JPH0554141U - Versatile coupler device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a multi-purpose coupler device. [Structure] A connecting rod 1 that is pivotally supported on the locomotive side in a vertically and horizontally swingable manner, and a main coupler that is pivotally supported by a support pin 21 at the tip of the connecting rod 1 so as to be rotatable left and right. Head 2, first sub-connector head 3 and main connector head 2 provided on the lower surface of main connector head 2
Second sub-connector head 4 provided on the side surface of the main body, the shell receiving device 5 elastically supporting the lower side of the connecting rod 1, and the main connector head 2 or the first
A connecting rod pushing-up means 6 for driving the connecting rod 1 up and down is provided so that the auxiliary connecting head 3 can selectively take a connecting position, and the main connecting head 2, the first auxiliary connecting head 3 or the second Each sub-connector head 4 is given a different connecting surface contour. [Effect] The replacement work of three types of vehicles can be efficiently performed by one replacement locomotive. Prepare two dual couplers,
By connecting the multi-purpose coupling device to the coupled vehicle via the dual coupling, a total of six types of vehicles can be replaced.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application]

 The present invention relates to a multi-purpose connector device equipped on a replacement locomotive provided for replacement of various vehicles having a connector having connector heads having different connecting surface contours.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 There are various types of railway vehicles, such as Shinkansen trains, ordinary trains, passenger cars, freight cars, new transportation system vehicles, and industrial vehicles. The couplers of these vehicles include the contact type automatic couplers or automatic couplers that have similar connecting surface contours and can be interconnected, and the fixed type connector or the train contact connector that have different connecting surface contours. There are three types of connecting surface contours that differ depending on the type of coupler.

[0003] The interchange locomotives used for exchanging these vehicles are usually provided with a coupler having a coupling surface contour capable of coupling with either a close contact type automatic coupler or an automatic coupler. When connecting to a vehicle equipped with connectors with different surface contours, one end is connected to the connector of the replacement locomotive, and the other end is connected to the connector of the connected vehicle. They used either a contoured intermediate coupler, or had a dedicated locomotive for replacement with a coupler according to the type of coupler of the connected vehicle.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in order to deal with a coupler having three types of connecting surface contours by using an intermediate coupler as in the past, one end of the connecting locomotive matches the connecting surface contour of the connecting locomotive, It is necessary to prepare two intermediate couplers having two different connecting surface contours at the other end, and it is troublesome to replace them according to the coupler of the connected vehicle. In addition, arranging a dedicated locomotive for replacement is uneconomical and extremely poor in mobility.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional technical problems, and has a plurality of connectors including connector heads having different connecting surface contours. A multi-purpose connector device equipped on a replacement locomotive used for replacement of a vehicle, comprising a connecting rod pivotally supported on the locomotive side vertically and horizontally, and the connecting rod. A main connector head pivotally supported by a supporting pin at the tip of the main connector head, a first sub connector head provided on the lower surface of the main connector head and a side surface of the main connector head. (2) Sub-connector head, shell receiving device that elastically supports the lower side of the connecting rod, and connecting rod so that the main connector head or the first sub-connector head can selectively take the connecting position. And a connecting rod pushing-up means for vertically driving the main connector head, the first sub connector head, or the second sub connector head. Each of the contact type automatic coupler or the connecting surface contour that can be interconnected with the automatic connector, the connecting surface contour that can be interconnected with the train contact connector, the connecting surface contour that can be interconnected with the fixed connector, etc. It is a multi-purpose connector device characterized by giving different connecting surface contours. Then, a fixing device for fixing the main connector head or the second auxiliary connector head to the connecting position in a pivoted state to the connecting rod can be provided. Further, the connecting rod pushing-up means may be constituted by an oscillating device for oscillating the connecting rod up and down, so that the first sub-connector head can take the connecting position when the connecting rod is raised and oscillated. The connecting rod push-up means is composed of an elevating device that horizontally drives the connecting rod that is vertically slidable on the locomotive side, and the first sub-connector head is connected while the connecting rod is moving upward. You can take positions.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the replacement locomotive equipped with such a multi-use connector device, it is possible to replace a plurality of vehicles equipped with a connector having connector heads having different connecting surface contours. That is, the connection state by the main connector head pivotally supported on the tip of the connecting rod, the connecting rod is moved upward by the connecting rod pushing means, and the first sub connector head provided on the lower surface of the main connector head is connected. The connection state by the first sub-connector head with the connecting position taken, or the second sub-connector head provided on the side surface of the main connector head by rotating the main connector head around the supporting pin. The vehicle can be replaced in any one of the connected states by the second sub-connector head, which is performed with the connecting position set to.

