Railway applications - Railway rolling stock - Draw gear and screw coupling

This standard specifies the requirement of the draw gear for the end rolling stock which have to couple with other interoperable rolling stock.This standard covers the functionality construction, interfaces, testing including pass fail criteria for draw gear.The draw gear consists of the draw hook, screw coupling and the energy absorbing elastic system.The standard describes three categories of  classification of draw gear, (1 MN, 1.2 MN and 1.5 MN).

Bahnanwendungen - Eisenbahnfahrzeuge - Zugeinrichtung und Schraubenkupplung

Diese Norm legt die Anforderungen an Zugeinrichtungen und Schraubenkupplungen von Endwagen fest, die mit anderen Schienenfahrzeugen des grenzüberschreitenden Verkehrs (Güterwagen, Lokomotiven, Reisezugwagen ...) kuppeln müssen.
Diese Norm legt die Funktionalität der Bauweise, Schnittstellen und Prüfungen einschließlich der Abnahme¬kriterien für Zugeinrichtungen und Schraubenkupplungen fest.
In dieser Norm sind drei Kategorien von Zugeinrichtungen und Schraubenkupplungen beschrieben (1 MN, 1,2 MN und 1,5 MN).

Applications ferroviaires - Matériel roulant ferroviaire - Organes de traction et tendeur d'attelage

La présente norme spécifie les exigences relatives aux organes de traction et tendeurs d'attelage pour un matériel roulant devant etre couplé a un autre matériel roulant interopérable (wagons de marchandises, locomotives, voitures, etc.).
La présente norme couvre la fonctionnalité, la construction, les interfaces et les essais, y compris les criteres de réussite/d'échec aux essais pour les organes de traction et les tendeurs d'attelage.
La norme décrit trois catégories pour les organes de traction et les tendeurs d'attelage (1 MN, 1,2 MN et 1,5 MN).

Železniške naprave - Železniška vozila - Vlečna naprava in vijačna spenjača

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Withdrawn
Publication Date
04-Mar-2009
Withdrawal Date
07-Nov-2010
Technical Committee
Current Stage
9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
Start Date
08-Nov-2010
Due Date
01-Dec-2010
Completion Date
08-Nov-2010

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Bahnanwendungen - Eisenbahnfahrzeuge - Zugeinrichtung und SchraubenkupplungApplications ferroviaires - Matériel roulant ferroviaire - Organes de traction et tendeur d'attelageRailway applications - Railway rolling stock - Draw gear and screw coupling45.060.10Tractive stockICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 15566:2009SIST EN 15566:2009en01-april-2009SIST EN 15566:2009SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 15566January 2009ICS 45.040; 45.060.01 English VersionRailway applications - Railway rolling stock - Draw gear andscrew couplingApplications ferroviaires - Matériel roulant ferroviaire -Organes de traction et tendeur d'attelageBahnanwendungen - Schienenfahrzeuge - Zugeinrichtungund SchraubenkupplungThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 19 December 2008.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2009 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 15566:2009: ESIST EN 15566:2009



EN 15566:2009 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword .5 Introduction .6 1 Scope .6 2 Normative references .6 3 Terms and definitions .7 4 Requirements for all types of draw gear and screw coupling .9 4.1 Classification and designation .9 4.2 Interaction coupling/buffer .9 4.3 Interface dimension for freight wagons .9 4.4 Life time . 11 5 Draw gear . 11 5.1 Draw gear components . 11 5.2 Draw hook and drawbar – Requirements . 12 6 Screw coupling . 13 6.1 General requirements . 13 6.2 Screw coupling components . 15 6.3 Screw coupling - Requirements . 16 7 Elastic device . 16 7.1 Characteristics of elastic device . 16 7.2 Elastic device – Requirements . 16 Annex A (normative)
Draw hook - dimensions . 17 Annex B (normative)
Draw gear – Interface dimension . 18 Annex C (normative)
Screw coupling components - dimensions . 19 Annex D (normative)
Draw hook and drawbar - Requirements . 24 D.1 Physical characteristics . 24 D.1.1 Appearance . 24 D.1.2 Soundness . 24 D.2 Geometrical characteristics . 24 D.3 Mechanical characteristics . 24 D.3.1 Tensile test on test piece . 24 D.3.2 Resilience . 25 D.3.3 Hardness . 25 D.3.4 Tensile test on draw hook and draw bar . 25 D.4 Marking . 25 D.5 Manufacture . 26 D.5.1 General . 26 D.5.2 Forging and die-forging . 26 D.5.3 Machining . 26 D.5.4 Heat treatment . 26 D.5.5 Rectification of defects, if any . 26 D.6 Acceptance . 27 D.6.1 General . 27 D.6.2 Manufacturing control . 27 D.6.3 Inspection of the hooks . 27 D.6.4 Inspection of draw bars . 33 D.6.5 Conclusion of the inspections . 34 SIST EN 15566:2009



