Apparatus for controlling discharge of material from a railroad hopper car
    1.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for controlling discharge of material from a railroad hopper car 有权
    用于控制从铁路货车排出物料的装置

    公开(公告)号:US08485110B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-16

    申请号:US12932107

    申请日:2011-02-17

    IPC分类号: B61D3/00

    CPC分类号: B61D7/02 B61D7/18 B61D7/26

    摘要: An apparatus for controlling the discharge of materials from a railcar having a hopper carried on a mobile frame. The hopper defines a longitudinally disposed discharge opening. The railcar has a door pivotally mounted for movement between an open position and a closed position relative to the discharge opening. The apparatus for controlling the discharge of materials from the railcar includes an operating shaft and a drive operably coupled between the door and the operating shaft for causing the door to move from the closed position toward the open position in response to rotation of the operating shaft. The drive also includes a lost motion connection for protecting the operating shaft as the door freely pivots toward the open position during collapsing movement of the lost motion connection and after the operating shaft has been rotated a predetermined amount to open the door.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制来自具有携带在移动框架上的料斗的轨道车辆的材料的排出的装置。 料斗限定纵向设置的排放口。 轨道车具有可枢转地安装的门,用于相对于排放口在打开位置和关闭位置之间移动。 用于控制从轨道车辆排出材料的装置包括操作轴和可操作地联接在门和操作轴之间的驱动器,用于响应于操作轴的旋转而使门从关闭位置向打开位置移动。 驱动器还包括用于保护操作轴的空动连接,当门在空转运动连接的折叠运动期间以及在操作轴旋转了预定量以打开门之后,门能够朝向打开位置枢转。

    Railroad hopper car door assembly
    2.
    发明授权
    Railroad hopper car door assembly 有权
    铁路货车车门总成

    公开(公告)号:US06279487B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-28

    申请号:US09444930

    申请日:1999-11-22

    IPC分类号: B61D300

    CPC分类号: B61D7/28

    摘要: An apparatus for controlling discharge of material from a bottom dump railroad car having a centersill defining a longitudinal axis for the hopper car is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of longitudinally mounted discharge door assemblies. Each door assembly comprises a pair of longitudinally mounted discharge doors disposed to opposite lateral sides of the longitudinal axis of the car for movement between open and closed positions relative to respective discharge openings on a bottom of the car. Each discharge door is mounted for movement about an axis disposed adjacent and extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the car. A door operating mechanism including a positively driven actuator is carried on the hopper car for operating at least one of the discharge door assemblies independently of at least one other discharge door assembly on the car. The door operating mechanism includes a primary lock for inhibiting inadvertent movement of the discharge doors of each door assembly to an open position. A secondary lock, operable in timed relation to the door operating mechanism, is disclosed for releasably maintaining the discharge doors of each discharge door assembly in a closed position.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于控制具有限定用于漏斗车的纵向轴线的中心的底部倾倒式铁路车辆的材料的排放的装置。 该装置包括多个纵向安装的排出门组件。 每个门组件包括一对纵向安装的排放门,其设置在轿厢的纵向轴线的相对侧面上,用于相对于轿厢底部上的相应排出口在打开和关闭位置之间移动。 每个排出门被安装成围绕围绕轿厢的纵向轴线平行设置的轴线运动。 包括正向致动器的门操作机构承载在料斗车上,用于独立于轿厢上的至少一个其他排出门组件操作至少一个排出门组件。 门操作机构包括用于防止每个门组件的排出门无意移动到打开位置的主锁。 公开了一种可与门操作机构定时关系操作的辅助锁,用于可释放地将每个排气门组件的排气门保持在关闭位置。

    Locking mechanism for a hinged railroad hopper car door
    3.
    发明授权
    Locking mechanism for a hinged railroad hopper car door 失效
    铰链式铁路货车门的锁定机构

