DE102008022558B4 - Method for the continuous processing of freight cars - Google Patents

Abstract

Method for the continuous processing of freight wagons on tracks in which at least one freight wagon is moved in a loading station (6) on a loading track (2) in the retraction, wherein the loading track (2) - seen in the direction of entry - behind the charging station (6) via a switch (7) is connected to a picking track (3) to which the freight wagon is moved against the entry direction, wherein the switch (7) the loading track (2) and the order picking (3) each in a first stretch section (8, 10) and subdivided into a second section (9, 11), wherein the freight car on the first and second sections (8, 9) of the loading track (2) and / or the first and second sections (10, 11) of the picking track (3) by respectively a separate conveyor in the form of a spill plant (12, 13, 14) is promoted.

Description

The invention relates to a method for continuous processing, in particular for unloading and loading, of freight wagons on tracks.

When transporting goods is increasingly resorting to the transport by rail. Several freight cars are coupled together and transported with a prime mover, such as a locomotive, on a rail network from a departure to a destination. To load the goods wagons with goods or unload them, the freight wagons are moved individually or in small groups in a discharge or loading zone. For this purpose, it may be necessary to decouple the freight cars from their train, in order to set them, for example, in a spatially closed unloading or loading station, in the following charging station. Subsequently, the empty or filled freight cars must be reassembled according to their destination to a train.

Since the uncoupling and coupling is a time and personnel intensive process, especially in just-in-time or just-in-sequence transports has gone over to no longer decouple the freight cars from each other, but gradually gradually into the charging station insert. For example, the first two freight cars of a train are inserted into the charging station, there unloaded or loaded and then pushed out in the same direction from the charging station on a subsequent section again. This is repeated until the train is completely loaded or unloaded. Subsequently, the train is extended in the reverse direction through the charging station and transported back to the departure. This method has the disadvantage that the charging station is blocked for the time of departure of the train for a new train.

The state of the art is in the US 2,910,578 A or in the US Pat. No. 1,835,059 A disclosed.

The object of the invention is to reduce downtime in a method for continuously processing freight cars on tracks.

The object is achieved with the features of claim 1.

Advantageous embodiments of the invention will become apparent from the features of the subclaims.

The essence of the invention is, in addition to a loading track in the loading station a picking track, each with its own conveyor system, such as a spill system to provide. The loading track and the picking track are connected to each other via a switch, wherein the loading track and the picking track is divided by the switch in each case a first section on the left and in a second section on the right of the switch. The conveyor system is used to promote the freight cars without locomotive on the tracks. Once the train has arrived on the loading track, the locomotive can be disconnected. The conveyor of the loading track is connected to one of the freight cars and promotes the first or the first freight cars in the charging station. There, the freight car is unloaded or loaded. Subsequently, this is discharged from the loading station in the same direction and either on the second stretch of the loading track behind the switch or on the second stretch of the picking track behind the switch. From there, the freight car can be moved to the section of the picking track before the switch. For this purpose, the conveyor system of the first section of the picking track is used. Each of the conveyors can convey in both directions. This method has the advantage that the freight cars can be singled and can be put together as desired to a new train by parking on the second sections. It is also possible to outsource the processed track wagons if freight wagons of a new train association are located in the loading station for processing.

Preferably, the second stretch section of the picking track, which is located behind the switch, as viewed in the entry direction, has a conveyor system assigned to this section. Thus, the freight car from the first section of the loading track on the switch directly to the second section of the picking track be promoted.

In addition, and for example for the repair of defective freight wagons, the order picking track can be connected to a buffer track on which the freight wagon is buffered. Here, at a repair platform, the freight wagons can be repaired, at least to the extent that they can be re-adjusted to the rail network.

Further advantageous embodiments of the invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. The single figure shows a schematic representation of a plant with which the inventive method can be performed.

The plant includes a track 1 which routes trains to and from the official rail network. This track 1 is with a loading track 2 , a picking line 3 , a loading track 4 and a buffer track 5 connected.

The loading track 2 leads through a charging station 6 which can be a substantially closed building. From the loading station, the unloaded goods are their use, for example, a production or a shipping warehouse supplied. Become freight cars at the charging station 6 loaded with goods, so can the charging station 6 be connected to a production in which the goods are produced.

