EP2650187B1 - Transport unit, railway carriage and method for supplying railway construction sites with material - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a transport unit for transporting material, wherein the transport unit comprises a frame and a tilting trough held by the frame for receiving the material.

Moreover, the present invention relates to a railway carriage with a frame and a tilting trough held by the frame.

Finally, the present invention relates to a method for supplying railway construction sites with material, in particular bulk material, in which the material is transported by dump trucks and unloaded.

In the construction and maintenance of track systems, bulk goods, excavated material and building materials are transported in the track with dump trucks. Conventional dump trucks are special trucks that are not available for other transportation tasks.

The document WO 2008/097 110 A1 describes a transport unit for transporting material, with a frame and a tilting trough held by the frame for receiving the material, wherein Normcontainer corner fittings at the four lower corners of the frame and a movable frame, on which the dump body is seated, are provided. The document GB 1 247 349 A describes a transport unit with a Frame and a tiltable container held by the frame. Again, standard container corner fittings at the four lower corners of the frame and a movable frame on which the container is seated provided.

The invention has the object to improve a transport unit, a railway carriage and a method of the type mentioned. In particular, this should reduce the costs for the construction and maintenance of track systems.

This object is achieved in a transport unit of the type mentioned above, that in each case a standard container corner fitting is provided at four lower corners of the frame. The standard container corner fittings may, for example, be container corner fittings according to ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards or another standard. The transport unit according to the invention has a maximum height of not more than one third of the height of a standard container, in particular an ISO standard container. Thus, a corresponding number of transport units can be stacked on top of each other without exceeding the outer dimensions of a standard container. Furthermore, a movable frame is provided. The dump body sits on the movable frame and can be pushed laterally out of the frame by this in not tilted position. As a result, in particular the bulk material cone produced during unloading of the dump body can be further displaced away from the track body.

Furthermore, in each case a standard container corner fitting is provided at the four upper corners of the frame of the transport unit according to the invention, so that a plurality of transport units according to the invention stacked one above the other and via locking elements, for. Eg "twistlocks", can be locked. A plurality of the transport units according to the invention can therefore be transported to a construction site with only one railroad car or another means of transport. Only when the functionality of the tilting unit is needed, more railway cars or other means of transport must be provided, which are upgraded with the provided and isolated transport units.

Furthermore, the frame of the transport unit according to the invention has a base area which has at most the width and the length divided by an integer divider of a standard container, in particular an ISO standard container.

In a railway carriage of the type mentioned, the object is achieved in that at four lower corners of the frame in each case a Normcontainer corner fitting, in particular an ISO standard container corner fitting, is provided, wherein the frame is arranged on a bed of the railway car and at the Loading surface mounted fasteners in the standard container corner fittings intervene. Furthermore, the frame has a maximum height of not more than one third of the height of a standard container, in particular an ISO standard container. In addition, a movable frame, on which the dump body is seated, is provided, wherein the movable frame is configured such that it pushes the dump body in the non-tilted position laterally out of the frame. The frame has a base area which has at most the width and the length divided by an integer divider of a standard container, in particular an ISO standard container. At four upper corners of the frame in each case a standard container corner fitting, in particular an ISO standard container corner fitting, is provided.

In a method of the type mentioned above, the object is achieved by the use of the transport units described above in conjunction with railway cars with Normcontaineraufnahmen, in particular ISO Normcontaineraufnahmen.

Standard container corner fittings (also called "corner castings") are standardized corner fittings of standard containers, which make it possible to connect containers from different manufacturers with a carrier vehicle and / or with each other. By equipping the transport unit according to the invention with standard container Eckbeschlägen this can be mounted on railway cars, which are designed for the transport of standard containers.

There are therefore no special railway cars required, which are only used as dump trucks and are not available for other transport tasks. Rather, z. As railway cars, the corresponding fasteners for standard containers, in particular ISO standard containers, have to be used as a carrier vehicle for one or more transport units according to the invention. However, the transport units according to the invention can also be used with other means of transport such. B. suitably equipped trucks are transported.

