Patents by Inventor Alain Rodet

Alain Rodet has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220153321
    Abstract: A bogie is capable of being moved from a rest configuration to an active configuration in which the bogie carries at least one vertical load. The bogie includes a chassis, at least one pair of wheels, and a shaft extending along an axle axis for each pair of wheels. Each wheel has a wheel hub extending along a hub axis and an axle box attached to the chassis and receiving the associated hub. Each hub is rotatable relative to the associated axle box. For each hub, the hub axis forms a non-zero camber angle with the axle axis of the associated shaft when the bogie is in the rest configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Alain Rodet
  • Patent number: 10889308
    Abstract: The railway vehicle bogie, comprising a body and two axles, the body comprising two beams extending in a longitudinal direction, each axle comprising a pair of wheels each provided with a tire and a connecting device extending between said wheels, each axle comprising an axle box extending in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and at least partially surrounding the connecting device. The beams of the body are connected to each other by the axles, the axle box of each axle being rigidly fixed to each of said beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventor: Alain Rodet
  • Patent number: 10315670
    Abstract: The railway vehicle includes two adjacent carriages (6), each including a carriage body (8), the bodies (8) being supported by a common bogie (1) and being articulated with each other with an articulation device (2). The articulation device (2) is received in a space (30) of the bogie (1), the space (30) being delimited along a longitudinal direction by a first abutment surface and by a second abutment surface (34), the articulation device (2) extending facing the first and second abutment surfaces (34) so that, when the railway vehicle moves in a first longitudinal direction, the first abutment surface comes into contact with the articulation device (2), and, when the railway vehicle moves in a second longitudinal direction, the second abutment surface (34) comes into contact with the articulation device (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Carlos Sanchez, Alain Rodet, Jose Julio Muyo, Emmanuel Lafoix
  • Patent number: 10286931
    Abstract: A railway vehicle includes two adjacent carriages (6), each including a carriage body (8), each carriage (6) including a lower floor (54) and an upper floor (56), positioned above each other so as to define a lower level (58) and an upper level (60), the bodies (8) being supported by a common bogie (1) and being articulated with each other through an articulation device (2). The carriages (6) are connected to each other through an interconnection passage (62), the passage (62) extending substantially at right angles to the articulation device (2) and including a lower floor connecting the lower floors (54) of both carriages (6) and an upper floor connecting the upper floors (56) of both carriages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Carlos Sanchez, Alain Rodet, Jose Julio Muyo, Emmanuel Lafoix
  • Publication number: 20180273058
    Abstract: The railway vehicle bogie, comprising a body and two axles, the body comprising two beams extending in a longitudinal direction, each axle comprising a pair of wheels each provided with a tire and a connecting device extending between said wheels, each axle comprising an axle box extending in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and at least partially surrounding the connecting device. The beams of the body are connected to each other by the axles, the axle box of each axle being rigidly fixed to each of said beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventor: Alain RODET
  • Patent number: 10065662
    Abstract: A bogie includes a chassis, including two beams, two crosspieces, two axle structures, each including two journal boxes, and a transverse axle shaft, extending in the transverse direction between two ends each supporting a respective wheel, the wheels defining an inner space between them, defined in the transverse direction between the wheels of a same axle shaft, and defined in the longitudinal direction between the two axle shafts, at least one motor supported by one of the crosspieces of the chassis, arranged in the inner space defined by the wheels, and including a coupling shaft, and at least one reducer. The bogie includes a primary suspension, including flexible mountings arranged between the crosspieces and the beams of the chassis, the reducer is arranged outside the inner space, the coupling shaft of the motor extending from the motor beyond one of the corresponding beams to the reducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Alstom Transport Technologies
    Inventor: Alain Rodet
  • Publication number: 20170113706
    Abstract: A railway vehicle includes two adjacent carriages (6), each including a carriage body (8), each carriage (6) including a lower floor (54) and an upper floor (56), positioned above each other so as to define a lower level (58) and an upper level (60), the bodies (8) being supported by a common bogie (1) and being articulated with each other through an articulation device (2). The carriages (6) are connected to each other through an interconnection passage (62), the passage (62) extending substantially at right angles to the articulation device (2) and including a lower floor connecting the lower floors (54) of both carriages (6) and an upper floor connecting the upper floors (56) of both carriages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Carlos SANCHEZ, Alain RODET, Jose Julio MUYO, Emmanuel LAFOIX
