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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harry W Mulcahy, Griffith, IN (US);
Assignee:
AMSTED Industries Incorporated, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1051 / ; 1052 / ;
Abstract
A railway wheel and axle assembly comprises a journal box with spaced wings extending longitudinally of the railway vehicle away from the axle. Springs supported by said wings accommodate relative lateral, longitudinal, vertical, yaw, pitch and roll movement between the vehicle body and the wheel and axle assembly. The wings comprise brackets longitudinally beyond the springs, and the vehicle body comprises a bracket above and laterally of each wing bracket and aligned therewith for attachment of a single axial displacement damper for damping such movement.