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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2015
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Shunichi Nakao, Kobe, JP;
Takeyoshi Kusunoki, Kobe, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
A bogie includes: a plate spring extending in a car longitudinal direction in a state where a first end portion of the plate spring is supported by the first axle box, and a second end portion of the plate spring is supported by the second axle box, the plate spring supporting the pressing member from below so as to be displaceable relative to the pressing member; a first upper link connected to the cross beam and the first axle box and including a first end portion elastically coupled to the first axle box; a first lower link connected to the cross beam and the first axle box and including a first end portion elastically coupled to the first axle box; a second upper link connected to the cross beam and the second axle box and including a first end portion elastically coupled to the second axle box; and a second lower link connected to the cross beam and the second axle box and including a first end portion elastically coupled to the second axle box, a coupling point where the first end portion of the first upper link and the first axle box are coupled to each other and a coupling point where the first end portion of the first lower link and the first axle box are coupled to each other being arranged on a first virtual straight line passing through a center of the first axle in a side view, a coupling point where the first end portion of the second upper link and the second axle box are coupled to each other and a coupling point where the first end portion of the second lower link and the second axle box are coupled to each other being arranged on a second virtual straight line passing through a center of the second axle in the side view.