Mechanism For Longitudinal Door Systems
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180281824A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-04

    申请号:US15938601

    申请日:2018-03-28

    IPC分类号: B61D7/02 B61D7/08

    CPC分类号: B61D7/02 B61D7/08 B61D7/28

    摘要: 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.

    HOPPER CAR GATE WITH MULTIPLE OPENINGS
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180194372A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-12

    申请号:US15401580

    申请日:2017-01-09

    发明人: Stephen R. Early

    IPC分类号: B61D7/02

    CPC分类号: B61D7/02 B61D7/20 B61D7/26

    摘要: A hopper car gate with a frame having multiple openings and one or more solid sections positioned between adjacent openings, an operating mechanism coupled to the frame, and a door supported by the frame. The door has multiple solid sections to match the number of openings in the frame and one or more openings positioned between adjacent solid sections. The door is movable by the operating mechanism between a closed position, in which the solid sections of the door block the openings in the frame, and an open position, in which the openings in the door are aligned with at least some of the openings in the frame and the solid sections of the door are aligned with at least some of the solid sections of the frame.

    AUTONOMOUS BALLAST UNLOADING CONSIST
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170096778A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-06

    申请号:US15270912

    申请日:2016-09-20

    发明人: Nathan A. Landes

    IPC分类号: E01B27/02 B61L25/02 B61D7/02

    摘要: An autonomous ballast consist for unloading ballast along a railway and methods for unloading ballast thereby. The consist includes a plurality of ballast cars and at least one control car. The control car includes a controller, a navigation system, and electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic generators that power the hopper cars. The controller employs the navigation system to determine the location of the consist relative to a track survey indicating locations and amounts of ballast to be unloaded. The controller instructs the hopper cars to open/close ballast doors to dump appropriate amounts of ballast in desired locations. The controller also monitors the status of the hopper cars and the accuracy of the navigation system to automatically adjust the operational state of the consist relative thereto. The unloading operation is carried out automatically, without need for operator intervention, and without risk of damage to railroad facilities.

    Method for influencing gravitational discharge of material from a railroad hopper car
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for influencing gravitational discharge of material from a railroad hopper car 有权
    影响铁路货车重物排放的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09522683B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-20

    申请号:US15145579

    申请日:2016-05-03

    摘要: A method for influencing gravitational discharge of material from a railcar gate assembly is arranged in material receiving relation relative to a hopper on the railcar. The gate assembly defines a discharge opening and includes a slide gate for controlling the discharge of material from the hopper car. A first portion of the gate assembly is operably disposed above the slide gate and a second portion of the gate assembly is disposed below the slide gate. An adapter is releasably suspended below the discharge opening for influencing the discharge of material from the second portion of the gate assembly.

    摘要翻译: 用于影响来自轨道车门组件的材料的重力排放的方法被布置成在轨道车上相对于料斗的材料接收关系。 门组件限定了排放口,并且包括用于控制来自料斗车的材料排出的滑动门。 门组件的第一部分可操作地设置在滑动门上方,并且门组件的第二部分设置在滑动门下方。 适配器可释放地悬挂在排放口下方,用于影响从门组件的第二部分排放材料。

    RAILROAD HOPPER CAR DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM
    9.
    发明申请
    RAILROAD HOPPER CAR DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM 有权
    RAILROAD HOPPER车门操作机构

    公开(公告)号:US20160311445A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-27

    申请号:US14691924

    申请日:2015-04-21

    IPC分类号: B61D7/26 B61D7/02

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

    摘要: A mechanism for operating one or more hinged doors on a hopper car including an elongated operating shaft having a fixed axis of rotation and a linkage system for operably connecting the operating shaft to the hinged doors on the railroad hopper car. The linkage system includes an actuating link operably connected to and rotatable with the operating shaft and a connecting link for operably connecting the actuating link to each door. The linkage system links includes a primary lock for holding each door in the closed position. A selectively operated secondary lock is rotatable about a fixed axis disposed above the fixed axis of the operating shaft assembly. The secondary lock rotates between a first condition, wherein a stop engages with at least one link of the linkage assembly, and a second condition, wherein each door is permitted to move to the open position. A release mechanism is provided for releasing the primary lock by moving at least one of the links of the linkage system relative to the other thereby allowing the door to be forcibly moved toward their open position under the influence of the columnar load being placed thereon by the lading in the hopper.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在料斗车上操作一个或多个铰接门的机构,包括具有固定旋转轴线的细长操作轴和用于将操作轴可操作地连接到铁路漏斗车上的铰接门的连杆系统。 联动系统包括可操作地连接到操作轴并且可与操作轴一起旋转的致动连杆和用于将致动连杆可操作地连接到每个门的连接连杆。 联动系统链路包括用于将每个门保持在关闭位置的主锁。 选择性操作的辅助锁可围绕设置在操作轴组件的固定轴线上方的固定轴线旋转。 次锁在第一状态之间旋转,其中止动件与连杆组件的至少一个连杆接合,第二状态允许每个门移动到打开位置。 提供一种释放机构,用于通过相对于另一个移动连杆系统的至少一个链节来释放主锁,从而允许门在被放置在其上的柱状负载的影响下被强制地移动到其打开位置 在料斗中提起。