EP1034105B1 - Rail transport unit for transporting palletised or high volume loads - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
- B61D39/00—Wagon or like covers; Tarpaulins; Movable or foldable roofs
- B61D39/001—Tiltable roofs
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
- B61D3/00—Wagons or vans
- B61D3/16—Wagons or vans adapted for carrying special loads
- B61D3/20—Wagons or vans adapted for carrying special loads for forwarding containers
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- This invention relates to a rail transport unit particularly but not exclusively being a part of a rail freight vehicle or being a swap body for a rail vehicle.
- the unit is useful for transporting palletised or high volume loads.
- Rail vehicles for transporting palletised or high volume loads are often restricted by the shape of the rail structure gauge.
- Netherlands is extremely disadvantaged because the rail structure gauge is curved at the top to accommodate tunnels and bridges and is very narrow at the bottom to provide clearance for passenger platforms.
- Road vehicles are typically square in section and permitted heights allow vehicles to accommodate high volume loads. Many such vehicles have curtain sides which allow full height side access.
- the normal rail structure gauge in Germany is called W6.
- W6 The normal rail structure gauge in Germany
- SB1 Swap Body One
- W9 the W6 gauge plus "ears" in the top corners to accommodate containers or swap bodies or flat wagons.
- the SB1 gauge however is provided only for de-mountable loads. After the load is removed the wagon remains in the W6 gauge and can therefore travel unrestricted to workshops and so around the British rail network.
- a rail transport unit for transporting a load comprising a body for mounting on wheels, the body comprising an under-frame, a roof and vertical roof support means mounted to the under-frame for supporting the roof, the roof having a longitudinal edge structure on each side, and curtain sides suspended therefrom, the height of the outer longitudinal edge of the structure being adjustable with respect to the roof, whereas the outer longitudinal edge of the structure is adjustable to a desired position with respect to the roof and is positively stopped from falling below the desired position and characterised in that the curtain sides are arranged to be tensioned against the edge structure stopped at a positive stop location.
- the unit can be either a rail/road carried unit such as a swap body or else can be part of a rail vehicle or wagon.
- the outer edge of the roof can have a dependent portion or members so that by raising the outer edge loading to the roof is possible. Then when loading is complete, the edge is lowered to clamp a top load unit (e.g. a small container) within the wagon's structural limits. After use the outer edge can be lowered again to negotiate a small gauge.
- a top load unit e.g. a small container
- the edge structure can be pivotally mounted or else be detachably dismountable.
- Figure 1 illustrates the W6 UK rail structure gauge 1 which is curved at the top. Superimposed is the SB1 structure gauge 2 for de-mountable load units - showing the additional space available.
- Figure 2a illustrates a section through the wagon showing the palletised load 7 and the roof 25 in the SB1 rail gauge 2.
- Figure 3 illustrates the wagons arranged as a twin set for volume and length efficiency, showing conventional height couplings 4, low height semi-permanent coupling 8, palletised load 7 (curtain removed), and curtain sides 9.
- Figure 4 illustrates W6 rail gauge 1, SB1 rail gauge 2, bulkhead profile 6 (inside W6 gauge) and wagon frame profile 5.
- Figure 5 illustrates an enlarged section through the wagon showing the palletised load 7, the roof 25 having a longitudinal edge structure 30 in the SB1 rail gauge 2.
- the wagon frame is positioned in the lower narrow part of the W6 rail gauge 1 and together with the space provided by the top corners of the SB1 gauge 2 allows for the transport of double stacked palletised loads 7.
- the wagon suspension centres are adjusted to provide a wagon width similar to that of a road vehicle, thus enabling pallets to be loaded "two wide” over the entire length of the rail wagon frame 5.
- the curtains 9 hang in one plane from the edge structure 30 for the entire length of the wagon.
- Figure 6 illustrates the top corner of the pivoting roof showing a pivoting roof edge structure 30 in the SB1 gauge 2 position and also in a lowered position with the W6 gauge 1.
- the wagon can therefore accommodate high loads within SB1 gauge and after the loads are removed the roof can be lowered to W6 gauge for transport to workshops if required.
- the curtain track 11 supports curtain 12.
- the fixed roof section 13 of roof 25 is supported by bulkheads 6.
- the longitudinal edge structure 30 shown in more detail in Figure 7 comprises a number of roof members 10 welded to hollow pivoting beam 32 at the inner side of the structure and a curtain 34 at the outer side of the structure 30.
- Beam 32 shown more clearly in Figure 7 is pivotally mounted at each end on bulkheads 6 at 34.
- Arms 36 are provided at one end of the beam 32 and suitable means 38 (here showing as a hand operated screw 40 and nut 42 arrangement mounted at trunnion 44) are provided to raise or lower the structure.
- the structure is covered by sheet material 35.
