Patent ID: 8667901
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A bogie for a vehicle guided by guide wheels configured to rotate while keeping contact with a guide rail arranged along a guideway of the vehicle, wherein the bogie including an axle is arranged below air springs fixed to a bottom of a vehicle body, the bogie comprising: a guide frame which includes a pair of transverse beams and a connecting member arranged between the pair of the transverse beams, each of the traverse beams being equipped with the guide wheels rotatably on both ends thereof; the axle supported on a non-turning part of the bogie such that the axle is capable of turning; and running wheels attached to both ends of the axle, wherein the running wheels are rigidly fixed to the axle and the guide frame is fixed to the axle so as to steer the guide frame, the axle and the running wheels integrally, wherein the guide frame and the axle are supported rotatably around one of turning shafts and an annular or arc bearing disposed at a center of the bogie, and wherein the non-turning part of the bogie is connected to a body of the vehicle via a traction link arranged in a longitudinal direction of the body of the vehicle.