EP3750773B1 - Railway car and railway coupling mounting assembly thereof - Google Patents

Railway car and railway coupling mounting assembly thereof Download PDF

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EP3750773B1
EP3750773B1 EP18923873.6A EP18923873A EP3750773B1 EP 3750773 B1 EP3750773 B1 EP 3750773B1 EP 18923873 A EP18923873 A EP 18923873A EP 3750773 B1 EP3750773 B1 EP 3750773B1
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Yanjun ZENG
Xihong JIN
Yongqiang He
Long Li
Jun Lu
Jiaolong LIU
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61G—COUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
    • B61G7/00—Details or accessories
    • B61G7/10—Mounting of the couplings on the vehicle
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    • B61G3/00—Couplings comprising mating parts of similar shape or form which can be coupled without the use of any additional element or elements
    • B61G3/02—Couplings comprising mating parts of similar shape or form which can be coupled without the use of any additional element or elements with interengaging movably-mounted hooks or links guided into alignment by a gathering device, e.g. "Dowty" type
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  • the present application relates to the technical field of rail vehicle, and in particular to a rail vehicle and a coupler mounting assembly thereof.
  • a screw coupler mounting seat is provided on a lower cover of a coupler box. Threaded blind holes are provided according to positions of screw coupler mounting bolts on the screw coupler mounting seat, and the position of a screw coupler stop seat is designed according to the threaded blind holes.
  • the screw coupler stop seat and the mounting seat form a screw coupler mounting structure.
  • the above screw coupler mounting structure can bear a certain compressive load, which is achieved by shearing of the screw coupler mounting bolts.
  • the vehicle traction device would bear the compressive load of 300KN, but the screw coupler and the mounting structure based on UIC standard cannot bear the compressive load of 300KN. If the traction device of the vehicle is subjected to a large impact compressive load in the rescue condition, it is very likely that the mounting bolts will shear off, which will result in the failure of vehicle rescue and may cause irreversible damage to the coupler box and other parts of the vehicle body.
  • Prior art document US 6 446 820 B 1 discloses a draft gear assembly and in combination with a draft sill and a coupler.
  • the draft sill has front and rear stops defining a draft gear pocket.
  • the draft gear assembly has a yoke, a coupler follower, a rear follower, a front resilient member and a back resilient member.
  • the yoke has top and bottom stops.
  • the coupler follower is biased against the yoke top and bottom stops.
  • the draft gear assembly also includes a center rod that extends through the yoke, through the back resilient member and through the rear follower. Prior to installation on a railcar, there is a shortening member on the center rod.
  • the length of the assembly between the shortening member and the front of the coupler follower is slightly less than the longitudinal length of the draft gear pocket.
  • the rear follower is positioned against rear stops of the draft sill.
  • the yoke, coupler and coupler follower each have a neutral position and a full buff position.
  • the yoke and coupler also have a full draft position.
  • the draft stroke of the coupler and yoke is 11/4 inches (3.2 cm) forward.
  • the buff stroke of the coupler and coupler follower is at least 41/4 inches (10.8 cm) rearward, while the buff stroke of the yoke is 3 inches (7.6 cm) rearward.
  • the center rod is free from compression throughout buff movement and free from tension throughout draft movement of the coupler and yoke.
  • Prior art document US 2017/166225 A1 discloses a railroad car coupling system including a draft sill with front and rear stops, a coupler along with an energy management assembly for receiving and dissipating external forces experienced by the coupler.
  • a yoke also forms part of the coupling system and is operably coupled to the coupler.
  • the yoke includes top and bottom walls which each include two forward facing stops.
  • a follower is mounted substantially between the top and bottom walls of the yoke for receiving forces experienced by the coupler.
  • the follower is configured with two laterally spaced vertical extensions disposed toward opposed upper corners of the follower and two laterally spaced vertical extensions disposed toward opposed lower corners of the follower. Forward facing surfaces on the follower extensions arc arranged in generally coplanar relationship relative to each other.
