Locomotive Dictionary: An Illustrated Vocabulary of Terms which Designate ... by George Little Fowler American Railway Master Mechanics ' Association

Author:George Little Fowler , American Railway Master Mechanics ' Association
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Railway Gazette
Published: 1906-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Water Scoop Air Cylinder Piston. A metal disk fitted inside a water scoop air cylinder and having attached to it a rod connected to the operating mechanism of the scoop.

Water Scoop Arm. A bent lever or bell crank, to one end of which the air cylinder piston rod is attached, while to the other the links for raising and lowering the dipper are bolted.

Water Scoop Body. 2, Figs. 4227-4232. That portion of a water scoop shaped like the frustum of a pyramid that is lowered into the track trough and to the lower end of which the dipper or nozzle is attached. It is usually made of cast iron.

Water Scoop Cylinder Connecting Rod. A short rod attached to the end of the piston rod of a water scoop cylinder, and with a coil spring attached to

the end. This spring raises the scoop out of the water when the end of the track tank is reached and holds it in that position.

Water Scoop Cylinder Piston Rod. A wrought-iron or cast-steel rod attached to the piston of the air cylinder at one end, and to the bell crank for operating the water scoop at the other.

Water Scoop Cylinder Support. A metal carrier secured underneath a tender frame for the purpose of holding the water scoop air cylinder, which is bolted to it.

Water Scoop Delivery Pipe. Figs. 4249-4252. The square pipe which joins the scoop with the siphon pipe in the tender -tank.

Water Scoop Delivery Pipe Brace. A rod secured to the tender frame center sills to stiffen the delivery pipe.

Water Scoop Delivery Pipe Bracket. 4, Figs. 4227-4232. A cast-iron support riveted on to the end of the delivery pipe and having a hole or bearing in its outer end for one of the trunnions of the water scoop.

Water Scoop Dipper. 2, Figs. 4227-4232. A hinged extension or hood at the end of a water scoop. That portion of the scoop that goes into the water.

Water Scoop Dipper Adjusting Bracket. 12, Figs. 4227-4242. A support or holder fastened underneath a tender to limit the movement of the dipper arm and thus prevent the scoop from hanging too low and striking the ties or ballast.

Water Scoop Dipper Lifting Link. 3, Figs. 4227-4242. A short metal bar attached to the bell crank or arm of the scoop-lifting mechanism and to the dipper, for raising it out of the water.

Water Scoop End Support. 14, Figs. 4227-4242. A metal rod fastened to either side of the outer end of a water scoop, next to the dipper, a.nd to the under side of the tender frame.

Water Scoop Hanger. The bracket or frame fastened underneath a tender frame to support a water scoop and the mechanism for raising and lowering it.

Water Scoop Lifter. 3, Figs. 4227-4242. One of two links or bars attached to a water scoop at one end and to the water scoop arm at the other.

Water Scoop Locking Cylinder. A small air cylinder whose function is to hold the water scoop in place and prevent it from dropping down on the track.

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