BRANCH UNIT FOR RAILCAR

摘要

PURPOSE: A branch unit for a railcar is provided to restrict the left movement and the right movement of the railcar by using horizontal guide wheels and branch wheels for catching a brake rail. CONSTITUTION: A branch unit for a railcar includes a guide way(8), two couples of horizontal guide wheels(6a-6d), and a plurality of branch wheels(7a,7b). The guide way(8) is used for performing a horizontal guide operation, a branch operation, and an emergency braking operation. The horizontal guide wheels(6a-6d) are installed on a lateral part of a main frame(10) in order to catch a plurality of horizontal guide and branch rails and guide the railcar. The branch wheels(7a,7b) are installed at both ends of the branch arms in order to perform the horizontal guide operation and the branch operation.