RAILWAY FREIGHT CAR DRAFT GEAR ASSEMBLY A draft gear assembly for use with railcars having coupler members is provided. The draft gear assembly has front and back ends and comprises a yoke (22), a coupler follower, a front resilient member, an intermediate stop member (33), and a back resilient member. The yoke (22) has a back wall, a top wall extending from the back wall toward the front end of the draft gear assembly, and a bottom wall extending from the back wall toward the front end of the draft gear assembly. The coupler follower is positioned between the butt end of the coupler shank and the front end of the draft gear assembly. The front resilient member is positioned between the coupler follower and the intermediate stop member (33). The back resilient member is positioned between the intermediate stop member (33) and the yoke (22) back wall. The front and back resilient members are compressible. FIG. 7 27 oo9 o o 000 o29 36 28
Railway freight car draft gear assembly
2018-11-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B61G Kupplungen besonders ausgebildet für Eisenbahnfahrzeuge , COUPLINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES |