US836404A

US836404A - Car-coupling.

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Publication number: US836404A
Application number: US15128103A
Authority: US
Inventors: Willard F Richards
Original assignee: Symington Gould Co
Current assignee: Symington Gould Co
Priority date: 1903-04-06
Filing date: 1903-04-06
Publication date: 1906-11-20
Anticipated expiration: 1923-11-20

Description

" ITED STATES PATENT OFFTCE.- l

WILLARD F.

Cou PLER vIRGlNrA.

RICHARDS, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GOULD COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF WEST CAR-cou'PLlNe..

To all whom t may con/cern;-

Be it knowny that I, WILLARD F. 'Riom vARDs, a citizen of the United States, residing .a' couplerl intended for at Buffaloin the county. of Erie and State of N ew Yor haveinvented new and useful .Improvements in Car-Couplers, of which the Afollowlng is a speciication.

more particularly to cars employed for charging cupola-furnaces and similar ur- This invention relates poses. In use these cars are raised and owcred on an elevator to and from an elevated -age by striking the in and lowerin the elevator.

track leading As the couplers of the cars usually I'otrude4 somevdistancefin front of the carody, they. are often broken on causeI damelevator-shafting raishe object o this invention is to prevent injury to the coupler' or other cproperty by con-..-

providing a coupler 'of simple an stron y struction which can be swung or move back 1. Fig. 3 is a frafrmenta L `section showing the diaw-heaily tically. Fig.

hanging ver- 4 is a transverse section through the draw-head and shank in line 4 4, Fig. 2;

Like letters of reference refer to likeparts -in the several figures.

The coupler is preferably of the well-known Gould type comprising a' draw-head A,

pivoted horizontally-swinging knuckle B,` 4and a releasable lock C, the draw-head and is adapted to coperate which is arranged in with the tail of the knuckle to hold the latter 1 in closed or coupling position. These parts vmay be constructed in accordance with any of the known forms 'of couplers.y

The draw-head is pivoted at its rear end to the front end of the coupler-shank D, which is arranged to slidelongltudinally and swing laterally in an opening e in the supporting sill or part E of the ca r. 4In the c erging- Specification of Letters Patent. ipucation ne@ April e. ieoa semi No. 151,281.

to the charging-opening of the the car.

section, of t e end vlongitudinal Patented Nov. 20, i908.

cars referred to this sill constitutes a platform on which the attendant or workman handling the car stands. In the construe` tion shown the front end of the shank has a longitudinal slot or cavity and the drawead is provided with a reduced rear end F, lwhich is located in said slot and ivoted to the separated front end portions o the shank by a 4 horizontal pivot-pin f, on which the draw-head is adapted to swing vertically. The' separated front end portions of the shank are connected by abrldge-piece g, and the draw-head has a vertical shoulder g', which abuts against the front face of] this bridge-piece g, while the rear face of the reduced rear end of the draw-head abuts against the front end sition. These abuttingfaces on t ead buling orcoupling the cars. The reduced rear' end of the draw-head is alsoprovided with a lug 7L, which isl adapted to strike the topof the body portion of the shank to linn't theupward swing of the draw-head or stop the latter when in its correct horizontal,or

tion and is prevented from swinging on its pivots vwhen hanging vertically by a latch device,` preferably in the form of a bolt l, which passes through a hole inthe bridgepiece and engages in a socket t' in the top face of the reduced rear end of the draw-head lug h on the draw-head when the latter hangs vertically,as shown in Fig. 3. When the bolt is lifted, the draw-head can be swung on yits pivot, but when the bolt is released and en ages the' socket or lug h the draw-head is he d from swin The knucklelease the knuckle by any suitable means which vWill not interfere with the vertical swinging movement of the draw-head- It the .pivot-pin connecting-,the draw-head to the shank. A bent lock-lifting lever: J is shown pivoted on the under side of the draw head and having a depending operatingarm anda rearwardlyprojecting arm extending of the body of .the shank when the draw-head is in coupling poand shank relieve the plvot-pin of strain in when it is horizontal and-engages behind the ing. oc O can be operated to recou lin position. The daw-head is held up in coupling posiwill be observed that the lock Ulis" pivoted on FOO t tral, position.

through a slot in the bottom of the drawhead beneath the knuckle-lock. The depending arm of the lever is preferably connected bya chain or thelike lc to an arm k on a transverse rock-shaft K, journaled in bearings on the car sill or frame and having operating-arms lf2 at its opposite `ends. 'lho chain kallows the draw-head to swing freely from the vertical to the horizontal position, or vice versa, without disturbing thc lock, and as it is beneath the coupler and car-sill it is out of the way of a workman or person on the end sill.

