Device and an axle for rail vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US12194780B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-14

    申请号:US17272365

    申请日:2019-08-27

    Applicant: Lothar Thoni

    Inventor: Lothar Thoni

    Abstract: A device (1) for rail vehicles. The rail vehicles device incudes a predominantly hollow axle tube (2) extending along a longitudinal direction (LR) and ending in a first wheel flange (3), and a wheel support (4) extending opposite to the longitudinal direction (LR), having a wheel bearing (5), a second wheel flange (6) and a conical mandrel (7). The second wheel flange (6), the first wheel flange (3) and a wheel (8) are arranged therebetween with a wheel hub (9) connected to each other via a flange connection. The conical mandrel (7) is inserted from the wheel holder (4) in a positive-locking manner opposite to the longitudinal direction (LR) through the wheel hub (9) of the wheel (8) into the interior of the axle tube (2) and ends at the fastening element (11), which is arranged and cast into the axle tube (2) and is connected thereto.

    AN AUXILIARY WHEEL
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240416679A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-19

    申请号:US18538296

    申请日:2023-12-13

    Inventor: Tian Wanzhi

    Abstract: An auxiliary wheel including a wheel hub and a tire, the wheel hub includes an outer wheel hub and an inner wheel hub and the tire is mounted on the outer wall of the outer wheel hub. The outer wheel hub and the inner wheel hub are detachably connected through a first connection component. When the first connection component unlocks the connection between the outer wheel hub and the inner wheel hub, relative rotation is generated between the outer wheel hub and the inner wheel hub with bearings disposed between the inner wheel hub and the outer wheel hub to reduce friction. Friction is reduced between the outer and inner wheels, thereby increasing the upper limit of the auxiliary wheel rotation speed. A nut and bolt arrangement is disposed in the nut groove to firmly fix the ring on the outer wall of the outer wheel.

    Wheel hub and wheel bearing assembly comprising the same

    公开(公告)号:US12151511B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-26

    申请号:US17335372

    申请日:2021-06-01

    Abstract: A wheel hub includes an inner hub part made of a first material and comprising a central portion formed to protrude in an axially inward direction and a flange portion formed to extend in a radially outward direction from the central portion; and an outer hub part made of a second material, which is lower in strength and lighter in weight than the first material, and configured to be integrally coupled with the inner hub part. The flange portion comprises a plurality of main extended portions in which a plurality of fastening holes are formed to penetrate in an axial direction while being arranged to be spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction so that a wheel is mounted to the flange portion. The plurality of main extended portions are formed to extend along a plurality of virtual extension reference lines which extend in the radially outward direction.

    WHEEL HUB SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240375434A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-14

    申请号:US18662830

    申请日:2024-05-13

    Inventor: Afram M. Kotto

    Abstract: A wheel hub assembly is presented by this disclosure. In one exemplary embodiment, a wheel hub apparatus includes a wheel assembly having front and back bushing plate assemblies. Each bushing plate assembly includes a cover plate attached to a bushing structure. Further, the bushing structure includes an axel aperture, positioning ridges, semi-circular notches, and bolt apertures. Each semi-circular notch corresponds to one of the bolt apertures and is configured to receive and position a bolt in that bolt aperture so that the corresponding bushing plate assembly is rotationally secured to that bolt. The apparatus further includes a wheel hub having front and back wheel hub assemblies and configured to secure a tire. Also, each wheel hub assembly includes a flanged portion forming a cavity with a wheel assembly seat positioned at the center of the cavity and configured to receive the corresponding wheel assembly.

    WHEEL HUB AND ASSOCIATED MOTOR VEHICLE
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230311568A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18101171

    申请日:2023-01-25

    CPC classification number: B60B27/065 B60B2900/311 B60B2310/208

    Abstract: A wheel hub for receiving a vehicle wheel, the wheel hub having a central region with a central opening. In order to achieve a reduction of the forces acting on wheel screws, it is provided that (i) the wheel hub includes at least four screw-in openings for screwing in a respective wheel screw; (ii) the wheel hub includes a number of stiffening ribs corresponding to the number of screw-in openings, which ribs extend obliquely or radially outward; (iii) in each case, two circumferentially adjacent stiffening ribs are connected to one another by a linearly extending connecting web, wherein the connecting web between the stiffening ribs has no connection to the central region; and (iv) a screw-in opening is arranged in each connecting web.

    UNIVERSAL TEMPORARY WHEEL
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230226848A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-20

    申请号:US18186526

    申请日:2023-03-20

    Applicant: GUNIWHEEL, LLC

    Inventor: Sergio Rovito

    Abstract: A universal temporary wheel is provided that has a universal aperture pattern that is adapted to mate with different configurations of lug bolt patterns to enable the wheel to be used with various wheel hub configurations having various lug bolt patterns. The universal temporary wheel can be installed while a damaged wheel is being repaired to allow an automobile or other vehicle to be moved. Because the universal temporary wheel has a universal aperture pattern, the wheel can be used with a variety of wheel hub configurations and lug bolt patterns, thereby eliminating the need to stock a variety of temporary wheels having various aperture patterns.

    Quick Change Two-Piece Railroad Wheel Assembly

    公开(公告)号:US20220266626A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17675615

    申请日:2022-02-18

    Inventor: Gregory E. HOLT

    Abstract: A two-piece rail wheel assembly is disclosed herein that allows a tire to be replaced without requiring disassembly of the rail vehicle or removal of components directly attached to the axle. In various embodiments, the rail wheel assembly comprises a center wheel hub attached to an axle of a railway vehicle and a tire configured to engage the rail. The center wheel hub and the tire may be bolted together via a stepped (or recessed) interface. When used with in-board bearing configurations, this rail wheel assembly does not require using a press machine, detaching the truck assembly from the rail car, or detaching the wheelset from the truck. When used with out-board bearing configurations, this rail wheel assembly eliminates the need to use a press machine or remove any other components of the wheelset from the axle.

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