WO2019134016A1 - Lifting apparatus - Google Patents
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- WO2019134016A1 WO2019134016A1 PCT/AU2018/051390 AU2018051390W WO2019134016A1 WO 2019134016 A1 WO2019134016 A1 WO 2019134016A1 AU 2018051390 W AU2018051390 W AU 2018051390W WO 2019134016 A1 WO2019134016 A1 WO 2019134016A1
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- coupler
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- locking tabs
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- knuckle
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- 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
- B61G3/06—Knuckle-locking devices
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61G—COUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
- B61G7/00—Details or accessories
- B61G7/10—Mounting of the couplings on the vehicle
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61G—COUPLINGS; DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
- B61G1/00—Couplings comprising interengaging parts of different shape or form and having links, bars, pins, shackles, or hooks as coupling means
- B61G1/36—Couplings comprising interengaging parts of different shape or form and having links, bars, pins, shackles, or hooks as coupling means with shackles and hooks, e.g. specially adapted for mine cars
- B61G1/38—Couplings comprising interengaging parts of different shape or form and having links, bars, pins, shackles, or hooks as coupling means with shackles and hooks, e.g. specially adapted for mine cars rotatable about line of traction, e.g. for cars which are tiltable when coupled
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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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- the present invention relates to an apparatus for lifting and inserting a railroad car coupler.
- Freight car couplers include couplers for articulated connectors and rotary dump style couplers.
- Couplers generally include a coupler head, a knuckle and a knuckle pivot pin along with an internal mechanism with a lock and a rotary locklift arrangement. The internal mechanism is actuable to move the knuckle between open and closed orientations.
- Draw gear typically comprises a recess into which a shaft of the coupler is inserted and secured.
- Couplers are conventionally inserted into draw gear on railway cars with a drawbar sling. Aligning the coupler shaft with the draw gear recess is difficult as the longitudinal axis of the shaft must be substantially coincident with the recess in the draw gear. To keep the shaft level, it is necessary to locate the centre of gravity of the coupler and attach the sling in the appropriate position.
- an apparatus for attaching a coupler to a railroad car comprising a plurality of actuable coupler locking tabs adapted to engage with a knuckle on said coupler.
- the coupler locking tabs are actuable between engaged and disengaged configurations.
- the apparatus comprises means to actuate the coupler locking tabs between engaged and disengaged configurations.
- the means to actuate the coupler locking tabs between engaged and disengaged configurations is a rotary actuator.
- the plurality of actuable coupler locking tabs are attached indirectly or directly to a coupler rotator locking shaft, rotatable by the rotary actuator.
- coupler locking tabs there are provided at least two coupler locking tabs.
- coupler locking tabs there are provided three coupler locking tabs. Without being limited by theory, it is believed that where there are three coupler locking tabs, at least two coupler locking tabs will always engage the knuckle when the locking tabs are in the closed configuration.
- the or each coupler locking tab comprises an outboard face and an inboard face.
- the knuckle comprises an outboard face and an inboard face.
- the cross-sectional shape of the coupler locking tab is fin shaped.
- the rotary actuator is hydraulically operated.
- the rotary actuator is adapted to lock the coupler locking tabs in the closed configuration.
- the apparatus further comprises a lug, adapted to mate with a corresponding locating recess on the coupler.
- the apparatus further comprises a locating recess, adapted to mate with a corresponding lug on the coupler.
- the apparatus comprises a lug and a locating recess, adapted to respectively mate with a corresponding locating recess and a corresponding lug on the coupler.
- the lug may be provided in any shape complimentary to the locating recess on the coupler. It will further be appreciated that the recess on the lifting apparatus may be any shape that is complementary to a lug or protrusion on the coupler.
- the apparatus comprises a lifting device releasably engaged with the apparatus.
- the lifting device is preferably engaged with the apparatus with a rotary actuator.
