Bearing block for lightweight drawbar assembly

Details Bearing block for lightweight drawbar assembly Bearing block for lightweight drawbar assembly

1998-09-17

2000-10-17

Morano, S. Joseph

Railway draft appliances

Cushioned

Drawbars

213 69, 213 72, B61G 900

Patent

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061317527

ABSTRACT:
A bearing block for use in combination with a slackless drawbar coupler assembly for joining railway cars, wherein the bearing block is adapted for use in pivotally attaching a drawbar to a drawbar pivot pin and the drawbar is provided with a generally rectangular aperture through which such drawbar pivot pin is inserted, the bearing block comprising, a generally three-sided body having three generally rectangular side surfaces adapted to engage against the side surfaces of the generally rectangular aperture, and includes a fourth surface defining a concave cylindrical surface adapted to engage against a cylindrical side surface of the drawbar pivot pin, such that when properly inserted into the drawbar assembly, the drawbar will bias the cylindrical surface against the pivot pin.

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patent: 5080242 (1992-01-01), Steffen et al.
patent: 5096075 (1992-03-01), Glover
patent: 5207718 (1993-05-01), Glover et al.
patent: 5361917 (1994-11-01), Mautino et al.

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