Patents by Inventor Alfred Lohmann
Alfred Lohmann 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).
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Patent number: 8249776Abstract: A method for controlling an active running gear of a rail vehicle including at least one first wheel unit with two wheels, wherein by means of at least one first actuator, which acts between the first wheel unit and a vehicle structure supported thereon by means of a first primary spring mechanism, the turning angle of the first wheel unit about a vertical running gear axis relative to the vehicle structure is adjusted, in a first frequency range, as a function of the actual curvature of the track and/or the turning angle of the first wheel unit about a vertical running gear axis relative to the vehicle structure is adjusted, in a second frequency range, such that transversal movements at least of the first wheel unit, caused by track outlay disturbances or by a sinusoidal course, are counteracted.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2007Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbHInventors: Uwe Reimann, Alfred Lohmann, Jani Dede
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Patent number: 8191484Abstract: A rotation impeding device for a vehicle having a first vehicle component comprising a running gear and a second vehicle component comprising a wagon body supported thereon the rotation impeding device comprising a friction element carrier for a first friction element, wherein the friction element carrier is connectable to the running gear or the wagon body in such a manner torsionally rigid about a height axis of the vehicle that the wagon body is supported on the running gear by means of the friction element, wherein the wagon body is rotatable relative to the running gear under a friction-laden relative movement between the first friction element and a second friction element impeding a rotation about the height axis.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbHInventors: Alfred Lohmann, Michael Wusching
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Publication number: 20110315040Abstract: A vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, having a vehicle longitudinal axis, a first body, a second body which is adjacent to the first body, a third body which is adjacent to the first body, a first anti-roll device which connects the first body and the second body, and a second anti-roll device which connects the first body and the third body. The anti-roll devices each counteract rolling motions between the bodies, which are connected via the anti-roll devices, about a roll axis parallel to the vehicle longitudinal axis. The first anti-roll device and the second anti-roll device are coupled to each other via a coupling device, and are configured along with the coupling device in such a way that at least one first displacement on the first anti-roll device causes at least one second displacement on the second anti-roll device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION GMBHInventors: Volker Brundisch, Alfred Lohmann
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Patent number: 8056484Abstract: A vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, having a longitudinal axis, at least one first vehicle component which is supported via at least one first spring device on at least one first wheel unit and at least one second spring device on at least one second wheel unit, and having at least one first anti-roll device and a second anti-roll device which are coupled to one another via a coupling device, are each connected to the first vehicle component and counteract rolling motions of the first vehicle component. The first anti-roll device and the second anti-roll device are articulated to the coupling device at first and second articulation points, respectively. The coupling device is configured such that, caused by a counterforce-free first displacement of the first anti-roll device via the first and second articulation points, an opposing second displacement is introduced into the second anti-roll device.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2006Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbHInventors: Volker Brundisch, Alfred Lohmann
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Publication number: 20100107922Abstract: A rotation impeding device for a vehicle having a first vehicle component comprising a running gear and a second vehicle component comprising a wagon body supported thereon the rotation impeding device comprising a friction element carrier for a first friction element, wherein the friction element carrier is connectable to the running gear or the wagon body in such a manner torsionally rigid about a height axis of the vehicle that the wagon body is supported on the running gear by means of the friction element, wherein the wagon body is rotatable relative to the running gear under a friction-laden relative movement between the first friction element and a second friction element impeding a rotation about the height axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION GMBHInventors: Alfred Lohmann, Michael Wusching
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Patent number: 7669906Abstract: Wheels for goods wagons with small and large diameters, in addition to wheel sets equipped with wheels of this type for running gear, which are dependent on a highly passive radial positioning when negotiating curves and must remain stable at high speed. The inventive wheel profile is characterized as a result of the relatively large entry radius into the transition area from the running surface to the wheel flange by a low equivalent conicity. This enables a quieter running of the wheel set when the latter is travelling in a straight line. In curves, there is a sufficient rolling circle differential, permitting less wear and tear.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2004Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbHInventors: Wolfram Hoehne, Alfred Lohmann, Jani Dede, Mario Rettig, Johannes Stephanides