  • Publication number: 20170113705
    Abstract: The railway vehicle includes two adjacent carriages (6), each including a carriage body (8), the bodies (8) being supported by a common bogie (1) and being articulated with each other with an articulation device (2). The articulation device (2) is received in a space (30) of the bogie (1), the space (30) being delimited along a longitudinal direction by a first abutment surface and by a second abutment surface (34), the articulation device (2) extending facing the first and second abutment surfaces (34) so that, when the railway vehicle moves in a first longitudinal direction, the first abutment surface comes into contact with the articulation device (2), and, when the railway vehicle moves in a second longitudinal direction, the second abutment surface (34) comes into contact with the articulation device (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Carlos SANCHEZ, Alain RODET, Jose Julio MUYO, Emmanuel LAFOIX
  • Publication number: 20160167681
    Abstract: A bogie includes a chassis, including two beams, two crosspieces, two axle structures, each including two journal boxes, and a transverse axle shaft, extending in the transverse direction between two ends each supporting a respective wheel, the wheels defining an inner space between them, defined in the transverse direction between the wheels of a same axle shaft, and defined in the longitudinal direction between the two axle shafts, at least one motor supported by one of the crosspieces of the chassis, arranged in the inner space defined by the wheels, and including a coupling shaft, and at least one reducer. The bogie includes a primary suspension, including flexible mountings arranged between the crosspieces and the beams of the chassis, the reducer is arranged outside the inner space, the coupling shaft of the motor extending from the motor beyond one of the corresponding beams to the reducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Alain Rodet
  • Patent number: 9096240
    Abstract: A bogie is provided. The bogie includes two pairs of wheels, the wheels of each pair are connected to each other by an axle structure, this axle structure includes, for each wheel, an axle box. The bogie includes an articulated chassis, each axle structure is supported by the chassis by way of the primary suspension device. The primary suspension device includes, for each wheel, an arm extending substantially longitudinally between a first end that is integrally joined with the axle box associated with this wheel, and a second free end. The arm is articulated between the first and second ends about a pivot connection with the chassis. For each arm, a primary helical spring extends between a first seat provided on the second end of the arm, and a second seat carried by the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventor: Alain Rodet
  • Patent number: 8978563
    Abstract: A powered bogie for a railway vehicle, including one or more motors mounted on the bogie chassis, the front and rear reducing gears being arranged between, on the one hand, a longitudinal plane midway between the two front wheels and midway between the two rear wheels and, on the other hand, a longitudinal plane passing through the front wheel and the rear wheel situated on the same, first transverse side of the bogie is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: ALSTOM Transport SA
    Inventors: Alain Rodet, Jean-Christophe Loiseau, Christophe Eche
  • Publication number: 20130333590
    Abstract: A bogie is provided. The bogie includes two pairs of wheels, the wheels of each pair are connected to each other by an axle structure, this axle structure includes, for each wheel, an axle box. The bogie includes an articulated chassis, each axle structure is supported by the chassis by way of the primary suspension device. The primary suspension device includes, for each wheel, an arm extending substantially longitudinally between a first end that is integrally joined with the axle box associated with this wheel, and a second free end. The arm is articulated between the first and second ends about a pivot connection with the chassis. For each arm, a primary helical spring extends between a first seat provided on the second end of the arm, and a second seat carried by the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA
    Inventor: Alain Rodet
  • Patent number: 8596202
    Abstract: A bogie (1) for a railway vehicle includes a motor (4) having a casing (6) fastened to two beams (2) of the bogie, the motor shaft (12) being arranged parallel to these beams (2), secondary suspensions (14) and a weight-bearing crosspiece (16) resting on the secondary suspensions (14). The bogie (1) includes a set of end supports (24) and stops (26) arranged on the casing (6) of the motor (4) and on the weight-bearing crosspiece (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Alstom Transport SA
    Inventors: Alain Rodet, Jeffrey Rollerson
  • Patent number: 8381659
    Abstract: A railway vehicle including a plurality of bogies is provided. Each bogie includes a chassis, two front wheels and two rear wheels. For each front wheel and each rear wheel, a guidance device is provided for guiding the wheel in rotation and a primary suspension device of the chassis is provided on the guidance device. At least the primary suspension devices associated with the front and rear wheels are arranged on the same first lateral side of the bogie. The primary suspension devices each include two longitudinal connecting rods, each connected by a first connection point to the chassis and by a second connection point to the corresponding guidance device and at least one resilient component inserted between the two connecting rods to define at least the vertical stiffness of the primary suspension device, the two connecting rods being offset longitudinally relative to one another. Each of the bogies also includes a pivot connection device for connecting the bogie to the railway vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Alstom Transport SA
    Inventors: Alain Rodet, Christophe Eche, Yves Longueville, Francis Demarquilly
  • Patent number: 8371234
    Abstract: A bogie for a railway vehicle including a chassis; two front wheels and two rear wheels; and for each front wheel and each rear wheel, a guide for guiding the wheel in rotation and a primary suspension device of the chassis on the guide is provided. At least the primary suspension devices associated with the front and rear wheels arranged on the same first lateral side of the bogie each include two longitudinal connecting rods, each connected to the chassis by a first connection point and to the corresponding guide by a second connection point, and at least one resilient component inserted between the two connecting rods to define at least the vertical stiffness of the primary suspension device, the two connecting rods being offset longitudinally from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Alstom Transport SA
    Inventors: Alain Rodet, Christophe Eche, Yves Longueville
  • Patent number: 8365675
    Abstract: A railway vehicle including two end bogies is provided. Each end bogie includes a chassis; two front wheels and two rear wheels; for each front wheel and each rear wheel, guide for guiding the wheel in rotation and a primary suspension device of the chassis on the guide. At least the primary suspension devices associated with the front and rear wheels arranged on the same first lateral side of the bogie include two longitudinal connecting rods, each connected by a first connection point to the chassis, and by a second connection point to the corresponding guide, at least one resilient component inserted between the two connecting rods to define at least the vertical stiffness of the primary suspension device, the two connecting rods being offset longitudinally relative to one another. Each end bogie includes pivot connector suitable for connecting the end bogie to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Alstom Transport SA
    Inventors: Alain Rodet, Christophe Eche, Yves Longueville, Francis Demarquilly
  • Patent number: 8171861
    Abstract: A bogie includes two pairs of wheels (2), the wheels (2) of one pair being connected to one another by a shaft to form an axle (4), the axles (4) being connected to one another by a chassis (6) having at least two side members (10) resting on axle boxes (14, 14?) of each axle (4). The boxes (14, 14?) are arranged between the wheels (2) of the axle (4), and a motor (24) fixed to the chassis (6) extends between the wheels (2) of the axle (4) and drives the axle (4) in rotation by way of a coupling (42) and a reducing gear (28). One of the axle boxes (14) accommodates the reducing gear (28) of the motor (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Alstom Transport SA
    Inventor: Alain Rodet
  • Patent number: 8136455
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device (20) for suspending a first element (16) on a second element (14, 16, 18) of a railway vehicle. Said suspension device (20) comprises two longitudinal rods (26, 28) which are each connected to the first element (16) by means of a first connection point (30, 32) and to the second element (14, 16, 18) by means of a second connection point (34, 36), and at least one elastic member (38) that is positioned between the two rods (26, 28) to define at least the vertical rigidity of the suspension device (20). The two rods (26, 28) are longitudinally offset relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Alstom Transport SA
    Inventors: Alain Rodet, Christope Eche
  • Patent number: 8102075
    Abstract: A rail vehicle of the type comprising including at least one equipped axle which is provided with a transmission shaft which is movable in terms of rotation and which is fixedly joined in terms of rotation to two wheels, each of which is provided with a tire, the device including an electric current supply source, the source supplying a friction assembly with electric current. The friction assembly is alone and is electrically connected to a cable assembly which electrically connects the tires of the two wheels, the cable assembly including a cable portion which extends inside the transmission shaft between the two wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Alstom Transport SA
    Inventors: Cyril Costes, Alain Rodet, Yves Longueville
  • Patent number: 8056482
    Abstract: A bogie includes two pairs of wheels (2), the wheels (2) of one pair being connected to one another by a shaft to form an axle (4), the axles (4) being connected to one another by two half-chasses (8) each having two side members (10) connected to one another by a cross-member (12). The side members (10) rest on one of said axles (4), the cross-members (10) of the half-chassis (8) being articulated by an articulation device (18) so as to permit rotation of one half-chassis (8) relative to the other about a substantially longitudinal axis (A). Each side member (10) of a half-chassis (8) is connected to a side member (10) of the other half-chassis (8) by a connector (20) mounted in an articulated manner about substantially transverse axes on the side members (10), the connector (20) extending at least partially in a horizontal plane offset in terms of height relative to the horizontal plane passing through the articulation device (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Alstom Transport SA
    Inventor: Alain Rodet