Application of wear plate to articulated connector load bearing bottom surface
AssigneeTTX Company
InventorsRichard A. Brueckert, William A. Guess, Donald F. Kroesch
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Abstract
A method for reconditioning a railcar connector is provided. The method comprises machining a portion of a casting to create a wear plate application surface, positioning a wear plate on the wear plate application surface, and welding the wear plate to the wear plate application surface.
Claims18
A method for reconditioning a railcar connector, comprising:
- machining a portion of a casting to create a wear plate application surface wherein machining the portion of the casting to create the wear plate application surface comprises machining a portion of a bottom bearing surface of a male portion of an articulated connector;
- positioning a wear plate on the wear plate application surface;
- and
- welding the wear plate to the wear plate application surface.
A method for reconditioning a railcar connector, comprising:
- machining a portion of a casting to create a wear plate application surface;
- positioning a wear plate on the wear plate application surface;
- and
- welding the wear plate to the wear plate application surface, wherein welding the wear plate to the application surface further comprises welding a substrate layer of the wear plate to the application surface.
A method for reconditioning a railcar connector, comprising:
- machining a portion of a casting to create a wear plate application surface;
- positioning a wear plate on the wear plate application surface;
- and
- welding the wear plate to the wear plate application surface, wherein the wear plate is generally circular and includes an opening that is generally concentric with an outside edge of the wear plate.
A method for reconditioning a railcar connector, comprising:
- machining a portion of a casting to create a wear plate application surface;
- portioning a wear plate on the wear plate application surface;
- and
- welding the wear plate to the wear plate application surface, wherein the wear plate is generally circular and includes an opening that is generally non-concentric with an outside edge of the wear plate.
A method for reconditioning a railcar connector, comprising:
- machining a portion of a casting to create a wear plate application surface;
- position a wear plate on the wear plate application surface;
- and
- welding the wear plate to the wear plate application surface, wherein the wear plate is a non-circular shape wherein the wear plate includes a generally circular opening defined therein.
A method for reconditioning a railcar connector, comprising:
- machining a portion of a casting to create a wear plate application surface;
- positioning a wear plate on the wear plate application surface;
- and
- welding the wear plate to the wear plate application surface, wherein the wear plate substantially matches the shape of a bottom bearing surface of a male portion of an articulated connector.
A wear plate for reconditioning a surface of an articulated connector, the wear plate having at least one opening defined therein and comprising at least a substrate layer connected to a welded layer;
- wherein the wear plate is generally circular.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.