Plate spring unit and railcar bogie

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10723371
APP PUB NO 20180141573A1
SERIAL NO

15579451

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A plate spring unit applied to a railcar bogie includes: a lower plate spring including both longitudinal direction end portions supported by the respective axle boxes from below, the lower plate spring being made of fiber-reinforced resin; an upper plate spring arranged above the lower plate spring with a gap and including a middle portion pressed from above by a pressing member provided at the cross beam, the upper plate spring being made of fiber-reinforced resin; a middle spacer sandwiched between a middle portion of the lower plate spring and the middle portion of the upper plate spring; and an end spacer sandwiched between the end portion of the lower plate spring and an end portion of the upper plate spring and allowing relative displacement between the end portion of the lower plate spring and the end portion of the upper plate spring in a longitudinal direction.

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KAWASAKI RAILCAR MANUFACTURING CO LTD1-18 WADAYAMA-DORI 2-CHOME HYOGO-KU KOBE-SHI HYOGO 652-0884

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Inamura, Fumihide Akashi, JP 5 26
Kobayashi, Tomohei Akashi, JP 5 16
Matsubara, Go Akashi, JP 5 51
Nishimura, Takehiro Kobe, JP 65 355
Tsumura, Yousuke Kobe, JP 13 35

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