. Railway mechanical engineer . nother spring is applied to the stem of the coupler parts are adjusted so that the connector when notcoupled extends 5% in. ahead of the pulling face of thecoupler knuckle. Beneath the main stem of the connector is an auxiliarystem with a spring adjustment. This stem operates a lockthrough a toggle arrangement and after the connector facesare in contact the lock is caused to engage a slot in one ofthe wings as it mates with the coupler head. The details ofoperation of the locking arrangement are clearly shown bydrawings of the side and front views of
. Railway mechanical engineer . nother spring is applied to the stem of the coupler parts are adjusted so that the connector when notcoupled extends 5% in. ahead of the pulling face of thecoupler knuckle. Beneath the main stem of the connector is an auxiliarystem with a spring adjustment. This stem operates a lockthrough a toggle arrangement and after the connector facesare in contact the lock is caused to engage a slot in one ofthe wings as it mates with the coupler head. The details ofoperation of the locking arrangement are clearly shown bydrawings of the side and front views of the head. In a recessin the head beneath the left side wing is a segment, a,pivoted near the upper edge. The portion of this segmentlying within the head serves as a stop for the locking bar, lower outer edge of the segment extends into the guide inwhich the wing of the opposing connector engages the as the wing moves in it will force the segment upwardand release the locking bar, which is then free to enter the. The Futrell Connector. Showing Suspension. Piping and Electric Contacts ments for locking the heads and taking care of movementbetween coupled cars. The coupler, as shown in the illustration, is of the butt-face, wing type. The head casting is suspended beneath thecoupler by diagonal wire cables which are supported by anenclosed spring mechanism from the car body. A bracket is slot in the wing. When the connectors are separated thelocking bar is returned to the lower position and the segment,being released as soon as the wing is removed, returns to itsoriginal position by gravity. The heads, when locked, form practically one solid partand since the connectors are supported from the car body, 102 1kiiki Am, 1921 R \II.\Y \V ME( II \\!i \l. ENGINEER 103 it is necessar) to provide sufficient freedom of movement tinsure that no additional stresses are placed on the headsby tin relative movi n the ends of adjacenl cai DetachableGasket Plate of 7 in. ami ,i h
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