Railway draft appliances – Couplings – Glass table
Patent
1990-09-21
1992-05-26
Oberleitner, Robert J.
Railway draft appliances
Couplings
Glass table
105 3, 403113, B61G 502
Patent
active
051159279
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a strengthening mechanism for a female connection member used in a articulated coupling arrangement. Such female connection members include a first end portion configured for connection to one end of a railway car center sill member and a second end portion formed integrally with such first end portion. A cavity is formed in such second end portion and is defined by a bottom wall portion, a rear wall portion and a pair of side wall portions. Such cavity being open adjacent the front and top surface thereof. An opening is formed through a portion of each of such side wall portions. Each such opening includes a slot-like portion and a generally arcuate portion spaced below such slot-like portion. At least one strengthening mechanism is formed integrally with at least one of such pair of side wall portions adjacent such second end portion and is disposed adjacent such slot-like portion adjacent such top surface of such at least one of such pair of side wall portions to provide the requisite amount of force absorbing capability to such female connection member during service in a train consist.
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Maintenance Manual for ASF Articulated Connection Assembly.
Daugherty Jr. David W.
Hawryszkow Michael G.
Kanjo Wajih
Lynch, Jr. Edward G.
Wallace William D.
Falce G. J.
Morano S. Joseph
Oberleitner Robert J.
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
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