RAILCAR BRAKE BEAM WEAR LINER A brake beam wear plate assembly for a railway car truck sideframe (11) is provided. A brake beam wear plate (36) is provided and adapted to be inserted in a brake beam guide which is typically an integral component of a railway car truck sideframe. The brake beam wear plate (36) itself is comprised of a channel shaped body having an upper wall (40), a lower wall (42), and a bottom wall (44). The brake beam wear plate is typically comprised of a polymer or a high density plastic. The brake beam wear plate also includes a projecting locating tab (50) and the brake beam guide itself includes a complimentary cutout section (56). FIG- 1 F IG. 2 * 58 56 .'56 5
Railcar brake beam wear liner
2015-05-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B61H Bremsen oder andere Verzögerungseinrichtungen ausgebildet für Schienenfahrzeuge , BRAKES OR OTHER RETARDING APPARATUS PECULIAR TO RAIL VEHICLES |
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