  • Rearward facing surfaces on the follower extensions are arranged in generally coplanar relationship with each other and operably engage with the forward facing stops on the yoke to enhance the distribution of forces when the follower engages the front stops on the center sill when the coupling system is in a full draft condition.
  • An object of the present application is to provide a rail vehicle and a coupler mounting assembly thereof, which can effectively avoid coupler failure caused by the shear fracture of the mounting bolts.
  • a coupler mounting assembly applied to rail vehicles which includes a coupler box body for placing a coupler, and further includes:
  • the position-limiting block includes:
  • the stop block includes a horizontal plate located above the vertical plate and provided along the length direction of the coupler box body, wherein the horizontal plate is longer than the vertical plate;
  • fitting surfaces of the locking end and the end surface are first wedge surfaces cooperating with each other, and fitting surfaces of the notch and the bent end are second wedge surfaces cooperating with each other.
  • first wedge surfaces and the second wedge surfaces are both steel surfaces, and both the first wedge surfaces and the second wedge surfaces are inclined from top to bottom towards the front end, and the inclination angle ranges from 6 degrees to 14 degrees.
  • At least two mounting bolts are provided along the length direction of the position-limiting block, and an interlocking gasket clamped under the heads of the mounting bolts for connecting all the mounting bolts is further provided on the upper surface of the stop block.
  • the mounting seat is connected to the coupler body support plate by a vertically arranged fastening bolt, and the fastening bolt is lower than the mounting bolt in the vertical direction.
  • the coupler mounting assembly further includes a joist mounting seat for installing a joist or a tight-lock coupler mounting seat, wherein the joist is for fixing the screw coupler, and the tight-lock coupler mounting seat is for fixing the tight-lock coupler.
  • the joist mounting seat is provided with multiple sets of fixing holes along the vertical direction for adjusting the height of the joist or the tight-lock coupler mounting seat.
  • the joist mounting seat is specifically two mounting frames arranged along the vertical direction, and the two mounting frames are arranged in parallel.
  • a rail vehicle is further provided according to the present application, which includes the coupler mounting assembly according to any one of the above aspects.
  • the coupler mounting assembly for rail vehicles limits the movement of the coupler body support plate toward the forward direction of the rail vehicle by means of the stop seat located at the front end of the coupler body support plate, and limits the movement of the coupler body support plate toward the backward direction of the rail vehicle by means of the stop block located at the rear end of the coupler body support plate.
  • the stop block is movable relative to the position-limiting block, and the relative movement is along the length direction of the coupler box body and is within a certain range. That is, after the relative movement of the stop block and the position-limiting block reaches the limit, the coupler body support plate cannot further move, thereby limiting the coupler body support plate to a certain range.
  • the bolt is free from the axial impact by the coupler body support plate, and the reliability of the overall structure is improved.
  • Figure 1 is an axonometric view of a coupler mounting assembly provided with a screw coupler according to an embodiment of the present application
  • Figure 2 is a bottom view of Figure 1
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along a direction A-A in Figure 2
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along a direction B-B in Figure 2
  • Figure 5 is a schematic structural view of the wedge-shaped position-limiting block and wedge-shaped stop block of Figure 1 during installation
  • Figure 6 is a schematic view of Figure 1 viewed from another angle
  • Figure 7 is a schematic structural view of a tight-lock coupler mounting seat according to an embodiment of the present application during installation.
  • the front end refers to the right end and the rear end refers to the left end;
  • the longitudinal direction refers to the travel direction of the rail vehicle, and the lateral direction refers to the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction in the horizontal plane.
  • a coupler mounting assembly applied to rail vehicles is provided according to the present application, which includes a coupler box body.
  • the coupler box body is for placing a coupler.
  • a mounting seat 10 is provided on two sides of the coupler box body.
  • a stop seat 11 is fixedly provided on two sides of the coupler box body.
