciprocally mounted piston therein dividing said cylinder into a pair of vertically disposed chambers; a pair of connecting lines, each said line communicating an upper chamber of one force transmitting means with a lower chamber of the other force transmitting means; a means for supplying pressure medium; and a control element positioned between said pressure medium supply means and said lines to selectively connect one of said lines with said pressure medium supply means whereby pressure medium is conveyed to a selective pair of cylinders to impart two equal and opposite forces on said bogie at said opposite sides to produce a coupling moment on said bogie.