RAILWAY VEHICLE WHEEL WITH IMPROVED DAMPING CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

A railway vehicle wheel comprises a hub (2) and a tire (3) carrying a flange (6), which hub and tire are mutually connected by means of a disc (13) or a number of spokes. The tire (3) comprises a thin visco-elastic layer (8) for dissipating vibrations originating from the contact of the railway vehicle wheel with a railway track. Said visco-elastic layer (8) is circular and concentric to the tire (3).