Flange lubricator attachment to a composite brake shoe
AssigneeWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
InventorRaj Velayutha
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Abstract
A device for lubricating a flange portion of a railroad wheel attachable to a composition brake shoe. The device comprises at least one lubricating member formed from a polymer based compound selected from the group consisting of phenolic resins, epoxy resins, polyamides, polytetrafluoroethenes, and various combinations thereof. The lubricating member has a substantially flat first side engageable with a longitudinal flat surface of such composition brake shoe and a radially opposed second side that has a substantially flat portion for contacting such flange portion of such railroad wheel. The device further includes a means for attaching the lubricating member or members to such composition brake shoe.
Claims21
A device for lubricating a flange portion of a railroad wheel attachable to a brake shoe, said device comprising:
- (a) at least one lubricating member formed from a polymer based compound selected from the group consisting of phenolic resins, epoxy resins, polyamides, polytetrafluoroethenes, and various combinations thereof, said at least one lubricating member having a first predetermined shape;
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- (b) a means secured to a predetermined portion of said at least one lubricating member for attaching said at least one lubricating member to such brake shoe.
In combination with a brake shoe of a railway vehicle having a backing plate and a brake lining affixed to said backing plate and further having a braking surface engageable with a wheel tread of a wheel of such railway vehicle, said brake lining formed from a predetermined material;
- the improvement comprising a device for lubricating a flange portion of such railroad wheel attachable to said brake lining, said device comprising:
- (a) at least one lubricating member formed from a polymer based compound selected from the group consisting of phenolic resins, epoxy resins, polyamides, polytetrafluoroethenes, and various combinations thereof, said at least one lubricating member having a first predetermined shape;
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- (b) a means secured to a predetermined portion of said at least one lubricating member for attaching said at least one lubricating member to such brake shoe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.