Three-piece motion control truck system
    1.
    发明授权
    Three-piece motion control truck system 有权
    三件式运动控制卡车系统

    公开(公告)号:US07174837B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-13

    申请号:US10873126

    申请日:2004-06-23

    IPC分类号: B61D1/00

    CPC分类号: B61F5/30 B61F5/122 B61F5/14

    摘要: An improved three-piece truck system for railroad cars provides long travel side bearings for improved stability, a “wide” friction shoe design or equivalent to improve sideframe and bolster squareness, a resilient pedestal pad for improved curving performance and enhanced wear resistance, and a suspension system tuned and optimized for rail cars to have a minimum reserve capacity of less than 1.5 to improve motion control and ride quality, increase resistance to suspension bottoming, and increase hunting threshold speed. Such a motion control truck system is able to meet recent, more stringent American Association of Railroads standards, such as M-976, for railcars having a 286,000 lb. gross rail load rating.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于铁路车辆的改进的三件式卡车系统提供长行程侧轴承以提高稳定性,“宽”摩擦鞋设计或等效物以改善侧框和扶手矩形度,用于改善弯曲性能和增强的耐磨性的弹性基座垫,以及 对于轨道车辆进行调整和优化的悬架系统,其最小备用容量小于1.5,以改善运动控制和乘坐质量,增加对悬架底部的阻力,并增加狩猎阈值速度。 这样的运动控制卡车系统能够满足最近更严格的美国铁路协会标准,例如M-976,用于具有286,000磅总轨道负载额定值的轨道车辆。

    Multi-purpose universal sideframe for railway trucks
    2.
    发明授权
    Multi-purpose universal sideframe for railway trucks 有权
    铁路卡车多功能通用侧架

    公开(公告)号:US07017498B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-28

    申请号:US10856830

    申请日:2004-06-01

    IPC分类号: B61F3/00

    CPC分类号: B61F5/301 B61F5/52

    摘要: An improved sideframe has a bolster opening configured to accept a variety of spring group and friction shoe assembly designs. The bolster opening is defined by a bottom section, a top compression member, and two opposing column members and has two column wear plates each secured to the opposing column members. The bottom section of the bolster opening defines a spring seat. The dimensions of the bolster opening of the sideframe allow for a variety of freight car truck suspension systems including the spring group, bolster and friction shoe used therewith.

    摘要翻译: 改进的侧架具有构造为接受各种弹簧组和摩擦鞋组件设计的枕形开口。 枕形开口由底部区段,顶部压缩构件和两个相对的柱构件限定,并且具有两个柱状耐磨板,每个柱状件均固定到相对的柱构件。 垫板开口的底部部分形成一个弹簧座。 侧架的扶手开口的尺寸允许各种货车车辆悬架系统,包括弹簧组,垫圈和与其一起使用的摩擦鞋。

    Railway truck suspension design
    3.
    发明授权
    Railway truck suspension design 有权
    铁路卡车悬挂设计

    公开(公告)号:US07263930B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-04

    申请号:US10770463

    申请日:2004-02-04

    IPC分类号: B61F3/00 B61F5/00

    CPC分类号: B61F5/301

    摘要: A tuned spring group with load springs, control springs, and a frictional damping arrangement for a railcar truck assembly provides better ride quality, increased resistance to suspension bottoming, and increased hunting threshold speed of a railroad car. Specifically, this tuned damping and suspension arrangement provides a spring group reserve capacity of less than 1.50. Spring assemblies for different car types are tuned such that a reserve ratio less than 1.50 may be achieved. By reducing the spring assembly reserve capacity for a railcar and truck of a standard weight and configuration to less than 1.50, an unexpected result of a decrease in maximum vertical acceleration as the railcar truck assembly approaches a speed of 55 miles per hour is achieved. The decrease in vertical acceleration allows for improved ride quality, increased resistance to suspension bottoming and increased hunting threshold speed of the railcar.

    摘要翻译: 具有负载弹簧,控制弹簧和用于轨道车辆卡车组件的摩擦阻尼装置的调谐弹簧组提供更好的乘坐质量,增加的悬架底部阻力以及增加的铁路车辆的起搏阈值速度。 具体来说,这种调节的阻尼和悬挂装置提供小于1.50的弹簧组储备容量。 调整不同类型汽车的弹簧组件可以实现小于1.50的储备率。 通过将标准重量和配置的轨道车和卡车的弹簧组件储备能力降低到小于1.50,实现了轨道车卡车组件接近每小时55英里的速度时最大垂直加速度下降的意想不到的结果。 垂直加速度的减小允许改善乘坐质量,增加对悬架底部的抵抗力和增加的轨道车辆的狩猎阈值速度。

    Spring seat for a railway truck sideframe and method of making the same
    4.
    发明授权
    Spring seat for a railway truck sideframe and method of making the same 有权
    铁路货车侧架的弹簧座椅及其制作方法

