Abstract
A stabilized railway car truck consists of two side frames and a bolster. The bolster has laterally opposite ends, each end extending into and supported within a side frame opening on a spring group. The stabilized railway car truck also includes a transom extending into supporting contact with each sideframe by a hinge assembly. The spring group is supported at each transom end. The hinge assembly includes a pin arrangement that allows one sideframe to move vertically with respect to the other sideframe.
Claims
1. A railway freight car truck comprising: a pair of parallel sideframes, a transom extending laterally between the sideframes, a spring group supported by an the side frames, a bolster extending laterally between the sideframes and supported by the spring group, each sideframe including a transom support, a hinge assembly as a component of each transom support, an end of the transom connected to each hinge assembly of each transom support, the transom includes two horizontal columns and a web joining the columns, and a pivot hinge at an end of each transom horizontal column, each hinge assembly of each transom support on each sideframe comprises an adapter to join with the pivot hinge of the transom to allow one sideframe to move vertically with respect to the other sideframe, a horizontally disposed pivot pin assembly joining each transom column pivot hinge to one sideframe hinge assembly adapter, and wherein each of the transom column pivot hinge and the sideframe hinge assembly adapter include horizontal openings that are aligned to receive a pivot pin as a component of the pivot pin assembly.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) In the drawings,
(2) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the bottom of truck assembly of a first embodiment of a stabilized railway car truck in accordance with the present invention;
(3) FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the truck assembly of a first embodiment of a stabilized railway car truck in accordance with the present invention showing a transom connected to a sideframe;
(4) FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a transom for a stabilized railway car truck in accordance with the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(5) Referring now to FIG. 1, a perspective bottom view of the three piece truck with the transom pivotally attached to the cast steel side frames. The side frames 3 and 10 have hinges 2 attached. Such attachment can be made to existing truck sideframes by welding or to new truck sideframes as part of the casting or by welding to new castings. Transom 1 is affixed between the side frames 3 and 10 hinges by pins 4. Transom 1 usually includes a centrally located aperture 5. Transom 1 can be cast of ductile iron or steel, or be comprised of fabricated steel. Bolster 11 is supported at each of its lateral ends by a spring group (not shown), each spring group supported at each lateral end of transom 1.
(6) Referring now to FIG. 2, a perspective view of one sideframe 3 and transom 1 is shown. Sideframe 3 includes the attachment by means such as welding or the unitary casting of hinges 2 to a lower center portion of the side frame. An identical connection would be made to the other sideframe 10, but is not shown in this figure. Hinge 2 may be fabricated of steel and welded to existing side frames 3 and 10, or the hinge 2 can be cast as part of a new side frames 3 and 10. Transom 1 is longitudinally pivotally attached to the hinges 2 of side frames 3 by pin assembly 4.
(7) Pin assembly 4 consist of a high strength bolt 4A with a steel bushing, washers 4C and a slotted nut 4D and cotter pin to prevent the bolt from loosening.
(8) Referring now to FIG. 3, a perspective view of the transom 1 is shown. Transom 1 warp stiffness is derived by structural columns 6 and 7. They preferably would be cast as I beam structures as part of a cast transom 1. The columns 6 and 7 could be fabricated of steel box sections as part of a fabricated transom 1. To enhance the warp stiffness of columns 6 and 7, web cross supports 8 and 9 are added to add stiffness and structural strength and to reduce the buckling length of columns 6 and 7. Similarly, webs 6 and 7 preferably would be cast as part of a cast transom 1 or could be fabricated from steel and added by means such as welding to a fabricated transom 1.
