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Steering articulated car
Assignee: UTDC Inc
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Filing: 1978-07-14
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Granted: 1981-09-15
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Expires: 1998-07-14
Abstract
Abstract An articulated railroad vehicle having two or more body portions is supported on three or more single wheel set trucks. Each truck is pivotally attached to a vehicle body portion. Sensing elements detect the angle between the articulated body portions. The output from the angle of articulated sensing element means is used to guide each of the wheel sets to a radial configuration when the vehicle negotiates a curve.
Inventors
- 👤 Roy E. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 08:05
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61F; B61F5/00; B61F5/38; B61F5/44; B61D; B61D3/00; B61D3/10; B61F3/00; B61F3/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
An articulated railway vehicle comprising first and second pivotally connected body portions, at least three spaced, independently controlled wheel sets supporting said vehicle, each of said wheel sets being attached to said vehicle for pivotal movement about respective substantially vertical, horizontally displaced axial pivots, sensing means for sensing changes in the relative angle between said first and said second body portions, actuating means for effecting pivotal movement of each of said wheel sets, and means connecting said sensing means and said respective actuating means for positioning said wheel sets by said actuating means to a substantially radial alignment when said articulated vehicle travels curved railway track.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
An articulated railway vehicle comprising first and second pivotally connected body portions, at least three spaced, independently controlled wheel sets supporting said vehicle, each of said wheel sets being attached to said vehicle for pivotal movement about respective substantially vertical, horizontally displaced axial pivots, sensing means for sensing changes in the relative angle between said first and said second body portions, actuating means for effecting pivotal movement of each of said wheel sets, and means connecting said sensing means and said respective actuating means for positioning said wheel sets by said actuating means to a substantially radial alignment when said articulated vehicle travels curved railway track.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said sensing means include first and second redundant portions, each portion being located between said vehicle portions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The vehicle of claim 2 wherein said sensing means and said actuating means includes sensing hydraulic actuators and wheel set hydraulic actuators, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The vehicle of claim 3 wherein each sensing means comprises an independently acting sensing hydraulic actuator for each wheel set, and each sensing hydraulic actuator being hydraulically connected to a single wheel set hydraulic actuator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
The vehicle of claim 4 wherein each wheel set is positioned by two wheel set hydraulic actuators, one of said wheel set hydraulic actuators being hydraulically connected to a sensing hydraulic actuator of said first portion of said sensing means, and the other of said wheel set hydraulic actuators being hydraulically connected to a sensing hydraulic actuator of said second portion of said sensing means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
94 words
An articulated truck for a railway vehicle comprising first and second pivotally connected truck portions, said truck having three wheel sets attached to said truck for pivotal movement about respective substantially vertical axial pivots, sensing means for sensing changes in the relative angle between said first and second portions, actuating means for effecting pivotal movement of each of said wheel sets, and means connecting said sensing means and said respective actuating means for positioning said wheel sets by said actuating means to a substantially radial alignment when said articulated truck travels curved railway track.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
94 words
An articulated truck for a railway vehicle comprising first and second pivotally connected truck portions, said truck having three wheel sets attached to said truck for pivotal movement about respective substantially vertical axial pivots, sensing means for sensing changes in the relative angle between said first and second portions, actuating means for effecting pivotal movement of each of said wheel sets, and means connecting said sensing means and said respective actuating means for positioning said wheel sets by said actuating means to a substantially radial alignment when said articulated truck travels curved railway track.
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