    公开(公告)号:US06823800B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-30

    申请号:US10405664

    申请日:2003-04-02

    IPC分类号: B61F300

    摘要: A cast metal sideframe for use in a railway car truck has a spring seat for supporting the springs of a spring set. The sideframe is molded using a core that includes a portion for defining the exterior surface of the spring seat. The core can be a single piece or multi-piece core. The spring seat includes a plurality of aerodynamically-shaped spring retainers formed on the top face spring seat. The aerodynamic shape of the spring retainers reduces the tendency for sand to swirl and create voids during formation of the sand core that is used to mold the sideframe. The aerodynamic shape may include forming at least some of the side walls of the spring retainers at an obtuse angle with the top face of the spring seat. The spring retainers may have concave top faces so as to reduce the volume of material comprising the spring retainers. Reducing material volume is beneficial for reducing shrinkage during cooling of the sideframe, thereby reducing the tendency for separation, tears and cracks to form on the top surface of the spring retainer.

    摘要翻译: 用于铁路车辆的铸造金属侧架具有用于支撑弹簧组的弹簧的弹簧座。 侧框使用包括用于限定弹簧座的外表面的部分的芯来模制。 核心可以是单件或多件式核心。 弹簧座包括形成在顶面弹簧座上的多个空气动力学形状的弹簧保持器。 弹簧保持器的空气动力学形状减少了在形成用于模制侧架的砂芯的形成期间沙子旋转并产生空隙的趋势。 空气动力学形状可以包括以与弹簧座的顶面成钝角形成弹簧保持器的至少一些侧壁。 弹簧保持器可以具有凹的顶面,以便减小包括弹簧保持器的材料的体积。 降低材料体积有利于减少侧架冷却期间的收缩,从而减少在弹簧保持器的顶表面上形成的分离,撕裂和裂纹的趋势。

    Wheelset to side frame interconnection for a railway car truck
    5.
    发明授权
    Wheelset to side frame interconnection for a railway car truck 有权
    车轮到铁路车辆卡车的侧框架互连

    公开(公告)号:US08893626B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-25

    申请号:US13600693

    申请日:2012-08-31

    IPC分类号: B61F5/32

    CPC分类号: B61F5/32 B61F5/305

    摘要: A railway car truck incorporating an interconnection between the side frame and bearing adapter is characterized by a low lateral spring constant relative to the longitudinal spring constant. The interconnection provides a proportional restoring force with minimal internal friction and hysteresis. In embodiments, the interconnection comprises compressed elastomeric members positioned between the thrust lug of the side frame and the bearing adapter in the longitudinal direction and a low friction interface between the roof of the pedestal jaw and the top of the bearing adapter.

    摘要翻译: 结合侧框架和轴承适配器之间的互连的铁路车辆卡车的特征在于相对于纵向弹簧常数的低侧向弹簧常数。 互连提供了比例恢复力,内部摩擦和滞后最小。 在实施例中,互连包括位于侧框架的推力凸耳和纵向方向上的轴承适配器之间的压缩弹性体构件,以及在底座钳口的顶部和轴承适配器的顶部之间的低摩擦界面。

    Center clamp assembly for frame brace rail truck
    6.
    发明授权
    Center clamp assembly for frame brace rail truck 失效
    框架支架轨道车的中心夹具组件

    公开(公告)号:US5584250A

    公开(公告)日:1996-12-17

    申请号:US499935

    申请日:1995-07-10

    申请人: Thomas R. Berg

    发明人: Thomas R. Berg

    IPC分类号: B61F5/52 B61F5/00

    CPC分类号: B61F5/52 Y10T403/7158

    摘要: A rail car truck has a pair of longitudinally spaced wheelsets and a pair of laterally spaced side frames which extend between and are supported by the wheelsets. A bolster extends between the side frames to support the rail car vehicle body. There is a brace which is connected to the side frames to control relative longitudinal movement therebetween. The brace includes a pair of struts which are diagonally connected to the side frame on opposite sides of the centerline thereof. The struts intersect generally centrally of the side frames and there is a clamp assembly for attaching the struts together. The clamp assembly includes a pair of clamp plates, each having a channel formed and adapted to receive a strut. Each clamp plate is welded to a strut and there are fasteners which attach the facing surfaces of the clamp plates directly to each other. The clamp plates are welded one to another. The clamp assembly inhibits relative movement between the struts in a generally horizontal plane.

