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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
May. 29, 2008
Peter Edward Timan, Sydenham, CA;
Peter Edward Timan, Sydenham, CA;
Bombardier Transportation GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
A monorail bogie assembly for supporting at least one monorail car over a monorail track that has a running surface and two side surfaces. The monorail bogie assembly comprises a first monorail bogie for supporting a first monorail car. The first monorail bogie comprises at least one load-bearing wheel, two inboard guide wheels and two outboard guide wheels. The monorail bogie assembly further comprises a second monorail bogie for supporting a second monorail car. The second monorail bogie comprises at least one load-bearing wheel and two inboard guide wheels. The monorail bogie assembly further comprises a linking member for interconnecting the first monorail bogie and the second monorail bogie, such that when connected the second monorail bogie is absent any outboard guide wheels.