US3910418A - Railway car cushioning apparatus - Google Patents

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US3910418A
US3910418A US465543A US46554374A US3910418A US 3910418 A US3910418 A US 3910418A US 465543 A US465543 A US 465543A US 46554374 A US46554374 A US 46554374A US 3910418 A US3910418 A US 3910418A
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Vaughn T Hawthorne
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Priority to GB17625/75A priority patent/GB1510692A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61G—COUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
    • B61G9/00—Draw-gear
    • B61G9/04—Draw-gear combined with buffing appliances

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  • FIG. 6 is a side view of the portion of the apparatus shown in FIG. 5;
  • the cushioning unit 17 is installed in the. center sill 10 as follows: first, the spaces 54, S5 and 64 are formed in the sides 11 and 12 and in the bottom flanges 14. This may be accomplished, for example, using a cutting torch. After the cutouts have been formed, the two castings 58 and 59 are positioned in the spaces 54 and 55 with the rabbets 59 receiving the edges of the sides 11 and 12,v and the castings 57 and 58 are firmly secured to the top wall 13 and the sides 11 and 12 as by welding. The unit 17 is moved upwardly and, as shown in the righthand portion of FIG. 8, the lugs 52 and 53 of the rear cylinder head 51 move through the cutouts 64 and slide through the slots 61 of the rear castings 57 and 58.
  • a collar 104 is secured to each of the rods 94 and 95, and similar collars 107 are secured to the rods on the rearward side of the plate 97. Also adjacent the rear support plate 97, washers 106 are positioned on the rods 94 and 95 between the plate 97 and the springs 93.

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US465543A US3910418A (en) 1974-04-30 1974-04-30 Railway car cushioning apparatus
CA224,344A CA1029688A (fr) 1974-04-30 1975-04-10 Amortisseur pour wagon ou voiture de chemin de fer
AU80067/75A AU8006775A (en) 1974-04-30 1975-04-11 Railway car cushioning apparatus
GB17625/75A GB1510692A (en) 1974-04-30 1975-04-28 Railway car cushioning apparatus
BR3317/75A BR7502612A (pt) 1974-04-30 1975-04-29 Aperfeicoado aparelho amortecedor para carro de estrada de ferro

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US4261471A (en) * 1978-12-11 1981-04-14 Acf Industries, Incorporated Fabricated backstop for railway cars
EP0836977B1 (fr) * 1996-10-16 2003-05-02 Powell Duffryn Rail Limited Systèmes d'attelages pour véhicules ferroviaires
CN103693068A (zh) * 2013-11-25 2014-04-02 南车眉山车辆有限公司 一种铁路运输货车用封闭框型整体冲击座
CN105946891A (zh) * 2016-05-10 2016-09-21 佳木斯大学 火车专用的磁养碳罐一体缓冲装置
WO2018072611A1 (fr) * 2016-10-21 2018-04-26 中车青岛四方机车车辆股份有限公司 Ensemble d'accouplement et véhicule ferroviaire équipé celui-ci

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US3515286A (en) * 1968-07-09 1970-06-02 Acf Ind Inc Railway car buff and draft force cushioning device
US3791531A (en) * 1972-05-22 1974-02-12 Keystone Ind Inc Mounting arrangement for the cushioning unit return spring assembly of an end-of-car railway cushioning device
US3810552A (en) * 1972-10-04 1974-05-14 Acf Ind Inc Universal draft pocket arrangement

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US3515286A (en) * 1968-07-09 1970-06-02 Acf Ind Inc Railway car buff and draft force cushioning device
US3791531A (en) * 1972-05-22 1974-02-12 Keystone Ind Inc Mounting arrangement for the cushioning unit return spring assembly of an end-of-car railway cushioning device
US3810552A (en) * 1972-10-04 1974-05-14 Acf Ind Inc Universal draft pocket arrangement

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4261471A (en) * 1978-12-11 1981-04-14 Acf Industries, Incorporated Fabricated backstop for railway cars
EP0836977B1 (fr) * 1996-10-16 2003-05-02 Powell Duffryn Rail Limited Systèmes d'attelages pour véhicules ferroviaires
CN103693068A (zh) * 2013-11-25 2014-04-02 南车眉山车辆有限公司 一种铁路运输货车用封闭框型整体冲击座
CN103693068B (zh) * 2013-11-25 2016-08-24 中车眉山车辆有限公司 一种铁路运输货车用封闭框型整体冲击座
CN105946891A (zh) * 2016-05-10 2016-09-21 佳木斯大学 火车专用的磁养碳罐一体缓冲装置
CN105946891B (zh) * 2016-05-10 2017-12-15 佳木斯大学 火车专用的磁氧碳罐一体缓冲装置
WO2018072611A1 (fr) * 2016-10-21 2018-04-26 中车青岛四方机车车辆股份有限公司 Ensemble d'accouplement et véhicule ferroviaire équipé celui-ci
GB2565504A (en) * 2016-10-21 2019-02-13 Crrc Qingdao Sifang Co Ltd Coupling assembly and rail vehicle having same
GB2565504B (en) * 2016-10-21 2019-08-07 Crrc Qingdao Sifang Co Ltd Coupling assembly and rail vehicle having same
US10518789B2 (en) 2016-10-21 2019-12-31 Crrc Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. Coupling assembly and rail vehicle having same

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BR7502612A (pt) 1976-03-09

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