Patent ID: 6095351
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
Coupling device adapted for use on a model railway vehicle for coupling the model vehicle to another model vehicle equipped with another coupling device, the coupling device comprising a closing element and a coupling head, the coupling head being movable into a position for engaging the closing element of the other coupling device from behind, characterised in that the coupling device includes an adjustment device that is operable upon activation thereof to move at least one of the coupling head and the closing element of the coupling device relative to the other for automatically connecting and disconnecting the coupling device from the other coupling device, wherein the coupling device includes an operating element connected with the coupling head for moving the coupling head so as to disconnect the coupling device, and wherein the adjustment device comprises an electromagnet having a coil for producing a magnetic field, the operating element being disposed adjacent the coil and being magnetically attractable by the coil for producing relative movement between the coil and the operating element, and wherein the coupling device includes a permanent magnet arranged adjacent the coil for magnetically assisting the relative movement between the coil and the operating element.