Railway car resilient side bearing

Details Railway car resilient side bearing Railway car resilient side bearing

1988-01-21

1988-12-27

Footland, Lenard A.

Bearings

Rotary bearing

Plain bearing

384220, 384448, F16C 1704

Patent

active

047937203

ABSTRACT:
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 least one aperture formed in each end of the spring block. A friction head member is provided which has a cavity therein that surrounds a second portion of the spring block. An at least one peg member is secured substantially perpendicular to and substantially at a geometric center of each of an upper surface of a base portion of the housing member and a lower surface of the plate portion of the friction head member which engages a respective one of the at least one aperture in each end of the spring block to maintain the resilient side bearing assembly together. A height indicator is provided on the resilient side bearing assembly for indicating the nominal height of usch resilient side bearing assembly after installation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1718217 (1929-06-01), Crawford
patent: 2913288 (1959-11-01), Blattner
patent: 3712691 (1973-01-01), Cope
patent: 3957318 (1976-05-01), Wiebe

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