US121572A - Improvement in railway-car axle-boxes - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61F—RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES
- B61F5/00—Constructional details of bogies; Connections between bogies and vehicle underframes; Arrangements or devices for adjusting or allowing self-adjustment of wheel axles or bogies when rounding curves
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- B60G17/00—Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load
- B60G17/015—Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements
- B60G17/016—Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements characterised by their responsiveness, when the vehicle is travelling, to specific motion, a specific condition, or driver input
- B60G17/0162—Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements characterised by their responsiveness, when the vehicle is travelling, to specific motion, a specific condition, or driver input mainly during a motion involving steering operation, e.g. cornering, overtaking
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- This invention consists in the arrangement of a strap of wronghtiron, steel, or malleable iron extending round an axle-box and round the lug orear projecting from said box, and forming the bearing for the pin that connects the equalizing beam with the axle-box in such a manner that the equaliZing-beani will be securely supported beneath the axles of the car, and consequently the height of the center of gravity above the rail is materially reduced.
- a A designate the two axleboxes, which are connected to one and the same equalizing-beam B.
- This equalizing-beam is situated beneath the axles of the car or truck, and it is connected to the axle-boxes A A by means of pins a a passing' through lugs b bf, which are cast solid with the boxes.
- the strain produced by the equalizing-beain on the lugs b b is downward, and in order to strengthen these lugs, and to enable them to support the equalizing-beam without danger of breaking or splitting, I have applied to my box a strap, C, made of wroughtiron, steel, or malleable iron, ⁇ and passing round the body of the box and round the lug or ear b or b, ⁇ as shown in the drawing'.
- This strap may be cast in or on, or shrunk on or attached in any other desirable lnanner, and it must be made sufficiently strong to preclude all danger of breakage.
- some of the boxes l have two lugs, as shown in Fig.
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(122,5 t WILLIAM S. 'UCHINCLOSS l-mpr-ovement in Railroad Car BOxes.
, No. 121,572. Paten-led Dec.5,171.
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UNITED STATES WILLIAM S. AUGHINCLOSS, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
IMPROVEMENT IN RAILWAY-CAR AXLE-BOXES.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent N o. 121,572, dated December 5, 1871.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. AUcHrNcLoss, of Wilmington, in the county of New Castle and State of Delaware, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Axle-Boxes for Railroad Gars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in which drawing- Figure l represents a front view of this invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional side View of the same. Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.
This invention consists in the arrangement of a strap of wronghtiron, steel, or malleable iron extending round an axle-box and round the lug orear projecting from said box, and forming the bearing for the pin that connects the equalizing beam with the axle-box in such a manner that the equaliZing-beani will be securely supported beneath the axles of the car, and consequently the height of the center of gravity above the rail is materially reduced.
In the drawing, A A designate the two axleboxes, which are connected to one and the same equalizing-beam B. This equalizing-beam is situated beneath the axles of the car or truck, and it is connected to the axle-boxes A A by means of pins a a passing' through lugs b bf, which are cast solid with the boxes. The strain produced by the equalizing-beain on the lugs b b is downward, and in order to strengthen these lugs, and to enable them to support the equalizing-beam without danger of breaking or splitting, I have applied to my box a strap, C, made of wroughtiron, steel, or malleable iron, `and passing round the body of the box and round the lug or ear b or b,`as shown in the drawing'. This strap may be cast in or on, or shrunk on or attached in any other desirable lnanner, and it must be made sufficiently strong to preclude all danger of breakage. 0n some of the boxes l have two lugs, as shown in Fig. 2, both being strengthened by straps; and in this case the end of the equalizingbeam passes-in between the two lugs. When the box is provided with one lug the end ofthe equalizing-bealn is made bifurcated, so that it will straddle the lug, as shown on the box A', Fig. l.
By this construction of the boxes I am enabled to place the equaliZing-beam beneath the axles,
and by thus reducing the height of the center of.
gravity from the rails the steadiness of a car in motion is materially increased7 an advantage which is of particular value for narrow-gauge roads.
I do not conline myself to the use of the lug or lugs, but can, when it seems desirable, increase the depth of the strap, and thus form a bearing or body for the pivot.
That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-
The arrangement on an axle-box of a strap or straps, C, embracing the body of the box and the lug which forms the bearing for the pivot of the equalizing-beam, substantially as set forth.
WM. S. AUCHINCLOSS.
Witnesses:
IGNATIUs C. GRUBB, J 0B H. JACKSON. (122)
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| US3451354A (en) * | 1964-04-24 | 1969-06-24 | English Electric Co Ltd | Motorized truck resiliently supported on equalizing bars |
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| US3451354A (en) * | 1964-04-24 | 1969-06-24 | English Electric Co Ltd | Motorized truck resiliently supported on equalizing bars |
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