EP0281827B1 - Tank vehicle for transporting hazardous matter - Google Patents

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EP0281827B1
EP0281827B1 EP88102509A EP88102509A EP0281827B1 EP 0281827 B1 EP0281827 B1 EP 0281827B1 EP 88102509 A EP88102509 A EP 88102509A EP 88102509 A EP88102509 A EP 88102509A EP 0281827 B1 EP0281827 B1 EP 0281827B1
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Heinz Dr. Dipl.-Chem. Delle
Karl Deller
Friedhelm Dr. Dipl.-Chem. Geiger
Edmund Dipl.-Ing. Pietrowski
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  • the invention relates to a tank wagon for the transport of dangerous goods, in particular for the transport of toxic and groundwater-endangering substances, consisting of a boiler with a arranged on the top of the boiler, the connection fittings containing dome and a connected via saddle side plates and saddle rails with the boiler, supporting the buffer frame.
  • a tank car for the transport of dangerous goods, in particular the transport of toxic and groundwater-endangering substances, consisting of a boiler with a dome arranged on the top of the boiler, containing the connection fittings, and a saddle side plate and Saddle support strips connected to the boiler, supporting the buffer frame, which is built to be as accident-proof as possible and offers the greatest possible protection against the leakage of goods in all conceivable transport accidents.
  • the height of the saddle side plates above the base frame outside the boiler area and the height and width of the ramming planks preferably each correspond to 1.1 to 1.5 times the diameter of the buffer plates.
  • the saddle support strips are designed as a hollow box profile, in particular as a trapezoidal hollow box profile, the long side of which faces the boiler wall.
  • the material thickness of the saddle support bar should be less than that of the boiler, so that in the event of accidents with impact loads, the bar profile is first deformed and absorbs the corresponding deformation energy. It is therefore also advantageous to surround the boiler in a ring shape with hollow box profiles as reinforcing ribs.
  • the ramming planks As additional protection in the event of rear-end collisions, it has proven to be advantageous to provide the ramming planks with a nose facing the buffers at the upper end.
  • the distance between the ramming planks and the boiler is preferably approximately 1.5 times the distance between the buffer plate and the buffer attachment on the base frame.
  • ramming planks (3) perpendicular to the narrow sides, the height and width of which correspond at least to the diameter of the buffer plate (9).
  • the ramming planks (3) preferably carry a nose (4) in order to prevent the buffers (11) of another coupled wagon from climbing onto the underframe and possibly damaging the boiler (1), which can also be reinforced with hollow box-shaped reinforcing ribs (10 ) can surround.
  • tank wagons are particularly suitable for the transport of acrolein, hydrocyanic acid or mercaptans.

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Abstract

A tank vehicle for transporting dangerous goods which affords the greatest possible protection against spillage of the goods in the event of transport accidents has a dome inside the contour of the tank and flank protection in the form of semitrailer side plates which extend over the entire length of the sub-frame and outside the area of the tank have a height above the sub-frame of at least the diameter of the buffer plate.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Kesselwagen zum Transport gefährlicher Güter, insbesondere zum Transport giftiger und grundwassergefährdender Stoffe, bestehend aus einem Kessel mit einem am Kesselscheitel angeordneten, die Anschlußarmaturen enthaltenden Dom und einem über Sattelseitenbleche und Satteltragleisten mit dem Kessel verbundenen, die Puffer tragenden Untergestell.The invention relates to a tank wagon for the transport of dangerous goods, in particular for the transport of toxic and groundwater-endangering substances, consisting of a boiler with a arranged on the top of the boiler, the connection fittings containing dome and a connected via saddle side plates and saddle rails with the boiler, supporting the buffer frame.

Bei den bekannten Kesselwagen ist der Dom mit den Anschlußarmaturen auf dem Kesselscheitel aufgesetzt, so daß dieser bei einem Entgleisen des Wagens abreißen und das Ladegut auslaufen kann. Zwar ist es auch bekannt, die Anschlußarmaturen versenkt im Kesselboden anzuordnen, doch kann auch hier bei Auffahrunfällen eine Beschädigung der Armaturen und ein Auslaufen des Ladeguts erfolgen.In the known tank wagons, the dome with the connection fittings is placed on the top of the boiler, so that it can tear off when the wagon is derailed and the load can run out. Although it is also known to arrange the connection fittings sunk in the bottom of the boiler, damage to the fittings and leakage of the cargo can also occur here in rear-end collisions.

In der DE-AS 16 05 105 wird ein Kesselwagen gezeigt, bei dem der Kessel über Tragleisten und Seitenbleche mit dem Untergestell verbunden ist. Auch die DE-PS 11 79 980 zeigt einen Kesselwagen, bei dem der Kessel über Seitenbleche auf dem Untergestell montiert ist. Die Befestigung der Seitenbleche am Kessel erfolgt hierbei stets im unteren Kesselbereich, so daß bei einem Entgleisen der Wagen weder ein Schutz der Flanken noch der Kopfstücke des Kessels gegeben ist.DE-AS 16 05 105 shows a tank car in which the boiler is connected to the base frame by means of support strips and side plates. DE-PS 11 79 980 also shows a tank car in which the boiler is mounted on the base frame via side plates. The side plates are always attached to the boiler in the lower area of the boiler, so that when the wagons are derailed, neither the flanks nor the headers of the boiler are protected.

