Automated Hatch System for Hopper Railcars

    公开(公告)号:US20220144319A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17432477

    申请日:2020-02-19

    发明人: Trevor LOW Uwe HOMM

    摘要: An automated hatch system tor a hopper railcar having a central longitudinal trough with coaming, having a unitary hatch cover; a plurality of guide rail, assemblies connecting one, side of the top of the railcar perpendicular to and adjacent a corresponding longitudinal edge of the coaming to the hatch, cover, wherein one guide rail assembly is positioned at each end of the trough and one or, more guide rail assemblies, are evenly spaced between the outermost guide rail assemblies; a cable network connecting the guide rail assemblies to the hatch and external coaming of the trough; and means for activating the cable network, to open and close, the hatch and to align the opposing ends of the hatch cover during opening and closing.

    Material transport and distribution consist with controlled gated hopper cars and conveyor systems
    2.
    发明授权
    Material transport and distribution consist with controlled gated hopper cars and conveyor systems 有权
    材料运输和配送包括受控的门控斗车和输送机系统

    公开(公告)号:US09346473B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-24

    申请号:US14933550

    申请日:2015-11-05

    摘要: A material transport and distribution consist including an offloading car, a generator car, and hopper cars. The offloading car includes a rotatable conveyor that can offload materials forward of and to the sides of the car. The generator car powers a plurality of hopper car conveyors. The hopper cars include a longitudinal conveyor that overlaps with conveyors of forward- and aft-located cars to enable transport of materials between cars and while the cars are negotiating a turn in the tracks. The hopper car hoppers are divided into chutes with respective guillotine-style gates. Each gate includes a resilient panel that flexes to enable closure of the gate without binding on materials exiting therefrom. A control system is provided to manage the gates and conveyors during offloading based on sensed characteristics of the operation thereof. An interlock system is also provided to initiate a cascading shutdown routine when a fault is detected.

    摘要翻译: 物料运输和配送包括卸货车,发电机车和垃圾车。 卸载车包括一个可转动的输送机,它可以将汽车前部和后部的物料卸载。 发电机汽车为多个料斗车辆输送机供电。 料斗车包括纵向输送机,其与前进和后部位置的轿厢的输送机重叠,以使得能够在汽车之间以及在汽车正在协调轨道的转弯时运输材料。 漏斗式垃圾桶分为带有闸门式门的滑槽。 每个门包括弹性面板,该弹性面板弯曲以使得能够关闭门而不与从其离开的材料结合。 提供一种控制系统,用于根据其操作的感测特性,在卸载期间管理闸门和输送机。 还提供了互锁系统以在检测到故障时启动级联关闭程序。

    Railcar unloading system
    3.
    发明授权
    Railcar unloading system 有权
    轨道车卸货系统

    公开(公告)号:US08379927B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-19

    申请号:US12753675

    申请日:2010-04-02

    申请人: Doug F Taylor

    发明人: Doug F Taylor

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00 B61D7/30

    CPC分类号: B61D7/30 Y10T74/20305

    摘要: A system for unloading a railcar includes an imaging system for generating a model of features of the railcar as the railcar enters an unloading station, and an actuation device in communication with the imaging system for identifying a capstan using model information and engaging the capstans to cause the discharge of material from the railcar.

    摘要翻译: 用于卸载轨道车的系统包括:成像系统,用于当轨道车辆进入卸载站时产生轨道车辆的特征模型,以及与成像系统通信的致动装置,用于使用模型信息识别绞盘,并使绞盘引起 从轨道车辆排出物料。

    Automated discharge system for hopper car
    4.
    发明授权
    Automated discharge system for hopper car 失效
    垃圾车自动排料系统

    公开(公告)号:US6067912A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-30

    申请号:US936151

    申请日:1997-09-22

    申请人: Daniel L. Miller

    发明人: Daniel L. Miller

    IPC分类号: B61D7/28 B61D7/30

    CPC分类号: B61D7/28

    摘要: A single circular or cylindrical door is provided which covers a pair of horizontal discharge openings in a hopper car construction transversely of the longitudinal axis of the rail car. Each circular or cylindrical door is pivotally mounted to the rail car body on each side of the rail car. A fluid operated cylinder is connected to each door at the central span thereof. The other end of the fluid operated cylinder is connected to the center sill of the rail car. A directional valve controls the direction of fluid flow to the fluid operated cylinder to cause the door to rotate from a closed position blocking the pair of discharge openings to an open position whereby both discharge openings may simultaneously discharge material from the hopper car.

