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Class 295/36.1 - AXLE


Subclass of Class 295 - Railway wheels and axles
Definition: Device comprising a shaft upon which a railway-vehicle wheel
No. of patents: 28
Last issue date: 01/08/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7316436Differential wheel mounting for railroad car
A differential wheel mounting for replacing a standard railroad axle assembly having a wheel seat portion which includes a sleeve having several sliding surfaces fixedly mounted over the wheel seat portion of the axle, a railroad wheel with a running surface for con...
01/08/2008
7275407Process for producing rotationally symmetrical components
A process for producing a hollow monoblock shaft from a pipe, the pipe initially having a constant diameter and a constant wall thickness, and the monoblock component including at least one area of its length being of a smaller outside diameter and a greater wall th...
10/02/2007
7254896Inner bearing split axle assembly
A split axle assembly for obtaining gage measurements of a track including a first wheel with a first split axle, a second wheel with a second split axle, a first bearing for rotatably receiving the first split axle, and a second bearing for rotatably receiving the ...
08/14/2007
7184930Method and device for monitoring status of mechanical equipment and abnormality diagnosing device
An abnormality diagnosis system for diagnosing a presence or absence of an abnormality of a bearing unit for a railway vehicle axle, comprises a sensing/processing portion for outputting a signal generated from the bearing unit as an electric signal, a calculating/p...
02/27/2007
6626117Wheel system for a camera dolly
In an improved track wheel system for a camera dolly, a kingpin is pivotably attached to the dolly chassis and an axle is attached to the kingpin. A bushing is placed on a first section of the axle, a wheel bearing is attached to the bushing, and a first ...
09/30/2003
6568333Protection for railway vehicle axle
A protecting device for a wheel axle of a rail vehicle is intended to be arranged on the axle (1, 9, 13). The protecting device has the form of a cylindrical pipe with at least one slot (4, 10, 17) extending from one end of the pipe to the other....
05/27/2003
6561559Bearing unit, in particular railway axlebox bearing unit, having improved anti-fretting behavior
A unit comprises a double row taper rolling element bearing (1) having an inner ring means (12, 13) and an outer ring means (6), said inner ring means being fitted on an axle stub (5) between two opposite mounting faces (7, 10), means (19) being provided ...
05/13/2003
6189456High capacity axle for railway freight cars
An improved railway car axle having a shaft body with a pair of wheel seats and a pair of journals respectively disposed adjacent to opposite ends of the axle. A dust guard seat may be located between each wheel seat and the associated journal. Also, fill...
02/20/2001
5951081Lateral support for a drive gear and wheel on a locomotive axle
A method and apparatus for aiding in positioning during assembly of a locomotive wheel with respect to a drive gear mounted adjacent the wheel during assembly and for maintaining the position of the drive gear during locomotive operation. The apparatus in...
09/14/1999
5785395Cushioned roller for a belted undercarriage
Rollers used in the past have usually been cushioned by the attachment system. The present cushioned roller includes the cushioned member being an integral part of the roller. For example, the unique roller includes a pair of individual shell portions pos...
07/28/1998
5647463Axle for track-bound electrical toy vehicles, particularly railroad vehicles
An axle for track-bound electrical toy vehicles, particularly railroad vehicles, with an axle shaft which consists preferably of a synthetic material and to the end of which current-drawing wheel rims are rotatably disposed by means of ball bearings, the ...
07/15/1997
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
5115746Transverse guide roller for track-guidable vehicles with sealed bearing assembly to prevent entry of fluid and drainage orifices to drain fluid from the bearing assembly
A transverse guide roller for track-guidable buses effectively prevents the access water to the rotational bearing of such rollers housed rotatably in a horizontal plane. To this end, the rotational bearing is accommodated in a bearing bell which covers t...