A plurality of vehicles can be replaced by the replacement locomotive equipped with the multi-use coupling device, that is, the main coupling head, the first sub coupling head, or the second sub coupling head. Each of them has a connecting surface contour that can be interconnected with a close-fitting automatic connector or an automatic connector, a connecting surface contour that can be interconnected with a tight-fitting train connector, and a connecting surface that can be interconnected with a fixed connector. This is the result of giving different connecting surface contours such as contours.

If a fixing device for fixing the main connector head or the second sub connector head to the connecting position in a rotating state to the connecting rod is provided, the main connector head or the second sub connector head is connected. Work is stabilized. Further, the connecting rod pushing-up means is constituted by an oscillating device for oscillating the connecting rod up and down, so that the first sub-connector head can take the connecting position of a predetermined height when the connecting rod is raised and oscillated. In this case, the connecting position of the first sub-connector head can be obtained by swinging the connecting rod upward by the connecting rod pushing-up means, and by the main coupler head when the connecting rod descends and swings. The connection position can be obtained. Further, the connecting rod pushing-up means is constituted by an elevating device for horizontally driving the connecting rod provided on the locomotive side so that the connecting rod is vertically slidable, and the first sub connector head is predetermined when the connecting rod is moved upward. If the connecting position of the height is adopted, the connecting position by the first sub-connector head can be obtained by driving the connecting rod upward by the connecting rod pushing up means, and at the same time when the connecting rod is driven downward. The connection position by the main connector head can be obtained, and the height positions of the main connector head, the second sub connector head, and the first sub connector head can be adjusted by the connecting rod pushing means. ..

[0009]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 10 show a multipurpose connector device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This multi-purpose coupling device constitutes a coupling body, and a coupling rod 1 supported on the locomotive side so as to be vertically and horizontally swingable, a main coupling head 2 mounted on the coupling rod 1, and a first sub coupling. The main components are a device head 3 and a second sub-connector head 4, a barrel receiving device 5 that elastically supports the lower side of the connecting rod 1 and a connecting rod lifting means 6 that drives the connecting rod 1 up and down. ..

The connecting rod 1 has a joint 9 interposed between a forked portion formed at a base end portion thereof and a pair of brackets 7a on the front surface 7 of the vehicle body so as to be swingable vertically and horizontally. It is pivotally supported on the front of the vehicle. That is, the base end portion of the joint 9 is pivotally supported by the joint pin 8a on the pair of brackets 7a on the front surface 7 of the vehicle body so as to be swingable in the horizontal direction in the horizontal plane. The horizontal pin 8b is inserted into the pin hole 1c, and the connecting rod 1 is pivotally supported so as to be swingable in the vertical direction relative to the joint 9. Further, at the tip of the connecting rod 1, a supporting pin hole 1a into which a supporting pin 21 for pivotally supporting the main connector head 2 in a laterally rotatable manner is inserted, and the main connector head 2 are connected rods. A fixing pin hole 1b into which a fixing pin 22 for fixing to 1 is inserted is formed.

The main connector head 2 has a front surface forming a connecting surface contour capable of being interconnected with the contact type automatic connector or the automatic connector A, and a rear end portion thereof is bifurcated so that the front end portion of the connecting rod 1 is formed. A pin hole 2b for inserting the support pin 21 is bored in the center of the receiving and receiving portion, and a pair of peripheral holes are located on the same circumference centered on the pin hole 2b and are separated by about 90 degrees. The fixing pin holes 2d 1 and 2d 'are formed. The fixing pin 22 is selectively inserted into the pair of fixing pin holes 2d and 2d '.

That is, the main connector head 2 can be rotated around the supporting pin 21 with respect to the connecting rod 1 with the fixing pin 22 removed, and the fixing pin hole of the connecting rod 1 can be rotated. By inserting the fixing pin 22 by aligning one fixing pin hole 2d or 2d 'with 1b, the direction of the main coupling head 2 is changed to the left and right by approximately 90 degrees, and the main coupling head 2 or it will be described later. The second sub-connector head 4 can be selectively set to the connecting position. The fixing pin hole 1b of the connecting rod 1, the fixing pin holes 2d and 2d 'of the main connector head 2 and the fixing pin 22 bring the main connector head 2 and the second auxiliary connector head 4 to the connecting position. A fixing device for fixing to the connecting rod 1 after the rotation is constituted.

