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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2021
Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Scott A. Keener, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A crash energy management system is configured to be disposed within a draft sill of a car coupling system for a rail vehicle. The crash energy management system includes a front sub-assembly including a front end plate, guide legs extending between the front end plate and a front central plate, a front central tube extending between the front end plate and the front central plate, and stop walls coupled to the guide legs. A rear sub-assembly is coupled to the front sub-assembly, and includes a rear end plate, a rear central plate, and a rear central tube extending between the rear end plate and the rear central plate.