| 摘要 |
The invention concerns an inter-axle shear stiffening apparatus for a self-steering rail bogie and a self-steering rail bogie equipped with such apparatus. The apparatus has axle structures including axles (16, 16.1) which are journalled in axle box bearings (20, 20.1). Radial arms (30, 30.1) are connected rigidly to respective axle structures of the bogie an extend towards one another in a fore and aft direction. A lateral force transmitting device (60) acts between the arms to transmit lateral forces between them while accommodating relative lateral movement between them. The design of this device is such that, irrespective of the extent of relative movement between the arms, the device can only transmit between them lateral forces of limited, predetermined magnitude. This value is chosen such that the bogie is provided with sufficient inter-axle shear stiffness to enhance its hunting stability without excessive force couples being applied to the axle box bearings.
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