Mechanical Problems of Bolted Joints; Learning from Accidents
摘要
On May 6, 1992, at 1:16 p.m., the No. 238 Hikari from Shin-Osaka to Tokyo (a new 300 series Nozomi-type train introduced in March) was traveling at 190 km/h about halfway between Nagoya and Mikawa-Anjo stations when three of the four bolts securing the motor under the floor of car No. 7 came loose, The motor vibrated, destroying parts of the drive unit connected to the motor hit the rubber hose that passes the compressed air used to power the brakes and doors and resulting in an emergency stop due to abnormal pressure.