    摘要翻译: 轨道车辆卡车具有一对纵向间隔的轮对和一对横向间隔开的侧框架,其在轮对中延伸并由车轮支撑。 扶手在侧框架之间延伸以支撑轨道车辆车体。 有一个支架连接到侧框架以控制它们之间的相对纵向运动。 支架包括在其中心线的相对侧上与侧框架对角地连接的一对支柱。 支柱大致在侧框架的中心相交,并且有一个用于将支柱连接在一起的夹具组件。 夹具组件包括一对夹板,每个夹板具有形成并适于接收支柱的通道。 每个夹板焊接到支柱上,并且存在将夹板的相对表面直接连接到彼此的紧固件。 夹板彼此焊接。 夹具组件在大致水平的平面中抑制支柱之间的相对移动。

    Frame brace integral cross brace support bracket
    7.
    发明授权
    Frame brace integral cross brace support bracket 失效
    框架支架整体横支撑支架

    公开(公告)号:US5609109A

    公开(公告)日:1997-03-11

    申请号:US526204

    申请日:1995-09-11

    申请人: Thomas R. Berg

    发明人: Thomas R. Berg

    IPC分类号: B61F5/52 B61F5/00

    CPC分类号: B61F5/52

    摘要: A rail car truck side frame for use in a frame brace truck which has stabilizing cross braces extending between the side frames. The side frame has a top compression member and a bottom tension member which are joined by upwardly and outwardly slanted end walls. There is a bracket at the lower end of each end wall for use in mounting a cross brace. The bracket includes first, second and third walls, each integral with the side frame and each extending downwardly from the side frame. The first wall forms the wall for attachment of a cross brace with the second and third walls being perpendicular to the first wall and forming support for the first wall.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于框架支架卡车的轨道车辆卡车侧框架,其具有在侧框架之间延伸的稳定的横撑。 侧框架具有顶部压缩构件和底部张紧构件,其通过向上和向外倾斜的端壁连接。 在每个端壁的下端有一个支架,用于安装十字支架。 支架包括第一,第二和第三壁,每个壁与侧框架整体并且从侧框架向下延伸。 第一壁形成用于附接十字支架的壁,其中第二和第三壁垂直于第一壁并形成第一壁的支撑。

    Rail car side frame car progressor contact
    8.
    发明授权
    Rail car side frame car progressor contact 失效
    轨道车侧车车推进者联系

    公开(公告)号:US5579696A

    公开(公告)日:1996-12-03

    申请号:US526205

    申请日:1995-09-11

    申请人: Thomas R. Berg

    发明人: Thomas R. Berg

    IPC分类号: B61F5/52 B61F5/00

    CPC分类号: B61F5/52

    摘要: A rail car truck side frame has an upper compression member and a lower tension member, with these members being joined by integral end walls which slant upwardly and outwardly from the tension member toward the compression member. To protect the side frame from the elements of car progressors, there is a car progressor contact extending forwardly from the lower outward portion of each end wall of the side frame. The contact is formed and adapted to be contacted by and protect the side frame from the pusher of a car progressor. The car progressor contact may either be cast into the side frame or it may be a separate welded element. When the side frame is used in a frame brace truck, the car progressor contact may extend outwardly from the bracket which is attached to the side frame and supports the cross braces of the truck.

    摘要翻译: 轨道车载车侧框架具有上部压缩构件和下部张紧构件,这些构件通过从张力构件朝向压缩构件向上和向外倾斜的一体端壁连接。 为了保护侧框架不受汽车前进器的元件的影响,存在从侧框架的每个端壁的下部向外部向前延伸的汽车前进器接触件。 接触件形成并适于与侧车架的推进器接触并保护侧架。 汽车继电器触点可以被投入侧框架中,也可以是单独的焊接元件。 当侧框架用于框架支架卡车中时,轿厢推进器接触件可以从附接到侧框架的支架向外延伸并且支撑卡车的十字架。

    WHEELSET TO SIDE FRAME INTERCONNECTION FOR A RAILWAY CAR TRUCK
    9.
    发明申请
    WHEELSET TO SIDE FRAME INTERCONNECTION FOR A RAILWAY CAR TRUCK 有权
    车轮到轨道车辆互连的车轮

    公开(公告)号:US20140060380A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-06

    申请号:US13600693

    申请日:2012-08-31

    IPC分类号: B61F15/12

    CPC分类号: B61F5/32 B61F5/305

    摘要: The invention relates to a railway car truck incorporating a novel interconnection between the side frame and bearing adapter characterized by a low lateral spring constant relative to the longitudinal spring constant. The interconnection provides a proportional restoring force with minimal internal friction and hysteresis. In embodiments, the interconnection comprises compressed elastomeric members positioned between the thrust lug of the side frame and the bearing adapter in the longitudinal direction and a low friction interface between the roof of the pedestal jaw and the top of the bearing adapter.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种在侧框架和轴承接头之间结合新颖互连的铁路车辆,其特征在于相对于纵向弹簧常数的低侧向弹簧常数。 互连提供了比例恢复力,内部摩擦和滞后最小。 在实施例中,互连包括位于侧框架的推力凸耳和纵向方向上的轴承适配器之间的压缩弹性体构件,以及在底座钳口的顶部和轴承适配器的顶部之间的低摩擦界面。