Railroad car center plate assembly conductive liner
US6792874B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2326/10
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-lubricating center plate assembly liner for placement between a car body center plate and a truck bolster bowl of a center plate assembly in a railroad car, wherein the liner is configured to substantially mate with the center plates and includes a body having a glass-filled urethane load-bearing portion and a plurality of carbon filled urethane compressible conductive resilient members which extend through, above and below the load-bearing portion to provide electrical continuity between the plate and bowl in the center plate assembly.
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