Rail vehicle coupler with cable coupling
AssigneeBergische Stahl-Industrie
InventorsKlaus Ksiensyk, Barun Kumar Chatterjee
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Abstract
A vehicle coupler in which at least one cable coupling box is mounted on the coupling head for cooperation with a like coupling box on another coupling head to effect coupling together of conduits, such as air and electric conduits, when the vehicle is coupled to another vehicle. The coupling head has guide rods extending in coupling direction on which the coupling box is slidably mounted. The connectors which connect the coupling box to the rods include elastic inserts permitting movement of the coupling box in the lateral direction of the guide rods to provide for alignment of the coupling box with the coupling box with which it cooperates.
Claims6
A rail vehicle coupling including a coupling head and cable coupling means for control conduits, a pair of guide rods on the coupling head extending longitudinally thereon in coupling direction, said cable coupling means comprising a coupling box slidably supported on said rods and adapted for cooperation with a like coupling box on another coupling head during a coupling operation, said coupling box having members thereon formed with eyes slidably engaging said rods, each said member comprising first and second parts and resilient means interposed between said parts for resiliently supporting the respective eye on said coupling box.
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