For a railway car equipped with one or more transport units according to the invention, there is no need for an approval which goes beyond the registration of the railway carriage itself, only the regulations for the load must be observed.

Also, the invention makes the transport units independent of the gauge of the railway car. The transport units can be opened For the transport of standard containers designed railway carriages with any gauge, such as normal, wide or narrow gauge mount.

The standard container corner fittings allow the transport units to be separated from the railway carriage or other means of transport and stored on a parking space and also independently of the wagon and track. Furthermore, the transport units can be loaded on trucks designed to transport standard containers. Lorries with upgraded transport units can also be used on construction sites as bulk material transporters.

For fastening the transport units on a transport vehicle fasteners are used, which are already used for the attachment of standard containers. For example, railway carriages designed for the transport of standard containers have pins mounted on the loading platforms on which the standard container corner fittings are placed.

If the base has the dimensions of a 20-foot container, for example, three transport units can be mounted directly on the back of a railway carriage of the genus Sgns. Railway carriages of the type Sgns are bogie flat wagons in special design for the transport of large containers with a total length less than or equal to 60 feet and four, six or more sets of wheels and a license for a speed of up to 100 km / h. In addition, if the height of the transport units does not exceed one third of the height of a 20-foot container, two further layers, each with three transport units, can be stacked over it, so that a total of nine transport units are transported by only one railroad car. At the construction site can six of the transport units will then be loaded onto two other railway cars. This means that only a third of the total Sgns railway wagons required for transport are required, two-thirds of the wagon capacity is only needed on the construction site.

When tilting the dump body, the dump body can either be rotated about an axis which is arranged in the vicinity of a lateral boundary of the frame, or about an axis lying outside the frame, the z. B. located at the end of the movable frame. Through these measures, the side walls can continue to be made in a lightweight and narrow design and yet can be the bulk material cone shift accordingly.

Fig. 1A und 1B

perspektivische Ansichten von Transporteinheiten und einem Eisenbahnwagen;

Fig. 2

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Eisenbahnwagens mit an diesem befestigten und übereinander gestapelten Transporteinheiten;

Fig. 3

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Eisenbahnwagens mit an diesem befestigten Transporteinheiten sowie Containern;

Fig. 4A und 4B

Vorderansichten eines Eisenbahnwagens mit drei übereinander gestapelten Transporteinheiten sowie einem internationalen Ladeprofil bzw. einem englischen Ladeprofil;

Fig. 5

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Teils eines Eisenbahnwagens mit Transporteinheiten beim Entladen einer der Transporteinheiten gemäß einer ersten Ausgestaltung;

Fig. 6A, 6B und 6C

perspektivische Ansichten eines Teils eines Eisenbahnwagens mit Transporteinheiten beim Entladen einer der Transporteinheiten gemäß einer zweiten und dritten Ausgestaltung; und

Fig. 7

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Eisenbahnwagens mit Transporteinheiten beim Entladen einer der Transporteinheiten.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and will be described below. It show schematically

Fig. 1A and 1B

perspective views of transport units and a railway carriage;

Fig. 2

a perspective view of a railway car with this attached and stacked transport units;

Fig. 3

a perspective view of a railway car with this attached transport units and containers;

FIGS. 4A and 4B

Front views of a railway car with three stacked transport units as well an international loading profile or an English loading profile;

Fig. 5

a perspective view of a portion of a railway car with transport units when unloading one of the transport units according to a first embodiment;

Figs. 6A, 6B and 6C

perspective views of a portion of a railway carriage with transport units when unloading one of the transport units according to a second and third embodiment; and

Fig. 7

a perspective view of a railway car with transport units when unloading one of the transport units.

