Abstract:
The invention relates to a covering system (10) for covering an inlet (2) formed in a hopper wagon body (3) of a hopper wagon, whereby the covering system comprises a cover that is configured to close the inlet when it is arranged in a closed position and open the inlet when it arranged in an open position and hinge means (12a, 12b) that is configured to mount the cover on the hopper wagon body such that the cover is hinged to an outer portion the hopper wagon body, adjacent the inlet and the cover is rotatable in a substantially vertical plane between the closed position and the open position. The hinge means may be configured to mount the cover in spaced relation above the inlet such that there is a gap space (15a) between the cover and the inlet when the cover is arranged in at least the closed position. The gap space may be formed between a hinged edge region of the cover and an adjacent edge of the inlet. The cover may comprise a single leaf door. The cover may comprise a double leaf door. The invention also relates to a hopper wagon comprising the covering system.
Abstract:
An identity preserved container (10) for storage, transportation, and segregation of a flowable cargo is provided. The container (10) comprises a frame supporting an enclosure with a top (20), bottom (12), side walls (14), front wall, and a back wall (16). A liner is provided and secured to an interior of the enclosure, comprising side panels and funnels panels (22) forming a bin terminating in a centrally located opening in said bottom of the enclosure. The container (10) also includes a belly door (26) located in the opening in the bottom (12) of the enclosure wherein the belly door (26) moves between a closed and an open position.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
Ein Speicherwagen (1) zum Transport von Schüttgut (2) ist mit einem innerhalb eines auf einem Wagenrahmen (6) ruhenden Containers (7) anstelle einer Bodenfläche angeordneten Bodenförderband (8) mit einem in einer Transportrichtung (5) vorderen Abwurfende (10) und einem hinteren Aufnahmeende (9) ausgestattet. Das Bodenförderband (8) ist durch Antriebe (11) von einer - zur maximalen Schüttgutaufnahme im Container (7) geeigneten - Grundposition (12) in eine - zur Weitergabe von Schüttgut (2) vorgesehene - Übergabeposition (13) relativ zum Container (7) verstellbar, bei der das Abwurfende (10) in Bezug auf das Aufnahmeende (9) angehoben ist.
Abstract:
An actuating system for operating transverse doors of a railroad hoppe car. The mechanism includes an operating member which is coupled to a door or doors of the car by a shaft and a linkage which couples a power source to the operating member, where the operating member rotates to move the door away from the hopper. The mechanism can operate doors which open in opposed direction with a single power source. The mechanism can be used in new car construction, and can be retrofitted onto existing hopper cars.
Abstract:
The door operating system of the present invention can be applied to new railcar or retrofitted to existing railcar designs. The hopper car will have a pair of doors on opposed sides of the center sill which are connected through a door spreader. The pneumatic, individual door operating system is connected to the door spreader through an adjustable spreader fulcrum in which the sliding adjustment may add in a proper connection force or tension between the door operating system and the individual doors.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed toward a one-way dump railroad car that improves the efficiency of the discharging of bulk material carried in a body of a railroad car. Generally, the one-way dump railroad car includes a dump roller assembly that engages a trackside assembly to actuate rotation of the railroad car's body. The linear motion of the railroad car coupled with the rotation of the railroad car's body operate together to simultaneously form a discharge ramp from a second side wall of the body of the railroad car. The formation of this discharge ramp provides many benefits. First, it facilitates the discharging of bulk materials that are larger in size. Second, it enables the discharging of the bulk materials at a distance that is farther from the railroad car body. Finally, it facilitates the dumping of the entire load contained within the railroad car body.
Abstract:
Rail car modularized modification programs altering the nature of the center sill in the modified railcar yield a greater variety of car types that can be placed into service. The present invention provides method of modification of a railcar to form a modified railcar comprising the steps of: providing an existing railcar with a center sill design of one of i) a stub sill and ii) a through sill; removing an upper portion of the existing railcar; forming an underframe construction including bolsters configured to be above truck assemblies and coupled to the center sill design, and a center sill design of one of i) a stub sill ii) a through sill, and iii) a fish-belly center sill; forming an upper body of the modified railcar; and attaching the upper body of the modified railcar to the underframe construction.
Abstract:
Eine Gleisbaumaschine zum Bearbeiten eines Gleises umfasst mindestens eine Bearbeitungseinheit, eine Energiebereitstellungseinheit (22) und einen Energiespeicher (29). Beim Bearbeiten des Gleises mittels der mindestens einen Bearbeitungseinheit wird der Energiespeicher (29) geladen, wenn eine von der Energiebereitstellungseinheit (22) maximal abnehmbare Leistung (PMAX) größer als eine aufgenommene Leistung (PB) der mindestens einen Bearbeitungseinheit ist, und entladen, wenn die von der Energiebereitstellungseinheit (22) maximal abnehmbare Leistung (PMAX) kleiner als die aufgenommene Leistung (PB) der mindestens einen Bearbeitungseinheit ist.