Railcar coupler core with vertical parting line and method of manufacture
AssigneeBedloe Industries LLC
InventorsF. Andrew Nibouar, Jerry R. Smerecky, Kelly Day, Vaughn Makary, Nick Salamasick
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Abstract
A method of casting a core includes the steps of preparing a first half of a corebox, preparing a second half of a corebox such that the parting line of a core formed from the first and second coreboxes runs along the vertical axis of the core.
Claims10
1-17. (canceled)
A core for forming the interior spaces of a railcar part, said core comprising:
- a contoured surface to provide detail to the interior spaces of a railcar coupler knuckle;
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- a parting line defined on the contoured surface along a vertical axis of said core.
A railcar coupler knuckle comprising a top knuckle pulling lug with a wall thickness that has a substantially constant thickness from the top of a front face of said top knuckle pulling lug to a bottom face of said top knuckle pulling lug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.