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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328660 | Flexible connection device between a bogey side beam and an axle-box The flexible connection device of the invention is disposed between a flexible side beam of a bogey frame and an arm of an axle-box, and wherein the stiffness of the connection is greater in the vertical direction (Z) than in the two horizontal directions (X, Y). Th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7096795 | Linear steering truck The present invention relates generally to a linear steering truck apparatus comprising a bolster member having two ends, the bolster being located along the transverse axis extending generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, generally located between and pa... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077066 | Axle guide The invention relates to an axle guide consisting of a fiber-synthetic material composite for guiding an axle in the running gear of a rail vehicle, in particular a high-speed rail vehicle. Said guide has two end sections (11, 11′) for connecting the guide ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6708624 | Side bearing with multi-purpose mounting points A railway truck side bearing with multi-purpose mounting points for securing the bearing cage to a railway truck bolster, such that one of the mounting points can serve a dual function of locating a resiliently deformable bearing element in the bearing cage and perm... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6631685 | Dual friction wear plate assembly for a railcar side frame saddle A wear plate assembly adapted to engage a friction wedge of a railroad car truck. The wear plate assembly includes a base member having an upper wear member adapted to engage the friction wedge. The upper wear member is formed from a first material such a... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6561104 | Bogie for rail vehicles with wheels with a variable track A bogie for rail vehicles with wheels with a variable track includes a chassis supporting a body of the vehicle and four wheels connected to the chassis by articulated arms. Each wheel is movable transversely relative to the articulated arm to occupy at l... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6363861 | Bogie for rail vehicles The invention is based on a bogie (1) for rail vehicles on which two interconnected wheel bearing housings, in which wheel axles (5) for rail wheels (2) are mounted, are articulated via an oscillating link (10). The rail wheels (2) are driven by means of ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6142081 | Pedestal rocker seat for providing passive axle steering to a rigid railway truck A pedestal rocker seat arrangement adapted for use in connection with the side frame of a railway truck and with a roller bearing adapter member. The pedestal rocker seat includes an elastomeric pad adapted to be placed within the pedestal roof cavity of ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6098551 | Twin-axle rail vehicle bogie A twin-axle rail vehicle bogie with two extended wheel sets and bearings and a bogie frame on which the wheel sets are sprung. The load-bearing part of the bogie frame includes a bogie cross member to which are connected a first link for a first of the tw... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6079335 | Unsprung third rail collector beam support for a swing arm primary suspension railway truck There is an electric railway truck comprising an unsprung third rail collector beam for a swing arm primary suspension. The collector beam and attached current collector is mounted to the truck frame through the use of mounting adapters, links, and elasto... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5918546 | Linear steering truck A steerable truck apparatus for railroad cars for providing for the controlled and uniform yawing of the axles of the truck. The truck apparatus provides for a yawing response which is linear substantially throughout the range of movement of the axles. Th... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5909711 | Bogie for a railway vehicle with adjustable wheel sets and railway vehicle with such a bogie The bogie contains a bogie frame supported on two wheel sets with a coupling device via which the two wheel sets are coupled to one another so as to be steerable in opposite senses. The coupling device contains an additional adjustment device for the tran... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5666885 | Linear steering truck A steerable truck apparatus for railroad cars for providing for the controlled and uniform yawing of the axles of the truck. The truck apparatus provides for a yawing response which is linear substantially throughout the range of movement of the axles. Th... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5613445 | Locomotive An industrial railroad locomotive includes a chassis with wheel sets supporting the locomotive for movement along the rails. A suspension system for each respective wheel set includes torque bars extending transversely of said chassis. Links secured to th... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5603265 | Angled traction rods A self-steering wheel truck for use with a railway locomotive or powered transit car in which tractive force is transferred from the axle to the frame through angled traction rods and steering beams connecting with the end axles. The steering beams interc... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5479863 | Railroad freight car A railroad freight car includes a loading platform and two wheelsets, two double-axle running gears or two bogies, and cushioning is effected by leaf suspension springs suspended by links from spring brackets. The object of the invention is to provide a r... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5448953 | Running gear unit for low-floor rail vehicles 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 i... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5415107 | Running gear for drop-frame rail vehicles A running gear for drop-frame rail vehicles includes a running-gear frame on which individual wheels are each rotatably mounted through a respective rocker and the rocker is fastened in an articulated manner and supported through primary springs. The conn... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5249530 | Forced steering railroad truck system with central transverse pivoted shaft In a railroad truck, a forced steering system is disclosed for achieving optimal or near optimal wheel set alignment on both straight and curved track sections. Over- and under-steer on curves is minimized and oscillations are minimized or eliminated for ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5235918 | Railway bogie with improved stability and behavior in curves having a slidably mounted axle box arm A railway vehicle truck includes axles (12) with shrunk-on wheels and journalled in axle-boxes (20) connected to a rigid frame (2,4) through a horizontal primary connection comprising a link (18) coupled to the side member (2) of the frame by a resilient ... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5222442 | Torsion bar railway truck A railway truck has frames on each side divided into separate components or lever arms extending from the axles. Opposed arms are secured together by a pair of parallel torque tubes. A bolster rides on the tubes and maintains the tubes in parallel and pro... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5189962 | Axle box suspension with resilient elements adhered to the movable components such that all relative movement between the components occurs by deformation of the resilient elements There is provided an axle box suspension, having an axle spring, according to the present invention, wherein an axle box body is formed by providing an axle anchor rod at one end of the axle box, and the axle anchor rod is coupled to a truck frame through... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5181473 | Rail vehicle bogey with independent motorized wheels A rail vehicle bogey includes a transverse chassis (1) carrying the body of the vehicle. Indepently motorized wheels are connected to the chassis via resilient hinges (6) including a pivotable hinge arm which supports a traction motor (20) for independent... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5123358 | Bogie construction of a railway car A bogie for a railway vehicle comprising of at least two articulated, pivotable and rotatable wheel body parts (2, 3) including wheels or a set of wheels (4, 5) mounted in bearings and the supporting body (6) of the bogie being connected to the parts by a... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5119736 | Motor-driven bogie with independent wheels for platform cars A bogie for railway platform vehicles has mounted on its frame a swinging transom having a central portion thereof connected to the body of a platform vehicle. The transom has opposite sides thereof shaped in the form of inverted, generally L-shaped suppo... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5081934 | Railway bogie with articulated side frames A rail vehicle guide and support arrangement including a bogie having independent wheels, has a crossbeam fastened to a vehicle body, so as to be perpendicular to the vertical plane containing the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, in proximity to one end ... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5042394 | Articulated device for the guidance and levitation of a rail vehicle The articulated device for the guidance and levitation of a rail vehicle is composed of a deformable support equipped with at least four independent wheels and comprising a horizontal crossmember and two longitudinal members pivotable and tiltable relativ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5031545 | Resilient swivel joint for railway car suspensions A resilient swivel joint for railway cars and the like. The joint has a first connector and a second connector attached to one another by a resilient member. The joint includes a stop that rotates with the second connector to facilitate relative rotationa... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4941409 | Wheel set guidance for trucks of rail vehicles, especially commuter traffic vehicles A wheel set guidance for trucks of rail vehicles, especially commuter traffic vehicles. To have a continuously extending floor on as low a level as possible, a truck with free wheels is proposed where the free wheels are mounted in pedestal bearings that ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4690069 | Suspension for axle control with empty car spring Spring suspensions for the sprung mass of railway cars are disclosed and which provide torque arm support of both empty and loaded cars and control of axle movement, as in curving by hinging the outer ends of radial torque arms in support of the sprung ma... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4658734 | Independent suspension railway bogie A bogie for use with a railway wagon, comprising a rigid horizontal frame adapted to be vertically pivoted to the underside of the wagon by a central vertical pivot, also with the interposition of a large diameter ball bearing assembly, co-axial with the ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4651650 | Axle stabilizer for railway truck An elastomeric pad placed in shear and having one portion or surface engaged with a portion of a railway car body and another portion or surface engaged by pivotal linkage means to a wheel housing dampens vibrations of a wheel and axle assembly which is r... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4637318 | Swivelable single axle railcar truck and railcar The truck includes two parallel damper ramp supports connected together by a transverse tie assembly. A single wheeled axle is pivotally supported from the damper ramp supports in spaced apart parallel alignment with the transverse tie assembly by two ind... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4597337 | Low profile intermodal transport system A low profile intermodal transport system including a tandem axle rail car truck with frame supported by a torsionally strained elastomer bonded between concentric hubs, each hub integral with an oppositely extending horizontal torque arm, and all (of abo... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4519329 | Bogie with orientable axles for railroad vehicles The bogie of a railroad vehicle, in particular for city transportation, is provided with axles which can be oriented substantially along the radius of the curves of a railroad track. The primary suspension of the bogie comprises springs and guiding link-a... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4491074 | Force equalizing mechanism for the wheels of heavy load-carrying rail vehicles A vehicle for transporting heavy loads on parallel tracks is disclosed. Two of the wheels of the vehicle are fixedly mounted to the vehicle frame, while the remaining wheels are mounted so that they can vertically adjust to deviations in the height of the... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4478153 | Resilient steering control assembly A coupling assembly is provided to control the movement between two structural bodies when different forces are applied thereto. Initially, a restraint and limited movement is permitted by an elastomeric member for relatively low differential forces. With... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4469028 | Primary suspension system for a railway car with vertical and longitudinal compliance A primary suspension system for a railway car comprises one or more leaf springs configured to provide vertical and horizontal portions for vertical and longitudinal compliance. A portion of the leaf spring is curved to wrap around a portion on the wheel ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4382413 | Earthquake resistant crane An earthquake-resistant crane including a plurality of girders supported on wheels for movement along rails includes a vertical vibration damping device to ensure safe operation of the crane. The vertical vibration damping device includes a resilient supp... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4362109 | Railway vehicle trucks A railway-vehicle truck has a support structure in the form of a horizontal rectangular plate the opposite ends of which carry respective transverse tubular supports. Each tubular support mounts a shaft the two ends of which carry respective arms. Each ar... | 12/07/1982 |