Es war daher Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, einen Kesselwagen zum Transport gefährlicher Güter, insbesondere Transport giftiger und grundwassergefährdender Stoffe zu konstruieren, bestehend aus einem Kessel mit einem am Kesselscheitel angeordneten, die Anschlußarmaturen enthaltenden Dom und einem über Sattelseitenbleche und Satteltragleisten mit dem Kessel verbundenen, die Puffer tragenden Untergestell, der möglichst unfallsicher gebaut und bei allen denkbaren Transportunfällen einen größtmöglichen Schutz vor dem Auslaufen der Güter bietet.It was therefore an object of the present invention to construct a tank car for the transport of dangerous goods, in particular the transport of toxic and groundwater-endangering substances, consisting of a boiler with a dome arranged on the top of the boiler, containing the connection fittings, and a saddle side plate and Saddle support strips connected to the boiler, supporting the buffer frame, which is built to be as accident-proof as possible and offers the greatest possible protection against the leakage of goods in all conceivable transport accidents.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß der Dom mit den Anschlußarmaturen innerhalb der Kontur des Kessels angeordnet ist,
und daß die Sattelseitenbleche sich über die gesamte Länge des Untergestells erstrecken, an den in etwa halber Kesselhöhe am Kessel befestigten Satteltragleisten befestigt sind, ohne den Durchmesser des Kessels seitlich wesentlich zu überragen, und außerhalb des Kesselbereichs eine Höhe über dem Untergestell von mindestens dem Durchmesser eines Puffertellers besitzen. Vorteilhafterweise sind die vorderen und hinteren Schmalseiten der Sattelseitenbleche jeweils mit senkrecht dazu befestigten, vertikalen Metallplatten als Rammbohlen versehen, deren Höhe und Breite jeweils zumindest dem Durchmesser eines Puffertellers entsprechen.This object is achieved in that the dome is arranged with the connection fittings within the contour of the boiler,
and that the saddle side plates extend over the entire length of the base frame, to which saddle support strips are fastened to the boiler at approximately half the height of the shell without significantly projecting laterally from the diameter of the shell, and outside the shell area a height above the base frame of at least the diameter of one Own buffer plates. Advantageously, the front and rear narrow sides of the saddle side plates are each provided with vertical metal plates fastened to them vertically as ramming planks, the height and width of which in each case correspond to at least the diameter of a buffer plate.

Vorzugsweise entspricht die Höhe der Sattelseitenbleche über dem Untergestell außerhalb des Kesselbereichs und die Höhe und Breite der Rammbohlen jeweils dem 1,1 bis 1,5-fachen des Durchmessers der Pufferteller.The height of the saddle side plates above the base frame outside the boiler area and the height and width of the ramming planks preferably each correspond to 1.1 to 1.5 times the diameter of the buffer plates.

Weiterhin ist es vorteilhaft, wenn die Satteltragleisten als Hohlkastenprofil ausgebildet sind, insbesondere als trapezförmiges Hohlkastenprofil, dessen lange Seite der Kesselwand zugekehrt ist.Furthermore, it is advantageous if the saddle support strips are designed as a hollow box profile, in particular as a trapezoidal hollow box profile, the long side of which faces the boiler wall.

Dabei sollte die Materialstärke der Satteltragleiste geringer sein als die des Kessels, damit bei Unfällen mit Stoßbelastung zunächst das Leistenprofil verformt wird und entsprechende Verformungsenergien aufnimmt. Daher ist es auch von Vorteil, den Kessel ringförmig mit Hohlkastenpröfilen als Verstärkungsrippen zu umgeben.The material thickness of the saddle support bar should be less than that of the boiler, so that in the event of accidents with impact loads, the bar profile is first deformed and absorbs the corresponding deformation energy. It is therefore also advantageous to surround the boiler in a ring shape with hollow box profiles as reinforcing ribs.

Als zusätzlicher Schutz bei Auffahrunfällen hat es sich als vorteilhaft erwiesen, die Rammbohlen am oberen Ende mit jeweils einer den Puffern zugewandten Nase zu versehen. Vorzugsweise beträgt der Abstand der Rammbohlen vom Kessel etwa das 1,5-fache des Abstands des Puffertellers von der Pufferbefestigung am Untergestell.As additional protection in the event of rear-end collisions, it has proven to be advantageous to provide the ramming planks with a nose facing the buffers at the upper end. The distance between the ramming planks and the boiler is preferably approximately 1.5 times the distance between the buffer plate and the buffer attachment on the base frame.

