Railway wheel rotundity gage

• US 4,538,357 A
• Filed: 12/15/1983
• Issued: 09/03/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/1983
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Amsted Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Amsted Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Kucera, William J., Dressel, William G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Robert I.
• Application Number:
  US06/561,568
• Time in Patent Office: 628 Days
• Field of Search: 33/203, 33/174 Q, 33/174 M, 33/178 R, 33/203.18, 33/203.19, 33/203.22
• US Class Current: 33/203.18
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 5/201 for measuring roundness

Abstract

A rotundity gage for measuring the roundness of a wheel tread of a railway wheel. The gage includes a measuring device and is adjustable so as to be capable of measuring different size wheels.

Claims

1. A rotundity gage for measuring the roundness of the outer tread of a railway wheel, said gage comprising

a main cross bar for extending diametrically across the diameter of the railway wheel, and adapted to be rotated across a face of the wheel,

a roller means mounted for lengthwise adjustment on said cross bar for engaging the wheel tread,

a pair of angularly spaced roller means mounted on the other end of said cross bar and engageable with the wheel tread in opposition to said adjustable roller means,

a dial indicator means having a plunger mounted on said main cross bar and having a plunger engageable with the wheel tread between said angular spaced roller means for indicating the out-of-roundness of the wheel tread when said main cross bar is rotated.

2. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said roller means on said other end of said main cross bar are mounted on adjustably mounted outriggers, said roller being mounted on said outriggers whereby when said outriggers are adjusted said rollers are accommodated to engage different size wheels.

3. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said cross bar is provided with two rollers spaced apart sufficiently to support said cross bar upon a face of a wheel and oriented to enable said cross bar to be rotated about said wheel when resting thereon.