Pressure indicator for railway cars

申请号 US38829573 申请日 1973-08-14 公开(公告)号 US3880010A 公开(公告)日 1975-04-29
申请人 ACF IND INC; 发明人 PIETSCH ERVIN I;
摘要 In accordance with the present invention, a pressure indicator is mounted upon a railway car and is in communication with an opening into the pressure chamber of the car. The car may be, for example, a pressurized hopper car or a pressurized tank car. The indicator comprises a fixed assembly having a resilient member so engaging said fixed assembly that the resilient member may react against the fixed assembly. A movable assembly is provided, at least a portion of which is used to indicate the pressure in the chamber. A flexible diaphragm is provided in the indicator, preferably a rolling diaphragm, which is affixed to the fixed assembly and the movable assembly and enables the pressure applied to the indicator to be applied to the movable assembly against the bias of the resilient member and permit at least a portion of the movable assembly to indicate the pressure range in the tank. Preferably the indicating portion is color coded.
权利要求
1. A pressure indicator for a railway car comprising: a fixed assembly having lower and upper cylindrical portions, said lower cylindrical portion engaging an opening in a pressurized portion of a rail car; said lower and upper cylindrical portions each having transversely extending flanges holding therebetween a flexible diaphragm; a movable assembly at least a portion of which is mounted within said fixed assembly comprising an inner cylindrical portion and a color coded rod portion viewable from the side of the car removably affixed to said inner cylindrical portion; a coil spring mounted within said indicator surrounding said rod portion and engaging said fixed upper cylindrical portion and said inner cylindrical portion; said upper cylindrical portion having a bleed opening therein to avoid pressure buildup and a downwardly extending tubular portion containing an elastomeric seal; said flexible diaphragm engaging said inner cylindrical portion and adapted to move in response to pressure changes in said railway car whereby an increase in pressure will move said assembly against the bias of said coil spring with said rod passing through said seal and indicate pressure change in said car to a viewer standing near the car.
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