Class 384/423 - For railway car side

Subclass of Class 384 - Bearings
Definition: Subject matter wherein the pressure, or force is between
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 04/01/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7351125	Outboard engine system A thrust receiver abuts against an expandable and contractable trim rod to adjust a trim angle of a body of an outboard engine system. The thrust receiver includes a shaft portion rotatable about an axis generally parallel to an axis of the trim rod, and a pressure-...	04/01/2008
7338034	Elastomeric spring An elastomeric spring including an elongated elastomeric body defining a longitudinal axis for the spring and having first and second longitudinal ends. An outer surface of the elastomeric body extends between the first and second ends and has four generally planar ...	03/04/2008
7325499	Constant contact side bearing assembly for a railcar A constant contact side bearing assembly configured for insertion into a walled receptacle provided on an upper surface of a railcar bolster. The side bearing assembly includes a housing assembly including a base and cap receivable within the open top walled recepta...	02/05/2008
7152534	Constant contact side bearing assembly for a railcar A constant contact side bearing assembly configured for insertion into a walled receptacle on an upper surface of a railcar bolster. The constant contact side bearing assembly includes a housing defining a cavity. A cap is positioned by and overlies an end of the sp...	12/26/2006
7121212	Ride control constant contact side bearing arrangement A long travel constant contact side bearing for railway cars provides better handling characteristics, achieving improved tracking and curving through use of various combinations of features. Such a long travel side bearing is able to meet recent stringent American ...	10/17/2006
7096958	Compliant buoyancy can guide A floating offshore platform, of the type having a buoyancy can disposed within a support structure, includes a can guide assembly that has at least two compliant compression pads that are configured and arranged to provide a non-linear load-versus-deflection charac...	08/29/2006
7044061	Railroad car energy absorption apparatus An elastomer spring element arranged in operable combination with structure for inhibiting localized heat deterioration of the elastomer spring element. ...	05/16/2006
6957611	Constant contact side bearing assembly for a railcar A constant contact side bearing assembly configured for insertion into a walled receptacle on an upper surface of a railcar bolster. The constant contact side bearing assembly includes a housing defining a cavity and a spring. A cap is positioned by and overlies an ...	10/25/2005
6644214	Constant contact side bearing A side bearing provides constant contact between a truck bolster and a railway car body. The side bearing includes a base member having a central portion mounted on top of the bolster. The base member includes end portions which extend downwardly and outw...	11/11/2003
6148734	Elastomeric bearing with softening spring rate A railway car side bearing includes a lower housing member, an upper housing member spaced apart from the lower housing member, and an elastomeric spring member interposed between the upper and lower housing members that buckles upon application of vertic...	11/21/2000
6092470	Railroad car side bearing with thermal insulator A railroad car side bearing is disclosed. The railroad car side bearing includes a housing, an upper member arranged in spaced relation relative to the housing, an elastomeric spring disposed between the housing and the upper member, and a thermal insulat...	07/25/2000
5960719	Railway car truck yaw control device A railway car yaw control device includes a housing mounted on the upper surface of a truck bolster with an engagement member biased upwardly from the housing into engagement with a depression formed in a wear plate attached to the bottom of a car body....	10/05/1999
5682822	Railway car side bearing A railway car truck side bearing includes a housing mounted on the upper surface of a truck bolster with an engagement member biased upwardly from the housing into engagement with a depression formed in a wear plate attached to the bottom of a car body. A...	11/04/1997
5601031	Constant contact side bearing An improved side bearing for installation between a railcar body and the bolster of the railcar track, said side bearing having an open cylindrical housing with a mounting plate, a top cap for vertically reciprocating within said cylindrical housing and a...	02/11/1997
5386783	Railway truck side bearing A side bearing for a railway truck and car body assembly including one or a plurality of elastomeric bearing elements, confined at given locations in a side bearing carrier and vertically extended rigid abutments disposed adjacent the elastomeric element(...	02/07/1995
5086707	Self adjusting constant contact side bearing for railcars A constant contact side bearing or railcar trucks utilizes wedges or rollers to adjustably separate opposing and converging surfaces of a base member and a vertically biased cap member....	02/11/1992
5048427	Railway truck assembly with side bearing height adjuster In a truck assembly for a railway vehicle wherein the assembly has a truck frame defined by opposed side frame sections and a transom section extending transversely between the side frame sections and substantially at mid-length thereof. A pair of wheels ...	09/17/1991
5046865	Side bearing A side bearing for a railway car wherein spaced, elongated, resilient elastomeric elements bias a unitary friction generating element of the side bearing in operative position, the friction generating element being a separate member which is maintained in...	09/10/1991
5046866	Multi friction side bearing for a railcar truck A self leveling bearing for use on a freight railcar truck bolster having a major body with an arcuate undersurface and an upper friction face and a secondary friction body biased outwardly of a cavity within the upper friction face....	09/10/1991
