Automated coupler positioning device
US10040462B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61G5/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A coupler for a railway car including a coupler anchor, a coupler mechanism pivotable relative to the coupler anchor from an on-center position to an off-center position in a substantially horizontal plane, and a coupler positioning device for pivoting the coupler mechanism relative to the coupler anchor. The coupler positioning device includes a controller adapted for receiving signal information from a bogie relating to an angular position of the bogie relative to a body of the railway car, and at least one pneumatic cylinder for pivoting the coupler mechanism. The controller controls the operation of the at least one pneumatic cylinder in response to the signal information received from the bogie.
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