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Publication number: 20090276107Abstract: A method for controlling an active running gear of a rail vehicle including at least one first wheel unit with two wheels, wherein by means of at least one first actuator, which acts between the first wheel unit and a vehicle structure supported thereon by means of a first primary spring mechanisms, the turning angle of the first wheel unit about a vertical running gear axis relative to the vehicle structure is adjusted, in a first frequency range, as a function of the actual curvature of the track and/or the turning angle of the first wheel unit about a vertical running gear axis relative to the vehicle structure is adjusted, in a second frequency range, such that transversal movements at least of the first wheel unit, caused by track outlay disturbances or by a sinusoidal course, are counteracted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2007Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION GMBHInventors: Uwe Reimann, Alfred Lohmann, Jani Dede
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Publication number: 20090260537Abstract: A vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, having a longitudinal axis, at least one first vehicle component which is supported via at least one first spring device on at least one first wheel unit and at least one second spring device on at least one second wheel unit, and having at least one first anti-roll device and a second anti-roll device which are coupled to one another via a coupling device, are each connected to the first vehicle component and counteract rolling motions of the first vehicle component. The first anti-roll device and the second anti-roll device are articulated to the coupling device at first and second articulation points, respectively. The coupling device is configured such that, caused by a counterforce-free first displacement of the first anti-roll device via the first and second articulation points, an opposing second displacement is introduced into the second anti-roll device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION GMBHInventors: Volker Brundisch, Alfred Lohmann
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Publication number: 20070252399Abstract: Wheels for goods wagons with small and large diameters, in addition to wheel sets equipped with wheels of this type for running gear, which are dependent on a highly passive radial positioning when negotiating curves and must remain stable at high speed. The inventive wheel profile is characterized as a result of the relatively large entry radius into the transition area from the running surface to the wheel flange by a low equivalent conicity. This enables a quieter running of the wheel set when the latter is travelling in a straight line. In curves, there is a sufficient rolling circle differential, permitting less wear and tear.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2004Publication date: November 1, 2007Applicant: Bombardier Transporation GmbHInventors: Wolfram Hoehne, Alfred Lohmann, Jani Dede, Mario Rettig, Johannes Stephanides
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Patent number: 5730062Abstract: A device for connecting rail vehicles formed of a plurality of interconnected first and second car parts having a rotary joint with a swiveling crown, includes a rotary-restraint device provided in the joint region between each two car parts. The rotary-restraint device includes two sliding bodies disposed at the periphery of the swiveling crown of the rotary joint. The sliding bodies interact with one another in a frictionally engaged manner and are each fastened to one of the two car parts connected in the rotary joint.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 1996Date of Patent: March 24, 1998Assignee: ABB Henschel AktiengesellschaftInventors: Alfred Lohmann, Guido Bieker, Wolfram Schwab, Eva Rother, Christian Bohme
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Patent number: 5448953Abstract: A running gear unit for low-floor rail vehicles includes a running gear frame on which individual wheels are rotatably mounted through a respective rocker and the rocker is articulatingly attached and supported by primary springs. The running gear frame is connected to a car body of the low-floor rail vehicle through two articulated rods having one end being articulatingly mounted at a distance from one another on a crossmember of the running gear frame and another end being likewise articulatingly attached to the car body. The car body is supported on the running gear frame through secondary springs being mounted in pockets near transverse ends of the crossmember. Transverse stops are disposed at a distance from one another in the crossmember for limiting transverse movement of the car body relative to the running gear unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1993Date of Patent: September 12, 1995Assignee: ABB Henschel Waggon Union GmbHInventors: Guido Bieker, Herbert Budenbender, Rene Tutzauer, Alfred Lohmann