    摘要翻译: 提供单个圆形或圆柱形门,其覆盖横向于轨道车的纵向轴线的漏斗车结构中的一对水平排放口。 每个圆形或圆柱形门在轨道车的每一侧枢转地安装在轨道车体上。 流体操作的气缸在其中央跨度处连接到每个门。 流体操作缸的另一端连接到轨道车的中心槛。 方向阀控制流体流向流体操作的气缸的方向,使门从封闭位置旋转,从而将一对排放口阻塞到打开位置,由此两个排出口可以同时从料斗车排出物料。

    Bottom discharge hopper
    5.
    发明授权
    Bottom discharge hopper 失效
    底卸料斗

    公开(公告)号:US4762458A

    公开(公告)日:1988-08-09

    申请号:US28444

    申请日:1987-03-20

    IPC分类号: B61D7/30

    CPC分类号: B61D7/30

    摘要: A bottom discharge hopper includes an elongated rectangular discharge opening closable by two discharge doors hinged along their outer edges to the hopper so that the doors are biased to an open position. Each door includes control means comprising a biasing member pivotally mounted to the hopper which biases a runner at each end of the door along a runner track on the door towards a position corresponding to the closed position of the door, the runners being located substantially directly below the pivot of the biasing member in this closed position.

    摘要翻译: 底部放料料斗包括细长矩形排出口,可通过两个排出门将其沿着外边缘铰接到料斗上,从而将门偏置到打开位置。 每个门包括控制装置,其包括偏置构件,该偏置构件可枢转地安装到料斗,该偏压构件沿门的每个端部沿着门的跑道轨道偏向位于对应于门的关闭位置的位置的跑步者, 偏压构件在该关闭位置的枢轴。

    Hopper
    6.
    发明授权
    Hopper 失效
    料斗

    公开(公告)号:US4740130A

    公开(公告)日:1988-04-26

    申请号:US929406

    申请日:1986-11-10

    申请人: Petrus D. Prins

    发明人: Petrus D. Prins

    IPC分类号: B61D7/30

    CPC分类号: B61D7/30

    摘要: A bottom discharge hopper the body of which is elevated at a tip by ramps so that doors on the underside of the body, which are secured thereto by links and which are pivotally fixed to upstanding structure on the chassis, open outwardly and downwardly to permit material discharge from the body.

    摘要翻译: 底部排放料斗,其主体通过斜坡在顶端升高,使得通过连接件固定到其上并且枢转地固定到底架上的直立结构的主体下侧的门向外和向下打开以允许材料 从身体排出。

    High volume covered hopper car with loading from below and automatic
unloading
    7.
    发明授权
    High volume covered hopper car with loading from below and automatic unloading 失效
    大容量覆盖料斗车从下面装载并自动卸载

    公开(公告)号:US4677917A

    公开(公告)日:1987-07-07

    申请号:US701880

    申请日:1985-02-14

    摘要: A high volume covered railway hopper car is disclosed which has vertical end walls so as to fully utilize the space over the trucks of the car for lading volume. An automatic pneumatic unloading system is provided so as to unload a pulverant lading from the end compartments or hoppers, as well as the center, of the car, thus eliminating the necessity of sloped end sheets. A pneumatic loading system is provided which permits loading from below and thus permits the elimination of hatches, walkways, and the like on the roof of the car so as to permit the roof to extend substantially the full extent of AAR height clearances thereby to further maximize the lading volume of the car.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有垂直端壁的大容量覆盖的铁路货车,以充分利用汽车的卡车上的空间提升体积。 提供了一种自动气动卸载系统,以便从轿厢的端部隔间或料斗以及中心卸载粉碎物,从而消除了倾斜的端板的必要性。 提供了一种气动装载系统,其允许从下方装载,从而允许消除轿厢屋顶上的舱口,人行道等,以便允许屋顶基本上延伸到AAR高度间隙的全部范围,从而进一步最大化 汽车的提货量。

