Arrangement for resilient absorption of forces

An arrangement for resiliently absorbing forces, particularly for an intermediate buffer coupling of rail vehicles, comprising an elongated housing having two spaced ends, one of said ends of said housing being closed, whereas the other of said ends is open and has an opening;

• a friction element located in the region of said open end of said housing;
• a resilient element cooperating in series with said friction element and located in a portion of said housing which is spaced from said opening in direction of elongation of said housing, said opening of said housing having a transverse dimension which is smaller than the inner transverse dimension of said portion of said housing in which said resilient element is located, said resilient element being formed as a friction spring having a plurality of inner conical rings and a plurality of outer conical rings which cooperate with one another with interposition of a lubricant;
• and outer and inner cup-shaped casing members in said housing and telescopable in one another, said cup-shaped members closably accommodating said outer rings and said inner rings therebetween and being sealed relative to one another, at least said outer cup-shaped member having a diameter which exceeds the transverse dimension of said opening of said housing and being constituted by an elastically deformable material, said outer cup-shaped member having a bottom wall provided with an opening which is bounded by an edge, the inner ring of said friction spring, which is located adjacent to said bottom wall cooperating with said edge of said bottom wall in direct contact with the same.

An arrangement for resiliently absorbing forces, particularly for an intermediate buffer coupling of rail vehicles, comprising an elongated housing having two spaced ends, one of said ends of said housing being closed, whereas the other of said ends is open and has an opening;

• a friction element located in the region of said open end of said housing;
• a resilient element cooperating in series with said friction element and located in a portion of said housing which is spaced from said opening in direction of elongation of said housing, said opening of said housing having a transverse dimension which is smaller than the inner transverse dimension of said portion of said housing in which said resilient element is located, said resilient element being formed as a friction spring having a plurality of inner conical rings and a plurality of outer conical rings which cooperate with one another with interposition of a lubricant;
• and outer and inner cup-shaped casing members in said housing and telescopable in one another, said cup-shaped members closably accommodating said outer rings and said inner rings therebetween and being sealed relative to one another, at least said outer cup-shaped member having a diameter which exceeds the transverse dimension of said opening of said housing, said outer cup-shaped member being elastically deformable so that despite the fact that its diameter exceeds the transverse dimension of said opening of said housing, said outer cup-shaped member can be inserted into said housing through said opening because of its capability of being deformed during this insertion from its diameter exceeding the transverse dimension of said opening of said housing to a diameter at least equal to the same.