MECHANISM FOR EFFECTING THE UNCOUPLING OF RAIL VEHICLES HAVING AUTOMATIC CENTRAL BUFFER COUPLINGS

摘要

1381188 Uncoupling rail vehicles GERMANY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT 27 April 1972 19562/72 Heading B7T Track side uncoupling apparatus for rail vehicles having automatic central buffer couplings comprises an inverted V-shaped ramp 6 pivoted at 9 between the track rails and engageable by the wheeled lower end of a push-rod 4 connected with the normal bolt operating shaft of a coupling, the ramp being movable between an upper in-use position and a lower out-of-use position by a manually operable handle 12 or an arm 16 operable by a remotely controlled actuating mechanism 18, the handle 12 and arm 16 being connected with a shaft 13 to which is attached an arm 11 and member 8 connected with the ramp. A spring 10 biases the ramp to its upper position.