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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Zachary B. Harris, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
In one aspect of the present disclosure, a side bearing is provided for supporting a body of a rail car. The side bearing includes a base for being mounted to a truck of the rail car, a support configured to contact the body of the rail car and move along a vertical axis relative to the base with movement of the body, and at least one resilient foam member configured to deform with movement of the support. The side bearing further includes at least one friction damping member configured to be urged in a direction transverse to the vertical axis against the base by the support and resist movement of the support relative to the base.
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