AU2014201604A1 - Transport transmission coupler arrangements - Google Patents
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- AU2014201604A1 AU2014201604A1 AU2014201604A AU2014201604A AU2014201604A1 AU 2014201604 A1 AU2014201604 A1 AU 2014201604A1 AU 2014201604 A AU2014201604 A AU 2014201604A AU 2014201604 A AU2014201604 A AU 2014201604A AU 2014201604 A1 AU2014201604 A1 AU 2014201604A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
- B61L5/00—Local operating mechanisms for points or track-mounted scotch-blocks; Visible or audible signals; Local operating mechanisms for visible or audible signals
- B61L5/12—Visible signals
- B61L5/18—Light signals; Mechanisms associated therewith, e.g. blinders
- B61L5/1809—Daylight signals
- B61L5/1881—Wiring diagrams for power supply, control or testing
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
- B61L1/00—Devices along the route controlled by interaction with the vehicle or vehicle train, e.g. pedals
- B61L1/02—Electric devices associated with track, e.g. rail contacts
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
- B61L5/00—Local operating mechanisms for points or track-mounted scotch-blocks; Visible or audible signals; Local operating mechanisms for visible or audible signals
- B61L5/06—Electric devices for operating points or scotch-blocks, e.g. using electromotive driving means
- B61L5/062—Wiring diagrams
Abstract
Transport Transmission Coupler Arrangements A connector (26) has cables (28) secured thereto. The connector is fast with a mounting 5 plate (30) which is connected to a side wall (22) of a signal box. The connector and transmission lines (28) of different lengths may be rotated in order to effect the connection of the coupler to the signal box. P30318GB - As filed 5 March 2013 Appleyard Lees j' r 29l
Description
1 SPECIFICATION Transport Transmission Coupler Arrangements The present invention relates to a transport transmission coupler arrangement, a method of forming a transport transmission coupler arrangement and a method of connecting a 5 transport transmission coupler arrangement to a component. The present invention is particularly, although not exclusively, applicable to signal transport transmission coupler arrangements. Where wires are to be secured to a signal base the top of the base is removed to expose terminals inside the box. Wires are then cut to length and connectors are secured to each 10 end of the wires. Then the one end of the wires is connected to the terminals and the other end is secured to and connected to terminals at the edge of the box. This is time consuming. Furthermore, the connectors can be applied in a faulty manner. In addition cables of wire are left on site which are vulnerable to theft. It is an object of the previous inventions to attempt to overcome at least one of the above 15 or other disadvantages. According to one aspect of the present invention a transport transmission coupler arrangement includes a plurality of transmission lines each having a free end and an end connected to a common coupler, the coupler being arranged, in use, to cooperate with a further coupler to connect the transmission lines. 20 According to another aspect of the present invention a method of forming a transport transmission coupler arrangement comprises connecting a plurality of transmission lines to a common coupler with each of the transmission lines having a free end. According to another aspect of the present invention a method of connecting a transport transmission coupler arrangement to a component in which the arrangement includes 25 plurality of transmission lines each having a free end and an end connected to a common coupler, the coupler being arranged, in use, to cooperate with a further coupler to connect with the transmission lines comprises fastening the coupler arrangement to the component. The invention is further defined in the claims. 30 The present invention can be carried into practice in various ways but one example will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: P30318GB - As filed 5 March 2013 Applevard Lees 2 Figure 1 is a plan view of a signal box 10 with the top removed, and Figure 2 is an end view of a coupler 12, connected to the signal box. The box 10, such a signal box, includes a base 14 and opposed outwardly extending side walls 16 and 18 and end walls 20 and 22, The box may be in any orientation but for ease 5 of explanation the box is shown with the base being lowermost. The box is shown with the top cover removed. The coupler may extend through any of the walls. In present embodiment the coupler is shown extending through the end wall 22. In the present embodiment two couplers are shown connected in the end wall. They may be separated by an outwardly extending 10 flange 24. For convenience only the coupler 12 shown to the left of figure 1 will be described. It will be appreciated that the other coupler may be the same. The coupler includes a connector 26 having transmission lines which may be electrical such as cables or wires 28 secured thereto. The connector 26 may be fast with a mounting plate 30. The mounting plate may have a hollow threaded member 32 projecting away 15 from the connector with the wires extending through the hollow threaded member 32. The connections of the wires to the connector may be effected at a remote location such as in a factory and the connections may be tested off site. To fasten the coupler to the box the threaded member 32 may be inserted through an opening (not shown) in one end wall 22. A threaded nut 34 may be screwed onto the 20 threaded connector to clamp the connector to the side wall. If the opening in the end wall 22 is threaded the coupling may be rotated to fasten the connector in the side wall. In this instance the nut 34 may not be necessary. Grub screws (not shown) connect through the nuts 34 into the wall 22 in order to secure the nuts against rotating through vibration and in order to resist theft attempts. 25 The wires 28 may have connectors 36 such as crimped connectors that may be fastened to lugs 38 projecting from base 14 of the box possibly after the connector is made fast with the end wall. Such fastening may be in any convectional manner such as by soldering or tightening a nut onto the threaded lugs 38. 30 The wires may have different lengths to reach the required lug. The top of the base may then be secured in place. The coupler may be retrofitted to an existing box or may be fitted to a new box. P30318GB - As filed 5 March 2013 Anplevard Lees 3 A further cable (not shown) may then be plugged into the coupler such as female members of the further cables cooperating with male members 40 of the coupler in a conventional manner. Whilst the enforcement has been described primarily in relation to the signal box for the 5 rail industry it will be presented that the present invention could be applied to any transportation industry, particularly where cables are required to be connected at a remote site. Attention is directed to all papers and documents which are filed concurrently with or previous to this specification in connection with this application and which are open to 10 public inspection with this specification, and the contents of all such papers and documents are incorporated herein by reference. All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and/or all of the steps of any method or process so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such 15 features and/or steps are mutually exclusive. Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or 20 similar features. The invention is not restricted to the details of the foregoing embodiment(s). The invention extends to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), or to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the steps of any method or process so disclosed. 25 30 Pan31RGR - As filPd 5 March 2013 ADolevard Lees
Claims (21)
1. A transport transmission coupler arrangement including a plurality of transmission 5 lines each having a free end and an end connected to a common coupler, the further coupler being arranged, in use, to cooperate with a further coupler to connect with the transmission lines.
2. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1 in which at least some of the transmission lines are of different lengths. 10
3. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1 or 2 in which the coupler includes a hollow portion.
4. An arrangement as claimed in claim 3 in which the transmission lines extend through the hollow portion.
5. An arrangement as claimed in claim 3 or 4 in which the hollow portion is threaded. 15
6. An arrangement as claimed in any preceding claim in which the coupler is arranged, in use, to be fixed to a component having connections to which each transmission line is arranged to be connected.
7. An arrangement as claimed in claim 6 arranged, in use, to be clamped to the further component. 20
8. An arrangement as claimed in claim 7 in which the coupler is arranged to be clamped to the component by a nut on a threaded portion of the coupler being tightened to clamp a portion of the component between the nut and the coupler.
9. An arrangement as claimed in claim 5 or any claim when dependent on claim 5 arranged to be fixed by rotation of the coupler and the wires with the treaded portion of 25 the coupler cooperating with a threaded portion of the component.
10. An arrangement as claimed in any preceding claim arranged, in use, to be bolted to a component having connections to which each of the transmission lines are arranged to be connected.
11. An arrangement as claimed in the preceding claim in which the transmission lines 30 include a connector at the free end. P30318GB - As filed 5 March 2013 Applevard Lees 5
12. An arrangement as claimed in the preceding claim in which the transmission lines comprise electrical transmission lines.
13. An arrangement as claimed in the preceding claim comprising a signal transport transmission coupler arrangement. 5
14. An arrangement as claimed in any preceding claim including a component having connections to which the transmission lines are arranged to be connected.
15. Method of forming a transport transmission coupler arrangement comprising connecting a plurality of transmission lines to a common coupler with each of the transmission lines having a free end. 10
16. The method as claimed in claim 15 comprising of making at least some of the transmission lines of different lengths.
17. A method as claimed in claim 15 or claim 16 when making a transport transmission coupler arrangement as claimed in any of the claims 1-14.
18. A method of connecting a transport transmission coupler arrangement to a component 16 in which the arrangement includes a plurality of transmission lines each having a free end and an end connected to a common coupler, the coupler being arranged, in use, to cooperate with a further coupler to connect the further coupler to the transmission lines, the method comprising fastening the coupler to the component and connecting the free ends of the transmission lines to the component. 20
19. A method as claimed in claimed in claim 18 comprising clamping the coupler to the component.
20. Method as claimed in claim 19 comprising rotating the transmission coupler arrangement by cooperating threads of the component and the coupler to fasten the coupler arrangement to the component. 25
21. A method as claimed in any of claims 18 to 20 when connecting a transport transmission arrangement as claimed in any of claims 1 to 14. 30 P30318GB -As filed 5 March 2013 Applevard Lees
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB201303957A GB2511527A (en) | 2013-03-06 | 2013-03-06 | Transport Connectors |
| GB1303957.3 | 2013-03-06 |
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| AU2014201604A1 true AU2014201604A1 (en) | 2014-09-25 |
| AU2014201604A2 AU2014201604A2 (en) | 2018-05-31 |
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| AU2014101630A Expired AU2014101630A4 (en) | 2013-03-06 | 2014-03-14 | Transport transmission coupler arrangements |
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| CN109808719A (en) * | 2017-11-21 | 2019-05-28 | 中车唐山机车车辆有限公司 | A kind of compartment, head compartment, middle compartment and train |
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| US6669506B2 (en) * | 2002-05-06 | 2003-12-30 | New York Air Brake Corporation | Trainline junction box |
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| CN109808719A (en) * | 2017-11-21 | 2019-05-28 | 中车唐山机车车辆有限公司 | A kind of compartment, head compartment, middle compartment and train |
| US11511780B2 (en) | 2017-11-21 | 2022-11-29 | Crrc Tangshan Co., Ltd. | Carriage, head carriage, middle carriage, and train |
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| GB2511527A (en) | 2014-09-10 |
| AU2014201604A2 (en) | 2018-05-31 |
| GB201303957D0 (en) | 2013-04-17 |
| AU2014101630A4 (en) | 2019-05-16 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| NB | Applications allowed - extensions of time section 223(2) |
Free format text: THE TIME IN WHICH TO CLAIM THE CONVENTION PRIORITY DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 06 APR 2014 . |
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| DA3 | Amendments made section 104 |
Free format text: THE NATURE OF THE AMENDMENT IS: APPLICATION IS TO PROCEED UNDER THE NUMBER 2014101630 Free format text: THE NATURE OF THE AMENDMENT IS AS SHOWN IN THE STATEMENT(S) FILED 11 MAY 2018 |