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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1994
Hans-Jurgen Rother, Salzgitter, DE;
Christian Claus, Braunschweig, DE;
Karl H Stache, Salzgitter, DE;
Linke-Hofmann-Busch GmbH, Salzgitter, DE;
Abstract
The present invention pertains to a hinge connection for connecting vehicle parts 1 and 2 of a multiple-unit rail-borne vehicle in an articulated manner by a rolling bearing 3, which is held on a support 2a projecting beyond the end of one of the vehicle parts 2. The hinge cooperates with a support 1a projecting beyond the end of another vehicle part 1 in an articulated manner, and permits horizontal and vertical deflecting movements of the vehicle parts 1 and 2 in relation to one another. The design of the hinge connection is such that the rolling bearing is relieved of wear-promoting loads and greater horizontal buckling angles between the connected vehicle parts can be obtained. This objective is accomplished by the support 2a of the second vehicle part 2 being fixed, via an elastomer hinge 4, to the inner ring 3a of the rolling bearing 3, which has neither radial nor axial play, at least in the installed state.