Rotational joint having preloading element for a railway car

摘要

A railway car for traveling within a switch of a railway track is disclosed. The railway car includes a body portion for containing goods and a truck portion that is a framework for carrying a plurality of wheels of the railway car. The truck portion is connected to the body portion and is rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the body portion. The railway car also includes a rotational joint defining the axis of rotation which the truck portion is rotatable about. The rotational joint rotatably connects the truck portion to the body portion of the railway car.

主权项

1. A railway car for traveling within a switch of a railway track, comprising:
a body for containing goods, wherein the body defines a receiving cavity disposed along a first surface of the body; a truck that is a framework for carrying a plurality of wheels of the railway car, the truck defining a raised section disposed along a second surface of the truck, wherein the raised section is shaped to be received within the receiving cavity of the body when the first surface of the body and the second surface of the truck are positioned opposite one another, and wherein the truck is rotatably connected to the body and is rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the body; and a rotational joint defining the axis of rotation which the truck is rotatable about, the rotational joint defined by the receiving cavity of the body and the raised portion of the truck, and wherein the rotational joint rotatably connects the truck to the body of the railway car.