Automatic railroad car coupler

Details Automatic railroad car coupler Automatic railroad car coupler

1986-10-17

1987-11-03

Reeves, Robert B.

Railway draft appliances

Couplings

Combined car and air train line

213 77, B61G 506

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047038624

ABSTRACT:
An automatic air couplter for railroad cars includes a bracket (26) which supports a cylinder housing (72) underneath the coupler mechanism of a railroad car. A face plate (60) is disposed on a piston (70) which reciprocates within the cylinder housing (72). A spring (76) is maintained in compression between the face plate (60) and the cylinder housing (72) to provide an outward force. Alignment devices (62) and (64) allow for automatic alignment of the face plate (60) such that orifices (66) can mate therebetween to allow air to pass therethrough.

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patent: 1056958 (1913-03-01), Trombetti
patent: 1437645 (1922-12-01), Genin
patent: 2052993 (1936-09-01), Tomlinson
patent: 2062740 (1936-12-01), Cartier
patent: 2843056 (1958-07-01), Browne
patent: 3251480 (1966-05-01), De Penti et al.

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