GB350622A - Improvements in, and relating to, buffers for rolling stock - Google Patents

Abstract

350,622. Railway and like vehicle buffers. FITZJOHN, A. P. and COWEN, J. C., both of Turton, Platts & Co., Meadowhall Road, Sheffield. March 29, 1930, No. 10097. [Class 103 (v).] In a railway or like vehicle buffer of the kind in which the plunger b is retained in the casing a by means of studs or equivalent members d passing through the wall of the casing into slidable engagement with slots c in the plunger, the studs are prevented from passing completely through the casing into the interior thereof by connecting them with annular or arcuate plate members f fitting the casing and preferably secured thereto by radial screws, bolts, &c. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 3, two diametrically opposed studs d formed integrally, with arcuate plates f are employed, each plate being secured to the casing by four bolts g. In another construction, Fig. 6, the two studs d are connected to and retained in position by a band h completely encircling the casing a, to which it is connected by screws j, the outer faces of the studs being flush with the surface of the casing. A similar construction is described in which the studs co-operate with the solid stem of a plunger, while in a further modification the studs are formed integrally with a retaining band, which may be in two parts, each carrying one of the studs.