Bumper seal for auto rack car
    21.
    发明授权
    Bumper seal for auto rack car 失效
    汽车车厢保险杠密封

    公开(公告)号:US5311823A

    公开(公告)日:1994-05-17

    申请号:US736290

    申请日:1991-07-22

    IPC分类号: B61D3/18 B61D49/00

    CPC分类号: B61D3/18

    摘要: In a railroad auto rack car having an array of side panels with horizontal air gaps between vertically adjacent panels, a strip of continuous flexible resilient plastic material, preferably vinyl having a white color, is fitted onto and adhesively secured to horizontal flanges of vertically adjacent upper and lower side panels to function both as a seal to close the horizontal air gap against swirling road dirt and also as a protective bumper to protect the automobiles from damage from being bumped during loading and unloading of the rack car. The bumper seal in preferred form has upper and lower legs each having a channel which faces the center axis of the bumper for receiving the vertical flanges found along the horizontal edges of the side panels of the rack car. The portion of the bumper seal along the center axis is designed to provide a spring action to accommodate for variations in the width of the air gaps.

    摘要翻译: 在具有在垂直相邻面板之间具有水平空气间隙的侧板阵列的铁路车辆车厢中,连续柔性弹性塑料材料条带(优选具有白色的乙烯基)被装配到并且粘合地固定到垂直相邻的上部的水平凸缘上 和下侧板,既用作密封,也可以将水平空气间隙与旋转道路污垢相结​​合,也可用作保护保险杠,以保护汽车在装载和卸载货架车时不被撞击。 优选形式的保险杠密封件具有上腿和下腿,每个腿具有面向保险杠的中心轴线的通道,用于接收沿着齿条车的侧板的水平边缘发现的垂直凸缘。 保险杠密封件沿着中心轴线的部分被设计成提供弹簧作用以适应气隙宽度的变化。

    Knuckle pin
    22.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11608095B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US16775217

    申请日:2020-01-28

    IPC分类号: B61G7/00 B61G3/04

    摘要: A knuckle pin, coupling system, and method for producing a knuckle pin are provided, the knuckle pin having a cylindrical body with a longitudinal slot therein separating vertical edges of the cylindrical body, with one or more first retaining elements that span outward of the cylindrical body, and a second retainer that includes one or more of opposing apertures, and bendable legs. A method for producing the knuckle pin is provided, where a blank is stamped into a workpiece that corresponds to the pin to be produced, and the stamped workpiece is rolled to produce the pin with the slot.

    Lightweight fatigue resistant railcar truck, sideframe and bolster

    公开(公告)号:US11433927B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US16378447

    申请日:2019-04-08

    IPC分类号: B61F5/52 C22C37/10 C22C37/08

    摘要: The sideframe and bolster of a railway car truck are constructed such that basic overall sideframe and bolster appearance is maintained, but the actual material it is constructed of is changed. The material used is changed from cast steel to an austempered metal, such as, cast austempered ductile iron; whereas cast iron has a density, 0.26 lbs/in{circumflex over ( )}3, which is approximately 8% less than steel, 0.283 lbs/in{circumflex over ( )}3. This immediately allows for a reduction in weight. A second benefit is that iron is easier to pour than steel and actually increases in volume, slightly, as metal cools compared to steel which shrinks. Efficient use of materials is improved, meaning less metal is used to make the same final shape, as a way of reducing the sideframe and bolster weight. Both factures combined allow for a lighter weight railway car truck, sideframe and bolster, while utilizing standard designs.

    Process for producing a coupler knuckle and improved coupler knuckle

    公开(公告)号:US10906567B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-02

    申请号:US16558230

    申请日:2019-09-02

    摘要: A process for producing a coupler knuckle and an improved coupler knuckle design are provided. The process produces a coupler knuckle by constructing a mold having the shape of the coupler knuckle. The mold is coated with a material that is resistant to melting at the molten melt temperatures of the molten metal used to form the knuckle. With the mold coated, the cavities in the mold interior are filled by placing an inert material therein. The molten metal used for forming the knuckle contacts the mold and consumes it, while the coating serves to provide a shape for the knuckle.

    Knuckle thrower
    25.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09714039B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-25

    申请号:US14272687

    申请日:2014-05-08

    IPC分类号: B61G3/06

    CPC分类号: B61G3/06

    摘要: A knuckle thrower for a railway coupler assembly, the thrower having a knuckle actuating leg, a leg lock seat, an upper pivot structure, a lower trunnion, and stress relief feature for relieving stresses imparted on the thrower, which, according to some embodiments may include a recess provided in the perimeter wall thereof, and one or more supporting ribs.

