摘要 |
<p>To distribute weight between a drive axle (3) and a tag axle (5) in a tag axle bogie, a pressure-conducting pipe (22) is installed between the air springs (11) of the two axles (3, 5). In the pipe (22) a pressure limiter (25) is designed to close the pipe (22) when a predetermined pressure is reached in the air springs (11) of the drive axle (3), but to open the pipe (22) when the predetermined pressure is undercut. When the pipe (22) is closed, continued pressure build-up is permitted in the air springs (11) of the drive axle (3), but not in the air springs (11) of the tag axle (5). By varying the predetermined pressure, weight distribution between the two axles (3, 5) can be modified.</p> |