Abstract: A traction rod assembly for a bogie system includes a body extending between first and second ends. A bush assembly is coupled with the first end and includes a first component having a passage, and a second component disposed within the passage of the first component. The bush assembly includes an eccentric offset such that a center of the first component is offset from a center of the second component. A bearing assembly is coupled with the second end of the body and includes cylindrical bearings and spacers that are concentric with a passage disposed at the second end of the body. The bush assembly is coupled with a frame of the bogie system and the bearing assembly is operably with an axle assembly of the bogie system. The bearing assembly allows rotation of the body relative to the axle assembly of the bogie system.

Abstract: A suspension for a rail vehicle includes a bogie pedestal 10, an axle box 11 and suspension springs 16, 18 and 19 arranged such that the axle box supports load exerted on the pedestal via the springs. The suspension includes a pair of wedge elements 20 urged, by means of springs 18 and 19, into engagement with faces 30 of the pedestal and faces 21 of the axle box. This engagement causes damping of axle box movements. Wedge elements 20 are urged resiliently in opposing directions A and B into frictional slidable contact at the faces 21 by means of additional preset springs 40 mounted at the pedestal 11. This further urging is independent of the load carried by the springs and provides improved suspension characteristics.

Abstract: A suspension for a rail vehicle includes at least one spring (18) carrying a wedge element (20) constrained to move in a vertical direction and a load application member (24) for engaging the wedge (20) to transmit the load to the wedge (20) along a direction. The damping ration of the suspension is variable by altering the engagement between the load application member (24) and the wedge (20) and hence the direction.

Abstract: This invention relates to a side bearer (10) for a railway bogie having a longitudinal axis, including a lower component (11) for attachment to the bogie, an upper component (18) carrying a friction bearing plate (17) for receiving a part of a vehicle to be supported on the bogie and having a pair of divergent lower surfaces and a mounting for mounting the upper component on the lower component for relative vertical movement, the mounting means including first and second elements having respective inclined surfaces (19, 21) for receiving respective lower surfaces of the upper element, springs (15) for supporting the first and second lower elements and guide means for guiding the first and second elements for vertical movement characterised in that the first and second elements are horizontally separable by a downward vertical movement of the upper element for thereby urging them against the guide means for generating a substantially constant vertical damping force between the first and second elements and the

Abstract: This invention relates to steering links for bogies and to wagons incorporating such bogies, a variable length steering link assembly for a bogie including an elongate link having a generally T-shaped head at each end and an anchor for each end, wherein each anchor defines an axially extending chamber for slidably receiving a respective head an a compression spring wherein in one chamber the spring acts on the end fact of its associated head and in the other chamber the spring acts on the back face of its associated head.

Abstract: A suspension for a rail vehicle includes a bogie pedestal 10, an axle box 11 and suspension springs 16, 18 and 19 arranged such that the axle box supports load exerted on the pedestal via the springs. The suspension includes a pair of wedge elements 20 urged, by means of springs 18 and 19, into engagement with faces 30 of the pedestal and faces 21 of the axle box. This engagement causes damping of axle box movements. Wedge elements 20 are urged resiliently in opposing directions A and B into frictional slidable contact at the faces 21 by means of additional preset springs 40 mounted at the pedestal 11. This further urging is independent of the load carried by the springs and provides improved suspension characteristics.

Abstract: A method and system for editing actual work records with a start date, an end date and a work value. A period actual is entered, including a period actual start date, period actual end date, and a period actual work value. Before the period actual is stored as an actual work record, it is determined whether there is any overlap between the actual work records and the period actual. If so, any overlap between the actual work records and period actual is eliminated. Any overlapping actual work records that are completely within the period actual, i.e., with a start date and end date between the period actual start date and period actual end date, are deleted. For an overlapping actual work record that surrounds the period actual, i.e., the period actual start date and period actual end date are between the start date and end date, the end date and work value of the overlapping actual work record are modified and a new actual work record is created.

Abstract: A method and system for editing the assignments for a task in a project management software environment. The editing can be preformed in a dropdown grid, which is a grid that includes a name column, including a checkbox, and a total hours column. The dropdown grid further includes cells in the name column and the total work column. The user can select a cell in the dropdown grid by using arrow keys on a keyboard or by clicking a mouse button. The user may assign an individual to an assignment or remove an individual from an assignment by checking or unchecking a checkbox in a name column cell. In addition, the user may edit the amount of total work for an assignment by selecting the total work cell corresponding to the assignment and entering a total work value.

Abstract: A method of forming combination CMOS field effect transistors optionally with a charge transfer device in a single substrate. Different resistivities in the P type wells of the substrate are formed by a combination of masks; a high energy low dosage ion implantation of impurity passes through one mask but not the other, and a low energy high dosage ion implantation of the impurity is stopped by both masks. A significant number of fabrication steps is thus saved, and the devices so fabricated are threshold and field voltage compatible.