Patent ID: 6276283
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B61F

Abstract:
A wear plate for a railway truck side frame of a railway truck assembly, said assembly having at least one side-frame and a bolster, said bolster having a first end and a second end, each said first and second end having a forward bolster land and a rear bolster land, each said side frame having a forward column surface and a rearward column surface, each said forward column surface and rearward column surface in facing alignment with a respective one of said first and second end forward bolster land and rear bolster land, each said forward column surface and said rearward column surface having a wear plate mounted thereon, each said wear plate comprising:a forward surface, a back surface and a sidewall therebetween,each said wear plate having a generally rectangular shape,each said wear-plate forward surface and wear-plate rearward surface intersecting said sidewall at about a right angle to form a corner at the intersection of each said forward surface and rearward surface with said sidewall;means for securing said wear plates to said forward and rearward column surfaces;said wear plates mountable on said forward column surface and said rearward column surface by said securing means with said with said back surface contacting said respective forward and rearward column surfaces;each said mounted wear plate having a generally vertical inner corner intersection and a generally vertical outer corner intersection of said wear plate forward surface with said sidewall;each said forward surface vertical inner corner and outer corner having a relief along said vertical corner to avoid sharp-angle contact of said corner with said facing bolster land during operation of said railway truck assembly, said relief being one of a radius and a chamfer angle.