Coupler for a railway vehicle, cores and method for production

US10150490B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Pennsy Corporation · US

Inventors

• Aaron Stern · West Chester, US
• Perry Levitt · West Chester, US
• Manuel Tavares · West Chester, US
• Zachary Ryan Brook · Leola, US
• Wayne H. Murphy · Pottstown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 22, 2015
• Grant date: Dec 11, 2018
• Expiry date: Mar 14, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B22C9/22
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A coupler having a support provided through the body of the coupler and a plurality of openings in the coupler which are configured as open cavities. The coupler structure includes a shank that has a vertical support as well as lateral support. The coupler may be configured with a double I-beam structure with openings into the shank. Cores that may be fixed to the mold may be used to form the coupler and produce the openings in the shank.