A railroad coupler knuckle includes a knuckle body having a tail, a pin hole extending along a pivot axis and a front face configured to transmits the buff forces of the train; a pair of external weight saving pockets on the front face of the knuckle body extending into the knuckle body; an intervening support ridge on the front face of the knuckle body between the pair of weight saving pockets, and wherein the intervening support rib extends along a rib defining plane perpendicular to the pivot access, and wherein the rib defining plane extends through the tail of the body.
Railroad Coupler Knuckle with External Weight Reducing Features
2022-11-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B61G Kupplungen besonders ausgebildet für Eisenbahnfahrzeuge , COUPLINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES |
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