Ring damped composite transit wheel

Details Ring damped composite transit wheel Ring damped composite transit wheel

1980-02-25

1982-02-09

Bertsch, Richard A.

Railway wheels and axles

Wheels

Tire cushions

B60B 1700

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043147259

ABSTRACT:
A transit wheel is disclosed comprising a body having a bore through the center thereof, a hub about the bore extending through a web to an outer portion, and an annular rim having a circular inside surface disposed against a circular outside surface of the outer portion. The inside surface of the annular rim and the outside surface of the outer portion are each provided with a circumferential groove, which grooves are substantially aligned when the annular rim is disposed against the outer portion. The transit wheel further includes a damping rod formed into a ring and disposed within the aligned grooves, with the ring traversing at least 95% of the circumference of the groove.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3127211 (1964-03-01), Korjes et al.
patent: 3334886 (1967-08-01), Caunt

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