Rail car buffer and method

A rail car buffer has a capsule body and a spring assembly with an elastomer spring and a gas filled hydraulic spring in the body. Expansion of the buffer after collapse is snubbed by the gas filled hydraulic spring to convert energy stored in the elastomer spring to heat.

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Hauptverfasser:	HUGGINS, RUSSELL J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING COUPLINGS DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING LIGHTING MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS RAILWAYS SHOCK-ABSORBERS SPRINGS THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A rail car buffer has a capsule body and a spring assembly with an elastomer spring and a gas filled hydraulic spring in the body. Expansion of the buffer after collapse is snubbed by the gas filled hydraulic spring to convert energy stored in the elastomer spring to heat.