Friction shoe for freight car bogie

摘要

A friction shoe is provided for use in a railway freight car bogie (10). A freight car bogie (10) comprises two laterally spaced sideframes (12, 14) with a bolster (16) extending transversely between said sideframes (12, 14). The bolster has two ends (22, 24) each of which extends into an opening (30) in each sideframe and is supported by a spring group (32) in each sideframe opening (30). A friction shoe (40) is provided in a sloped pocket between each bolster end (22, 24) and a vertical face of the sideframe. The friction shoes (40) are themselves comprised of a sloped wall (46), a vertical rear wall (48) extending from a lower part of the rear wall (48) to a lower part of the sloped wall (46), and side walls (52, 54). The friction shoe (40) of the present invention is also comprised of a cast steel. <IMAGE>