Patent ID: 8839721

Claim:
A bogie for a vehicle which is guided by guide wheels that rotate while keeping contact with guide rails arranged on either side of a guideway of the vehicle on which the vehicle travels and disposed along the guideway, the bogie comprising: a steering mechanism which operates in conjunction with the guide wheels so as to steer running wheels; a guide frame which includes a pair of traverse bars each of which is equipped with the guide wheels rotatably mounted on both ends of the traverse bars and which are arranged on a front side and a rear side of the running wheels in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and extend in a width direction of the vehicle body, and connecting bars which are installed between the pair of the traverse bars and connect the pair of the traverse bars with each other; a connection part connecting directly a rod member of the steering mechanism to one of the traverse bars of the guide frame so as to move the steering mechanism in conjunction with the guide frame and steer the running wheels; and a circular turning bearing having a circular or an arc shape to rotatably support the guide frame on an axle of the bogie or a supporting member of the axle.