Method of reconditioning a railcar coupler

    公开(公告)号:US11794795B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-24

    申请号:US17667945

    申请日:2022-02-09

    申请人: A. Stucki Company

    发明人: Robert Brest

    IPC分类号: B61G1/28 B61K11/00

    CPC分类号: B61K11/00 B61G1/28

    摘要: A method for reconditioning a railcar coupler is disclosed, including determining, using a gauge, an amount of wear to a coupler pulling lug; cleaning a surface of the coupler pulling lug experiencing the wear; and applying a weldment to the surface of the coupler pulling lug experiencing the wear to increase the thickness of the coupler pulling lug. The amount of weldment applied to the coupler pulling lug is preferably equal to the amount of wear experiencing by the coupler pulling lug to bring the thickness of the coupler pulling lug back to its original thickness or very close thereto.

    ATTACHMENT OF ARTICULATED CONNECTORS IN MULTI-UNIT FREIGHT CARS

    公开(公告)号:US20190054934A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-21

    申请号:US15678979

    申请日:2017-08-16

    申请人: Gunderson LLC

    发明人: Gregory J. Saxton

    摘要: Articulated connectors are attached to and extend from center sills of adjacent car units of a multi-unit railroad freight car, connecting the car units to each other and to a shared truck. The center sill of each of the car units includes a top member that is of increased thickness at the outer end of the center sill. A weld extending along a shoulder that extends around the main body of s portion of the articulated connector attaches the articulated connector portion to the outer end of the center sill with ample strength to carry draft and buff train loads as well as the weight of the car unit and its lading, without the need for weld joints inside the center sill.

    Coupler knuckle
    60.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10196076B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US15230047

    申请日:2016-08-05

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

    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.