- Figure 8 illustrates an optional roof detail for operation in the SB1 rail gauge 2.
- the pivoting roof is modified to positively retain the top section of the double stack pallets or unstable loads.
- the members 10 of the pivoting roof structure 30 is retained but the curtain track 11 is attached by a bracket 15 which forms a right angle with the roof 10.
- the assembly 10, 15, 11 can be raised to provide unrestricted side access for loading or after removing the load can be lowered to W6 rail gauge 1 for movement to for instance workshops.
- the pivoting roof assembly has a positive stop or pin 50 (Figure 6) preventing the top section of the roof from falling below the desired position.
- the positive stop location is loaded by conventional tensioning devices (usually vertical straps and buckles) within the curtain 12.
- the example mainly illustrates a rail wagon consisting of two platforms assembled as close coupled twin set, with two bogies under each platform. Although this arrangement is highly efficient, vehicles using articulated couplings, single wagons or wagons with single axle suspension can also be used.
- the example illustrates a wagon with integral frame/body construction for efficiency in weight and volume.
- the body of the unit could be de-mountable as a swap body on a wagon chassis or flat bed rail vehicle.
- the example illustrates a wagon body with two compartments per platform (with end and central bulkheads) for optimum roof strength/curtain operating length.
- the wagon body could contain any number of compartments.
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- A rail transport unit for transporting a load comprising a body for mounting on wheels, the body comprising an under-frame, a roof (25) and vertical roof support means (6) mounted to the under-frame for supporting the roof, the roof having a longitudinal edge structure (30) on each side and curtain sides suspended therefrom, the height of the outer longitudinal edge of the structure being adjustable with respect to the roof, whereas the outer longitudinal edge of the structure is adjustable to a desired position with respect to the roof and is positively stopped (50) from falling below the desired position and characterised in that the curtain sides are arranged to be tensioned against the edge structure stopped at a positive stop location.
- A unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the edge structure is demountable with respect to the body.
- A unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the edge structure is pivotally mounted (34) to the body.
- A unit as claimed in claim 3 wherein means (36, 40) are provided to cause the outer longitudinal edge of the structure to be adjusted with respect to a fully loaded condition of the unit.
- A unit as claimed in claim 3 or 4 wherein the edge structure is provided at its outer longitudinal edge with normally vertically depending structure (15).
- A unit as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the body further comprises sides (12) extending along each side of the unit.
- A unit as claimed in claim 6 wherein the sides are curtain sides dependent from the edge structure.
- A unit as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the body forms a part of a rail freight wagon.
- A unit as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8 wherein the body forms a part of or is a swap body for alternatively rail or road mounting.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GBGB9725702.6A GB9725702D0 (en) | 1997-12-05 | 1997-12-05 | Rail freight vehicle for trandporting palletised or high volume loads |
GB9725702 | 1997-12-05 | ||
PCT/GB1998/003606 WO1999029553A1 (en) | 1997-12-05 | 1998-12-04 | Rail transport unit for transporting palletised or high volume loads |
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EP1034105A1 EP1034105A1 (en) | 2000-09-13 |
EP1034105B1 true EP1034105B1 (en) | 2003-03-12 |
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EP98957022A Expired - Lifetime EP1034105B1 (en) | 1997-12-05 | 1998-12-04 | Rail transport unit for transporting palletised or high volume loads |
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EP (1) | EP1034105B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE234212T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU1345099A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69812156D1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB9725702D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999029553A1 (en) |
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GB2123466A (en) * | 1982-07-15 | 1984-02-01 | Fruehauf Corp | Curtain sided railway goods vehicle |
FR2531390A1 (en) * | 1982-08-04 | 1984-02-10 | Inge Trans Sa | Lateral canopy carrier structure for any especially rail vehicle. |
DE3527325A1 (en) * | 1985-07-31 | 1987-02-12 | Linke Hofmann Busch | VEHICLE OR CONTAINER, IN PARTICULAR COVERED RAILWAY TROLLEY |
FI95788C (en) * | 1994-05-03 | 1996-03-25 | Transtech Ltd Oy | Freight wagon with side cover |
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- 1997-12-05 GB GBGB9725702.6A patent/GB9725702D0/en not_active Ceased
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- 1998-12-04 DE DE69812156T patent/DE69812156D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-12-04 WO PCT/GB1998/003606 patent/WO1999029553A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1998-12-04 EP EP98957022A patent/EP1034105B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-12-04 AU AU13450/99A patent/AU1345099A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-12-04 AT AT98957022T patent/ATE234212T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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GB9725702D0 (en) | 1998-02-04 |
EP1034105A1 (en) | 2000-09-13 |
AU1345099A (en) | 1999-06-28 |
WO1999029553A1 (en) | 1999-06-17 |
ATE234212T1 (en) | 2003-03-15 |
DE69812156D1 (en) | 2003-04-17 |
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