#$%^&*AU2011202258B120120426.pdf#####RAILWAY TRUCK PEDESTAL BEARING ADAPTER Abstract A railway car truck (10) includes side frames (12, 14) each having a pedestal (60) formed on longitudinally opposite ends thereof. Each pedestal has an upper jaw (62) and a lower jaw (64) surrounding a pedestal opening (66). The upper jaw has a roof section (70) above the pedestal opening and the lower jaw has an inner wall (76) and an outer wall (72) on opposite sides of the pedestal opening. The inner and outer walls are spaced apart from one another to define a wide pedestal opening. A bearing adapter (82) is received in each pedestal opening. Each bearing adapter includes a concave opening (86) to receive a bearing (26) and a generally rectangular center section (88) having a top surface (90) generally opposite the concave opening. The bearing adapter has steps (94) extending outward from sides thereof that have outer surfaces separated by a distance corresponding to the width of the pedestal opening. The railway car truck also includes an elastomeric adapter pad (84) mounted on top of the bearing adapter that has a generally flat, generally rectangular top section (100) and depending legs (102) that extend along the outer surfaces of the steps. The top section (100) defines a pad for engaging the roof section. The depending legs (102) define pads for engaging the inner and outer walls.
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