US3499247A - Gear retarder mechanism for railway car doors - Google Patents

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US3499247A
US3499247A US628489A US3499247DA US3499247A US 3499247 A US3499247 A US 3499247A US 628489 A US628489 A US 628489A US 3499247D A US3499247D A US 3499247DA US 3499247 A US3499247 A US 3499247A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/10—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane
    • E05D15/1005—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane the wing being supported on arms movable in horizontal planes
    • E05D15/1007—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane the wing being supported on arms movable in horizontal planes specially adapted for use in railway-cars or mass transit vehicles
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/51—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles for railway cars or mass transit vehicles

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  • This invention is directed to retarding means for the operating mechanism of railway car doors. More particularly, this invention relates to retarding means having a fixed portion and a movable portion which coact effectively to retard the motion of the handle of the door operating mechanism during a predetermined portion of the operating cycle.
  • the operating mechanism for such doors has included an operating lever secured to rotatable pipes mounting the doors on the railway car, with the lever providing means by which sufficient mechanical advantages may be obtained to effect the compression of the gaskets as the door is closed into the opening.
  • Various types of operating mechanism-s have been developed with a view toward the convenient transmission of force to close the door during the closure cycle, and conveniently to initiate and effect the opening of the door during the opening cycle.
  • means according to the invention comprise a fixed portion and a movable portion which coact in a braking or retarding manner only through a portion of the opening and closing cycle.
  • the fixed portion of the invention includes a cylinder of elastomeric material, such as urethane, disposed about a fixed pin in the operating mechanism of the railway car door.
  • the elastomeric member is preferably of a relatively rigid construction, but yet is sutficiently resilient to coact with the movable portion of the retarding mechanism as a mechanism retarding plug.
  • the movable portion of the invention comprises segmented means, for example an arcuate segment, included within a portion of the operating mechanism of the railway car door.
  • the movable portion of the retarding device is concurrently operative with the handle in such a manner that no coaction exists between the arcuate segment of the movable portion and the fixed portion of the device during the initiation of the opening cycle.
  • the movable portion comes into frictional interference with the fixed portion of the invention.
  • the frictional contact between the fixed and movable portion of the invention retards rotation of the movable portion of the door operating mechanism, and the handle during the main door gasket decompression cycle, as well as during the ap lication of forces due to the contents of the car.
  • FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the retarder means according to the invention incorporated into a. plug-type railway car door;
  • FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the fixed and movable portions of the retarding means shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a view taken along line 33 of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the invention within the environment of a plug-type railway car door.
  • the side wall of a conventional railway car is generally depicted by the numeral and includes a door opening 11 formed in the side wall 10.
  • a laterally movable plug-type railway door is adapted to be securedly received in the door opening 11.
  • the details of the overall door construction may, of course, vary, but the construction generally includes metal sheathing 13 constructionally associated in a suitable manner with a frame, representatively shown by an edge 15 and a bottom edge 16 and may be reinforced, for example, as shown by a horizontal reinforcing member 17.
  • Doors of the type disclosed further generally include sealing gaskets (not shown) which are adapted to be compressed against the edges of the door opening to provide a secure seal when the door is in its closed position.
  • Vertical pipes 19 and 20 are provided in a spaced, generally parallel, relationship and are rotatably secured to the exterior of the car door by appropriate brackets 21'and 22 respectively, in such a manner to permit the door to be laterally moved into and withdrawn from the door opening 11. Where desired, additional brackets 23 and 24 may be provided to maintain the vertical pipes 19 and 20 in the proper relationship.
