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Class 295/1 - WHEELS


Subclass of Class 295 - Railway wheels and axles
Definition: Arrangement and construction of railway-vehicle wheels not
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 09/23/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7428452Scheduling method and system for rail networks
A method and system for calculating a plan for moving trains on a network to reduce the cost of delays or late running. The method and system can be used to develop a timetable for real time dynamic rescheduling of trains on a network and for assessing proposed chan...
09/23/2008
7311318Troughed skateboard wheels
A wheel is provided for a conveyance such as a skateboard. The wheel is generally cylindrical in form with a tread surface defining a portion of the wheel adapted to contact an underlying surface upon which the wheel is rotatably supported. The tread surface include...
12/25/2007
7137675Road wheel for tracked vehicles
A hollow-shell road wheel for tracked vehicles includes a generally triangular, outer circumferential cavity formed by an outer rim and two wall members that extend radially inward at angles to a generally planar flange at approximately the mid-radius point of the h...
11/21/2006
6935667Wheels for a wheeled vehicle
A wheel assembly for a wheeled vehicle utilizes interchangeable wheel hubs to secure various types of tires to provide better performance and maintenance on the vehicles. The design of the hubs is such that fabrication costs are reduced as well as costs for maintain...
08/30/2005
6746064Composite wheel for tracked vehicles
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an all metal, single or dual, flanged composite railroad wheel for rollingly engaging a metal rail. A unitary metal railroad wheel having at least one radially extending wheel flange, for intermittently enga...
06/08/2004
6598919Wheel assembly for a roller coaster
A tire assembly for a wheeled vehicle has a ring-shaped integrally formed outer tire member made of relatively hard and relatively rigid material, and a ring-shaped integrally formed inner tire member. The inner tire member is made of a resilient material...
07/29/2003
6375243Wheel assembly for a roller coaster
A tire assembly for a wheeled vehicle has a ring-shaped integrally formed outer tire member made of relatively hard and relatively rigid material, and a ring-shaped integrally formed inner tire member. The inner tire member is made of a resilient material...
04/23/2002
6033119Locomotive running wheel block quipped for simplified replacement of worn parts
A running wheel block, including a housing having at least one connecting surface for connection to a supporting structure, an inwardly directed rotary bearing holding hub arranged in the housing, a rotary bearing mounted on the hub, and a running wheel m...
03/07/2000
5899516Railway wheel and manufacturing method of the railway wheel
A wheel has both wear resistance and heat-crack resistance sufficient for use in a high-speed railway vehicle. The chemical composition of a base steel comprises 0.4 to 0.75 % C, 0.4 to 0.95% Si, 0.6 to 1.2% Mn and less than 0.2% Cr. The wheel has a pearl...
05/04/1999
5899517Stress homogenized rail wheel having a wheel disc connecting wheel hub and wheel rim
A stress-homogenized track wheel with a wheel disk (3) which connects the wheel hub (1) and wheel rim (2) and decreases in thickness from the hub (1) towards the rim (2), the disk's outer surfaces merging via three-center curves as radial generatrices tan...
05/04/1999
5658030Trolley wheels
Trolley wheels and guide rollers for a monorail trolley system and a method for reducing debris originating from trolley wheels and guide rollers particularly in the production environment of producing iron-sensitive photographic materials....
08/19/1997
5609108Track wheel kingpin system for a camera dolly
A camera dolly has a track wheel system including a kingpin pivotally supported on a dolly chassis. A kingpin tube extends laterally from the kingpin. An axle is pivotally supported within the tube on pins. A track wheel around a bearing is supported on a...
03/11/1997
5533770High-strength solid wheels and tires for railroad traction vehicles and cars
A steel for high-strength solid wheels and tires for railroad traction vehicles and cars that is more tenacious at the strengths typical of existing steels, and that is less likely to fracture even at constant braking. The steel has a specific ratio betwe...
07/09/1996
5026106Tram car wheel
There is provided a new and useful tram car wheel comprising a metallic hub section, a formed non-metallic wheel on the hub, a pair of cable flanges on the wheel, and an open reinforcing structure in the wheel anchored to the hub section....
06/25/1991
4723807Wheel and track system
A wheel and track system wherein the track comprises a base and a pair of spaced apart upstanding sides is provided for guiding movement of a vehicle having four wheels over a controlled path and at least two of the wheels are mounted for rolling movement...
02/09/1988
4721430Railroad track vehicle
A vehicle for use in transporting heavy equipment having a hydraulic system including a hydraulic pump, which vehicle has a hydraulic motor arranged to drive a pair of railroad track wheels. The vehicle also has an arrangement such that the hydraulic moto...
01/26/1988
4665833Miniature electric track and train
A miniature electric track and train system which provides a simple and inexpensive arrangement for the simultaneous independent operation of at least two electric engines on the same track....
05/19/1987
4632445Cooling device for railway wheels
A cooling device especially adapted to be applied to railway car wheels that are subjected to heating by the application of braking pressure to the rims. The cooling structure is suitable for mounting on existing wheels as well as on new wheels. It compri...
12/30/1986
4496183Vibration-damped wheel for rail vehicles
A rail wheel has in one of its rim surfaces, preferably the inner one, a circumferential undercut groove. Vibration-damping elements are connected to the wheel by means of screws which either engage in the undercut groove via appropriately shaped heads, o...
01/29/1985
4494464Castor wheel carriage
A wheeled carriage is proposed which is capable of moving on rails to-and-fro, and of moving on a railless flat floor in any desired direction. The carriage has at least three pivotable wheel units. Each of these units consists of a first wheel and a seco...
01/22/1985
4490086Self propelled load distributor vehicle
A load distribution vehicle which is adapted to run on a rail track on or over a train of open topped cars for the purpose of loading the cars with particulate material such as mineral ore, broken rock, sand, granular food stuff or the like. The vehicle c...
12/25/1984
4471990Railroad car wheel
A railroad car wheel is designed to have an amount of displacement of 40 mm or larger, this amount being the amount of displacement of a rim portion relative to a boss portion of the wheel which is the distance between two lines perpendicular to the axis ...
09/18/1984
4355580Inexpensive driverless vehicle
A driverless vehicle has an inverted U-shaped body with the bight being a horizontal load supporting surface. A pair of wheels is supported by each leg of the body. A friction drive wheel for contact with a drive shaft is supported by the body. An accumul...
10/26/1982
4065891Rotary floor grain bin
A rotary floor comprising a base having an upwardly facing surface and defining a vertically extending center axis, a platform disposed above and in vertical registry with the base, the platform having a bottom side, circular outer and inner lower tracks ...
01/03/1978
4022133Lateral truck movement control system
A device for reducing the lateral movements of a railway vehicle caused by irregularities in the rail. The railway vehicle contains at least one wheel which is mounted for limited rotation around a generally vertical axis. A separate power-operated contro...
05/10/1977
3967868Storage system
A storage system comprising a plurality of generally aligned storage units, each of the units including at least two storage sections arranged in side-by-side relation, the units being supported for movement along a predetermined substantially linear path...
07/06/1976
3934921Buffer for spring-supported wheels
A buffer for spring-supported wheels and a method of producing the buffer are disclosed. The buffer, which is of an elastic material, can be clamped into an annular slot formed by a wheel-rim and a wheel center-disk. The contact elements which provide the...
01/27/1976
 
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