The first sub-connector head 3 is fixed to the lower surface of the main connector head 2 as shown in FIG. 2, and its central axis is centered on the lateral pin 8b with respect to the central axis of the connecting rod 1. The angle θ is adopted so that the connecting action of the main connector head 2 is not hindered. The tip portion of the first sub-connector head 3 is formed into a connecting surface contour that can be interconnected with the electric train close connector B shown in FIG. 8, and further, a locking device that cooperates with a locking device provided in the connector B. As the device 3a, a lock chamber 3b having a semi-annular hole shown in FIG. 4 is provided, and a semi-cylindrical lock 3c is rotatably arranged in the lock chamber 3b. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, if the connecting rod 1 is provided with an elevation angle θ centered on the lateral pin 8b, the first sub-connector head 3 will move to a connecting position where the height position of the first sub-connector head 3 coincides with that of the train contact connector B. Since it is adopted, the protrusion 71 of the train contact coupler B can be received.

The second sub coupler head 4 is provided on one side surface of the main coupler head 2 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and is the same as the end face flange portion 72 of the fixed coupler C shown in FIG. A disk portion 4a having a diameter is provided so as to project from the main connector head 2 via a neck portion 4m, and a fixing means 4b for fixing to the fixed connector C is attached.

As shown in FIG. 5, the fixing means 4b is formed by inserting a flange support shaft 4c, which is erected on the main connector head 2 side, by stacking the lower ends of a pair of semi-annular tightening flanges 4d and 4e. Then, the nuts are tightened and assembled so that they can rotate relative to each other. Grooves 4f and 4g are integrally formed on the inner circumferences of the fastening flanges 4d and 4e to accommodate the end face flange portion 72 and the disc portion 4a of the fixed coupler C in abutment with each other. Further, a hinge bolt 4i housed in a horizontal cutout is provided at the upper end of the pair of tightening flanges 4d and 4e in a combined state. Since the hinge bolt 4i is rotatably supported on one tightening flange 4d by a supporting pin 4h, the hinge bolt 4i is inserted into the notch of the other tightening flange 4e to tighten the butterfly nut 4j. Thus, both tightening flanges 4d and 4e can be integrally fixed.

Then, the end face flange portion 72 of the fixed coupler C is housed in the annular groove formed by the grooves 4f and 4g of the both tightening flanges 4d and 4e in a state of being brought into contact with the disk portion 4a. The fixed coupler C and the second sub coupler head 4 can be coupled by tightening the tow nut 4j. In addition, each 4k is a support receiving member when both the tightening flanges 4d and 4e are opened, and is projected from the main connector head 2 side in a hanger shape.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6 and 7, the body receiving device 5 has a support plate 7c fixed to a bracket 7b projecting from the vehicle body front surface 7 of the replacement locomotive and mounted on the support plate 7c. The suspension device 5a is provided and is provided at both sides of the support plate 7c in the lateral width direction at equal intervals from the connecting rod 1. The suspension device 5a is provided between the support plate 7c and the cross beam 5b located above the support plate 7c, and connects the support plate 7c and the cross beam 5b while permitting relative movement to the side closer to each other. It has a bolt 5c and a compression spring 5d that surrounds the bolt 5c and is interposed between the support plate 7c and the cross beam 5b. Reference numerals 5i and 5j are covers that cover the compression spring 5d in a contractible manner.

At the center of the horizontal beam 5b in the lateral width direction, a barrel receiving member 5e having a U-shaped cross section for receiving the connecting rod 1 is slidably mounted. Since the through holes 5f and 5g facing each other are formed in two steps on both sides of the barrel receiving member 5e, the barrel receiving bolts 5h passed through these through holes 5f and 5g are provided on both sides of the connecting rod 1. The connecting rod 1 can be fixed to the barrel receiving member 5e by screwing into the screw hole 1d and changing the height position of the tip portion. Then, if it is fixed by using the through hole 5g in the upper stage, the connecting rod 1 ascends and swings about the horizontal pin 8b by the angle θ as shown in FIG. Is horizontal, and the first sub-connector head 3 which is in the connection position of a predetermined height is fixed. Here, the elastic supporting force of the compression springs 5d of the two suspension devices 5a causes the coupling body (the coupling rod 1, the main coupling head 2, the first sub coupling head 3, the second sub coupling head 4, etc.) of the coupling body. Balanced to the load.

The pair of through holes 5f in the lower stage of the body receiving member 5e and the screw hole 1d of the connecting rod 1 are omitted, and the connecting rod 1 in the lower position is supported by the bottom surface of the body receiving member 5e. Further, the pair of through holes 5g in the upper stage of the barrel receiving member 5e can be used as screw holes to screw the barrel receiving bolt 5h to support the connecting rod 1 having an upper position thereon.

