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Self-Centering extended coupler
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lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Tue, 8 Aug 2000 04:18:50 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem^nomorespam^.tulane.edu
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This came up a couple of days ago, but I finally came up with a design
for a coupler that (1) is not connected to the trucks, (2) pivots to
allow the cars to negotiate the curves, (3) centers itself when the car
is being pushed, and (4) pivots to negotiate curves while the car is
being pushed backwards. The coupler could use some improvements, but the
basic design idea works.
I posted some pictures on my site
http://cmasi.chem.tulane.edu/~lego/trains/extended_coupler/extended_coupler.htm
Chris
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Self-Centering extended coupler
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| Very nice design. No springs either! I will definitely try it. The slack action, as you mentioned, is a concern, but kudos to the design that allows you to push and still have the coupler pivot. "Christopher Masi" <cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu> wrote (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Self-Centering extended coupler
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| I've been thinking of this for awhile, and I have a possible solution. I have made the coupler swing left and right as the truck swings. This keeps the coupler in position whether pulling or pushing and whether on straight track or curves. I used (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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