    Trackside cam centering arrangement
    8.
    发明授权
    Trackside cam centering arrangement 失效
    轨道凸轮定心排列

    公开(公告)号:US4335988A

    公开(公告)日:1982-06-22

    申请号:US163239

    申请日:1980-06-26

    申请人: Dennis Marsden

    发明人: Dennis Marsden

    IPC分类号: B61D7/30

    CPC分类号: B61D7/30

    摘要: A trackside door closing arrangement for closing the swinging doors of a railway hopper car. This arrangement is self centering and shifts to counteract the cars lateral sway as it passes through the mechanism or shifts to accommodate cars that have parallelogramed during service.

    摘要翻译: 用于关闭铁路货车的摆动门的轨道侧关闭装置。 这种安排是以自我为中心,并且在车辆横向摆动通过机构时转向以抵消汽车横向摇摆,或者转向以适应在服务期间具有平行四边形的汽车。

    Double locking door latch mechanism for railway hopper cars
    9.
    发明授权
    Double locking door latch mechanism for railway hopper cars 失效
    铁路货车双锁门锁机构

    公开(公告)号:US4213725A

    公开(公告)日:1980-07-22

    申请号:US954791

    申请日:1978-10-25

    申请人: Willis H. Knippel

    发明人: Willis H. Knippel

    IPC分类号: B61D7/18 B61D7/30 B65G67/24

    摘要: A hopper car door locking mechanism includes a rotatable latch member which includes a keeper receiving portion. The latch member also includes a positioning portion providing stops which are engaged by a rotatable locking pawl in the closed position of the hopper car door. The rotatable locking pawl includes a cam device which is pivoted in response to reciprocating movement of a rod having a suitable cam surface. The rod also includes a stop device which with the rotatable latch member provides a second stop which therefore provides for double locking of the door.

    摘要翻译: 料斗车门锁定机构包括可旋转的闩锁构件,其包括保持器接收部分。 闩锁构件还包括定位部分,该定位部分提供止挡件,该止动件在漏斗车门的关闭位置由可旋转的锁定爪接合。 可旋转的锁定爪包括凸轮装置,该凸轮装置响应于具有合适的凸轮表面的杆的往复运动而枢转。 杆还包括止动装置,其中可旋转的闩锁构件提供第二止挡件,从而提供门的双重锁定。

    Hopper car cam lock door operating mechanism
    10.
    发明授权
    Hopper car cam lock door operating mechanism 失效
    料斗车载凸轮锁门操作机构

    公开(公告)号:US4181336A

    公开(公告)日:1980-01-01

    申请号:US859066

    申请日:1977-12-09

    申请人: Roy W. Miller

    发明人: Roy W. Miller

    摘要: A door lock mechanism for hopper cars includes a longitudinally extending operating rod actuated by a linkage means tripped by a track side cam. The rod in turn actuates cam locks by means of bell cranks which cause the locks to rotate and release transverse tension rods connected to doors for opening the same. The cam locks include cams engageable with teeth on the tension rods for securely locking the doors in a closed position. The operating rod also includes cam means effectively engaging the cam locks to positively lock the same in a closed position.

    摘要翻译: 用于料斗车厢的门锁机构包括由由轨道侧凸轮跳闸的联动装置致动的纵向延伸的操作杆。 杆又通过钟形曲柄致动凸轮锁,这导致锁旋转并释放连接到门的横向张力杆以打开它。 凸轮锁包括可与张紧杆上的齿接合的凸轮,用于将门牢固地锁定在关闭位置。 操作杆还包括有效地接合凸轮锁的凸轮装置,以将其锁定在关闭位置。