Patents Assigned to ABB Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
  • Patent number: 6038981
    Abstract: A two-wheeled running gear for a track-guided vehicle comprising a running gear frame; a wheel carrier; first and second wheels coupled to opposite sides of the wheel carrier; first and second vertical pivot pins, the first vertical pivot pin coupled to the first side of the wheel carrier and movably connected to the first side of the running gear frame, the second vertical pivot pin coupled to the second side of the wheel carrier and movably connected to the second side of the running gear frame, the first and second wheels located between the first and second vertical pins; and means for controlling a movement of the first pivot pin relative to the running gear frame such that, during a curved track drive, the first pivot pin can be held substantially in place relative to the running gear frame while the second pivot pin can move relative to the running gear frame so that the line connecting the centers of the wheels is maintained substantially parallel to the radius of curvature of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignees: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft, ABB Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Daberkow, Ralf Krause, Norbert Ott, Rolf Krouzilek