Fig. 1A shows similarly constructed transport units 1, which each have a frame 2 and held by the frame 2 dump body 3. At the lower four corners of the frame 2 are standard container corner fittings 4 ("Corner Castings") and at the top four corners of the frame 2 Normcontainer corner fittings 5 are arranged. In particular, the standard container corner fittings 4 and 5 are arranged at the lower and upper corners of corner pillars 6 of the frame 2. Furthermore, the standard container corner fittings 4 and 5 can be ISO standard container corner fittings.

Each of the frames 2 has a footprint of the dimensions of a standard container.

Further shows Fig. 1A a railway carriage 7, in particular a flat car, with a loading area 8. The railway carriage 7 is a container car, which is equipped with Normcontaineraufnahmen for the transport of standard containers. Corresponding fastening elements designed as pins 9 are attached to the loading surface 8. However, other railway cars, such as. B. flat car of the genus R, which have no pin 9, are used to transport the transport units 1.

The railway carriage 7 is in the present example, a carriage of the carriage type Sgns. The three in Fig. 1A shown transport units 1 with the base dimensions of a 20-foot standard container can be placed side by side on the bed 8. The attached to the bed 8 pins 9 engage in the standard container corner fittings 4, thus ensuring a positive connection with the railway carriage. 7

For loading the transport units 1 a corresponding lifting technology is required, preferably a lifting technique as for standard containers.

Fig. 1B shows the railway carriage 7 with the three transport units mounted thereon 1. Further, in Fig. 1B a supply unit 10 is shown, which is attached to a pointing in the direction of the track outside of one of the transport units 1. The supply unit 10 is - as will be described below - needed for tilting the dump bodies 3.

Fig. 2 shows the railway carriage 7, which is loaded with a total of nine transport units 1, with three transport units 1 are stacked on top of each other. The stacked transport units 1 are arranged such that directly above each standard container corner fitting 5 of the lower transport unit 1 a Normcontainer corner fitting 4 of the upper transport unit 1 is located. The respective standard container corner fittings 4 and 5 are connected to each other by means of locking elements, for example "twistlocks".

Three stacked transport units 1 have the size of a 20-foot standard container and can be treated as a compact unit in the same way as such a container. It is also conceivable that three transport units 1 stacked one above the other have the outside dimensions of a 40-foot standard container or another standard container.

Fig. 3 shows for illustration a further loading of the railway carriage 7. Here are two standard containers 11 and three stacked transport units 1 mounted on the bed 8.

FIGS. 4A and 4B show front views of the railway carriage 7 with three stacked transport units 1. In Fig. 4A In addition, the international gauge G1 is shown. In Fig. 4B are the English gauge space W.6a, which is the smallest English profile, and for comparison, the international gauge G1 shown.

Due to their size adapted to a 20-foot standard container, the three stacked transport units 1 fit into both the international gauge G1 and the smallest gauge G6.6.

If no such gauge is to be considered, more than three transport units 1 can be stacked on top of each other.

The transport units 1 can be transported by the measures described above in a particularly efficient manner to their place of use.

Thus, in the embodiment of Fig. 2 Up to nine transport units 1 are transported by only one railway car 7. Such transports can be carried out in regular intervals. The supply unit 10 can be transported in the dump body 3 of one of the lower transport units 1 and is thus safe from access during transport.

In particular, the use of the transport units 1 with the corresponding railway cars 7 for small and medium-sized construction sites is advantageous. If nine transport units 1 are transported by a railway carriage 7, for example, two further railway carriages 7 can be provided at the construction site, onto which three transport units 1 each are loaded. The three railway cars 7 with each as in Fig. 1B shown three juxtaposed transport units 1 can then be used as dump trucks. Depending on requirements, the transport units 1 can also be stored on a parking space or mounted on trucks. Furthermore, the transport units 1 can also be transported by lorry to the construction site. In addition, the transport units 1 as well as standard containers can also be transported by ship, aircraft or other means of transport.