    Malleable resilient pedestal wear plate
    26.
    发明授权
    Malleable resilient pedestal wear plate 有权
    可塑性弹性底座耐磨板

    公开(公告)号:US09580088B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-28

    申请号:US14251276

    申请日:2014-04-11

    CPC分类号: B61F15/20 B61F5/00 B61F5/32

    摘要: A wear plate for use with a railway truck, the wear plate being configured for installation on a downwardly facing surface of a pedestal opening of a side frame of a railway truck. The wear plate includes a base and a pair of side walls extending upwardly from opposite sides of the base with inwardly disposed locking features designed to engage the pedestal when the wear plate is installed, the locking features in a preferred embodiment being configured as resilient projections that engage, clamp or drag lock onto opposite sides of the pedestal with the base of the wear plate protecting the downwardly facing pedestal surface. The wear plate may be constructed from malleable or ductile metals or plastics.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于铁路车辆的耐磨板,所述耐磨板被配置为安装在铁路车辆侧框架的底座开口的向下的表面上。 耐磨板包括底座和从基座的相对侧向上延伸的一对侧壁,其具有向内设置的锁定特征,设计成当耐磨板安装时与基座接合,优选实施例中的锁定特征被配置为弹性突起, 接合,夹紧或拖动锁定在基座的相对侧上,耐磨板的底部保护朝下的底座表面。 耐磨板可以由可塑性或延展性的金属或塑料制成。

    Coupler knuckle
    27.
    发明授权
    Coupler knuckle 有权
    联轴器转向节

    公开(公告)号:US09481380B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-01

    申请号:US14171719

    申请日:2014-02-03

    IPC分类号: B61G3/04

    CPC分类号: B61G7/00 B61G1/28 B61G3/04

    摘要: An improved coupler knuckle with an improved interior configuration for handling forces imparted on the knuckle and transferring said imparted forces through the knuckle and improving handling of linear force loads and their transmission the interior having a force handling structure that includes spaced apart layers and cavities, with a cavity extending between the nose section and the tail section of the coupler knuckle.

    摘要翻译: 改进的联轴器转向节具有改进的内部构造,用于处理转向节上的力并且通过转向节传递所施加的力并改善线性力载荷的处理,并且其变速器具有包括间隔开的层和空腔的力处理结构, 在鼻部和钩环的尾部之间延伸的腔。

    Railway vehicle coupler
    28.
    发明授权
    Railway vehicle coupler 有权
    铁路车辆耦合器

    公开(公告)号:US09452764B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-27

    申请号:US14273285

    申请日:2014-05-08

    摘要: A railcar coupler having a head portion extending from a shank portion, the coupler head portion is configured to couple to a first coupler knuckle for coupling the railcar coupler to a second railcar coupler of an adjacent railcar. The coupler has weight reduction features that also are configured to provide strength to the coupler when handling forceloads. The coupler may have a head with a front face with bores provided in the front face a cavity extending through the coupler, a guard arm with cavities formed therein, and a shank having a plurality of longitudinal cavities and adjacent ribs separating the cavities. Preferred embodiments may be constructed from an austempered metal.

    摘要翻译: 具有从柄部延伸的头部的轨道车联结器,所述联接器头部构造成联接到第一联接器转向节,用于将所述轨道车辆联接器联接到相邻车厢的第二轨道车辆联接器。 耦合器具有减重特征,其还被配置成在处理力负载时向耦合器提供强度。 联接器可以具有头部,其具有前表面,孔在前表面中设置有延伸穿过联接器的空腔,其中形成有空腔的保护臂以及具有多个纵向空腔和分隔空腔的相邻肋的柄。 优选的实施方案可以由奥氏体金属构成。

    KNUCKLE THROWER
    29.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20150321680A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-12

    申请号:US14272687

    申请日:2014-05-08

    IPC分类号: B61G3/06

    CPC分类号: B61G3/06

    摘要: A knuckle thrower for a railway coupler assembly, the thrower having a knuckle actuating leg, a leg lock seat, an upper pivot structure, a lower trunnion, and stress relief feature for relieving stresses imparted on the thrower, which, according to some embodiments may include a recess provided in the perimeter wall thereof, and one or more supporting ribs.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于铁路联接器组件的转向节投掷器,该抛掷机具有转向节致动腿,一个腿部锁定座,一个上部枢轴结构,一个下耳轴和应力释放特征,用于减轻施加于投掷机上的应力,根据一些实施例 包括设置在其周壁中的凹部和一个或多个支撑肋。

    Lightweight rerailer
    30.
    发明授权
    Lightweight rerailer 有权
    轻量级帆船

    公开(公告)号:US09010252B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-21

    申请号:US14087962

    申请日:2013-11-22

    IPC分类号: B61K5/00 B61K5/06

    CPC分类号: B61K5/02 B61K5/00 B61K5/06

    摘要: A rerailer device for rerailing a railway vehicle onto a track, the device including a body with a ramp adapted to support a wheel of a railway vehicle thereon, a sloped face provided on said body and being configured with a slope that declines in a preferred direction toward the track on which the railway vehicle wheel is to be rerailed, and support means for supporting said sloped surface and railway vehicle wheels thereon, where the support configuration, material or combinations of configurations and materials facilitate lightweight construction.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将铁路车辆重新轨道移动到轨道上的回收装置,该装置包括具有适于支撑其上的铁路车辆的车轮的斜坡的主体,设置在所述主体上的倾斜面,并且构造成具有沿优选方向下降的斜面 向轨道车轮转向的轨道,以及用于支撑其上的所述倾斜表面和轨道车轮的支撑装置,其中支撑构造,材料或构造和材料的组合有助于轻量化构造。