发明申请
- 专利标题: COUPLER KNUCKLE
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申请号: US13661721申请日: 2012-10-26
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公开(公告)号: US20140116976A1公开(公告)日: 2014-05-01
- 发明人: Joseph Halford , Matthew Todt , Timothy Dumey
- 申请人: AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.
- 申请人地址: US IL Chicago
- 专利权人: AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.
- 当前专利权人: AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.
- 当前专利权人地址: US IL Chicago
- 主分类号: B61G7/00
- IPC分类号: B61G7/00
摘要:
An improved coupler-knuckle assembly is comprised of a coupler body, a knuckle, and at least two knuckle retainer plugs. The knuckle has an internal coring geometry that increases the cross-sectional area of the throat portion of the knuckle compared to previous designs. The present invention's knuckle design includes a top and a bottom tapered holes in the knuckle with a locking groove at the bottom of each tapered hole for the knuckle retainer plugs to snap into. The knuckle retainer plugs are inserted through the coupler body and into the tapered holes in the knuckle. The improved coupler-knuckle assembly of the present invention reduces fatigue on the coupler, knuckle, and knuckle pin, prevents misalignment of the coupler-knuckle assembly, and prevents knuckle pin breakage.
公开/授权文献
- US08910808B2 Coupler knuckle 公开/授权日:2014-12-16