With the dump bodies 3, bulk goods, excavated material and building materials can be transported in the construction track. Furthermore, non-deformable bulk materials can be transported by rail. With a customized cover, such as a lid, a tarpaulin or a roof, also transports of other products and goods are possible.

The loading of the Kippmulden 3 can be done for example by a two-way excavator under the overhead catenary or the Ausschwenkband a material handling and Siloeinheit (MFS) car.

The discharge of Kippmulden 3 can be done via a connected for example with the supply unit 9 drive under the overhead catenary.

Fig. 5 shows a possibility of discharge. In the track direction, for example, a hydraulic cylinder 12 is mounted on each side of the dump body 3. The hydraulic cylinders 12 are each anchored via hinges with one end to the frame 2, the other end is attached centrally to the dump body 3. Further, on the sides of the dump body 3, in whose directions the dump body 3 can be tilted, for example, hinges are provided which can be released via a control unit. Remote controlled, several directions can be tilted one after the other.

Side walls 13 of the dump bodies 3 can be tilted by means of hydraulic cylinders 14, for example.

The possible tilt angle of the dump body 3 is dependent on the technical design of the transport unit 1. It is also a partial discharge of the dump body 3 possible.

Per rail car 7 is always only a limited number of dump bodies 3 tilted for reasons of stability.

In operation, several railway carriages 7, for example three railway carriages 7, can be coupled with each other in terms of energy and tax technology. The coupled railway cars 7 can over a common supply unit 10 and a common control unit or externally operated.

Other ways to unload the Kippmulden 3 are in the FIGS. 6A to 6C shown. These embodiments described below serve to move the bulk material cone further away from the track body without having to use extended or retractable side walls 13.

Fig. 6A shows a movable frame 15, through which the dump body 3 can be laterally displaced from the limited by the corner columns 6 of the frame 2 area. The hydraulic cylinders 12 provided in this exemplary embodiment, which are required for tilting the dump body 3, are likewise anchored to the movable frame 15. The movable frame 15 is moved by corresponding drives and can be designed so that it can be moved only to one side or preferably to both sides.

Fig. 6B shows the dump body 3, which has been pushed with the movable frame 15 from the frame 2, in a tilted position. In this embodiment, the movable frame 15 itself is not pushed out of the frame 2. The axis about which the dump body 3 is tilted when tilted is arranged here in the vicinity of the lateral boundary of the fixed frame 2.

Fig. 6C shows an embodiment in which the movable frame 15 is pushed out of the frame 2 together with the dump body 3. The axis about which the dump body 3 is inclined during tilting in this embodiment, is a lateral boundary of the movable frame 15 and is located outside of the fixed frame 2. The hydraulic cylinder 12 is anchored in this embodiment on the movable frame 15.

Fig. 7 shows a further embodiment, which contributes to the stability of the railway carriage 7. When relocating the center of gravity of the overall system by the lateral displacement of a movable frame 15 together with the present in the respective dump body 3 load, it may be under unfavorable conditions such. As in a track cant or frozen bulk, come to situations that jeopardize the stability of the entire railway car 7. To counteract this, one or more of the tilting troughs 3 which can not be tilted can be displaced by means of their movable frame 15 to the opposite side of the dumping trough 3 to be unloaded.

For favorable site conditions, such. B. level surface, no elevation and / or traffic on the adjacent track, the in Fig. 7 shown technique are used to further increase the effectiveness of the system, as well as two dump bodies 3 can be emptied simultaneously without jeopardizing the stability of the railway carriage 7. The condition is that further dump bodies 3 are shifted in the opposite direction and thus create the balance for the shifted center of gravity.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

transport unit

2

frame

3

kippmulde

4

Standard container corner fitting

5

Standard container corner fitting

6

Corner column

7

Railway carriage

8th

load area

9

spigot

10

supply unit

11

standard container

12

hydraulic cylinders

13

tailboard

14

hydraulic cylinders

15

movable frame

Claims (9)

