Patent ID: 8316775

Claim:
A monorail bogie assembly for supporting a monorail car, comprising: a monorail bogie body portion including at least one load bearing wheel, and at least one guide wheel and one stabilizing wheel on either side of the monorail bogie body portion, the monorail bogie body portion comprising a first side portion and a second side portion; and a traction/pitching control assembly connected to the monorail bogie body portion, the traction/pitching control assembly comprising: a first traction link and a second traction link for being positioned on a first side portion of the monorail bogie body portion, each traction link having a first end and a second end; a third traction link and a fourth traction link for being positioned on a second side portion of the monorail bogie body portion, the second side portion being opposite from the first side portion; a crosslink connected between the first traction link and the third traction link; and a first linking member having a first end and a second end wherein, the first ends of the first and second traction links are connected respectively to the first and second ends of the first linking member; and the second ends of the first and second traction links are connected to one of the monorail bogie body portion and the monorail car, wherein the first and the third traction links are arranged to be co-planar with a running surface for the monorail bogie assembly.