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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926428 | Railway truck with bearing adapter A railway car truck is provided that includes two sideframes and a bolster. Each sideframe has a pedestal opening at each end to receive a bearing adapter assembly. The pedestal opening is formed by a roof section that includes a pad receiving opening. The bearing a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7775163 | Rail road car and bearing adapter fittings therefor A rail road freight car truck, which may be a Barber S2HD truck or other kind of truck, has a truck bolster and a pair of side frames, the truck bolster being mounted transversely relative to the side frames. The sideframes are mounted on a pair of wheelsets. The bo... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7387074 | Railway truck bearing adapter A railway car truck is provided that includes two sideframes and a bolster. Each sideframe has a pedestal opening at each end to receive a bearing adapter assembly. The bearing adapter assembly includes a cast steel bearing adapter that is formed to fit on top of a ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7308855 | Railway truck pedestal bearing adapter A railway car truck is provided that includes two sideframes and a bolster. Each sideframe has a pedestal opening at each end to receive a bearing adapter assembly. The bearing adapter assembly includes a cast steel bearing adapter that is formed to fit on top of a ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7231878 | 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... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7143700 | Rail road car truck and fittings therefor A rail road freight car truck has a truck bolster and a pair of side frames, the truck bolster being mounted transversely relative to the side frames. The mounting interface between the ends of the axles and the sideframe pedestals allows lateral rocking motion of t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6971319 | Friction wedge with mechanical bonding matrix augmented composition liner material A friction wedge assembly for use in a suspension system of railroad car trucks. The friction wedge assembly comprises a cast metal wedge having a bolster engaging surface, a truck side frame engaging surface and a surface disposed between the bolster engaging surfa... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6938888 | Vibration damper, in particular for a helicopter rotor The invention relates to a vibration damper, in particular for a helicopter rotor, the damper comprising both a driving element and a rigid element and including a damper assembly functionally interconnecting the driving element and the rigid element, the damper ass... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6591759 | Pedestal shear pad A shear pad assembly for use between a rail car side frame pedestal and the rail car roller bearing adapter includes an upper plate formed and adapted to seat the side frame pedestal and a lower plate, spaced from the upper plate, and formed and adapted t... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6422155 | Rail car truck pedestal shear pad A rail car truck has a pair of side frames, connected by a bolster, with the side frames each having pedestals at the opposite ends thereof which are designed to seat upon roller bearing adapters which are supported on the rail car truck wheel sets. Shear... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6347588 | Lateral control mount A mount for use in the suspension system of a railway that truck limits the relative lateral movement between a side frame member and a bearing adapter. In one embodiment, the mount includes a rigid material layer having at least four sections laterally a... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6234083 | Resilient clip-on wear plate A resilient clip on pedestal wear plate comprises a base with two opposing side lips for resiliently holding the base on a railway car side frame. When installed, the wear plate serves to prevent wear on the load bearing surface of the pedestal. The side ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6178894 | Lateral control mount A mount for use in the suspension system of a railway truck that limits the relative lateral movement between a side frame member and a bearing adapter. In one embodiment, the mount includes a rigid material layer having at least four sections laterally a... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5918547 | Roller bearing adapter stabilizer bar A three-piece rail car truck has a pair of side frames, a pair of wheelsets and a roller bearing adapter seated on each end of each wheelset. Each side frame has pedestal jaws formed and adapted to seat upon each roller bearing adapter. The improvement co... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5799582 | Bearing adapter and adapter pad for railway trucks An improved adapter assembly for use in a railcar truck where an axle and bearing are loosely journaled in the pedestal area of a side frame, the adapter assembly being mounted above the bearing in the pedestal opening and including a novel adapter and a ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5794538 | Railcar truck bearing adapter construction A railcar truck, bearing-adapter assembly for an axle end has vertically extending arms to securely capture and maintain a roller bearing and axle end assembly at about an as-assembled reference position within the adapter assembly and sideframe pedestal ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5611284 | Rail truck suspension and journal housing retention assembly A railtruck apparatus is provided for supporting a railcar body on two longitudinally spaced wheel and axle sets. The railtruck includes a frame having two side frame members, each defining a pair of longitudinally spaced cradles. A bearing housing is rec... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5562045 | Bearing adapter and adapter pad for railway trucks In a railway car truck assembly, a bearing adapter assembly includes an adapter and an adapter pad positioned between the adapter and a corresponding side frame end. The adapter is provided at each longitudinal end thereof an adapter opening having a late... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5537932 | Railway truck bearing lateral thrust pads Lateral thrust pads mounted to stop members projecting from bearing housings of a railway truck opposite respective pedestals of the truck frame under constant, compressive, slidable contact with such pedestals to absorb lateral thrust loads upon relative... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5503084 | Device for improving warp stiffness of a railcar truck A structural device is attached to each sideframe pedestal jaw of a railcar truck wherein the bearing adapter is joined to the sideframe and is prevented from rotating within the pedestal jaw opening. The bearing adapter inboard and outboard faces maintai... | 04/02/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5404826 | Bearing adapter for railway trucks having downward depending ends on adapter plate for protecting the adapter thrust lugs An improved adapter assembly for use in a railcar truck where an axle and bearing are loosely journaled in the pedestal area of a side frame, the adapter assembly being mounted above the bearing in the pedestal opening and including an adapter plate which... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5237933 | Service-life, low-profile, retrofittable, elastomeric mounting for three-piece, railroad-car trucks An improved service-life, low-profile, elastomeric mounting for placement between the side-frame-pedestal-jaw roof and the axle-box or axle-bearing adapter crown on a three-piece, railroad-car truck. The mounting minimizes the damaging compression induced... | 08/24/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5107773 | Railway trucks A railway truck has a unitary cast steel frame with a primary wheel-set-to-frame suspension formed by chevron shaped metal/elastomeric pads between the journals and the frame pedestals, a secondary frame-to-bolster suspension formed by rectangular elastom... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5090333 | Bogie for high-speed railborne vehicle 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 radia... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5081935 | Railroad car vertical isolator pad An elastomeric vertical isolator pad for placement between the roller bearing adaptors of railroad cars and the car truck sideframes, the pad being formed of an elastomer having a melting point not lower than 500° Fahrenheit and having a Shore hardness d... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5009521 | Railway truck and bearing adapter therefor, and method for controlling relative motion between truck components A railway truck and a bearing adapter therefor which provides improved control of relative movement between a railway truck wheelset and the truck side frames supported thereby.... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4938152 | Flexible railway car truck A multiple axle railway truck is disclosed having side frames and a plurality of axled wheelsets, with roller bearings mounted in pedestal jaws having clearance fore-and-aft of the vehicle, thereby providing freedom for relative yaw motions of the wheelse... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4932330 | Primary suspension system for a railway car A primary suspension system includes a pair of spaced vertical springs connected between a journal bearing retainer and a side frame of a railway truck. Pairs of angularly disposed elastomeric springs are also connected between a lower support housing and... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4926757 | Electrically grounded railway truck An improved railway truck is provided having an elastic and internal grounding connection for creating an electrical path from the side frame, around the elastomeric suspension pad, to the bearing adapter allowing the static electricity of the railway veh... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4841875 | Suspension arrangement for rail vehicles A suspension arrangement for rail vehicles, including at least one pair of superimposed elastomeric shock absorbers, including a first shock absorber disposed between a first mandrel and a first bell-shaped member, and a second shock absorber disposed bet... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4781124 | Articulated trucks A vehicle truck embodying articulated subtrucks or steering arms having a plurality of wheelsets, with steering arm interconnections establishing coordinated steering motions of the wheelsets, the truck also having elastic restraining devices for stabiliz... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4776283 | Truck for railway vehicle In a truck for a railway vehicle having a plurality of wheels-and-axles, an arrangement is provided for permitting each wheel-and-axle an optimal steering operation when the truck runs on a curved track, and to simplify the construction of journal box loc... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4771529 | Apparatus for tramming railway trucks Apparatus for tramming the wheel and axle assemblies of railway trucks having sideframes and a transverse frame member supported on sideframes, the sideframes being supported at their ends on structures carried on the end portions of the axles, including ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4742779 | Bogie with swiveling axles A bogie with swiveling axles for pivotable mounting under the body of a rail vehicle of the metro or tram type having a bogie chassis (1) carried by two axles (2) provided with axle boxes (3) and capable of being swiveled by an articulated system moved by... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4735149 | Railway vehicle suspension A railway bogie or a vehicle is so suspended to axleboxes on a plurality of wheelsets that each wheelset can yaw about a center of yaw, move laterally and move vertically relatively to the frame of the bogie or vehicle. Each axle box has a pair of radiall... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4712488 | Elastomeric member having flexible woven material bonded thereto in a railway truck primary suspension system In a railway truck, a primary suspension system comprising a pair of elastomeric half-ring members having high wear flexible woven material bonded thereto and on opposite sides thereof; the woven material having high flexibility and wear resistance perpen... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4706571 | Self-steering trucks A self-steering railway truck having interconnected steering arms associated with the axled wheelsets and having mechanism for yieldingly resisting yawing motion of the wheelsets including at least two devices, at least one of which provides a relatively ... | 11/17/1987 |