1. A transport unit (1) for transporting material comprising a frame (2) and a tipper box (3), held by the frame (2), for receiving the material, wherein a respective standard container corner casting (4), in particular an ISO standard container corner casting (4), and a movable frame (15) on which the tipper box (3) is seated are provided at four lower corners of the frame (2),
   characterized in that
   the transport unit (1) has a maximum height of no more than a third of the height of a standard container (10), in particular of an ISO standard container (10);
   in that the movable frame (15) is configured such that it pushes the tipper box (3) laterally out of the frame (2) in a non-tipped position; in that a respective standard container corner casting (5), in particular an ISO standard container corner casting (5), is provided at four upper corners of the frame (2); and
   in that the frame (2) has a base surface which at most has the width and the length, which is divided by a whole-number divisor, of a standard container (10), in particular of an ISO standard container (10).
2. A transport unit (1) in accordance with claim 1,
   characterized in that
   the tipper box (3) is rotated about an axis arranged in the vicinity of a lateral boundary of the frame (2) during tipping; or
   in that the tipper box (3) is rotated about an axis disposed outside the frame (2) during tipping.
3. A rail car (7) comprising a frame (2) and a tipper box (3) held by the frame (2), wherein a respective standard container corner casting (4), in particular an ISO standard container corner casting (4), is provided at four lower corners of the frame (2), and wherein the frame (2) is arranged on a load surface (8) of the rail car (7) and a movable frame (15) on which the tipper box (3) is seated is provided,
   characterized in that
   fastening elements (9) attached to the load surface (8) engage into the standard container corner castings (4);
   in that the frame (2) has a maximum height of no more than a third of the height of a standard container (10), in particular of an ISO standard container (10);
   in that the movable frame (15) is configured such that it pushes the tipper box (3) laterally out of the frame (2) in the non-tipped position;
   in that the frame (2) has a base surface which at most has the width and the length, which is divided by a whole-number divisor, of a standard container (10), in particular of an ISO standard container (10); and
   in that a respective standard container corner casting (5), in particular an ISO standard container corner casting (5), is provided at four upper corners of the frame (2).
4. A rail car (7) in accordance with claim 3,
   characterized in that
   at least one further frame (2) which holds a further tipper box (3) is arranged at the frame (2), with a respective standard container corner casting (4), in particular an ISO standard container corner casting (4), being provided at four lower corners of the at least one further frame (2) and the at least one further frame (2) being latched to the lower frame (2) via latching elements which engage into the standard container corner castings (4, 5) of the frames (2).
5. A rail car in accordance with claim 3 or claim 4,
   characterized in that
   the rail car (7) is loaded with a total of at least nine frames (2) which each hold a tipper box (3), with three of the frames (2) being arranged on the load surface (8) and at least two layers having a respective three of the frames (2) being stacked thereabove.
6. A method of supplying railroad construction sites with material, in particular with bulk material, in which the material is transported and unloaded by means of tipper box cars,
   characterized by
   the use of transport units (1) in accordance with one of the claims 1 or 2 in conjunction with rail cars (7) comprising standard container receivers, in particular ISO standard container receivers.
7. A method in accordance with claim 6,
   characterized in that
   a plurality of the transport units (1) are transported to the construction site and at least some of the transport units (1) are loaded onto a rail car (7) there which is then used as a tipper box car, with, preferably, the transport units (1) being transported to the construction site by means of rail cars (7) and/or trucks and/or other transport means.
8. A method in accordance with claim 6 or claim 7,
   characterized in that
   the transport units (1) are loaded at the construction site onto a plurality of rail cars (7) which are electrically and hydraulically coupled to one another and which are supplied via a common supply unit (10).
9. A method in accordance with any one of the claims 6 to 8,
   characterized in that
   one of the tipper boxes (3) is laterally pushed out of the frame (2) in one direction and subsequently tipped for the at least partial emptying and at least one other tipper box (3) is pushed out of the frame (2) in the opposite direction before the tipping of the one tipper box (3).

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