摘要 |
A draft gear (10) which has a wedge (42), two friction shoes (36, 38), two tapered wear liners (22, 24), a spring seat (46) and a spring package (44). The wedge (42) has surfaces which cooperate with surfaces on each of the friction shoes (36, 38) forming a first selected angle of about 40 degrees to the major axis of the draft gear housing (14). A second group of surfaces on the friction shoes (38) cooperate with surfaces on the tapered wear liners (22, 24) to create a second angle of about 5 degrees with respect to the major axis of the draft gear. A third group of surfaces on the friction shoes cooperate with surfaces on the spring seat to form a third selected angle of about 65 degrees with respect to the major axis of the draft gear (10).
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