4859089	Railway truck side bearing A side bearing for a railway car having a pair of spaced elongated resilient elastomeric elements which bias the elements of the side bearing in operative position and which elements preferably have uppermost separate members which are effective for gener...	08/22/1989
4793720	Railway car resilient side bearing This invention provides a railway car resilient side bearing assembly which includes a housing member with a cavity formed therein. A first substantial portion of a resilient spring block is positioned within the cavity of the housing member. There is at ...	12/27/1988
4712487	Side bearing unit for railroad car, including method of making A side bearing unit for attachment to a bolster of a truck of a railroad car has a base which may be fastened to a top wall of the bolster. A housing, carried by the base, includes spaced sidewalls joined by end walls to define a cavity for an elastomeric...	12/15/1987
4596194	Yaw damper for swivelable railcar trucks The damper includes an elongated member that is movable conjointly with a swivelable railcar truck, and a yaw control assembly mountable by an overhead carbody. This assembly grips the elongated member so that a frictional damping force is applied to it w...	06/24/1986
4567833	Composite constant contact side bearing for railroad cars A composite constant contact side bearing for railroad cars that comprises a body, that may be either cage mounted or free mounted, having a top wall that supports the car body bolster, a bottom wall structure that is to be supported by the truck bolster,...	02/04/1986
4434720	Multi-rate side bearing for a railway truck A multi-rate side bearing for a railway truck is provided. The side bearing comprises a base plate and an upper plate, with two resilient devices located between the base plate and the upper plate. The resilient devices usually are elastomeric pads of dif...	03/06/1984
4381589	Method of manufacturing a resilient side bearing A method of manufacturing a resilient side bearing of the type utilized between a truck and body of a railway vehicle includes the steps of providing a bearing housing; sealing the bearing housing to form an enclosed bearing chamber, pouring liquid resili...	05/03/1983
4368672	Secondary suspension system for a railway car A secondary suspension system includes a pair of air springs connected between the bolster of a truck and the car body. The air springs are disposed at angles extending inwardly from opposite ends of the bolster towards the center of the car body to provi...	01/18/1983
4356774	Truck bolster flange and wear ring A truck bolster ring is described comprising an annular ring adapted to be secured to the truck bolster and having inner and outer diameters. A wear resistant surface is electrically welded to the inner diameter of the ring to increase the useful life of ...	11/02/1982
4332202	Side bearing cage assembly Raised pads of minimum area are provided on the top surface of a railroad truck bolster to cooperate with and present maximum support to the side bearings with only minor grinding operations needed to the as-cast surface to assure full bearing....	06/01/1982
4318347	Shiftable particle spheroidal side bearing A side bearing assembly for railway rolling stock having an elastomeric body, containing granular solid substance, disposed between the body bolster and the truck bolster or side frame. The assembly is an inexpensive yet durable means for accomplishing in...	03/09/1982
4249665	Railway vehicle wear member A wear member for use between a pair of relatively movable components of a railway vehicle is provided where the wear member comprises a metal support adapted to be supported on one of the pair of components and a liner attached to the metal support where...	02/10/1981
4239302	Sidebearers The invention provides a sidebearer for use between the bogie and the underframe of a railway bogie vehicle. The sidebearer comprises a housing formed of upper and lower housing elements between which act springs contained within the housing. Guide format...	12/16/1980
4226188	Side bearing assembly A shear resistant roll restraining means for arresting lateral rolling motion of a railway car including a side bearing upstanding from the truck bolster, a bearing plate structure vertically aligned and abuttably engageable with the side bearing dependin...	10/07/1980
4080016	Railway truck side bearing A railway truck side bearing and more particularly an improved side bearing assembly utilizing elastomeric means to control railway freight vehicle hunting while simultaneously providing a free rolling bearing means to facilitate swiveling of the truck wi...	03/21/1978
4000931	Railway car center plate and auxiliary resilient bearings A railroad car bolster with provision for elastomeric cushions or pads on each side of the bolster center plate. The pads are mounted in retainers. The side walls of the retainers extend upwardly from the bolster and have substantially continuous uninterr...	01/04/1977
3961584	Railway car truck A truck is provided with a torsionally compliant transverse member connecting to transversely spaced side frames. The side frames are suspended on the axles by a spring suspension system of generally cylindrical elastomer elements and a combined damping s...	06/08/1976
3957318	Elastomeric railway truck side bearing A railway truck side bearing and more particularly an improved side bearing utilizing elastomeric means and intermediate thereof a cylindrical rolled steel bearing means to control railway freight vehicle hunting....	05/18/1976
3932005	Elastomeric railway car with side bearing A side bearing for railroad cars having a body portion of hard elastomeric material and a base for attachment to the truck bolster of a railroad car. The upper bearing surface when the bearing is unloaded is flat, outwardly convex, or outwardly concave, p...	01/13/1976

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