WHEEL WITH MOVABLE RIM Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport. SUBSTANCE: proposed wheel has hub and rim installed for rotation on ring projection of hub. Means designed for preventing axial displacement of rim are made in form of internal ring projection in rim hole and split ring installed in ring groove made in rim hole. Fixing strip is fitted in slot between ends of split ring, and S-shaped locking members are installed in slots of strip and ends of ring. Fixing strip is made flexible deformable from side of rings ends which provides reliable fixing of split ring in rim groove. EFFECT: simplified design of wheel, enhanced operation reliability owing to dispensing with threaded members such as bolts. 3 dwg