Rail car absorber disassembly apparatus and method

A method of disassembling a rail car absorber assembly being an assembly having a yoke, a draft gear and a follower, the method including the steps of: receiving a succession of absorber assemblies, each of the absorber assemblies being removed from a respective rail car; processing the absorber ass...

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Main Authors GLENDENNING, Alex, VAN DER VEEN, Adriaan Piet
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.03.2023
Subjects
COUPLINGS
DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRESSES
PRESSES IN GENERAL
RAILWAYS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A method of disassembling a rail car absorber assembly being an assembly having a yoke, a draft gear and a follower, the method including the steps of: receiving a succession of absorber assemblies, each of the absorber assemblies being removed from a respective rail car; processing the absorber assemblies to separate components of each absorber assembly; and providing the separated components for further processing; wherein the step of processing the absorber assemblies is conducted using automation within a protective barrier. 8in control pane 18 2o4 20 Manual Load 28 Control Dead man switch
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20210218077