  • cranks (not shown) WhlCh extend upwardly behind the top door retainer. These cranks are provided with rollers which guide the door in its longitudinal movement and retain the top of the door in the proper position relative to the car.
  • Vertical pipes 19 and 20 also include lower cranks 26 and 27 which are journalled in roller hangers 28 and 29 which are positioned upon a track 30 to facilitate the sliding movement of the door longitudinally of the car after the door has been withdrawn from the door open- Rotation of the pipes 19 and 20 will cause a corresponding rotation on the cranks 26 and 27, as well as the upper cranks, thereby to withdraw the door laterally from the door opening.
  • the door-operating mechanlsm indicated generally by the reference numeral 32 is provided for controlling the rotation on the pipes and cranks and, hence, the withdrawal of the door from its opening in the car door.
  • Operating mechanism 32 includes a handle fixedly which is rotatably supported mounted upon a shaft 33 between a base plate 36 on the door and the cover plate 34 of the operating mechanism 32.
  • the mechanism also employs a gear train between plates 34 and 36 wh ch includes a pinion 38 secured to the shaft 33 for rotation therewith in accordance with the rotation of the handle 35 by the operator.
  • Pinion 38 meshes with gear segment 39 which is rotatably secured to a shaft 40' which, like shaft 33, is fixed between the base plate 36 and cover plate 34 of the operating mechanism 32. It is necessary that both pinion 38 and gear segment 39 have gear teeth only over a portion thereof, partially determined by the relative number of gear teeth, the desired mechanical advantage, and the like.
  • Links 42 and 43 are pivotally connected at 44 and 45 to the gear segment 39 in such a manner that when the door is closed, the pivots 44 and 45 have rotatably traveled over center to assist the locking of the door.
  • the links 42 and 43 are connected to the ends of connecting rods 46 and 47 respectively.
  • Each of the connecting rods is pivotally connected to a clevis 49 secured to the pipes 19 and 20 in conventional manner so that rotation of handle 35 by the operator will impart a rotational movement to the pipes and cranks.
  • Gear segment 39 includes an arcuate surface 50 including a substantially radial terminal shoulder 51 and cam recess 52.
  • a generally L-shaped cam follower 54 is pivotally supported about pin 55 for pivotal movement toward and away from gear segment 39.
  • a vertical link 56 is pivotally interconnected with the cam follower at pin 57.
  • the vertical link 56 includes a cam slot 58 in which are received the nose portions of cam followers 59 and 60 respectively.
  • Cam followers 59 and 60 are also pivotally connected to the ends of locking bolts 61 and 62.
  • the locking bolts are supported for longitudinal movement and are adapted to be engaged with keepers 64 (only one of which is depicted) on the side walls of the railway car thereby to secure the door in the door opening.
  • the retarding device is best illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 as comprising a fixed portion shown generally at 65, and a movable portion, shown generally at 66.
  • Fixed portion 65 includes pin 68 fixedly secured as by welding between the base plate 36 and the cover plate 34.
  • a generally cylindrical elastomeric member 70 having an annular cross-section is circumferentially disposed about pin 68.
  • Elastomeric member 70 is preferably manufactured from a compressible material which is resilient, yet relatively rigid, and capable of rotation about pin 68 when frictionally engaged.
  • An example of a material found suitable for utilization in the fixed portion of the retarder mechanism is identified as durometer urethane.
  • Member 70 may also be molded to a sleeve (not shown) so that both the member and the sleeve rotate about the pin.
  • the movable portion 66 of the retarding device includes an irregularly-shaped segment comprising a generally arcuate portion 71 for frictional engagement during a portion of the operative cycle with elastomeric member 70, a leg 72 for attaching the movable portion of the retarding device to the gear segment 39 of the operating mechanism 32, for example, by spot Welding, extension means 73 connecting the leg 72 and the arcuate portion 71 by formed radii 74 and 75.
  • the radial length from the center of pin 40 to the center of fixed pin 68 must be slightly less than the sum of the radial length from the center of pin 68 to furthermost radial point of elastomeric member 70 plus the maximum radial length from the center of pin 40 to the outermost radii of surface 71.
  • a degree of overlap between surface 71 of movable portion 66 and surface 70 of fixed portion 65 exists during a portion of the operating cycle. When engaged, the interaction of the surfaces coact to produce the desired degree of frictional interference therebetween to retard the motion of the gear segment, and hence the handle.
  • the elastomeric member 70 is positionally related to arcuate segment 71 to effect contact therewith at about the time that the pivots 43 and 44 are at dead center during the opening cycle and when the decompression of the sealing gaskets tends to take effect.
