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公开(公告)号：US10773735B2
公开(公告)日：2020-09-15
申请号：US15650091
申请日：2017-07-14
Applicant: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
Inventor： Christopher C. Harkey , Aubra D. McKisic , Kenneth W. Huck
Abstract: According to some embodiments, a discharge door locking system for a railcar discharge door comprises a lock piston configured to move between a first position (not engaged with an operating beam coupled to a discharge door) and a second position (engaged). The locking system comprises a first and second input. Activation of the first input moves the lock piston to the first position, and activation of the second input moves the lock piston to the second position. The first input of the locking system is coupled to a first input of an operating cylinder coupled to the operating beam. The first input of the operating cylinder is configured to move the discharge door to the open position. The second input of the locking system is coupled to a second input of the operating cylinder. The second input is configured to move the discharge door to the closed position.
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公开(公告)号：US20200062281A1
公开(公告)日：2020-02-27
申请号：US16550855
申请日：2019-08-26
Applicant: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
Inventor： Andrew Brown , Carter Ray Andrews , Ross E. Hill , Jerry W. Vande Sande , Hiten Mehta , Christopher Crisafulli , Kenneth W. Huck
Abstract: A multimodal platform is provided for a railcar. The multimodal platform includes a first underframe, a second underframe, a loading platform, and rail wheels. The first underframe carries a first container and the second underframe carries a second container. The second underframe is coupled to the first underframe and coupling the first underframe and the second underframe provides an articulation point. The loading platform is disposed above the articulation point and between a first end of the first container proximate the second container and a second end of the second container proximate the first container. The rail wheels are disposed under the loading platform and coupled to the first underframe and the second underframe. The rail wheels are configured to transport the multimodal platform on rails of a railway.
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公开(公告)号：US20190337538A1
公开(公告)日：2019-11-07
申请号：US16502659
申请日：2019-07-03
Applicant: TRINITY RAIL GROUP, LLC
Inventor： Shaun Richmond , Matthew Gabriel Westlake , Ricky Alleson Cribbs
Abstract: An assembly that includes a housing with a chamber formed within a bore of the housing. The assembly further includes a tapered center shaft disposed at least partially within the bore of the housing. The chamber includes an angled contact surface, a sliding wedge, and a load spring. The sliding wedge is positioned to apply a force onto the angled contact surface of the chamber. The sliding wedge is also positioned to apply a frictional force to a rod portion of the tapered center shaft. The load spring is compressed between a contact surface of the chamber and a contact surface of the sliding wedge. The load spring is positioned to apply a compressive force onto the contact surface of sliding wedge toward the angled contact surface of the chamber.
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公开(公告)号：US20180001915A1
公开(公告)日：2018-01-04
申请号：US15639143
申请日：2017-06-30
Applicant: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
Inventor： Shaun Richmond , Rajesh K. Gupta , Konstantin I. Khenokh , Ross E. Hill
CPC classification number: B61D23/00 , B23K2101/26 , B61D3/12 , B61D3/20 , B61D15/10 , B61D17/10 , B61D43/00 , B61F5/26 , C21D9/04 , C21D9/50 , C21D10/005 , E01B31/18
Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method of improving weld fatigue performance in a railcar weld comprises identifying a railcar weld subject to dynamic loads; determining the railcar weld is prone to fatigue; applying an impact treatment to the railcar weld using transducer coupled to one or more pins, wherein the one or more pins are configured to contact the railcar weld without interference from other portions of the railcar. According to some embodiments, an impact treatment device for a railcar comprises a transducer coupled to one or more pins for imparting an impact to a railcar weld. The transducer and the one or more pins are configured to put the one or more pins in contact with the railcar weld without interference from other portions of the railcar. The transducer comprises one of an ultrasonic transducer, a piezoelectric transducer, or a pneumatic transducer.
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公开(公告)号：US20180001908A1
公开(公告)日：2018-01-04
申请号：US15611579
申请日：2017-06-01
Applicant: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
Inventor： Ross E. Hill
CPC classification number: B61D23/00 , B23K2101/26 , B61D3/12 , B61D3/20 , B61D15/10 , B61D17/10 , B61D43/00 , B61F5/26 , C21D9/04 , C21D9/50 , C21D10/005 , E01B31/18
Abstract: According to some embodiments, a railcar comprises a well component disposed between a pair of trucks. A pair of end sections are disposed at each end of the railcar. An end section comprises a well platform disposed near an end of the well component; an end platform disposed near an end of the railcar; and a connecting platform extending between the end platform and the well platform. A pair of ladders may be coupled to each end of the end platform. A first handrail may extend between the ladders and along an outside edge of the end platform. A second handrail may extend from a ladder, along an inside edge of the end platform, along an edge of the connecting platform, and along an inside edge of the well platform. A third handrail may extend along an edge of the well platform adjacent to the well component.
