Out of gauge resistant railroad wheel
US5957519A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22C38/04
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A railroad wheel revolving around an XX' axle perpendicular to a median plane P, of the type that includes a rim with a rolling surface and a flange, a hub, a plate a connecting area of the plate with the rim, a connecting area of the plate with the hub and with the plate section constructed along a meridian line AB extending between a point A located at the junction of the plate and the connecting area of the plate with the rim and a point B located at the junction of the plate and the connecting area of the plate with the hub, and characterized by the fact that the two points A and B are located on either side of the median plane P and are symmetrical to one another in relation to the intersection point I of the meridian line AB and the plane P, with point I an inflection point for the curve AB.
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