EP2585351A4 - A buckling-resistant coupling arrangement for rail vehicles - Google Patents

A buckling-resistant coupling arrangement for rail vehicles Download PDF

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EP2585351A4
EP2585351A4 EP11798444.3A EP11798444A EP2585351A4 EP 2585351 A4 EP2585351 A4 EP 2585351A4 EP 11798444 A EP11798444 A EP 11798444A EP 2585351 A4 EP2585351 A4 EP 2585351A4
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buckling
coupling arrangement
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Anders Svedbo
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Dellner Couplers AB
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D15/00—Other railway vehicles, e.g. scaffold cars; Adaptations of vehicles for use on railways
    • B61D15/06—Buffer cars; Arrangements or construction of railway vehicles for protecting them in case of collisions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61G—COUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
    • B61G3/00—Couplings comprising mating parts of similar shape or form which can be coupled without the use of any additional element or elements
    • B61G3/16—Couplings comprising mating parts of similar shape or form which can be coupled without the use of any additional element or elements with coupling heads rigidly connected by rotatable hook plates or discs and balancing links, the coupling members forming a parallelogram, e.g. "Scharfenberg" type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61G—COUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
    • B61G7/00—Details or accessories
    • B61G7/14—Safety devices
EP11798444.3A 2010-06-23 2011-06-08 A buckling-resistant coupling arrangement for rail vehicles Active EP2585351B1 (en)

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PL11798444T PL2585351T3 (en) 2010-06-23 2011-06-08 A buckling-resistant coupling arrangement for rail vehicles

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SE1050675A SE534924C2 (en) 2010-06-23 2010-06-23 Towing device with means for cracking rigid connection of coupled rail vehicles in the event of a collision
PCT/SE2011/050703 WO2011162672A1 (en) 2010-06-23 2011-06-08 A buckling-resistant coupling arrangement for rail vehicles

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EP2585351A1 EP2585351A1 (en) 2013-05-01
EP2585351A4 true EP2585351A4 (en) 2017-11-29
EP2585351B1 EP2585351B1 (en) 2018-12-26

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ES (1) ES2717636T3 (en)
PL (1) PL2585351T3 (en)
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SE534926C2 (en) * 2010-06-23 2012-02-21 Ego Int Bv Energy absorbing torch head for a towing device
CN107139960B (en) * 2017-05-10 2023-06-27 西南交通大学 Ultra-light high-strength transition coupler

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DE202007001773U1 (en) * 2007-02-07 2007-04-05 Voith Ag Coupling arrangement for mechanical connection of adjacent railway car body of multi-section vehicle, has two coupling heads and two closure elements whereby second closure element of both coupling heads has two locking links

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NL123995C (en) * 1959-12-11
US3637089A (en) * 1970-01-09 1972-01-25 Midland Ross Corp Railway car coupler
ES2203569T3 (en) * 2001-09-17 2004-04-16 VOITH TURBO SCHARFENBERG GMBH & CO. KG COUPLING ARTICULATION.
SE526056C2 (en) * 2003-09-10 2005-06-21 Dellner Couplers Ab Collision protection for rail vehicle couplings and a linkage device designed for such a connection for permanent coupling of two rail vehicle units

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DE202007001773U1 (en) * 2007-02-07 2007-04-05 Voith Ag Coupling arrangement for mechanical connection of adjacent railway car body of multi-section vehicle, has two coupling heads and two closure elements whereby second closure element of both coupling heads has two locking links

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PL2585351T3 (en) 2019-09-30
EP2585351B1 (en) 2018-12-26
ES2717636T3 (en) 2019-06-24
SE534924C2 (en) 2012-02-21
WO2011162672A1 (en) 2011-12-29
SE1050675A1 (en) 2011-12-24
EP2585351A1 (en) 2013-05-01

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