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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Walter S Eggert, Jr, Huntington Valley, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Budd Company, Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
10522405 ; 1051821 ; 1052181 ;
Abstract
An outboard journal railway truck includes a journal bearing having an auxiliary structure with resilient elements attached thereto for carrying devices which are maintained in a fixed wheel to rail relationship. A primary suspension system having longitudinal, lateral and vertical springs is connected between the journal bearing housing and a side frame. The secondary suspension system includes a steering beam for maintaining vertical springs in vertical positions during movement of the beam with respect to the side frames of the truck and for transmitting the load from a car body directly to the side frames of the truck.