Reference numeral 6 is a connecting rod pushing-up means, which pushes up the connecting rod 1 and swings it around the lateral pin 8b, and as shown in FIG. It is provided. Specifically, the connecting rod pushing-up means 6 is constituted by a pneumatic cylinder device which is a rocking device, and the connecting rod 1 is shaken by causing the piston rod 6b to project from the cylinder 6a fixed to the support plate 7c. Can be moved. After returning, the piston rod 6b does not interfere with the connecting rod 1 in which the main coupler head 2 descends to the connection position with the contact type automatic coupler or the automatic coupler A as shown in FIGS. Of course. As the connecting rod pushing means 6, in addition to the cylinder device, a lever type, a wire lifting means or the like can be selectively used.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. When connecting the close contact type automatic coupler or the automatic coupler A and the main coupler head 2, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fixing pin 22 is provided with one fixing pin hole 2d ′ and one fixing pin. The main connector head 2 is attached to the contact type automatic connector or the automatic connector A of the vehicle to be connected which is in the elbow-opened position by engaging the hole 1b to bring the connecting rod 1 into a substantially horizontal state within the barrel receiving member 5e. Connect facing each other. When releasing, operate on the connected vehicle side.

When connecting the train contact connector B and the first sub connector head 3, as shown in FIG. 8, the connecting rod 1 is swung up and down by the connecting rod pushing up means 6 to form an angle θ. The angle of elevation is fixed to the upper position of the barrel receiving member 5e by the barrel receiving bolt 5h, and the first sub-connector head 3 is opposed to the train contact coupler B of the vehicle to be connected. If B is connected as it is, the lock position is taken. When the first sub-connector head 3 is released, the lock is brought to the release position by the operation of the train close contact connector B and released.

When connecting the fixed connector C and the second sub connector head 4, the connecting rod 1 is placed in a horizontal state, and the main connector head 2 is rotated around the supporting pin 21 as shown in FIG. 90 degrees to make the fixing pin hole 1b of the connecting rod 1 align with one fixing pin hole 2d of the main connector head 2 and insert the fixing pin 22 to connect the main connector head 2 to the connecting rod. 1 and the second sub connector head 4 is opposed to the fixed connector C of the vehicle to be connected. Then, the wing nut 4j is loosened to open both fastening flanges 4d and 4e, and the disk portion 4a of the second sub-connector head 4 is butted against the end face flange portion 72 of the fixed coupling C so that both fastening flanges 4d. , 4e are closed, the end face flange portion 72 and the disc portion 4a are integrally fitted into a pair of grooves 4f and 4g forming an annular groove, and the butterfly nut 4j is tightened to fix the fixed coupler C and the second sub coupling. The head 4 is connected. The release is performed by the reverse procedure described above.

When the vehicle to be coupled is coupled to the multi-purpose coupling device provided in the replacement locomotive, and when vertical and horizontal displacement occurs between the traveling vehicles, the joint pin 8a and the lateral pin 8b are Therefore, the connecting rod 1 swings and responds to the replacement locomotive. When the connecting rod 1 descends and swings, the compression spring 5d of the suspension device 5a elastically contracts and deforms.

Other structural examples of the connecting rod pushing up means 6 are shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, and the same parts as those in the above embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. In this structural example, the connecting rod 1 is moved vertically while keeping the central axis line thereof horizontal. That is, a pair of guide shafts 7d, which are vertically supported by the bracket 7h and extend vertically, are provided in parallel on the front surface 7 of the replacement locomotive, and each guide shaft 7d is provided with a pair of guide members 7g. Arrange the bracket fixing plate 7f that can slide. The base end of the joint 9 is pivotally supported on the bracket fixing plate 7f by a pair of brackets 7a, a joint pin 8a and a horizontal pin 8b so as to be swingable in the left and right and up and down directions.

Further, at the lower end of the bracket fixing plate 7f, the base end of the body receiving device hanger 7e having the body receiving device 5 fixed at the tip is fixed, and the connecting rod 1 of the connecting rod 1 is inserted through the body receiving device 5. The lower side is elastically supported. Further, connecting rod push-up means 6 including three lifting devices having a cylinder 16a and a piston rod 16b is provided at the left and right sides and the center of the base end side of a support plate 7c which is integral with the vehicle body front face 7. Then, the hanger 7e for the cylinder receiving device is driven upward and upward together with the bracket fixing plate 7f by the projecting operation of the piston rod 16b, and is also returned by its own weight to the lowered position shown by the solid line in FIG. 12 by the immersing operation. Because of returning, the connecting rod 1 pivotally supported by the bracket fixing plate 7f moves up and down while maintaining the horizontal state.

