US3073459A - Vertically interlocking railway car coupler - Google Patents

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US3073459A
US3073459A US30563A US3056360A US3073459A US 3073459 A US3073459 A US 3073459A US 30563 A US30563 A US 30563A US 3056360 A US3056360 A US 3056360A US 3073459 A US3073459 A US 3073459A
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Frederick C Kulieke
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Amsted Industries Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61G—COUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
    • B61G5/00—Couplings for special purposes not otherwise provided for
    • B61G5/04—Couplings for special purposes not otherwise provided for for matching couplings of different types, i.e. transitional couplings
    • 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
    • B61G3/04—Couplings comprising mating parts of similar shape or form which can be coupled without the use of any additional element or elements with coupling head having a guard arm on one side and a knuckle with angularly-disposed nose and tail portions pivoted to the other side thereof, the nose of the knuckle being the coupling part, and means to lock the knuckle in coupling position, e.g. "A.A.R." or "Janney" type

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  • This invention relates to railway car couplers and more particularly to automatically operated knuckle type couplers such as are recognized as standard equipment by the Association of American Railroads, or as are used in the foreign countries which have adapted the knuckle type of coupler.
  • the invention is concerned with the problem of providing an automatic knuckle type coupler, of the type disclosed in Patent'No. 2,666,533, with -a shelf which will afford vertical interlock when coupled to a similar coupler, and also when intercoupl'ed with a different type of coupler, especially that type of coupler designated as an alternate standard type F coupler by the A.A.R.
  • the so called type F coupler is provided at the lower portion of its head with a forwardly projecting auxiliary interlocking lug which would normally interfere with the interlock shelf of a coupler of the type disclosed in the previously mentioned patent so as to prevent intercoupling between these two types of couplers.
  • a more specific object of the invention is the provision of a knuckle type of automatic coupler with a vertical interlock shelf having a recess for receipt of the lower auxiliary interlock lug of a type F coupler to permit interooupling therebetween.
  • FIGURE 1 is a prospective view of an automatic coupler embodying features of the invention
  • FIGURE 2 is a prospective view of a type F railway car coupler
  • FlGURE 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of a pair of couplers of the type illustrated in FIGURE 1, shown in a coupled position, and
  • FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 3, but illustrating a coupler of the type illustrated in FIGURE 1 coupled to a coupler of the type illustrated in FIG- URE 2.
  • the coupler comprises a head indicated generally at 10 having at one side a forwardly projecting guard arm 12 and having at the other side a pair of vertically spaced forwardly projecting top and bottom knuckle pivot ears i4 and 16, respectively.
  • the guard arm 12 and the knuckle pivotears 14 and 16 are spaced transversely of the coupler from each other.
  • the coupler head It is provided with a generally horizontal transversely extending vertical interlock shelf 26 which is disposed directly under the throat 22 of the head.
  • the forward edge of the shelf 26 is disposed to extend generally transversely across the forward portion of the throat so that the shelf will cross the lower end of the throat cavity and offer support for that portion of the knuckle of a mating coupler which is received within the throat.
  • the forward edge of the shelf may be rein- A and A which embody the invention are so arranged,
  • each shelf 26 affords vertical support for the knuckle 18 of the mating coupler so as to provide a vertical interlock between the couplers and thereby aid in preventing vertical separation of the couplers from each other in the I event of failure of a coupler shank or separation of a coupler from the draft rigging of the car.
  • FIGURES 2 and 4 of the drawings it will be seen that there is shown a coupler of the type which has been designated as a standard type F coupler by the American Association of Railroads.
  • This coupler has been indicated generally at F in the drawings and, as can be seen by :an examination of the drawings, is somewhat different from the couplers A and A shown in the other figures of the drawing.
  • the type F coupler is generally larger and includes aligning Wings 34 and 36 projecting forwardly from the left and right hand side respectively as seen in FIGURE 2 of the drawings. These aligning wings are adopted to mate with complementary aligning wings of similar type F couplers to afford vertical interlock therebetween.
  • the F coupler is also provided with a transversely extending horizontal shelf 38 disposed to close the lower end of its throat.
  • type F coupler head is also provided with a forwardly projecting auxiliary interlock lug 4-0 which is disposed immediately below the shelf 38 and adapted to mate with a complementary lug of another type F coupler to afford additional horizontal interlock therebetween.
  • the purpose of the invention is to provide a coupler of the type illustrated in FIGURE 1 with a vertical interlock shelf which will permit intercoupling of the coupler with a standard type F coupler.
  • the shelf 26 of the novel coupler with a recess 32 which, as best seen in FIGURE 4, is located in the forward edge of the shelf and so disposed with respect to the longitudinal axis of the coupler as to accommodate the receipt therein of the forward portion of an auxiliary interlocking lug so of a type F coupler.
  • the coupler becomes universal in nature, in that it is capable of intercoupling with a type F coupler as well as similar couplers, and still affords vertical interlock with either type of coupler.

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Cited By (4)

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US3302810A (en) * 1964-08-13 1967-02-07 Fred C Heidrick Self-loading fork lift truck
US3637089A (en) * 1970-01-09 1972-01-25 Midland Ross Corp Railway car coupler
US3854599A (en) * 1973-12-10 1974-12-17 Amsted Ind Inc Railway coupler
CN107139960A (zh) * 2017-05-10 2017-09-08 西南交通大学 超轻量化高强度过渡车钩

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US789604A (en) * 1905-05-09 F J Gibbs Car coupling.
US2772791A (en) * 1952-05-16 1956-12-04 Buckcye Steel Castings Company Railway coupler

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US789604A (en) * 1905-05-09 F J Gibbs Car coupling.
US2772791A (en) * 1952-05-16 1956-12-04 Buckcye Steel Castings Company Railway coupler

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3302810A (en) * 1964-08-13 1967-02-07 Fred C Heidrick Self-loading fork lift truck
US3637089A (en) * 1970-01-09 1972-01-25 Midland Ross Corp Railway car coupler
US3854599A (en) * 1973-12-10 1974-12-17 Amsted Ind Inc Railway coupler
CN107139960A (zh) * 2017-05-10 2017-09-08 西南交通大学 超轻量化高强度过渡车钩
CN107139960B (zh) * 2017-05-10 2023-06-27 西南交通大学 超轻量化高强度过渡车钩

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