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US 10,647,310 B2Granted
Trainline support assembly
AssigneeTTX Company
InventorsKeith Songer, Joseph M. Hettinger, Jason H. Rounds, Jason Reiling, Jennifer Mak, Andres Montoya, George Vermesi, Chris Munn
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Abstract
An end hose support assembly for a rail car is disclosed. The end hose support assembly may include a rear support bracket configured to be removably engaged within a yoke and the support assembly may constrain the lateral and vertical movement of a portion of the trainline.
Claims45
A rail car air brake end hose support assembly, the rail car air brake end hose support assembly comprising:
- a rigid, metallic rear support bracket having a top end and a bottom end, the rear support bracket removably, rigidly engaged at a top end within a yoke, the rear support bracket directly supporting a Y-47 pin, the rear support extends upward into a Y-47 pin hole surrounded by the yoke lugs and the rear support bracket extends below the yoke;
- a coupler pivotally engaged with the yoke about the Y-47 pin;
- a rigid, metallic front support bracket engaged with an underside of a rail car, the front support bracket having a tray opening formed by a first side restraining wall, a second side restraining wall, an upper restraining wall, and a lower restraining wall;
- a fixed length, rigid, metallic tray configured to support a rail car air brake end hose, the tray having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a lower wall connecting the first and second side walls and engaged with the lower restraining wall, the tray engaged with the bottom end of the rear support, and the tray movably engaged within the tray opening;
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- a portion of a trainline the portion of the trainline having a first connection point and a second connection point, wherein the portion of the trainline is rigidly engaged with the tray, wherein the first connection point and the second connection point are rigidly engaged with the tray, and wherein the portion of the trainline passes through the tray opening;
- wherein the portion of a the trainline is engaged with an intermediate flexible hose at the first connection point, wherein intermediate flexible hose is engaged with an angle cock, and wherein the angle cock is substantially longitudinally aligned with an end sill;
- wherein the portion of a the trainline is engaged with the rail car air brake end hose at the second connection point, and wherein the rail car air brake end hose is engaged with a glad hand;
- wherein the first side restraining wall and the second side restraining wall are configured to restrict lateral movement of the tray within the tray opening to less than or equal to 1 inch of lateral movement;
- wherein lateral movement of the coupler is substantially independent of lateral movement of the tray;
- wherein the top restraining wall and the bottom restraining wall are configured to restrict vertical motion of the tray within the tray opening to less than or equal to 1 inch of vertical movement;
- wherein the tray is configured to move longitudinally within the tray opening;
- and
- wherein the longitudinal movement of the tray is substantially similar to the longitudinal movement of the Y-47 pin of the rail car.
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A rail car air brake end hose support assembly, the rail car air brake end hose support assembly comprising:
- a rear support bracket having a top end and a bottom end, the rear support bracket configured to be removably, rigidly engaged at a top end within a yoke;
- and
- a substantially rigid portion of a trainline, the portion of the trainline engaged with the rear support bracket;
- wherein the lateral movement of the portion of the trainline is constrained;
- wherein the vertical movement of the portion trainline is constrained;
- wherein the portion of the trainline is configured to move longitudinally substantially similar to the longitudinal movement of a Y-47 pin of a rail car;
- and
- wherein the rear support bracket is configured to support the Y-47 pin.
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A method for installing a rail car air brake end hose support assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a Y-47 pin having a top end and a bottom end, the Y-47 pin configured to be inserted into a rail car yoke;
- providing a rigid, metallic rear support bracket having a top end and a bottom end, the rear support bracket forming a portion of a rail car air brake end hose support assembly;
- inserting the Y-47 pin into the yoke;
- engaging the top end of the rear support bracket with the bottom end of the Y-47 pin and pushing the Y-47 pin upward;
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- removably engaging the rear support bracket with the yoke such that the rear support bracket supports the Y-47 pin;
- wherein the rear support bracket extends below bottom support lugs of the yoke.
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A method for installing a rail car Y-47 pin in rail car, the method comprising:
- providing a Y-47 pin having a top end and a bottom end, the Y-47 configured to be inserted into a rail car yoke;
- providing a rigid, metallic rear support bracket having a top end and a bottom end;
- inserting the Y-47 pin into the yoke;
- engaging the top end of the rear support bracket with the bottom end of the Y-47 pin and pushing the Y-47 pin upward;
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- removably engaging the rear support bracket with the yoke such that the rear support bracket supports the Y-47 pin;
- wherein the rear support bracket extends below the yoke.
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A rail car air brake end hose support assembly, the rail car air brake end hose support assembly comprising:
- a coupler;
- a substantially rigid portion of a trainline, the substantially rigid portion of the trainline movably engaged with the rail car;
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- a striker, the striker having a striker face;
- wherein lateral movement of the coupler is substantially independent of lateral movement of the rail car air brake end hose support assembly;
- wherein the substantially rigid portion of the trainline operates only within a predefined operating envelope when the coupler is in the buff position;
- wherein the predetermined operating envelope extends 30 inches or less laterally and is centered on a center of the rail car;
- wherein the predetermined operating envelope extends 18 9/16 inches or less downward from about 17 13/16 below a top of the face of the striker;
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- wherein the predetermined operating envelope extends 68 inches or less backward from the face of the striker.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.