    公开(公告)号:US06227124B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-08

    申请号:US09372562

    申请日:1999-08-11

    IPC分类号: B61D300

    CPC分类号: B61D7/26 Y02T30/40

    摘要: A locking mechanism for releasably and positively locking a hinged door of a railroad hopper car in a releasably closed position or condition is disclosed. The locking mechanism for each hinged door on the hopper car includes a lock carried on the hopper car adjacent a discharge opening, a pivotal locking element carried by the discharge door and movable therewith into releasable but positive locking engagement with the lock when the door is swung into a closed position or condition, and a door release mechanism for controllably releasing the locking element from engagement with the lock thereby permitting the discharge door to swing to an open condition or position. When a series of doors are arranged in end-to end relation along a bottom of the car, the door release mechanisms for the discharge doors are operated substantially simultaneously thereby opening substantially an entire bottom of the hopper car. Furthermore disclosed is a discharge door design including top and bottom panels having a cavity therebetween extending across and along substantially the entire length of the discharge door.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于将铁路货车的铰接门可释放地和正向地锁定在可释放地关闭位置或状态的锁定机构。 货车上每个铰接门的锁定机构包括一个靠近卸料口的料斗上的锁,一个由排出门承载的枢转锁定元件,当门摆动时可以与锁一起移动。 进入关闭位置或状态,以及门释放机构,用于可控制地释放锁定元件与锁定接合,从而允许排出门摆动到打开状态或位置。 当一系列门沿着轿厢的底部以端对端的关系布置时,用于排出门的门释放机构基本上同时操作,从而大致打开料斗车厢的整个底部。 此外,还公开了一种排气门设计,其包括顶部和底部板,其间具有一个空腔,它们跨过排出门的大致整个长度延伸。

    Hatch cover for a railroad hopper car
    5.
    发明授权
    Hatch cover for a railroad hopper car 失效
    一个铁路货车的舱口盖

    公开(公告)号:US06827025B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-07

    申请号:US10397086

    申请日:2003-03-26

    IPC分类号: B61D3900

    CPC分类号: B61D17/16

    摘要: A hatch cover adapted to be positioned over and close a hatch opening on a railroad hopper car. The hatch cover includes a rigid panel sized to cover the hopper car hatch opening. The panel for the hatch cover includes an inner skin, an outer skin, and a core material sandwiched between and adhered to the inner and outer skins. Edge structure is secured to the panel for protecting edges of the panel.

    摘要翻译: 一个舱口盖适用于位于铁路货车上的舱口处。 舱口盖包括一个刚性面板,其尺寸适于覆盖料斗车厢开口。 用于舱口盖的面板包括内皮,外皮和夹在内皮和外皮之间并粘附到内外皮上的芯材。 边缘结构被固定到面板上以保护面板的边缘。

    Railroad hopper car gate assembly and method of operating same
    6.
    发明授权
    Railroad hopper car gate assembly and method of operating same 有权
    铁路货车车门总成及运行方式相同

    公开(公告)号:US06431084B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-13

    申请号:US09746962

    申请日:2000-12-21

    IPC分类号: B61D300

    CPC分类号: B61D7/20 B61D7/28 Y02T30/40

    摘要: A railroad hopper car gate assembly is disclosed. The gate assembly includes a frame configured for attachment to a hopper body of a railroad hopper car in material receiving relation relative to an outlet on the railroad car and defines at least one discharge opening. A door assembly is mounted on the frame for generally vertical sliding movements between open and closed positions relative to the discharge opening on said frame. A driver is operably coupled between the frame and the door assembly for selectively effecting sliding movements of the door assembly relative to said discharge opening between the open and closed positions. The driver develops up to a 2000 lb. opening force on the door assembly and a speed up to about 2.1 inches per second as the door assembly moves from the closed position to the open position and includes a direct current electric motor which draws less than about 30 amperes from a power source as the door assembly is moved from the closed position to the open position. A method for operating the gate assembly is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种铁路漏斗车门组件。 门组件包括框架,该框架被构造成附接到铁路料斗车厢的料斗本体,其材料相对于铁路车辆上的出口接收关系,并且限定至少一个排出口。 门组件安装在框架上,用于相对于所述框架上的排放口在打开和关闭位置之间大致垂直的滑动运动。 驱动器可操作地联接在框架和门组件之间,用于选择性地实现门组件相对于打开位置和关闭位置之间的所述排放开口的滑动运动。 当门组件从关闭位置移动到打开位置时,驾驶员在门组件上开发高达2000磅的打开力,并且每秒钟的速度高达约2.1英寸,并且包括抽出小于约的直流电动机 当门组件从关闭位置移动到打开位置时,来自动力源的30安培。 还公开了一种用于操作门组件的方法。

    System and related method for visually indicating a condition of a lock on a railroad hopper car
    7.
    发明授权
    System and related method for visually indicating a condition of a lock on a railroad hopper car 有权
    用于可视地指示铁路货车上的锁的状态的系统和相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US08319660B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-27

    申请号:US12462382

    申请日:2009-08-03

    IPC分类号: B61D3/00

    摘要: A system on a railroad hopper car for providing an indication, observable by a person located either proximate to or remote from the hopper car, of a condition of a lock arranged in operable combination with a mechanism on the hopper car for controlling discharge of material from the hopper car. The system includes electric circuitry and a sensor for providing a signal when each discharge mechanism lock on the railcar is in the locked condition and for producing another signal when each discharge mechanism lock on the railcar is in the unlocked condition. An illuminable indicator, mountable on a side of the railroad hopper car, is responsive to signals from the circuitry for displaying the condition of the discharge mechanism locks. A method for visually displaying a condition of a lock on a railroad hopper car as through use of illumination is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 一种铁路货车上的系统,用于提供由位于靠近或远离料斗车厢的人员可观察到的指示,该锁定状态被布置成与漏斗车上的机构可操作地组合以控制材料的排出 漏斗车。 该系统包括电路和传感器,用于当轨道车辆上的每个排出机构锁定处于锁定状态时提供信号,并且当轨道车上的每个排出机构锁定处于解锁状态时产生另一个信号。 可安装在铁路货车侧面的可照明指示器响应于来自电路的信号,用于显示排放机构锁的状态。 还公开了一种通过照明来视觉显示铁路货车上的锁的状态的方法。

    Railroad hopper car door assembly
    8.
    发明授权
    Railroad hopper car door assembly 失效
    铁路货车车门总成

    公开(公告)号:US6019049A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-01

    申请号:US088569

    申请日:1998-06-02

    IPC分类号: B61D7/28 B61D3/00

    CPC分类号: B61D7/28

    摘要: A discharge door assembly for a bottom dump covered railroad hopper car is provided. The discharge door assembly includes a plurality of longitudinally mounted discharge doors arranged in end-to-end relation across a bottom of the hopper car; with each discharge door being movable between open and closed positions about a pivot axis disposed parallel to and adjacent a longitudinal axis of the hopper car. A door operating mechanism including a single powered actuator operates all of the discharge doors substantially simultaneously to effect rapid discharge of matter from the hopper with significantly less operator involvement. The door operating mechanism further includes a lock for releasably holding the discharge doors in a closed position. A venting system inhibits imploding of the walls of the hopper car upon discharge of particulate matter from the car. Deflectors are arranged on opposite sides of the hopper car to combine with the pivoted discharge doors in limiting the discharge pattern of material from the hopper car to a relatively narrow pattern or stream disposed between the rails on which the hopper car moves.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于底部倾倒式铁路料​​斗车的排气门组件。 排气门组件包括多个纵向安装的卸料门,其以料斗车厢底部的端对端关系布置; 每个排放门可围绕平行于漏斗车的纵向轴线设置的枢转轴线在打开和关闭位置之间移动。 包括单个动力执行器的门操作机构基本上同时地操作所有排出门,以便以较少的操作者参与来实现物料从料斗的快速排出。 门操作机构还包括用于将卸载门可释放地保持在关闭位置的锁。 通气系统在从汽车排出颗粒物质时,可以抑制漏斗车厢壁的侵入。 偏转器布置在漏斗车的相对侧上,以与枢转的排出门组合,从而将物料从料斗车的排放模式限制到设置在料斗移动的轨道之间的相对狭窄的图案或流。

    System and related method for visually indicating a condition of a lock on a railroad hopper car
    9.
    发明申请
    System and related method for visually indicating a condition of a lock on a railroad hopper car 有权
    用于可视地指示铁路货车上的锁的状态的系统和相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110025481A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-03

    申请号:US12462382

    申请日:2009-08-03

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00

    摘要: A system on a railroad hopper car for providing an indication, observable by a person located either proximate to or remote from the hopper car, of a condition of a lock arranged in operable combination with a mechanism on the hopper car for controlling discharge of material from the hopper car. The system includes electric circuitry and a sensor for providing a signal when each discharge mechanism lock on the railcar is in the locked condition and for producing another signal when each discharge mechanism lock on the railcar is in the unlocked condition. An illuminable indicator, mountable on a side of the railroad hopper car, is responsive to signals from the circuitry for displaying the condition of the discharge mechanism locks. A method for visually displaying a condition of a lock on a railroad hopper car as through use of illumination is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 一种铁路货车上的系统,用于提供由位于靠近或远离料斗车厢的人员可以观察到的指示,该锁定状态被布置成与漏斗车上的机构可操作地组合以控制物料的排出 漏斗车。 该系统包括电路和传感器,用于当轨道车辆上的每个排出机构锁定处于锁定状态时提供信号,并且当轨道车上的每个排出机构锁定处于解锁状态时产生另一个信号。 可安装在铁路货车侧面的可照明指示器响应于来自电路的信号,用于显示排放机构锁的状态。 还公开了一种通过照明来视觉显示铁路货车上的锁的状态的方法。