Railway car underframe

Details Railway car underframe Railway car underframe

1983-09-15

1986-02-18

Reese, Randolph A.

Railway draft appliances

Cushioned

Cooperating parts fixed to car

213 50, 105420, B61F 102

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045708070

ABSTRACT:
A railway car underframe comprises a center sill having bell mouth draft housings at opposite ends thereof. The housings accommodate the use of drawbars or shank type couplers. With the use of a shank type coupler a draft housing extension is secured to the bell mouth housings. The housings include structural shear elements interengageable with each other to align and secure the housings in rigid relation. The housings include connector plates secured together by fasteners with said connector plates longitudinally spaced apart to provide vertical spaces. Wedge elements having open end vertically spaced recesses are driven into the vertical spaces to provide for rigid metal to metal contact with the spaces accommodating the fasteners. Proper alignment, securement, and quick assembly therefore is achieved.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1890795 (1932-12-01), Spencer
patent: 3561370 (1971-02-01), Reynolds
patent: 3858729 (1975-01-01), Altherr

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