EN 15566:2009 (E) 3 D.7 Delivery . 35 D.7.1 Protection against oxidation . 35 D.7.2 Packaging . 35 Annex E (normative)
Screw coupling and component parts - Requirements . 36 E.1 Material . 36 E.2 Physical characteristics. 36 E.2.1 Appearance . 36 E.2.2 Soundness . 36 E.2.3 Additional requirements for screw couplings . 36 E.3 Geometrical characteristics . 37 E.3.1 General . 37 E.3.2 Dimensions limited either by 2 unmachined or rough-machined surfaces or by one unmachined or rough-machined surface . 37 E.3.3 Dimensions limited by two machined surfaces . 37 E.4 Mechanical characteristics . 37 E.4.1 Heat treatment . 37 E.4.2 Hardness . 38 E.4.3 Fracture test on link (tensile test on finished part) . 38 E.4.4 Resilience . 38 E.4.5 Requirements for screw coupling . 38 E.5 Marking . 40 E.6 Manufacture . 42 E.6.1 General . 42 E.6.2 Preparation of the materials . 42 E.6.3 Manufacture of the component parts . 42 E.7 Acceptance . 44 E.7.1 General . 44 E.7.2 Inspection of the manufacture . 44 E.8 Inspection of the materials, component parts and screw couplings . 44 E.8.1 General . 44 E.8.2 Submission for acceptance . 44 E.8.3 Grouping into batches . 45 E.8.4 Advice of submission for acceptance . 45 E.8.5 Nature and proportion of the tests . 46 E.8.6 Sampling and preparation of the samples and test pieces . 47 E.8.7 Carrying out of the checks and tests . 50 E.9 Completion of inspections . 52 E.10 Delivery . 52 E.10.1 Protection against oxidation . 52 E.10.2 Packing . 52 Annex F (normative)
Elastic device - Requirements . 53 F.1 Rubber elastomer or other elastomer elastic device . 53 F.1.1 General . 53 F.1.2 Metal inserts requirements . 53 F.1.3 Elastomer requirements . 53 F.1.4 Static test. 55 F.1.5 Endurance test . 55 F.1.6 Bonding . 57 F.1.7 Inspection and Tests . 58 F.1.8 Markings . 58 F.2 Friction spring/Ring spring . 59 F.2.1 Manufacturer's marks . 59 F.2.2 Flexibility test . 59 F.2.3 Endurance test . 60 Annex G (normative)
Additional tests on semi-finished products . 61 G.1 Scope and field of application . 61 G.2 Macrographic examination . 61 G.2.1 General . 61 SIST EN 15566:2009