The rear end of the coupler-shank is connected by a vertical pivot-pin Z to the front end of a coupler-stem L, the rear of which passes through an opening in a yoke or bracket M, secured to the car sill or frame E. The rear end` of -the stem carries the usual sliding thimble m, between which and a front follower n, arranged to `slide on the stem, are the ordinary draft and bufling springs o, which act in a well-known manner to relieve the draft and buing shocks. The rear end face of the coupler-shank is broad and s nare andbears-flat a ainst the front face o. the front follower W en the coupler is in a cen- When the coupler is swung laterally to either side on the vertical pin connecting it with the stem, the rear end face of theshank will be tilted or inclined and will press the front follower rearwardly,

straining the draft and bufling springs, which will return the coupler to its central or straight position. The springs thus act to right or always hold the coupler yieldingly in a central position, as well as to cushion the draft and buffing shocks.

`While the invention is described as applied lto a furnace-charging car, it is not limited to vsuch use,'but 1s applicable wherever a vertically-swinging coupler is required.

I claim,` as my inventionv1. The combination of a coupler drawhead pivoted to swing vertically, and a single latch which ,engages parts on said draw-head to hold the latter stationary in either la horizontal or vertical position, substantially. as set forth.

2. The combination of a draw-head, a shank to which the draw-head is pivoted to swing verticallyand which .has a part overhanging a portion of the draw-head,- and a latch which is mounted on said overhanging portion of the shank, and engages,i a part on 'the draw-head to hold the-latter from swinging, substantially as set forth.:

3. The combination of a coupler-shank, la draw-head pivoted thereto to swing vertically, and a latch carried by sai shank and adapted to engage parts on sai` draw-head to hold the latter in either a ho'izontal or a vertical position, substantially alset forth.

pivoted to swing laterally, a draw-head pivoted to said shank to swing vertically, and a latch connecting the dra\\'-hcad and shank for holding thc draw-head from swinging vertir-ally, substantially as set l'orth.l l

5. 'lhc combination ol a coupler-shank, a lra\\'hc:ul pivoted thereto to swing vertically, a pivoted knuckle, a lock for holding said knuckle, an operating device for said lock mounted on the draw-head, and means for actuating said device comprising la ilexiblcipart, whereby the operating device will not be disturbed when the draw-head swings vertically, substantially as set forth.

:6. The combination of a coupler draw-head pivoted to swing vertically, means for holdling the draw-head from swinging, a pivoted 8. The combination with a Master (,ar-

Builders coupler having an operative locking-knuckle, of a coupler-bar pivoted to swing vertically, and meansupon and movable with the coupler-bar for operating said. knuckle-lock, substantially as' set forth.

9. The combination with a car-frame, of a coupler-bar pivoted to swing vertically and v carrying a coupling-head with a lock for theI knuckle thereof, and a lever for actuating IOO said lock carried by the movable ,coupler-bar, 1

substantially as set forth. e

10.` The combination with a coupler-bar pivoted to swin vertically and having a head and a Inova le knuckle with a locky for 'said knuckle, and operating mechanism for manipulating the lock from outside the train,

partially carriedby said movable-couplerbar, substantially as set forth.

11. The combination with a verticallyswinging or folding automatic coupler-head having alockin -knuckle and lock therefor, of an operating.- ever carriedby the coupler for manipulating the lock, and means for operating the lever from ou'tsidethe car-line', substantially as Set forth.

12. The combination with a bar pivoted to swing vertically andhaving a Master Car- Builders automatic coupling-knuckle thereon, of a locking device for said knuckle, a lever on and movable 'with the pivoted bar for operating the locking device, and a lever mountedupon the-cambodyfor operating the asset forth` l first-named lever from outsider substantially 4; The combination of a co pler-shank.

5 and means for o @3. A coupler-bar ferite swlng Vertlcally a ,1d @any1 WlLh automatic locking means and Carrying also upon the pivote/d coupler-bm? nsion pivotd to @Witness my hand ng a coupler-head f 19H3.

this 25th day of Marsh,

VH level', parat-mg 'the @Ver to mam JLAHL F. RIGHARDS. hate the locking devi ce from @umida th@ om# JNO. J. ABONNER; Ime, sunstantmly as set forth. C. BENTLEY;