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US 8,696,212 B2Granted
Roller bearing backing ring assembly
AssigneeAmsted Rail Company, Inc.
InventorsPaul Hubbard, Michael A Mason
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Abstract
A novel assembly for a railcar axle bearing is presented. The assembly includes a backing ring affixed to the fillet of the journal of an axle and a locking ring for further affixing the backing ring the journal. The locking ring has an inboard end affixed to the dust guard of the axle and an outboard end for engaging the backing ring. The looking ring may include a resilient sealing ring.
Claims2
A bearing assembly comprising
- an axle having
- an end section of a first diameter, a journal at the axle end section,
- a shoulder adjacent the journal, and a second larger diameter axle section adjacent the shoulder,
- a bearing assembly placed around the journal,
- a bearing end cap affixed to the axle end section to secure the bearing assembly on the journal,
- the bearing assembly comprising:
- a backing ring adjacent the axle shoulder, the backing ring including a laterally inward facing cutout,
- a locking ring having a laterally inward section and a laterally outward section, and an indented section between the inward section and the outward section,
- and a resilient ring located in the indented section of the locking ring,
- the resilient ring having radially inward facing surface contacting the backing ring,
- wherein the outward section of the locking ring is received in the cutout of the backing ring, wherein the radially inward facing surface of the resilient ring contacts the second larger diameter axle section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.