Patent ID: 6405657
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B61F,B61H

Abstract:
A railway vehicle truck assembly comprising:at least two longitudinally spaced, transversely extending axles, wheels mounted to the axles, brake discs mounted to the wheels, transversely spaced longitudinally extending truck frames defining downwardly extending pedestal jaws which are mounted to axleboxes that are mounted to the axles, a pair of equalizer beams mounted on opposing sides of the truck assembly, each of the equalizer beams having opposing distal ends, the distal ends of the equalizer beams extending longitudinally beyond the axleboxes and through an opening in the pedestal jaw, at least one disc brake mounting beam extending between the pair of equalizer beams, a disc brake caliper assembly mounted to the equalizer beam at the distal end of the equalizer beam, the disc brake caliper assembly including a caliper that engages one of the the brake discs of the wheels, filler blocks mounted to pedestal legs of the pedestal jaws, whereby said one of the brake discs and the caliper are unsprung relative to each other.