Behind the charging station 6 is a switch 7 arranged the loading track 2 with the picking track 3 combines. The loading track 2 gets through the turnout into a first stretch of track 8th and a second route section 9 divided; the picking track 3 gets through the switch 7 in a first section of the route 10 and a second route section 11 divided.

The loading track 2 has a conveyor system, in this case a spill plant 12 which can transport freight wagons both in the first and in the second stretch of the loading track.

In the first section of the route 10 of the picking track 3 freight wagons can also be transported via a conveyor system, here a spill plant 13 , be promoted. In addition, freight cars in the second stretch 11 of the picking track 3 through its own spill plant 14 be encouraged.

The loading track 4 can be used, for example, to feed the finished goods in the production facility in the rail network. This is a loading ramp 15 intended. On the loading track 4 In this embodiment, no own conveyor system is provided. Ie. the train must be driven onto the loading track with a prime mover 4 be encouraged.

The same applies to the buffer track 5 too, with a loading dock 16 concludes. In the buffer track 5 is additionally a repair platform 17 integrated. On this a defective freight car can at least be repaired so far that this again over track 1 can be fed into the official rail network.

With the described arrangement, the method can be carried out, for example, for unloading a train as follows: A train is in the direction of arrow A in the retraction of the prime mover (locomotive) from the official rail network on the track 1 to the loading track 2 driven, and so far, that the first two freight cars in the charging station 6 ready for unloading. Then the locomotive is decoupled. Depending on whether the locomotive - seen in the retraction direction - is coupled to the front or rear of the train, the locomotive drives either over the switch 7 and the picking track 3 or against the direction of retraction to the track 1 , From there, the locomotive can drive on any track to be coupled to another train.

The now without locomotive on the loading track 2 standing train can be through the spill plant 12 to move back and fourth. For this purpose, the spill plant attacks 12 in an axle of a freight car. Once the first two freight cars in the charging station 6 discharged, promotes the spill plant 12 the train to two more freight cars in the direction of arrow A, so that the next two freight cars for unloading in the charging station 6 ready to stand. The unloaded freight cars are depending on the course setting the switch 7 either in the track section 9 or 11 gespillt. Depending on the desired composition of the empty train (depending on where the empty freight cars are to be transported) spills the spill plant 12 from the stretch of track 8th the freight wagons according to arrow A on the section 8th or according to arrow C on the section 11 , From the second stretch 9 of the loading track 2 be the freight cars in accordance with arrow B, ie opposite to the retraction of the spill plant 13 on the first section of the track 10 of the picking track 3 drawn. The spill plant 14 of the second section of track 11 can parallel to freight wagons according to arrow D to the first stretch 10 of the picking track 3 promote.

By separate spill systems of the individual sections 8th . 10 and 11 the train must not be completely emptied to make room again for subsequently arriving and unloading trains. If, for example, there are delays in unloading or if the next full train is faster than expected, filled wagons from the first train can still be loaded through the spreaders 13 and 14 first on the picking track 3 and then by locomotive even on the loading track 4 or the buffer track 5 interim storage.

Claims (4)

Method for continuously processing freight wagons on tracks in which at least one freight wagon is transported to a charging station ( 6 ) on a loading track ( 2 ) is displaced in the retraction direction, wherein the loading track ( 2 ) - seen in the direction of entry - behind the charging station ( 6 ) via a switch ( 7 ) with a Picking track ( 3 ), to which the freight wagon is displaced counter to the entry direction, wherein the switch ( 7 ) the loading track ( 2 ) and the picking track ( 3 ) each in a first section ( 8th . 10 ) and in a second section ( 9 . 11 ), the freight wagon on the first and second sections ( 8th . 9 ) of the loading track ( 2 ) and / or the first and second sections ( 10 . 11 ) of the picking track ( 3 ) by their own conveyor system in the form of a spill plant ( 12 . 13 . 14 ). A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the freight car on the second stretch section ( 11 ) of the picking track ( 3 ), which - seen in the entrance direction - behind the switch ( 7 ), by a conveyor system assigned to this section in the form of a spill plant ( 14 ). Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that with the order picking track ( 3 ) a buffer track ( 5 ), on which the freight car is buffered. Method according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that with the order picking track ( 3 ) a loading track ( 4 ), on which goods wagons are loaded.

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