DE36733C - Buffer device on ships etc. ' to prevent collisions - Google Patents

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CLASS 65: Shipbuilding and ship operation.

WILLIAM FORD STANLEY in CUMBERLOW

(South Norwood, Surrey, England).

Patented in the German Empire on January 24th, 1886.

Figs. 1, 2 and 3 show a collision buffer as it is attached to old ships can be; Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 is a vertical section and Fig. 3 is a top view.

BB ¹ S ² are the spring devices, which are designed as telescopic chambers and contain rubber waste, air or water. The boom F carries a hook G at the front to catch pieces of rock, etc., and is armored at the outermost point with a rubber buffer I ; an electric lamp is also attached to the top. CC are scissor-like connecting links between the collision buffer and the hull; these links C also act like a spring.

JJ are joints which enable the position of the buffer to be changed in the vertical direction, or which allow the buffer to be folded up, as shown in Fig. 2 by dotted lines, when it is to function.

G R are storm lines and R the rope to pull the boom up. P is the pipe connection after the pump to bring the boom back into position after a collision, E is the pipe connection after the machine to stop it or reverse its movement.

In Fig. 4, a light buffer construction for attachment to new ships is shown in section. . The joint is at the front of the ship and determines the direction of the boom. A second joint J ¹ allows the boom to be folded up. B g is a buffer protection device which only comes into operation when the boom is folded up. WH is a warning whistle. The buffer spring JB ³ is made of spring steel.

Fig. 5 illustrates in section a collision buffer for large seagoing vessels. The boom is set up like a telescope, can step right into the ship and is propelled either by a pump (whose tube ^{is designated P 3} ) or by steam from the engine. In each chamber there is a sack of rubber waste. E ¹ is a pipe connection after the machine to stop it or reverse its movement. The rear part of the buffer device is connected to a winch in order to be able to change the direction of the buffer as required.

6 shows a collision buffer construction for landing bridges in the folded-up position; this construction can also be conveniently attached to the side walls of ships.

Fig. 7 shows a collision buffer for locomotives. Here, too, the boom can be unfolded if the buffer device is to step on its function. B ² is the pipe connection after the machine, in order to shut it down or to reverse its movement, or to activate the brakes. The other parts of the arrangement correspond to the modifications already mentioned, and are easily understood from the drawing.

Fig. 8 deals with a nearly closed telescopic collision buffer for locomotives. The buffer spring device is replaced by steam directly from the locomotive boiler; it enters through a narrow pipe / when the buffer has come out. E ³ is the pipe connection after the valve body, CN is a pipe through which water is supplied to condense the steam when the boom is to retreat, IN a pipe to pump out the condensation water. -B ⁰ is a normal buffer that comes into operation when ■ the boom is retracted.

Fig. 9 illustrates a buffer construction adapted for installation on old locomotives; In this case, the spring lies in the boom, which in the raised position assumes the position indicated by ELE, in the stepped position it assumes the position indicated by PLN.

Sp is a kind of carriage spring on the head of the boom in order to come into contact with vehicles which are not specially designed for this buffer. The same device can also be attached to the wagon of a train.

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Patent claim: In the case of a buffer device to prevent accidents by collision, the connection of the buffer piston or the parts replacing it with an arm F in such a way that it rotates upwards or downwards in a joint (Fig. 1 to 3) or in all directions (Fig. 4) , as well as folded up (Fig. 4, 6 and 7) or retracted telescopically (Fig. 5) to let the simple buffer come into function. In addition 3 sheets of drawings.