. Electric railways, theoretically and practically treated . Fig. 38. — GEAR. Fig. 40. — GEAR CASE. relative positions. The gears are usually protected by acasing termed the gear case (Fig. 40). The side of themotor, opposite to that containing the car axle, is usuallyfastened to a bar, which is in turn mounted upon springsconnecting it to the car truck. Various forms of suspen-sion are employed, characterized as cradle suspension,nose suspension, side, or parallel bar, suspension, and yokesuspension. The parallel bar suspension (Fig. 41) consistsof two parallel bars fastened to the car truck,
. Electric railways, theoretically and practically treated . Fig. 38. — GEAR. Fig. 40. — GEAR CASE. relative positions. The gears are usually protected by acasing termed the gear case (Fig. 40). The side of themotor, opposite to that containing the car axle, is usuallyfastened to a bar, which is in turn mounted upon springsconnecting it to the car truck. Various forms of suspen-sion are employed, characterized as cradle suspension,nose suspension, side, or parallel bar, suspension, and yokesuspension. The parallel bar suspension (Fig. 41) consistsof two parallel bars fastened to the car truck, supportingthe motor on springs at its center of gravity. The cradlesuspension (Fig. 42) is somewhat similar to the parallel bar. DIRECT CURRENT SERIES RAILWAY MOTOR. jy. 78 ELECTRIC RAILWAYS.
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