  • the generally arcuate portion 71 of the movable portion of the gear retarding mechanism coacts with the elastomeric member 70 of the fixed portion of the braking device to impose a drag which dissipates the effect of the lading and prevents spinning of the handle 35.
  • the gear retarding mechanism is also effective to minimize or to prevent backspin of handle 35 which may tend to occur as the compressed gaskets expand from their compressed state as the door is opened.
  • the drag imposed by the frictional interference of the fixed and movable portions of the retarding mechanism does not impose any difficulty in rotating handle 35 to open the door since the interaction is inoperative during the initial portion of the opening cycle.
  • the relative resiliency of the elastomeric member in conjunction with the quantum of interference, the nature of the material of the arcuate segment 71, the desired rotation of the elastomeric member during frictional engagement, and the *degree of resiliency, if any, of the movable portion of the retarding mechanism may all be related in a predetermined manner to prevent any substantial inconvenience in closing the door.
  • the movable portion of the gear retarding mechanism is described to illustrate the particular configuration suitably secured to gear segment 39 by suitable means, such as spot welding of the surface 72 to a convenient portion of the gear segment.
  • suitable means such as spot welding of the surface 72 to a convenient portion of the gear segment.
  • This configuration has been found particularly suitable because of the desirabilities of presenting a surface to the elastomeric member having a width greater than that necessary for the gear segment 39.
  • the movable portion of the braking mechanism may be integral with the gear segment.
  • the radius of curvature of the arcuate segment is desirably less than a radius of the gear segment 39 so that contact between surface 71 and the elastomeric member, and accordingly, a degree of depression of the elastomeric member as a result of such contact, gradually increases from a minimum to a maximum over the period of contact therebetween.
  • a railway car door of the type including a pair of rotatable pipes secured to the door, an operating mechanism for rotating said pipes including a shaft rotatably supported on the door, actuating means secured near one end of the shaft and transmission means supported on said door inter-connecting said operating mechanism with said pipes whereby rotation of said shaft in response to operation of said actuating means imparts corresponding rotation to said pipes, the improvement comprising:
  • said retarding means including a fixed portion and a movable portion which are free from frictional engagement therebetween during the initial portion of the opening cycle and in frictional engagement during a latter portion of the opening cycle;
  • said movable portion traversing a predetermined path in response to movement of the operating mechanism and said actuating means, said path intersecting the position of said fixed portion during the latter portion of said opening cycle;
  • said operating mechanism including a cover plate and a base plate and said fixed portion comprising a pin fixedly secured between said cover plate and said base plate;
  • a cylindrical elastomeric member disposed about said pin and in such a manner that upon frictional engagement of said elastomeric member by said movable portion of said retarding means, the elastomeric member axially expands between said base plate and said cover plate to aid the retarding action;
  • said movable portion of said retarding means includes segmental means forming a part of said gear segment and movable therewith;
  • said segmental means further being disposed between References Cited said base plate and said cover plate so that upon operation of said actuating means, movement of UNITED STATES PATENTS said gear segment and said segmental means causes 3 392 487 7/1968 M d1 1 t1 t l1 a andeta.
  • 49220 sald s g means 0 rlctlona y engage sald 5 3,413,758 12/1968 Palsson 49 220 fixed cylindrical elastomeric member during a predetermined portion of said opening cycle to retard the motion of said operating mechanism and said actuating means.

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FR2437480A1 (fr) * 1978-09-26 1980-04-25 Bardet Sa Ets Andre Dispositif de freinage notamment pour porte coulissante
US6463861B1 (en) * 2001-06-29 2002-10-15 Ysd Industries Inc. Anti-drift retarder for gear operated door

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US3413758A (en) * 1966-07-15 1968-12-03 Pacific Car & Foundry Co Locking assembly for sliding plug-type door

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FR2437480A1 (fr) * 1978-09-26 1980-04-25 Bardet Sa Ets Andre Dispositif de freinage notamment pour porte coulissante
US6463861B1 (en) * 2001-06-29 2002-10-15 Ysd Industries Inc. Anti-drift retarder for gear operated door

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