Buffer stop, especially as a train leading end safety means in a shunting station

摘要

The buffer stop, comprises two halves (only one shown) each pivotally articulated at (4) to an abutment arranged outside the drive tracks (7) and each comprising a buffer member carrying a buffer (3). A power member e.g. servo motor (5) acts between the track foundations (6) and the associated buffer stop half, to move the latter between its operative (full- line) and inoperative (dashed line) positions. To facilitate withdrawal of the buffer stop halves when they are loaded by the weight of a wagon, the buffers (3) have a low-friction contact surface e.g. by reason of balls 11. IMAGE