A coupler for a railway car including a coupler anchor, a coupler mechanism pivotable relative to the coupler anchor from an on-center position to an off-center position in a substantially horizontal plane, and a coupler positioning device for pivoting the coupler mechanism relative to the coupler anchor. The coupler positioning device includes a controller adapted for receiving signal information from a bogie relating to an angular position of the bogie relative to a body of the railway car, and at least one pneumatic cylinder for pivoting the coupler mechanism. The controller controls the operation of the at least one pneumatic cylinder in response to the signal information received from the bogie.


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    Title :

    УСТРОЙСТВО АВТОМАТИЧЕСКОГО ПОЗИЦИОНИРОВАНИЯ АВТОСЦЕПКИ


    Publication date :

    2017-04-27


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Russian


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61G Kupplungen besonders ausgebildet für Eisenbahnfahrzeuge , COUPLINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES