BRAKE BEAM ASSEMBLY FOR A RAILWAY CAR TRUCK

摘要

A brake beam assembly for a railway car truck includes a brake beam mounted between opposed side frames of the railway car truck with opposite right hand and left hand ends. A strut is coupled to the brake beam and has opposite right hand and left hand ends coupled to the brake beam. Brake heads are coupled to the brake beam and struts proximate to the right hand and left hand ends thereof. Each brake head holds a brake shoe configured to engage a wheel of the railway car truck. Paddles extend from the brake heads. The paddles have distal ends configured to be received in wear liners in corresponding side frames of the railway car truck. A separation distance between the distal ends of the paddles is adjustable

主权项

1. A brake beam assembly for a railway car truck, the brake system comprising:
a brake beam configured to be mounted between opposed side frames of the railway car truck, the brake beam having opposite right hand and left hand ends; a strut coupled to the brake beam, the strut having opposite right hand and left hand ends coupled to the brake beam proximate to the right hand and left hand ends, respectively, of the brake beam; brake heads coupled to the brake beam and struts proximate to the right hand and left hand ends thereof, each brake head holding a brake shoe configured to engage a wheel of the railway car truck; and paddles extending from the brake heads, the paddles having distal ends being configured to be received in wear liners in corresponding side frames of the railway car truck, a separation distance between the distal ends of the paddles being adjustable.