  • the stop seat 11 can be regarded as a part of the coupler box body.
  • the stop seat 11 extends along the length direction of the coupler box body, and is located at a front end of the mounting seat 10.
  • a coupler body support plate 5 is provided on the mounting seat 10, and the stop seat 11 is configured to restrict the coupler body support plate 5 from moving in the forward direction of the vehicle.
  • the stop seat 11 is further a component that transmits the tensile force of the vehicle.
  • the mounting seat 10 and the stop seat 11 form a basic mounting structure of screw coupler, as shown in Figures 1 to 4 .
  • Two position-limiting blocks 1 can be respectively welded to two sides of the coupler box body, and the two position-limiting blocks 1 both extend along the length direction of the coupler box body, and the position-limiting blocks 1 are located at a rear end of the mounting seat 10.
  • a stop block 2 is slidably connected with the position-limiting block 1 and abuts against the coupler body support plate 5.
  • the stop block 2 is movable within a certain range relative to the position-limiting block 1 along the length direction of the coupler box body, and the stop block 2 and the stop seat 11 are respectively located at a rear end and a front end of the coupler body support plate 5. That is, the position-limiting block 1 can cooperate with the stop block 2 to restrict the movement of the coupler body support plate 5 toward the rear end.
  • the position-limiting block 1 is further an important component for transmitting compressive load.
  • the position-limiting block 1 and the stop seat 11 are located on a same longitudinal straight line.
  • the coupler body support plate 5 is hindered from moving toward the front or rear end, which can alleviate the impact on the coupler body support plate 5 to a certain extent during the rescue process and improve the reliability of the rail vehicle structure.
  • the position-limiting block 1 includes a vertical plate, a locking end and a notch.
  • the position-limiting block 1 may be integrally formed.
  • the vertical plate is arranged along the length direction of the coupler box body.
  • the locking end is provided on an upper surface of the left end (that is, the rear end) of the vertical plate and extends upward.
  • the notch is provided on a side wall of the right end (that is, the front end) of the vertical plate and extends downward.
  • Mounting holes are provided on the upper surface of the vertical plate and located between the locking end and the notch.
  • the stop block 2 may be integrally formed and includes a horizontal plate.
  • the horizontal plate is located above the vertical plate and extends along the length direction of the coupler box body, and the horizontal plate is longer than the vertical plate.
  • An end face is provided on a side wall of the rear end (that is, the left end) of the horizontal plate, and can abut against the right side of the locking end.
  • a bent end is provided at the front end (that is, the right end) of the horizontal plate and extends downward, and the left side of the bent end abuts against the right side of the notch.
  • via holes are provided in the horizontal plate and penetrates through upper and lower surfaces of the horizontal plate.
  • Mounting bolts 3 pass through the via holes of the stop block 2 from top to bottom, and are fastened in the mounting holes of the position-limiting block 1, thereby connecting the stop block 2 with the position-limiting block 1.
  • a hole diameter of each via hole is larger than a hole diameter of each mounting hole, so that the stop block 2 is movable within a certain range relative to the position-limiting block 1.
  • the stop block 2 can be regarded as a movable part, which is movable relative to the position-limiting block 1 along the length direction of the coupler box body.
  • the through hole of the stop block 2 may be an oblong hole, and the adjustable direction of the oblong hole is the length direction of the vehicle.
  • fitting surfaces of the locking end and the end surface are first wedge surfaces cooperating with each other, and fitting surfaces of the notch and the bent end are second wedge surfaces cooperating with each other, as shown in Figure 5 .
  • the first wedge surfaces and the second wedge surfaces are both steel surfaces, and both the first wedge surfaces and the second wedge surfaces are inclined from top to bottom towards the front end, and the inclination angle ranges from 6 degrees to 14 degrees.
  • both the stop block 2 and the position-limiting block 1 are designed according to the principle of friction self-locking.
