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US4067600A
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Track wheel having a lightweight construction
Assignee: Fried Krupp Huettenwerke AG
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Filing: 1975-07-29
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Granted: 1978-01-10
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Expires: 1995-07-29
Abstract
Abstract A wheel of lightweight construction useful as a wheel for a railroad car having a hub portion and a rim portion. The hub portion is connected to the rim portion by a pair of spaced apart opposed concavely shaped wheel discs positioned back-to-back. Each of the wheel discs has a main portion running between the hub and the rim. The main portion has integral therewith at each end thereof an arcuately shaped transitional portion which terminates in an edge. One of these transitional portions contiguously abuts and is affixed to one of two oppositely inclined flanks of the hub. The other of the transitional portions contiguously abuts and is affixed to one of two oppositely inclined flanks of the rim.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter Knorr
- 👤 Helmut Licht
- 👤 Erwin Raquet
- 👤 Walter Spieker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 14:40
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60B; B60B17/00; B60B17/0006; B60B17/0013; B60B17/0017; B60B2900/00; B60B2900/10; B60B2900/133
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A wheel of lightweight construction useful as a railroad car wheel having a rigid hub portion and a rim portion, said hub portion connected to said rim portion by a pair of opposed spaced part concavely shaped wheel discs positioned back-to-back, each of which comprises a main portion running between said hub and said rim, which main portion has integral thereto at each end thereof an arcuately shaped transitional portion terminating in an edge, one of said transitional portions contiguously abutting and affixed to one of two oppositely inclined flanks of said hub, the other of said transitional portions contiguously abutting and affixed to one of two oppositely inclined flanks of said rim, the space between said opposed concavely shaped wheel discs being hollow, said hub and said rim each having facing parabolic contours on which said arcuately shaped transitional portions of said concavely shaped wheel discs are secured.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A wheel of lightweight construction useful as a railroad car wheel having a rigid hub portion and a rim portion, said hub portion connected to said rim portion by a pair of opposed spaced part concavely shaped wheel discs positioned back-to-back, each of which comprises a main portion running between said hub and said rim, which main portion has integral thereto at each end thereof an arcuately shaped transitional portion terminating in an edge, one of said transitional portions contiguously abutting and affixed to one of two oppositely inclined flanks of said hub, the other of said transitional portions contiguously abutting and affixed to one of two oppositely inclined flanks of said rim, the space between said opposed concavely shaped wheel discs being hollow, said hub and said rim each having facing parabolic contours on which said arcuately shaped transitional portions of said concavely shaped wheel discs are secured.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A wheel according to claim 1 wherein each of said flanks has a peripheral step at which a transitional portion of the disc is supported by its opposed edges.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A wheel according to claim 2 wherein on each side of said hub there is a stepped-out which receives one of the inner opposed transitional portions of the walls and on each side of said rim there is a stepped cut-out which receives one of the outer opposed transitional portions of the walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
A wheel according to claim 3 wherein said steps are undercut.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A wheel according to claim 1 wherein said walls of said disc are supported by their integral arcuate transitional portions at the flanks by spring prestressing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A wheel according to claim 1 wherein each of said edges is welded to the flank juxtaposed thereto.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A wheel according to claim 1 wherein said transitional portions are stuck to one of said hub and said rim at the region where said portions interface therewith.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A wheel according to claim 1 wherein the main portion of the disc is undulated in a tangential direction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A wheel according to claim 1 wherein the main portion of said disc is undulated in the radial direction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A wheel according to claim 1 wherein each of said hub and said rim have a parabolic shaped contour facing one another and the transitional portions of said disc contiguously abut the curved surfaces of the flanks thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
152 words
A wheel of lightweight construction useful as a railroad car wheel having a rigid hub portion and a rim portion, said hub portion connected to said rim portion by a pair of opposed spaced apart concavely shaped wheel discs position back-to-back, each of which comprises a main portion running between said hub and said rim, which main portion has integral thereto at each end thereof an arcuately shaped transitional portion terminating in an edge, one of said transitional portions contiguously abutting and affixed to one of two oppositely inclined flanks of said hub, the other of said transitional portions contiguously abutting and affixed to one of two oppositely inclined flanks of said rim, the space between said opposed concavely shaped wheel discs containing a soft filling material, said hub and said rim each having facing parabolic contours on which said arcuately shaped transitional portions of said concavely shaped wheel discs are secured.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
152 words
A wheel of lightweight construction useful as a railroad car wheel having a rigid hub portion and a rim portion, said hub portion connected to said rim portion by a pair of opposed spaced apart concavely shaped wheel discs position back-to-back, each of which comprises a main portion running between said hub and said rim, which main portion has integral thereto at each end thereof an arcuately shaped transitional portion terminating in an edge, one of said transitional portions contiguously abutting and affixed to one of two oppositely inclined flanks of said hub, the other of said transitional portions contiguously abutting and affixed to one of two oppositely inclined flanks of said rim, the space between said opposed concavely shaped wheel discs containing a soft filling material, said hub and said rim each having facing parabolic contours on which said arcuately shaped transitional portions of said concavely shaped wheel discs are secured.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-01-09 | 1981-07-11 | 1982-01-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-01-09 | 1985-07-11 | 1986-01-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-01-09 | 1989-07-11 | 1990-01-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |