JPH051648U - Vehicle coupler - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] A coupler that can be shared by two types of vehicles with different center heights from the rail top surface. [Structure] A vertical shaft cylinder 1 rotatably attached to a vehicle body should have different heights, and should be respectively connected to the respective tips of two arms 2 and 3 that are radially opened and project at an appropriate angle. The connecting pieces 4 and 5 that are adapted to the connecting device of the other vehicle are provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention mainly relates to a vehicle coupler which is used by being attached to a vehicle towing vehicle used in a vehicle factory or a vehicle depot of a Shinkansen or a conventional line.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, this type of coupler is generally equipped with a coupler of the same type that is compatible with the coupler of the other vehicle to be coupled.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the Shinkansen cars and conventional train vehicles are currently located at the height of the coupler, that is, the center height from the rail surface is 1 m for the Shinkansen and 88 cm for the conventional train. It was not possible to share the above-mentioned Shinkansen and conventional trains with the above-mentioned coupler.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In view of the above-mentioned conventional technique, the present invention aims to obtain a connector that can be used by two types of connectors having different heights, and a vertical position of a predetermined amount from a vertical shaft cylinder for mounting on a vehicle body is provided. Two arms which are changed and are opened radially at an appropriate angle are integrally provided so as to project, and a connecting piece of an arbitrary type is provided at the tip of each arm.

[0005]

[Action]

 The connector according to the present invention is rotatably attached to a vehicle towing vehicle by a vertical shaft cylinder 1, and can be connected to a Shinkansen vehicle by using a high-level connecting piece 4. With the use of the lower connecting piece 5 by the rotation of, the vehicle can be connected to a conventional line vehicle, and therefore can be properly shared by the two high and low connecting devices.

[0006]

Embodiment An embodiment of the coupler of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vertical shaft cylinder that is rotatably attached to a vehicle body and has a proper length. The two arm arms 2 and 3 are radially opened from the shaft cylinder 1 at an angle of about 60 degrees and project from the arm cylinder. Both arms 2 and 3 are provided with a height difference at the protruding position from the shaft cylinder 1, and the height difference is the center position from the rail surface of each coupler in the Shinkansen vehicle and the conventional line vehicle. And the difference.

A connecting piece 4 of a type suitable for a connector of a Shinkansen vehicle is provided at the tip of the higher arm 2, and a connecting piece 4 of a type suitable for a connector of a conventional line vehicle is provided at the tip of the lower arm 3. 5 is provided, and each of the coupling pieces 4 and 5 is provided with a coupling engagement portion 6 or 7 with a mating coupler.

Therefore, the difference between the centers of the two connecting pieces 4 and 5 provided with the height difference as described above depends on the center height of the connecting portion of the Shinkansen vehicle and the connecting portion of the conventional line vehicle from the rail surface. It is equal to the difference.

The connecting pieces 4 and 5 are not limited to the illustrated type, but may be in any form such as a Shibata type connecting piece as shown by a chain line 3'in FIG. 2 in correspondence with the connecting device of the other vehicle. Can be adopted.

In the illustrated example, the two arms 2 and 3 are composed of three plate pieces 8, 9 and 10 integrally welded to the vertical shaft cylinder 1, and the intermediate plate 9 is common to both arms 2 and 3. The plates 8 and 9 and the plates 9 and 10 are connected and reinforced by reinforcing plates 11 and 12, respectively.

The connecting piece 4 is fixed to the arm 2 by the board 13, the board 13 limits the insertion depth into the mating connector in use, and the arm 3 is provided with the protrusions 14 above and below the arm 3. It was provided to limit the amount of insertion into the mating coupler.

The connector configured as described above is used by being attached to the vehicle body for towing by the vertical shaft cylinder 1 so as to be rotatable and installed, and is provided in a bifurcated shape on a Shinkansen or conventional line vehicle at any time. One connecting piece is used by connecting it to the connector of the other vehicle.

[0014]

[Effect of the device]

 According to the present invention, since the connecting pieces are respectively provided at the ends of the two arms which are different in height and are radially opened at an appropriate angle, the center height from the rail surface is similar to the relationship between the Shinkansen and the conventional line. Since it can be used by connecting to different vehicles, it has the effect that it can be conveniently used by attaching it to a towing vehicle used in a vehicle factory.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a coupler according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 1 with a part removed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Vertical shaft tube 2, 3 Arm 4,
5 connecting pieces

Claims (1)

[Claims for utility model registration] [Claim 1] The vertical position for mounting on a vehicle body is changed vertically by a predetermined height position, and two arms opened radially at an appropriate angle are integrally projected. A vehicle connector in which each arm is provided with a connecting piece of an arbitrary type at the tip of each arm.