Gutehoffnungshutte Radsatz Gmbh

Gutehoffnugshutte Radsatz Gmbh

Bernd Wienkopf

Thomas Timmermann

Thadd&auml;us Kasprzyk

Andreas Brinkmann

The invention relates to an idler wheel arrangement for rail vehicles, consisting of a wheel ( ) rotatably mounted on an axle stub ( ) of an axle ( ), in particular of a cranked straddle axle, and having an inside ( ) facing the axle ( ) and an opposite outside ( ) and of holding means for three functional devices, specifically for an earth-contact arrangement ( ), a transmitter arrangement ( ) of an anti-slip device and a braking device ( ). The holding means having a carrier element ( ) fixedly connected on the end face to the axle stub ( ) on the outside ( ) of the wheel ( ). The carrier element ( ) has reception means for fixed components ( ) of all three functional devices ( ), the wheel ( ) being assigned reception means for correspondingly associated components ( ), rotating with the wheel ( ), of the three functional devices ( ), in adaptation to the arrangement of the fixed components ( ).

Idler wheel arrangement for rail vehicles

An idler wheel axle for single-axle or double-axle chassis of rail vehicles having individually mounted wheels and U-shaped, dropped-framed vehicles with lateral carrying legs, wherein each wheel is rotatably mounted on the inside of the associated carrying leg, and on an axle stub of the carrying leg via a wheel mounting, and wherein each wheel is torsionally connected on an inside thereof to a shaft that extends outward through orifices within the wheel and the carrying leg.

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Bochum, Germany

Bernd Wienkopf