Force absorbing arrangement

An arrangement for resilient absorption of forces, particularly for an intermediate buffer coupling of rail vehicles, comprising an elongated housing having two spaced ends, a base plate and an axis, one of said ends 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 the housing;
• a resilient element cooperating in series with said friction element and formed as a friction spring having two spaced ends and including a plurality of inner conical rings and a plurality of outer conical rings cooperating with one another with interposition of a lubricant;
• outer and inner cup-shaped casing members located in said housing and closably accommodating said friction spring, said outer cup-shaped member outwardly surrounding said outer conical rings of said friction spring and having a bottom located in the region of one end of the latter so as to form a support for said one end of said friction spring, said inner cup-shaped member being located inwardly of said inner rings of said friction spring and having a radially outwardly extending flange in the region of the other end of the latter so as to form a support for said other end of said friction spring;
• a sealing element which is fitted on said outer cup-shaped member and held on said inner cup-shaped member so that said cup-shaped members can move relative to one another in direction of elongation of said housing, but at the same time are sealed by said sealing element;
• and a further plate arranged on said base plate and having a central collar and an outer surface cooperating with said sealing element, said flange of said inner cup-shaped member abutting against said further plate, and said inner cup-shaped member being guided on said central collar of said further plate.

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

• a friction element located in the region of said open end of the housing and having a wedge-shaped member provided with an opening;
• a resilient element cooperating in series with said friction element and formed as a friction spring having two spaced ends and including a plurality of inner conical rings and a plurality of outer conical rings cooperating with one another with interposition of a lubricant;
• outer and inner cup-shaped casing members located in said housing and closably accommodating said friction spring, said outer cup-shaped member outwardly surrounding said outer conical rings of said friction spring and having a bottom located in the region of one end of the latter so as to form a support for said one end of said friction spring, said inner cup-shaped member being located inwardly of said inner rings of said friction spring and in the region of the other end of the latter so as to form a support for said other end of said friction spring;
• a sealing element which is fitted on said outer cup-shaped member and held on said inner cup-shaped member so that said cup-shaped members can move relative to one another in direction of elongation of said housing, but at the same time are sealed by said sealing element;
• and means for centering said outer cup-shaped member and including a guiding pin associated with said bottom of said outer cup-shaped member and engaging in said opening of said wedge-formed member.

An arrangement for resilient absorption of forces, particularly for an intermediate buffer coupling of rail vehicles, comprising an elongated housing having two spaced ends, a base plate and an axis, one of said ends 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 the housing;
• a resilient element cooperating in series with said friction element and formed as a friction spring having two spaced ends and including a plurality of inner conical rings and a plurality of outer conical rings cooperating with one another with interposition of a lubricant;
• outer and inner cup-shaped casing members located in said housing and closably accommodating said friction spring, said outer cup-shaped member outwardly surrounding said outer conical rings of said friction spring and being located in the region of one end of the latter so as to form a support for said one end of said friction spring, said inner cup-shaped member being located inwardly of said inner rings of said friction spring;
• and a sealing element which is fitted on said outer cup-shaped member and held on said inner cup-shaped member so that said cup-shaped members can move relative to one another in direction of elongation of said housing, but at the same time are sealed by said sealing element, so that said resilient element with said cup-shaped members forms a positive connection resistant to transverse forces, with said base plate of said housing, on the one hand, and with said friction element, on the other hand.