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US 11,697,439 B2Granted
Underslung steering arm assembly
AssigneeTransportation IP Holdings, LLC
InventorAndrew J. Morin
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Abstract
A car truck including a first side frame, a second side frame, and an underslung steering assembly connected to the first side frame and the second side frame, configured to reduce, inhibit, minimize, and/or prevent truck hunting and warping.
Claims17
A car truck comprising:
- a first side frame;
- a second side frame;
- and
- an underslung steering assembly connected to the first side frame and the second side frame, wherein the underslung steering assembly includes:
- first, second, third, and fourth steering arms;
- first, second, third, and fourth L-shaped force transfer elbows;
- first, second, third, and fourth pivotable short linkages;
- first and second lateral short linkages;
- first and second transverse force transfer legs;
- and
- a transom.
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An underslung steering assembly for a car truck, the underslung steering assembly comprising:
- a first side frame connection bracket;
- a second side frame connection bracket;
- a plurality of steering arms respectively coupled to either the first side frame connection bracket or the second side frame connection bracket;
- a plurality of L-shaped force transfer elbows, wherein each of the plurality of L-shaped force transfer elbows is connected to one of the plurality of steering arms;
- and
- a plurality of transverse force transfer legs, wherein each of the plurality of transverse force transfer legs is rigidly connected to two of the plurality of L-shaped force transfer elbows.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.