Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Siemens Mobility Gmbh

Robert Thiess

Heiko Meyer

Manuel Kroiss

Hans Juergen Maerkl

Stephan Drexler

Ralph Oliver Schmidt

Guntram Ruef

Rolf Steude

Jens Vollert

Hans Jürgen MÄRKL

Ralph Schmidt

Guntram RÜF

A rail vehicle, such as a locomotive, has at least one undercarriage with one or more wheel sets and an undercarriage frame. A vehicle body, resiliently supported on the undercarriage, has a vertical pivot pin passing through the undercarriage frame for traction linking the vehicle body. A limiting stop is connected to the pivot pin for limiting the vertical motion of the vehicle body relative to the undercarriage frame. The pivot pin has a horizontal through-hole in a downwardly protruding pin segment for supporting the limiting stop. Contact protrusions of the limiting stop protrude from the through-hole on both sides of the pivot pin. In the event of maximum vertical motion, the limiting stop contacts the undercarriage frame from below by way of the contact protrusions. The entrainment of the undercarriage is thus effected with great safety when the rail vehicle is lifted.

Rail vehicle, in particular a locomotive

The wheel set shaft of a rail vehicle is protected in an effective and economical manner by a protection device. The device includes an elastomeric mat which can be easily placed on the wheel set shaft and retaining means for retaining the elastomeric mat on the wheel set shaft.

Wheelset axle protection

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Unterschleissheim, Germany

Robert Thiess