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Patent No.:

US 9707646 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2013

Method for semi-automatically reconditioning a railcar articulated connector

Applicant:

Ttx Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Richard A. Brueckert, Elmhurst, IL (US);

William A. Guess, Omaha, NE (US);

Donald F. Kroesch, Minooka, IL (US);

Assignee:

TTX Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:

Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

Primary Examiner:

Jacob Cigna

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 6/04 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); B23K 37/00 (2006.01); B61G 7/00 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01); G01B 5/30 (2006.01); B23K 31/12 (2006.01); B61G 1/32 (2006.01); B23K 101/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 6/04 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); B23K 31/12 (2013.01); B23K 37/00 (2013.01); B23P 6/00 (2013.01); B61G 1/32 (2013.01); B61G 7/00 (2013.01); G01B 5/30 (2013.01); H05B 6/101 (2013.01); B23K 2201/26 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49718 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49746 (2015.01); Y10T 408/5638 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method for semi-automatically reconditioning a railcar articulated connector that comprises a male portion including a parent casting material is provided. The method comprises applying weld material to a male portion of an articulated connector, mounting a housing mounting a housing defining an interior space to the male portion, the male connector within the interior space, centering and stabilizing the fixture laterally on the male portion, inserting a clamping mechanism attached to the housing within an opening of the male connector to affix the housing to the male portion, securing the clamping mechanism to a surface of the male portion, and automatically machining at least a portion of the weld and/or parent casting material.

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