EN 15566:2009 (E) 4 G.2.2 Proposed test-pieces . 61 G.2.3 Test results . 61 G.3 Ultrasonic inspection . 61 G.3.1 General . 61 G.3.2 Test proportion . 62 G.3.3 Test results . 62 Annex ZA (informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 96/48/EC, as modified by Directive 2004/50/EC . 63 Annex ZB (informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system, as modified by EU Directive 2004/50/EC of 29 April 2004 . 64 Bibliography . 66
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EN 15566:2009 (E) 5 Foreword This document (EN 15566:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by July 2009. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directives 96/48 and 2001/16, as amended by Directive 2004/50/EC. For relationship with EU Directives, see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this document. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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EN 15566:2009 (E) 6 Introduction This European Standard is based on UIC 520, UIC 825, UIC 826, UIC 827-1 and UIC 827-2. 1 Scope This standard specifies the requirement of the draw gear and screw coupling for the end rolling stock which have to couple with other interoperable rolling stock (freight wagons, locomotives, passenger vehicles .). This standard covers the functionality construction, interfaces, testing including pass fail criteria for draw gear and screw coupling. The standard describes three categories of classification of draw gear and screw coupling, (1 MN, 1,2 MN and 1,5 MN). 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 287-1, Qualification test of welders — Fusion welding — Part 1: Steels EN 10002-1, Metallic materials — Tensile testing — Part 1: Method of test at ambient temperature EN 10021, General technical delivery conditions for steel products
EN 10025 (allparts), Hot rolled products of structural steels EN 10045-1, Metallic materials — Charpy impact test — Part 1: Test method EN 10079, Definition of steel products EN 10083-1, Steels for quenching and tempering — Part 1: General technical delivery conditions EN 10083-2, Steels for quenching and tempering — Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for non alloy steels EN 10083-3, Steels for quenching and tempering — Part 3: Technical delivery conditions for alloy steels EN 10204:2004, Metallic products — Types of inspection documents EN 10228-3, Non-destructive testing of steel forgings — Part 3: Ultrasonic testing of ferritic or martensitic steel forgings EN ISO 377, Steel and steel products — Location and preparation of samples and test pieces for mechanical testing (ISO 377:1997) EN ISO 868, Plastics and ebonite — Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness) (ISO 868:2003) EN ISO 6506-1, Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 6506-1:2005) SIST EN 15566:2009



EN 15566:2009 (E) 7 EN ISO 7438, Metallic materials — Bend test (ISO 7438:2005) EN ISO 9001:2000, Quality management systems — Requirements (ISO 9001:2000) ISO 37, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of tensile stress-strain properties ISO 48, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of hardness (Hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD) ISO 188, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Accelerated ageing and heat resistance tests ISO 813, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of adhesion to a rigid substrate — 90 degree peel method ISO 815-1, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of compression set — Part 1: At ambient or elevated temperatures ISO 815-2, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of compression set — Part 2: At low temperatures ISO 7619-1, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of indentation hardness — Part 1: Durometer method (Shore hardness) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 screw coupling system system to connect two railway vehicles consisting of draw gear, draw hook and screw coupling 3.2 draw gear system consisting of an assembly of mechanical parts and absorber fixed on the railway vehicle which is able to work in traction NOTE A representative drawing is given in Figure 3. 3.3 draft gear system consisting of an assembly of mechanical parts and absorber fixed on the railway vehicle which is able to work in compression and traction (push-pull) NOTE 1 It is not a part of this standard. NOTE 2 Freight wagons with draft gear are considered as freight wagons with draw gear, if they fulfil the specified characteristic conditions in this standard including interface to draw-hook. 3.4 draw hook mechanical part to transfer forces between draw gear and screw coupling NOTE Definition in EN 15020 “Rescue coupler”: part of a conventional and mechanical manual coupling, also known as UIC draw hook. 3.5 screw coupling mechanical system to connect to the draw hook of the adjacent railway vehicle including length adjustment SIST EN 15566:2009



EN 15566:2009 (E) 8 3.6 stored energy We energy (We) stored by the draw gear for a given elasticity stroke NOTE It is represented, on the force-stroke diagram, by the area lying between the compressive curve, the axis of the abscissa and the straight line, perpendicular to the axis, corresponding to the stroke under consideration (see Figure 1) 3.7 absorbed energy Wa energy (Wa) absorbed by the draw gear for a given elasticity stroke NOTE It is represented, on the force-stroke diagram, by the area lying between the compressive curve and the return curve (see Figure 1)
Key: Y
force in kN X
stroke in mm We
stored energy in kJ Wa
absorbed energy in kJ Figure 1 — Force-stroke diagram for stored and absorbed energy 3.8 working capacity stored energy under test conditions 3.9 damping A ratio of absorbed energy divided by stored energy NOTE It is calculated using the following equation: SIST EN 15566:2009