- the rotary actuator enables the lifting device to not only lift the apparatus, but to rotate the apparatus into the correct location to engage with the coupler.
- the lifting apparatus enables the lifting and rotation of the apparatus and the coupler when engaging the coupler with the railroad car.
- the rotary actuator is hydraulically operated.
- Figure 1 is a plan view of a coupler and a lifting apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lifting apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of a lifting apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 4 is a perspective view of a Type F coupler known in the art. DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
- FIG. 1 there is provided a plan view of a coupler 10 comprising a coupler shaft 12 and a coupler head 14 which may join with a corresponding coupler head of another railcar to couple together two railcars.
- the coupler shaft 12 extends into rotary yoke (not shown) on the draw gear and through rotary connector (not shown). Coupler shaft 12 is held in place within rotary connector by a connector pin through a cavity 16 in the coupler shaft.
- the coupler head 14 comprises a knuckle 18 pivotally connected to the coupler head by means of a knuckle pivot pin 20.
- the knuckle pivot pin 20 allows rotational movement of the knuckle 18 for engagement and disengagement of knuckles of connected railroad cars.
- the knuckle 18 has an outboard face 22 and an inboard face 24. In use, two knuckles on opposed couplers engage at their inboard faces.
- FIG. 2 and 3 there are provided perspective views of a lifting apparatus 30 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- the lifting apparatus 30 comprises a base 32, three actuable coupler locking tabs 34 attached to a sleeve 36 encasing a coupler rotator locking shaft 38.
- a rotary actuator (not shown) is adapted to rotate the coupler rotator locking shaft 38 up to 90 °.
- a suitable hydraulic rotary actuator is a helical actuator available from HKS.
- Rotation of the coupler rotator locking shaft 38 rotates the actuable coupler locking tabs 34 from a disengaged configuration to an engaged configuration.
- the locking tabs may be locked in the engaged configuration by way of physical / mechanical means that triggers a hydraulic control valve. When in the engaged configuration the locking mechanism cannot be unlocked.
- a lifting D ring must be in a certain position on the lifting arm to trigger the control valve to enable disengagement.
- the materials used are all 350 grade mild steel plate throughout the
- the locking mechanism rod and bearing housings are 4140 high tensile grade steel, the bearings are aluminum bronze.
- the shape of the locking tabs 34 will be influenced at least in part, by the shape of the corresponding knuckle 18 on the coupler 10 and in particular the inboard face 24 thereof.
- the locking tabs 34 comprise inboard faces 39, adapted to engage the knuckle inboard face 24.
- the coupler rotator locking shaft 38 is mounted between two pillow block mounts 40. There are provided bushes 42, 44 at either end of the coupler rotator locking shaft 38 for engagement with the pillow block mounts 40.
- a second rotary actuator such as a Helac L20 hydraulic rotary actuator.
- the rotary actuator is attached to a lifting apparatus (not shown) such as a crane or other mobile device.
- the lifting apparatus 30 further comprises a lug 46 and a locating recess 48.
- the lug 40 is adapted to engage with a locating recess 50 of a corresponding coupler 10 when in use.
- the locating recess 42 is adapted to engage with a lug 52 of a corresponding coupler 10 when in use.
- the lug 46 and locating recess 48 facilitate engagement of the lifting apparatus 30 and the coupler 10. It will be appreciated that the lug 46 and locating recess 48 facilitate engagement of the lifting apparatus 30 and the coupler 10. It will be
- the shape of the lug 46 and the locating recess 48 will be influenced at least in part, by the features of the coupler to which the lifting apparatus is intended to attach.
- the lifting apparatus depicted is intended for operation with a Type F rotary coupler known in the art. These further points of engagement are particularly useful when it is necessary to rotate the coupler to secure it to the draw gear.
- the rotary actuator on the underside of the base 32 will attach to a lifting device such as a crane.
- the lifting device is capable of lifting the apparatus 30 and the rotary actuator serves to retain the apparatus in the correct orientation for attachment to a coupler 10.
- the locking tabs 34 In attaching the lifting apparatus 30 to the coupler 10, the locking tabs 34 must be in the disengaged orientation. It can be inserted into the coupler 10 in the manner shown in Figure 1. While being held in place, the rotary actuator that operates the locking shaft 38 rotates the locking shaft 38 so that the locking tabs 34 rotate until they engage in the inboard face 24 of the knuckle 18. At the same time, the lug 40 engages with the locating recess 50 of the coupler 10 and the locating recess 42 engages with the lug 52 of the coupler 10.
- the entire coupler 10 may be lifted for insertion into draw gear on a train.
- the longitudinal axes of the coupler shaft 12 and the corresponding recess in the draw gear may then be accurately aligned.
- rotation may be performed accurately and controllably.
- the coupler 10 can be rotated by way of a swash plate manual steering hand pump on the rear base of the apparatus.
- the rotary actuator that operates the locking shaft 38 rotates the locking shaft 38 so that the locking tabs 34 disengage them from the knuckle 18 and the lifting apparatus 30 may then be removed from the coupler.
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AU2018400232A AU2018400232A1 (en) | 2018-01-02 | 2018-12-21 | Lifting apparatus |
BR112020012926-7A BR112020012926B1 (en) | 2018-01-02 | 2018-12-21 | LIFTING APPARATUS |
US16/959,171 US20200398874A1 (en) | 2018-01-02 | 2018-12-21 | Lifting apparatus |
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US577988A (en) * | 1897-03-02 | Car-coupling | ||
GB673525A (en) * | 1950-07-07 | 1952-06-04 | English Steel Corp Ltd | Improvements in or relating to knuckle couplers for railway and like vehicles |
GB845250A (en) * | 1957-07-12 | 1960-08-17 | Nat Malleable & Steel Castings | Improvements in or relating to car couplers |
US4232794A (en) * | 1978-10-04 | 1980-11-11 | Plaster Ronnie C | Automatic car coupler |
US5139161A (en) * | 1991-04-25 | 1992-08-18 | National Castings, Inc. | Automatic actuator for coupler knuckle-assembly of a railway passenger car |
US20070084818A1 (en) * | 2005-10-18 | 2007-04-19 | Brabb David C | Apparatus for railway freight car coupler knuckle |
US20160001797A1 (en) * | 2013-03-15 | 2016-01-07 | Micconway & Torley, Llc | Top Operating H Tightlock Coupler |
WO2016164448A1 (en) * | 2015-04-06 | 2016-10-13 | Bedloe Industries Llc | Railcar coupler |
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ZA201102708B (en) * | 2010-04-13 | 2011-12-28 | Victor Havenga Trust | Coupler |
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US577988A (en) * | 1897-03-02 | Car-coupling | ||
GB673525A (en) * | 1950-07-07 | 1952-06-04 | English Steel Corp Ltd | Improvements in or relating to knuckle couplers for railway and like vehicles |
GB845250A (en) * | 1957-07-12 | 1960-08-17 | Nat Malleable & Steel Castings | Improvements in or relating to car couplers |
US4232794A (en) * | 1978-10-04 | 1980-11-11 | Plaster Ronnie C | Automatic car coupler |
US5139161A (en) * | 1991-04-25 | 1992-08-18 | National Castings, Inc. | Automatic actuator for coupler knuckle-assembly of a railway passenger car |
US20070084818A1 (en) * | 2005-10-18 | 2007-04-19 | Brabb David C | Apparatus for railway freight car coupler knuckle |
US20160001797A1 (en) * | 2013-03-15 | 2016-01-07 | Micconway & Torley, Llc | Top Operating H Tightlock Coupler |
WO2016164448A1 (en) * | 2015-04-06 | 2016-10-13 | Bedloe Industries Llc | Railcar coupler |
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