  • Both the stop block 2 and the position-limiting block 1 are provided with two friction self-locking inclined planes.
  • the angle of the inclined plane can be selected from 6 degrees to 14 degrees. If the angle is too large, the longitudinal adjustable amount of the stop block 2 is relatively large and the stop block 2 is easy to disassemble, but the friction self-locking effect is not good.
  • the angle of the inclined surface in the practical engineering application of the present application is 11 degrees to 12 degrees.
  • the mounting seat 10 is connected to the coupler body support plate 5 by a vertically arranged fastening bolt 9, and the fastening bolt 9 is lower than the mounting bolt 3 in the vertical direction.
  • this specific embodiment also relates to the working principle of interlocking gaskets.
  • the interlocking gasket 4 is provided to interlock the at least two mounting bolts 3, thereby further improving the reliability of the vehicle body structure.
  • the mounting seat 10, the stop seat 11, the position-limiting block 1 and other bent parts are welded together to form the coupler box.
  • the coupler support plate 5 (including drawbar and elastic device) is fastened on the mounting seat 10 with four fastening bolts 9. During the installation, it is ensured that the front end face of the coupler support plate 5 is in close contact with the stop seat 11. Then, the two groups of inclined planes of the stop block 2 and the position-limiting block 1 are adjusted to fit well, then the interlocking gasket 4 and an anti-loosening gasket are installed, and then the stop block 2 is fastened with the mounting bolts 3.
  • the mounting bolts 3 that fasten the stop block 2 are unscrewed at first, then an auxiliary tool (with threads) is screwed into a threaded hole in the middle of the stop block 2 (as shown in Figure 5 ), then a vertical pulling force is applied thereon after the auxiliary tool is tightened, then the stop block 2 is pulled out, and then the fastening bolts 9 are loosened, completing the disassembly process.
  • structures of the end traction beam of the current rail vehicle used for shunting are singular, one structure is the screw coupler mounting structure, and another is the tight-lock coupler mounting structure, but the two are not well integrated. Once the coupler draft gear or other parts fail, the rescue work of vehicles will be impossible.
  • the coupler mounting assembly further includes a joist mounting seat 6 for installing a joist 7 or a tight-lock coupler mounting seat 13, wherein the joist 7 is for fixing a screw coupler 8, and the tight-lock coupler mounting seat 13 is for fixing a tight-lock coupler.
  • the screw coupler cannot be used, for example, the screw coupler is damaged in the rescue process of the vehicle or the vehicle travels under some special conditions, the screw coupler body and the joist 7 can be removed, then the tight-lock coupler mounting seat 13 is installed on the joist mounting seat 6, then the tight-lock coupler is installed and the height of the tight-lock coupler from the rail surface is adjusted to complete the vehicle coupling work.
  • the joist mounting seat 6 is provided with multiple sets of fixing holes along the vertical direction for adjusting the height of the joist 7 or the tight-lock coupler mounting seat 13, as shown in Figures 6 and 7 .
  • the joist mounting seat 6 is two mounting frames arranged along the vertical direction, and the two mounting frames are arranged in parallel.
  • the assembly in the vehicle rescue process, the assembly can bear larger impact compressive load, and the reliability of the vehicle structure is improved.
  • the problem that the screw coupler and the tight-lock coupler cannot be compatibly installed in the whole vehicle design is solved.
  • the installation conversion of the screw coupler and the tight-lock coupler is convenient, which meets the requirements of modular design of the vehicle body.
  • the joist mounting seat can be installed to serve as both a screw coupler body joist and a height-adjustable tight-lock coupler, thereby expanding the functional diversity of the end traction beam.
  • the self-locking structure is simple, does not occupy too much space of the coupler box, and is beneficial to the design and arrangement of draft gears.
  • a rail vehicle is further provided according to the present application, which includes the coupler mounting assembly according to the above embodiments. Reference may be made to the conventional technology for other parts of the rail vehicle, which will not be described herein.

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