A railcar coupler having a head portion extending from a shank portion, the coupler head portion is configured to couple to a first coupler knuckle for coupling the railcar coupler to a second railcar coupler of an adjacent railcar. The coupler has weight reduction features that also are configured to provide strength to the coupler when handling forceloads. The coupler may have a head with a front face with bores provided in the front face a cavity extending through the coupler, a guard arm with cavities formed therein, and a shank having a plurality of longitudinal cavities and adjacent ribs separating the cavities. Preferred embodiments may be constructed from an austempered metal.


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    Titel :

    Railway vehicle coupler


    Beteiligte:
    STERN AARON (Autor:in) / LEVITT PERRY (Autor:in) / TAVARES MANUEL (Autor:in) / BROOK ZACHARY RYAN (Autor:in) / MURPHY WAYNE H (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    27.09.2016


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B61G Kupplungen besonders ausgebildet für Eisenbahnfahrzeuge , COUPLINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES / B22D CASTING OF METALS , Gießen von Metallen / B22C FOUNDRY MOULDING , Gießformen



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