Rail wheel

US8939488B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8939488-B2
Application numberUS-81113108-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 19, 2008
Priority dateJan 11, 2008
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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A rail wheel with a wheel body and wheel brake discs connected thereto with fastening elements on both sides is designed in such a way that at least in the respective contact regions of the wheel brake discs a mechanically and thermally highly resilient intermediate layer is arranged on the wheel body.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A rail wheel comprising: a wheel body; and wheel brake disks connected to the wheel body on both sides with fastening elements, wherein a mechanically and thermally highly loadable intermediate layer is provided between the wheel body and the wheel brake disks at at least respective contact regions of the wheel brake disks, wherein the intermediate layer is composed of a sheet of stainless steel having a polished surface and having a greater stre…

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What does patent US8939488B2 cover?
A rail wheel with a wheel body and wheel brake discs connected thereto with fastening elements on both sides is designed in such a way that at least in the respective contact regions of the wheel brake discs a mechanically and thermally highly resilient intermediate layer is arranged on the wheel body.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Wirth Xaver, Mosbach Christian, Knorr Bremse Systeme
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16D65/124. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).