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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE40484 | Tracking, propulsion and braking system for bridge tripper/hopper car A tripper/hopper car rides on a conveyor via four wheel tires running on T-section rails, with respective hold down wheels riding adjacent the underside of the rails and respective caster side wheels riding adjacent the vertical edges of the T-rails. Each wheel tire... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7102245 | Integral generator/pinion assembly for axle power generation A vehicular axle assembly includes an electrical generator for generating electricity to supply power to one or more electrical components therein during operation. The axle assembly includes a hollow housing that rotatably supports a differential mechanism therein.... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6931997 | Drive unit for a motor vehicle with curved teeth coupling Angular and axial offsets between the motor vehicle rotor (3) and transmission pinion (6) are intended to be compensated by a coupling which can be mounted in an easy manner. According to the invention, a curved teeth coupling (9) is mounted bet... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6662730 | Device for driving a vehicle and in particular a railway vehicle An electric motor is placed around the axle of a vehicle but includes a rotor that does not contact the axle. A drive element is fastened to the axle and extends radially from the axle. The drive element for driving the axle is coaxially fastened to the a... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6601520 | Motor bogie for a vehicle having an integral low-slung floor A motor bogie for a rail vehicle having an integral low-slung floor, the motor bogie having a frame resting on four wheels via a primary suspension, the frame supporting at least one motor disposed on one side of the frame and connected to at least one wh... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6264437 | High pressure pump for all liquids A device enables the pumping of any kind of liquid while giving the liquid very high delivery pressure. The units that cause pumped liquid suction and then its delivery are driven exclusively by hydraulic means excluding mechanical means. So that there is... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6230631 | Rolling monoaxle provided with movable independent wheels for articulated railway carriages intended to the transportation of cars Single-axle running gear with movable independent wheels for articulated car transporter wagons. The running gear comprises a carrying frame (1), suspension springs (2) with vertical dampers (AV) mounted inside them, sliding shoes for supporting the runni... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6186074 | Drive assembly for model train The present invention provides a drive assembly for a model toy train which connects a single drive shaft from an electric motor to a pair of discrete truck assemblies. The drive shaft drives a plurality of pinions which in turn drive a pair of worm shaft... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6098780 | Tracking, propulsion and braking system for bridge tripper/hopper car A tripper/hopper car rides on a conveyor via four wheel tires running on T-section rails, with respective hold down wheels riding adjacent the underside of the rails and respective caster side wheels riding adjacent the vertical edges of the T-rails. Each... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5957058 | Drive unit for electric rail vehicles The invention relates to a drive unit for electric rail vehicles, wherein the hub (7) of a greater wheel (6) driven by an electric traction motor (1) via a pinion shaft (4) forms a hollow shaft stub which surrounds the shaft (9) of a wheel set with a defi... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5753987 | Generator apparatus coupled to side frame of vehicle and energized by rotation of axle on vehicle A vehicle axle driven electrical generator assembly for supplying electrical power to electrically operable vehicle brakes, the generator having a magnetic field producing rotor and a stator with conductors in the magnetic field. The rotor has its axis of... | 05/19/1998 |
| 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 |
| 4964345 | Rail car axle with axial hydraulic pump A rail car axle (1) carries on one of its ends a hydraulic pump (10) for energizing auxiliary devices. This pump has several pistons (11) driven by a wobble plate (12) carried on the end of a shaft (13). The car axle (1) is supported by bearings (2) place... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4377975 | Axle mounted alternator for railroad cars An alternator, including a rotor unit, a housing and stator unit rotatably mounted to and supported by the rotor unit, includes apparatus for mounting the alternator to the end of a rotating axle of a railroad vehicle.... | 03/29/1983 |