EN 15566:2009 (E) 9 100xWWAea= where: A is the damping; Wa
is the absorbed energy; We
is the stored energy. 3.10 minimum breaking load minimum load which may lead to mechanical failure 4 Requirements for all types of draw gear and screw coupling 4.1 Classification and designation Coupling systems are classified according to their minimum breaking load as specified in Table 1. Table 1 — Classification of coupling by designation of the minimal breaking load Coupling system designation Minimum breaking load of the screw coupling
(MN) Minimum breaking load in traction of the draw gear and draw hook
(MN) 1 MN 0,85 1 1,2 MN 1,02 1,2 1,5 MN 1,35 1,5
The coupling links shall be designed to break first in case of overloading. For shunting operations, the draw gear shall allow a 0,05 MN compressive load on the draw hook. For rescue operations, the draw gear of locomotives shall allow a 0,3 MN compressive load on the draw hook. 4.2 Interaction coupling/buffer To ensure that the train is able to negotiate curves at 150 m radius safely, the static characteristics of draw gears and buffers should be coordinated. NOTE Refer to prEN 15839 for details. 4.3 Interface dimension for freight wagons Support plate interface dimensions for fixing of draw gear on freight wagons are defined in Figure 2. NOTE For other railway vehicles, the arrangement could be different. Draw gear assemblies shall be interchangeable. The interchangeability only applies to complete draw gear assemblies, not to single draw gear parts. SIST EN 15566:2009



EN 15566:2009 (E) 10 Dimensions in millimetres
Key a distance to the buffer fixing plate b 140 mm for mounting the draw gear from the front of the headstock Figure 2 — Support plate - Interface dimension for freight wagons NOTE The centreline of the draw gear (screw coupling) is also the centreline of the automatic coupler. SIST EN 15566:2009



EN 15566:2009 (E) 11 4.4 Life time Draw gears (excluded elastic device), draw hooks, and screw coupling shall be designed for a life time of 30 years. 20 years could be agreed on customer request. The table shows range of forces and number of cycles to be applied for the dynamic type test.
Table 3 — Condition of dynamic tests Operational requirements Range of forces to be applied Lifecycle in years Survival probability% Safety factorfN Designation Step 1 Step 2
1MN ∆F1=200 kN ∆F2=675 kN
1,2 MN ∆F1=240 kN ∆F2=810 kN
1,5 MN ∆F1=300 kN ∆F2=1015 kN
N1 in cycles N2 in cycles 20 97,5 1,7 All 106 1,45x103 30 97,5 1,7 All 1,5x106 2,15x103
The dynamic tests have to be carried out on 3 draw gears without elastic device. The 3 samples all have to endure the tests without showing any damage. They shall not show any cracks and the tensile strength shall not drop below 1 000 kN. NOTE ERRI Report B51/RP 27 describes one possible way testing all force transferring components of a draw gear including the assembled draw gear, draw hook and screw coupler. 5 Draw gear 5.1 Draw gear components Draw gear assembly see Figure 3. The interface dimensions of the draw gear are given in Annex A and Annex B. Components of a standard draw gear are:  Draw hook see Figure A.1  Drawbar interface dimensions see Figure B.1  Joint pin interface dimensions see Figure B.2  Elastic device see 7  Support plate see Figure 2 SIST EN 15566:2009



EN 15566:2009 (E) 12
Key 1 Draw hook 2 Drawbar 3 Joint pin 4 Support plate 5 Elastic device 6 Underframe Figure 3 —Draw gear - Assembly 5.2 Draw hook and drawbar – Requirements Requirements are defined in Annex D. SIST EN 15566:2009



EN 15566:2009 (E) 13 6 Screw coupling 6.1 General requirements The mass of the screw coupling shall not exceed 36 kg. The coupling length
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