VEHICLE AUTOMATIC COUPLER ALIGNMENT DEVICE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; automatic coupler adjuster for setting it in central position after uncoupling of vehicles. SUBSTANCE: device has resilient bar 1, and swinging suspensions 2 by means of which bar is suspended from vehicle frame. Bar 1 has housing with three-dimensional side connected by axle with housing, supporting plate 6 and springs 7 placed between plate and base 3 of housing. Second side and base of housing are made integral. Spring are tightened by supporting plate 6 held in assembled bar by means of side stops. Pack consisting of wear resistant. adjusting and antinoise plates is secured on supporting plates. EFFECT: improved reliability of coupling, reduced noise, possibility of adjustment of coupler gear height relative to rail head. 5 cl, 2 dwg