That is, at the retracted position of each piston rod 16b, the hanger receiving device hanger 7e is supported by the tip of each piston rod 16b, and when the connecting rod 1 is in the lowered position, the main coupler head 2 is of a contact type. The automatic connector or the automatic connector A and the second sub-connector head 4 take the connecting position with the fixed connector C, and when the hanger 7e for the barrel receiving device and the connecting rod 1 are in the raised position, The sub connector head 3 takes a connecting position with the train contact connector B. In this way, since the connecting rod 1 is moved upward while being horizontal, the first sub-connector head 3 takes a height position at which it can be connected to the electric train close contact connector B, so that the first sub-connector head 3 The central axis of is parallel to the central axis of the connecting rod 1.

However, according to this structural example, since the connecting rod 1 moves up and down while being horizontal, not only the switching operation of the main coupler head 2 or the first sub coupler head 3 but also the main coupler head is performed. 2, the height of the second sub-connector head 4 and the first sub-connector head 3 can be adjusted in the vertical direction, and can be interconnected even if there is a large difference in height from the connected vehicle. Is. By the way, in the above-mentioned embodiment, in consideration of general frequency of use, the main connector head 2 is connected to the contact type automatic connector or the automatic connector A, and the first sub connector head 3 is contacted to the train. Each connecting surface contour was formed so as to connect to the connector B and to connect the second sub connector head 4 to the fixed connector C, but which connector head 2, 3 or 4 is connected to which connector head. It is free to form the connecting surface contour so that A, B or C are connected.

[0029]

[Effect of the device]

 As can be understood from the above description, the multi-use coupler device according to the present invention enables interconnection with three types of couplers, and four types of vehicles can be exchanged with one exchange device. It became possible to do efficiently with a locomotive. In addition, at least two intermediate couplers having connector heads that can be connected to three types of connector heads of the multi-use connection device are prepared, and various connection vehicles are connected to the multi-use connection device through the intermediate connection. It is rational that a total of 6 types of vehicles can be replaced by connecting the equipment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a multipurpose connector device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view in which the same is partially incised.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same incision.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the locking device of the first sub-connector head.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a fixing means of the second sub-connector head.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the action of the connecting rod lifting means.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the action of the connecting rod lifting means.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a partially cut-away state of switching to the first sub-connector head.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the state of switching to the second sub-connector head.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the action of the connecting rod lifting means.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing another example of the structure of the connecting rod lifting means.

FIG. 12 is a side view of the same with a partial incision.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: connecting rod, 1b: fixing pin hole, 2: main connector head, 2
d, 2d ': pin holes for fixing, 3: first sub-connector head, 4:
Second sub-connector head, 5: barrel receiving device, 6: connecting rod lifting means,
6a: Cylinder (oscillating device), 7: Front face of vehicle body, 9: Joint, 16a: Cylinder (elevating device), 21: Support pin, 22: Fixing pin (fixing device), A: Contact-type automatic coupler or Automatic coupler, B: Close contact coupler for trains, C: Fixed coupler.

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A multipurpose connector apparatus equipped on a replacement locomotive, which is provided for replacement of a plurality of vehicles, having a connector head having connector heads having different connecting surface contours. A connecting rod that is pivotally supported vertically and horizontally, a main connector head that is pivotally supported by a supporting pin at the tip of the connecting rod so that it can pivot left and right, and a main connector head of the main connector head. A first sub-connector head provided on a lower surface and a second sub-connector head provided on a side surface of the main connector head; a shell receiving device for elastically supporting a lower side of a connecting rod; the main connector head or the main connector head; A connecting rod pushing-up means for vertically moving the connecting rod so that the first sub-connector head can selectively take a connecting position, and the main connector head, the first sub-connector head, or the second sub-connector Each of the coupler heads is a contact type automatic connector or a connecting surface contour that can be interconnected with the automatic connector, and interconnects with a train contact connector. A versatile coupler device, characterized in that it provides different coupling surface contours, such as possible coupling surface contours, coupling surface contours which can be interconnected with fixed couplings. 2. The multipurpose connector apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing device for fixing the main connector head or the second auxiliary connector head to a connecting position in a rotatable state to the connecting rod. 3. The connecting rod pushing-up means comprises an oscillating device for oscillating the connecting rod up and down, and the first sub-connector head takes the connecting position when the connecting rod is raised and oscillated. The multipurpose connector device according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The connecting rod pushing-up means comprises an elevating device for horizontally moving the connecting rod vertically slidably provided on the locomotive side up and down, and the first sub-connector head is in the ascending movement state of the connecting rod. The connection position is taken, The claim 1, 2, or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.
Versatile coupler device.