DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC POSITIONING OF AUTOMATIC COUPLER Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC B61G3/20 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: automatic coupler for a railway car comprises an automatic coupler attachment, an automatic coupler mechanism and an automatic coupler positioning device. The automatic coupler positioning device comprises a controller made with the possibility of receiving the signal information from the bogie, and a pneumatic cylinder for turning the automatic coupler mechanism. The controller controls the operation of the pneumatic cylinder in response to the signal information received from the bogie. The method of the automatic positioning of the automatic railway car coupler comprises stages, at which the angular bogie position relative to the railway car body is measured, the signal information related to the angular bogie position is transmitted to the controller, the pressure provided for the pneumatic cylinder is adjusted.

EFFECT: automation of the automatic coupler position adjustment.

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