RAILROAD CAR SIDE BEARING

• Main Authors: PLEGGE, RICHARD, W, SAMMARTINO, GIUSEPPE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 20.06.2013
• Subjects: BEARINGS; BLASTING; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES ORARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; RAILWAYS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAILVEHICLES

A railroad car side bearing including a cage, a cap, a lock out insert configured to be removably connected to the cage, and an elastomer element configured to mate with the lock out insert. The lock out insert includes a key that is dimensioned based on a diameter of an interior channel of the elas...