Flexible clamp
AssigneeAxtone S.A.
InventorsJan Kukulski, Krzysztof Puszkarz
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Abstract
The invention relates to a flexible clamp for securing a pin to a base yoke in an articulated joint connection, wherein the clamp comprises a body configured for mounting to the base yoke. The body of the clamp comprises at least one recess or aperture arranged in a vicinity of the pin contact part, which is shaped and sized to control deformation of the pin contact part of the clamp, when the clamp is secured to the base and engages the pin. The invention also relates to an articulated joint connection and a railway coupler comprising the clamp according the invention.
Claims20
A clamp for securing a pin to a base yoke in an articulated joint connection, the clamp comprising:
- a single-piece, solid body configured to mount to the base yoke, wherein the body comprises:
- a pin contact part extending on one side of the body and configured to engage with the pin,
- at least one elongated recess or aperture arranged in the body in a vicinity of the pin contact part, wherein a longer dimension of the recess or aperture extends across the body in a manner corresponding to a concave surface cross section of the pin contact part and the recess or aperture is configured to deform the body upon engagement with the pin, when the clamp is mounted to the base yoke.
An articulated joint connection comprising:
- a clamp for securing a pin to a base yoke in an articulated joint connection, the clamp comprising:
- a single-piece, solid body configured to mount to the base yoke, wherein the body comprises:
- a pin contact part extending on one side of the body and configured to engage with the pin,
- at least one elongated recess or aperture arranged in the body in a vicinity of the pin contact part, wherein a longer dimension of the recess or aperture extends across the body in a manner corresponding to a concave surface cross section of the pin contact part and the recess or aperture is configured to deform the body upon engagement with the pin, when the clamp is mounted to the base yoke.
A railway coupler comprising:
- a clamp for securing a pin to a base yoke in an articulated joint connection, the clamp comprising:
- a single-piece, solid body configured to mount to the base yoke, wherein the body comprises:
- a pin contact part extending on one side of the body and configured to engage with the pin,
- at least one elongated recess or aperture arranged in the body in a vicinity of the pin contact part, wherein a longer dimension of the recess or aperture extends across the body in a manner corresponding to a concave surface cross section of the pin contact part and the recess or aperture is configured to deform the body upon engagement with the pin, when the clamp is mounted to the base yoke.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.