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公开(公告)号：US12208826B2
公开(公告)日：2025-01-28
申请号：US18336659
申请日：2023-06-16
Applicant: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
Inventor： Lee A. Reitz , Kenneth W. Huck
Abstract: A railway car is disclosed. The railway car comprises an underframe and at least one compartment for transporting lading. The railway car comprises at least one discharge opening and a door assembly adjacent to the at least one discharge opening. The railway car comprises a discharge control system comprising at least a common linkage mounted away from a longitudinal centerline of the railway car and a secondary linkage, wherein the discharge control system is operable to move the door assembly between a first position and a second position. The railway car comprises an actuator operable to drive movement of the common linkage in connection with movement of the door assembly between the first position and the second position.
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公开(公告)号：US20240025460A1
公开(公告)日：2024-01-25
申请号：US18480558
申请日：2023-10-04
Applicant: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
Inventor： Shaun Richmond
Abstract: A system for connecting a center sill to a draft sill in a railcar includes a center sill portion that includes a center sill portion top plate, a draft sill portion that includes a draft sill top plate, the draft sill portion having a draft sill cross-section larger than a center sill cross-section of the center sill portion. The system further includes a transition portion between the center sill portion and the draft sill portion, the transition portion includes a transition portion top plate, wherein the transition portion top plate is the same plate as at least one of the center sill portion top plate and the draft sill portion top plate. A method for connecting the center sill to the draft sill in a railcar includes forming the transition portion between the center sill portion and the draft sill portion.
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公开(公告)号：US11731668B2
公开(公告)日：2023-08-22
申请号：US17132089
申请日：2020-12-23
Applicant: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
Inventor： Lee A. Reitz
CPC classification number: B61D7/02 , B61D7/06 , E05Y2900/51
Abstract: According to some embodiments, a railcar comprises a center sill extending along a longitudinal centerline of the railcar, and two side sills. The two side sills are on opposite sides of, and extend parallel with, the center sill. The railcar further comprises a first inner discharge door coupled to the railcar proximate the center sill on a first side of a longitudinal centerline of the railcar (first side); a second inner discharge door coupled to the railcar proximate the center sill on a second side of the longitudinal centerline (second side); a first outer discharge door coupled proximate the side sill on the first side; a second outer discharge door coupled proximate the side sill on the second side; a first linkage coupling the first inner discharge door to the second outer discharge door; and a second linkage coupling the second inner discharge door to the first outer discharge door.
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公开(公告)号：US11679789B2
公开(公告)日：2023-06-20
申请号：US16984698
申请日：2020-08-04
Applicant: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
Inventor： Kenneth W. Huck , Codrington E. Barzey , Ricky A. Cribbs , Scott M. Lewit
CPC classification number: B61D17/048 , B61D7/02 , B61D17/08 , B61D17/10 , B32B5/02
Abstract: According to some embodiments, a railcar comprises at least two hoppers for transporting a commodity. Each hopper comprises a pair of side walls and a floor. The railcar further comprises a composite partition separating the hoppers. The composite partition comprises a frame comprising a first material coupled to the pair of side walls and the floor at a location separating hoppers. The frame comprises a center opening. The frame is configured to provide structural support for structural loads exerted on the pair of side walls and the floor. The composite partition further comprises a composite section comprising a second material coupled to the frame and covering the central opening of the frame. The composite section is configured to withstand loads exerted on the composite section by the commodity transported in the hoppers.
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公开(公告)号：US20220371629A1
公开(公告)日：2022-11-24
申请号：US17747018
申请日：2022-05-18
Applicant: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
Inventor： Jerry W. Vande Sande , Carter Ray Andrews , Brant R. McGhee , Andrew Brown , Kenneth W. Huck
Abstract: A railcar comprises a hopper coupled to a discharge assembly. The discharge assembly comprises a discharge gate, a sloped side sheet, a gasket bracket, and a seal gasket. The sloped side sheet longitudinally extends above the discharge gate when the discharge gate is closed. The gasket bracket coupled to the sloped side sheet. The gasket bracket extends longitudinally along a bottom end of the sloped side sheet. The seal gasket is positioned between the sloped side sheet and the gasket bracket. The seal gasket has a straight section and a rounded section, such that a portion of the round section of the seal gasket is left beyond the bottom end of the sloped side sheet. The seal gasket creates a seal between the sloped side sheet and the discharge gate such that the weight of a lading increases the seal.
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