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Patent number: 5351624Abstract: A bogie or truck for high-speed rail vehicles or railway cars includes an H-shaped bogie or truck frame, primary springs cushioning the bogie frame, and a lateral bolster being movable relative to the bogie frame, receiving a coach or car body and being cushioned relative to the bogie or truck frame by air springs. The object is to provide a bogie with a low number of contact points with the coach body, which allows a configuration for rotational retardation, which has a minimum structural width and low weight, which permits small air spring bellows, which allows the installation of additional air reservoirs for the air springs below the lateral bolster and which has additional assemblies disposed at locations which keep the bearing components free from bending or torsional stresses. According to the invention, each air spring is supported directly on the side wall of the bogie frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1993Date of Patent: October 4, 1994Assignee: ABB Henschel Waggon Union GmbHInventors: Gunter Ahlborn, Guido Bieker, Gerhard Kampmann, Alfred Lohmann
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Patent number: 5099767Abstract: The present invention pertains to the connection of two multi-axle running gears into a running gear group for rail vehicles with low-lying platform, wherein the running gears have at least two wheel sets with small wheel base and a running gear frame consisting of side walls and crossbeams betweenn two axles. The wheel sets are mounted in the running gear frame via axle bearings, and each running gear is connected to the platform with false pivot only via a leaf spring and link suspension located transversely in front of and along each side wall. To ensure that the correct turn-out angle of each running gear and each running gear group is freely guaranteed during cornering, and at a correct axle load equalization of the running gears of each running gear group is ensured.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1989Date of Patent: March 31, 1992Assignee: Waggon Union GmbHInventors: Ahlborn Gunter, Herbert Budenbender, Eberhard Fiedler, Alfred Lohmann
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Patent number: 5090333Abstract: The present invention pertains to a bogie for high-speed railborne vehicles, in which the wheel sets are guided on the bogie frame by double leaf spring wheel forks. Stable, quiet straight travel of the bogie over straight sections at top speeds and radial adjustment of the wheel sets in rail bends at low tracking forces is achieved by arranging a a roll stabilizer damping the horizontal longitudinal movements between the axle bearing and the bogie frame between the leaf spring wheel forks of each double leaf spring wheel fork.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1990Date of Patent: February 25, 1992Assignee: Wagon Union GmbHInventors: Guido Bieker, Gerhard Kampmann, Alfred Lohmann
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Patent number: 5039071Abstract: Running gear (1) of a railway vehicle, which is suspended on the undercarriage (2) of the railway vehicel by blade support springs (3) and suspension attachment (8), with the additional arrangement of an additional blade spring as absorption spring (12); the absorption spring (12) is essentially more flexible than the rigid blade support spring (3), and the absorption spring (12), is tensed into the spring band (7) of the blade support spring (3). Blade support spring (3) and absorption spring (12) are kinematically connected in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 1989Date of Patent: August 13, 1991Assignee: Krupp Bruninghaus GmbHInventors: Rudolf Irle, Alfred Lohmann, Boris S. Terlecky
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Patent number: 5024166Abstract: A bogie for rail vehicles with a low-seated loading ramp, comprises at least two sets of wheels with a small axle base and a bogie frame comprising lateral cheeks and a traverse extending between every two axles. The sets of wheels are clamped into the bogie frame by axle bearings, and the bogie is connected to the vehicle frame merely by a carrying leaf spring carried by suspension rings. A fixing device cooperates with the suspension rungs to limit the movement of the bogie relative to the rail vehicle. The rocking or swaying properties of the bogie are optimized to improve the running behavior on straight stretches as well as on curves while providing the required transverse play of the bogie. The construction is made more favorably by employing long suspension rings.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1989Date of Patent: June 18, 1991Assignee: Waggon Union GmbHInventors: Gunter Ahlborn, Herbert Budenbender, Alfred Lohmann
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Patent number: 4955293Abstract: The invention relates to a slider (1) for track vehicles which allows for horizontal relative movements in the longitudinal as well as in the latitudinal direction between the superstructure, such as a freight car body or another vehicle body, and the running gear or between running gear parts. The invention has the task of retaining the effect of the friction in a slider of the described kind in one horizontal direction while eliminating it in the other direction. This problem is solved by mounting the slider on coupling elements, which allow for a nearly unrestricted sliding of the slider within a certain range in one of the two horizontal directions (longitudinally or latitudinally) and which fix the slider rigidly in the other one of the two horizontal directions.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1989Date of Patent: September 11, 1990Assignee: Waggon Union GmbHInventors: Rolf Kramer, Alfred Lohmann, Guido Bieker, Herbert Budenbender