. Railway mechanical engineer . P~~-©-. ©. Side Elevation of the Connector Head and Suspension ing from the compression of the drawbar springs and a The gaskets are held in place by a detachable gasket plate trunnion casting between this lever and the stem of the fastened to the front of the head. The plate is hinged at the • coupler head provides for lateral and vertical movement, top and is locked at the lower end by a cam which forms part The wing type gathering mechanism has a vertical range of the gasket plate keeper. In order to remove the gasket 11)4 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 95,
. Railway mechanical engineer . P~~-©-. ©. Side Elevation of the Connector Head and Suspension ing from the compression of the drawbar springs and a The gaskets are held in place by a detachable gasket plate trunnion casting between this lever and the stem of the fastened to the front of the head. The plate is hinged at the • coupler head provides for lateral and vertical movement, top and is locked at the lower end by a cam which forms part The wing type gathering mechanism has a vertical range of the gasket plate keeper. In order to remove the gasket 11)4 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 95, No. 2 pliite, the handle must be raised to the position shown by theclotted lines. When the two connectors are coupled, thehandle is held in die vertical position and there is no possi-bility of the plate becoming unfastened. It will be notedfrom the illustration that the gaskets are tapered to fit the[date and the air brake and signal ports have a single gasketin common. With slight changes in the gasket holder, air h
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