Die Abbildungen I bis III zeigen schematisch einen Längs-und einen Querschnitt durch eine beispielhafte Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Kesselwagens und eine Seitenansicht.
Der Kesselwagen besteht aus einem horizontal gelagerten Kessel (1) auf einem Untergestell (7), das mit vier Puffern (11) versehen ist. In dem Kessel (1) ist der Dom (2) so integriert, daß er innerhalb der Kontur des Kessels (1) liegt. In etwa halber Kesselhöhe sind auf den Längsseiten des Kessels (1) horizontale Satteltragleisten (6) angebracht, an denen die Sattelseitenbleche (5) befestigt sind. Diese können zwar die Satteltragleisten (6) nach oben überragen, dürfen aber das lichte Seitenprofil des Kesselwagens nicht vergrößern. Die Sattelseitenbleche (5) erstrecken sich über die gesamte Länge des Untergestells (7), wobei die Höhe über dem Untergestell (7) außerhalb des Kesselbereichs mindestens dem Durchmesser der Pufferteller (9) entspricht. Sie wirken dadurch als Flankenschutz.Figures I to III schematically show a longitudinal and a cross section through an exemplary embodiment of the tank car according to the invention and a side view.
The tank car consists of a horizontally mounted boiler (1) on a base frame (7), which is provided with four buffers (11). In the boiler (1) the dome (2) is integrated so that it lies within the contour of the boiler (1). Horizontal saddle support strips (6), to which the saddle side plates (5) are attached, are attached to the longitudinal sides of the boiler (1) at about half the height of the boiler. Although these can protrude upwards from the saddle support rails (6), they must not increase the clear side profile of the tank wagon. The saddle side plates (5) extend over the entire length of the base frame (7), the height above the base frame (7) outside the boiler area corresponding at least to the diameter of the buffer plate (9). As a result, they act as side protection.

An den vorderen und hinteren Schmalseiten der Sattelseitenbleche (5) sind in Höhe der Pufferbefestigung (8) jeweils Metallplatten als Rammbohlen (3) senkrecht zu den Schmalseiten angebracht, deren Höhe und Breite jeweils zumindest dem Durchmesser der Pufferteller (9) entsprechen. Die Rammbohlen (3) tragen vorzugsweise eine Nase (4), um bei Auffahrunfällen zu verhindern, daß die Puffer (11) eines angekoppelten weiteren Wagens auf das Untergestell aufklettern und gegebenenfalls den Kessel (1) beschädigen, den man zusätzlich mit hohlkastenförmigen Verstärkungsrippen (10) umgeben kann.On the front and rear narrow sides of the saddle side plates (5), at the level of the buffer attachment (8), metal plates are attached as ramming planks (3) perpendicular to the narrow sides, the height and width of which correspond at least to the diameter of the buffer plate (9). The ramming planks (3) preferably carry a nose (4) in order to prevent the buffers (11) of another coupled wagon from climbing onto the underframe and possibly damaging the boiler (1), which can also be reinforced with hollow box-shaped reinforcing ribs (10 ) can surround.

Diese Kesselwagen eignen sich insbesondere für den Transport von Acrolein, Blausäure oder Mercaptanen.These tank wagons are particularly suitable for the transport of acrolein, hydrocyanic acid or mercaptans.

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  1. A tanker wagon for transporting dangerous goods, more particularly for transporting toxic goods capable of endangering ground water, consisting of a tank with a dome, which accommodates the connections and which is arranged at the top of the tank, and a subframe carrying the buffers which is connected to the tank by saddle side plates and saddle support bars, characterized in that the dome (2) with the connections is arranged within the contour of the tank (1) and in that the saddle side plates (5) extend over the entire length of the subframe (7) to which saddle support bars (6) attached to the tank (1) at substantially mid-height are fixed without projecting significantly beyond the diameter of the tank (1) and, outside the tank, have a height over the subframe (7) of at least the diameter of the buffer plate (9).
  2. A tanker wagon as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the front and rear narrow sides of the saddle side plates (5) are provided with vertical metal plates fixed perpendicularly thereof in the form of ram boards (3) of which the height and width correspond at least to the diameter of a buffer plate (9).
  3. A tanker wagon as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the height of the saddle side plates (5) over the subframe (7) beyond the tank contour and the height and width of the ram boards (3) correspond to 1.1 to 1.5 times the diameter of the buffer plates (9).
  4. A tanker wagon as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the saddle support bar (6) is in the form of a hollow box profile.
  5. A tanker wagon as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the saddle support bar (6) is in the form of a trapezoidal hollow box profile of which the long side faces the tank wall.
  6. A tanker wagon as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the thickness of the constituent material of the saddle support bar (6) is less than that of the tank wall.
  7. A tanker wagon as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the tank is provided with encircling reinforcing ribs (10) of hollow box profiles.
  8. A tanker wagon as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, at their upper ends, the ram boards (3) carry a projection (4) facing the buffers (11).
  9. A tanker wagon as claimed in any of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the distance from the ram boards (3) to the tank (1) is about 1.5 times the distance between the buffer plate (9) and the point (8) at which the buffer is fixed to the subframe (7).
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