Railway car counter balanced tilting deck

Details Railway car counter balanced tilting deck Railway car counter balanced tilting deck

1979-03-01

1981-02-03

Beltran, Howard

Freight accommodation on freight carrier

Particular article accommodation

Wheeled vehicle

14 161, 105370, 105375, 267162, 404 1, B60P 308, B61D 304, B61D 316, F16F 134

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042485576

ABSTRACT:
An operating mechanism for a hinged deck portion of a vehicle-carrying auto-rack railway car utilizing a first-class lever to counterbalance the deck end portion. A spring load is provided by a Belleville spring pack of novel, compact construction which has a substantially constant spring-force versus deflection curve such that manual manipulation of the hinged deck by operating personnel is facilitated during loading and unloading of the auto-rack car.

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