Constant contact side bearing assembly for a railcar

A constant contact side bearing assembly configured for insertion into a walled receptacle on an upper surface of a railcar bolster. The constant contact side bearing assembly includes a housing defining a cavity. A cap is positioned by and overlies an end of the spring. The cap is mounted for recip...

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Hauptverfasser:	ASPENGREN PAUL B, O'DONNELL WILLIAM P
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	PERFORMING OPERATIONS PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES ORARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH RAILWAYS TRANSPORTING WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAILVEHICLES
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Zusammenfassung:	A constant contact side bearing assembly configured for insertion into a walled receptacle on an upper surface of a railcar bolster. The constant contact side bearing assembly includes a housing defining a cavity. A cap is positioned by and overlies an end of the spring. The cap is mounted for reciprocatory guided movements by and relative to the housing, with a generally flat railcar body engaging portion on the cap being positioned relative to the housing and the walled receptacle by the spring. The side bearing assembly housing and the walled receptacle are configured to accommodate an apparatus used to locate and secure the side bearing assembly housing within the walled receptacle on the railcar bolster.