05/26/1992
5085150Trolley body with embedded inserts for axles having a peripheral groove cast into body
A trolley body for a power and free conveyor system having preformed machinable inserts cast into an austempered ductile iron body for axles wherein ends of the inserts to be embedded therein are center-drilled for positioning purposes in a casting mold. ...
02/04/1992
5013076Locking plate holder for railroad bearing end caps
A removable, reuseable holding jig for a locking plate associated with the end cap of a railroad truck bearing in which the locking plate provides a plurality of cap screw head apertures through which the end cap holding screws project when threaded into ...
05/07/1991
4942826Vehicle having variable gauge rail wheels
Rail wheels and road wheels of vehicles may be easily modified to differing axle lengths, so that, typically, the vehicle may roll on rails of differing gauges. An easily installable and removable spacer is provided to the axle systems of the vehicle....
07/24/1990
4915436Wheel set for rail vehicles
The present invention concerns a wheel set for rail vehicles, consisting of an axle 2 and at least two wheels 4, the axle 2 being tubular. Each of the wheels 4 can be arranged on a support tube 3, each support tube 3 being postioned, pushed from one end o...
04/10/1990
4817534Present invention relates to rail vehicles
A rail vehicle is disclosed to travel down a track formed from a pair of rails. The rail vehicle is propelled by a drive assembly having a longitudinal axis in line with the rails and a pair of wheel sets, each of which includes an axle with a wheel rotat...
04/04/1989
4729455Wheel assembly and brake therefor
The invention provides a wheel assembly consisting of first and second spaced apart coaxial wheels. The wheel are mounted on a support structure such that they can rotate relative to one another. A first brake rotor is non-rotatably connected to the first...
03/08/1988
4637646Wheel set for rail vehicles
A wheel set for railway vehicles, especially high speed railway vehicles in which hollow shaft sections on a shaft are connected by an elastic coupling for limited relative angular displacement of the wheels. The elastic coupling is of the deformable elas...
01/20/1987
4444120Track-bound electric motor vehicle
Disclosed is a driving arrangement for an electric motor vehicle in which each of the two wheels of an axle is supported on separate shaft sections. Each motor or each rotor of a dual rotor motor drives only one driving wheel of an axle in order to mechan...
04/24/1984
4421365Movable storage cabinet
A movable storage cabinet includes a plurality of saddles, in the form of inverted channels, and each provided with holes in its opposite lateral sides which receive the shafts of wheels. The saddles extend in the direction of depth of the cabinet, and th...
12/20/1983
4417524Modular file or the like system
For use in a modular cabinet or the like system wherein one or more cabinet modules of unit width have rolling mobility along parallel rails which extend normal to the module-width dimension and at module-width spacing, the invention contemplates a floor-...
11/29/1983
4382324Method of making a light-weight, two-wheel set
Cylindrical blanks are formed into wheels, each with an integral shaft; and one of the shafts is shrunk into the other one in order to complete the set. Each wheel may have an integral, outwardly extending bearing hub....
05/10/1983
4307910Railway wheels and light weight axles
A lightweight wheel and axle assembly that reduces unsprung weight thereby improving the ride. The assembly also diminishes hunting and reduces tendencies towards unstable dynamic conditions. The wheel and axle assembly is easily adaptable to conventional...
12/29/1981
4200326Reinforced railway wheels and axles
An axle and wheel assembly particularly adapted for railcar usage is disclosed as having a metal-foam construction that is light in weight but of a relatively high strength. The axle includes an elongated hollow steel outer axle member and an elongated ho...
04/29/1980
4158407Journal guard
A novel journal guard for the journal portion of a wheel axle for use during transport, handling, and storage is provided which includes a resilient tubular housing member with an annular mouth and a resilient house base opposite the mouth. The base membe...
06/19/1979
3974780Changeable gauge railing truck
Railway truck having side frames at a fixed lateral spacing with each side frame axle bearing support located between two track width locations to be accommodated, the side frames having universal-movement retaining mountings for replaceable rigid wheel-a...
08/17/1976
 
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