Abb Daimler-benz Transportation (technology) Gmbh

Abb Daimler-benz Transporation (technology) Gmbh

Uwe Schuller

Ulrich Hachmann

Thomas Benker

On a railway vehicle with a car body and a truck with an undercarriage, the car body is supported on the truck by means of connecting devices. To achieve increased operating safety even in the event of a malfunction or failure of the connecting devices, the actuator is fastened rigidly on one end to the truck, and is connected to the car body by means of the mechanical series system consisting of a ball-and-socket joint and a sliding connector.

Vehicle

A rail vehicle equipped with a support actuator of variable vertical length mounted between a vehicle body and a running gear located underneath. In order to maintain an operational supporting device and adequate ride comfort after a failure or overload of the support actuator, an emergency spring coaxial with the support actuator is provided, which only becomes effective when the stroke of the support actuator falls short of a preset value.

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N{overscore (u)}rnberg, Germany

Uwe Schuller