Brake Carrier For The Bogies Of Rail Vehicles

Abstract

A brake carrier for bogies of rail vehicles has an open cross-section with flexible torsion. A connection to two longitudinal members of the bogie is designed as a rigid non-articulated connection and a braking device is fixed to the brake carrier in such a way that a line of action of braking forces runs through the shear centre that lies outside the cross-section of the brake carrier.

1 .- 5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . A brake carrier for undercarriage frames of rail vehicles,
 wherein the brake carrier has a torsionally soft, open cross-section,   wherein an attachment to two longitudinal members of an undercarriage frame is a rigid, non-articulated connection, and   wherein a braking mechanism is secured to the brake carrier such that a line of action of braking forces runs through a shear center which is located outside the cross-section of the brake carrier.   
     
     
         7 . The brake carrier as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the brake carrier comprises an approximately C-shaped cross-section. 
     
     
         8 . The brake carrier as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the brake carrier comprises an approximately U-shaped cross-section. 
     
     
         9 . The brake carrier as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the brake carrier comprises an approximately T-shaped cross-section. 
     
     
         10 . The brake carrier as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the brake carrier comprises an approximately I-shaped cross-section.