. American engineer and railroad journal . ft\ r%is Fig. of Equalizers and Springs. sect the arc x x,, instead of being nearly tangent to it as be-fore, and the movement of the hanger is so changed as to keepit in a nearly vertical position. Various dimensions may begiven for the parts shown in this diagram, but such an ar-rangement of centers of rotation, or such a combination be-tween length of spring and equalizers, should be selected aswill tend to keep the hanger as nearly vertical as the spring rests on a stirrup, as at B, Fig. 5, it has abearing on the botto
. American engineer and railroad journal . ft\ r%is Fig. of Equalizers and Springs. sect the arc x x,, instead of being nearly tangent to it as be-fore, and the movement of the hanger is so changed as to keepit in a nearly vertical position. Various dimensions may begiven for the parts shown in this diagram, but such an ar-rangement of centers of rotation, or such a combination be-tween length of spring and equalizers, should be selected aswill tend to keep the hanger as nearly vertical as the spring rests on a stirrup, as at B, Fig. 5, it has abearing on the bottom, and more nearly approximates the con-ditions existing with the beat forms of overhung springs;again, such a bearing tends to produce a more even anddeliberate movement of the spring, whereas, when hung fromthe top of the band at A, the spring is then suspended from apoint, which tends to promote a more rapid vibratory move-ment. Fig. 6 is added to show a modification ot Fig. 2 and Fig. 7 toshow an example of good practice. JOURNAL BOX
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