CN104903516A - Systems for rail transport of objects - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for rail-bound transport of objects, comprising a plurality of rail vehicles (11) which can be coupled together and each have at least one transport rail (26, 27) which is arranged on a support structure (20) and on which transport rails (26, 27) objects can be moved along the rail vehicles, and the transport rails (26, 27) are designed such that the transport rails (26, 27) of the coupled-together rail vehicles (11) are connected to one another, wherein a transport body (28) for the objects is provided, which transport body (28) is designed such that it can be moved between the individual rail vehicles along the transport rails (26, 27) which are connected to one another, or wherein the objects are piece goods and constitute the transport body itself. The supporting structures (20) each form a loadable unit (15) or are placed in a loadable unit (15), wherein the loadable units (15) each can be detachably fastened to the associated railway vehicle (11).

Description

Systems for rail transport of objects

The present invention relates to a system for rail conveying objects, such as a system for conveying and removing material to and from railroad vehicles, the system having a plurality of railcars that can be coupled together, each railcar Each has at least one transport track arranged on the support structure, on which transport track objects can be moved along the rail vehicle, and which transport track is designed such that the transport rails of the rail vehicles coupled together are connected to each other, wherein, A transport body is provided for the object, which is designed to be able to move between the individual rail vehicles along the interconnected transport rails, or where the object is part-load cargo and itself forms such a transport body.

The reason why the work on the railroad track is carried out as far as possible is that in this way the negative impact on the rail traffic and the load on the environment can be kept low. For this purpose, track-mountable work vehicles are used, such as ballast cleaners, ground repair machines, etc., but also machines for repairing or for building new railway tracks. In virtually every case, material must be conveyed to and/or removed from the work vehicle. For example, rubbish made of old debris and foundation material must be removed from a gravel cleaning machine.

Through the use of the transport body, a particularly efficient and pollution-free transport of material to and removal of material from the construction site can take place. In addition, segregation of material hardly occurs. A further advantage here is that all types of material can be transported, in particular water, rail fastenings, sleepers and fuel in addition to rail material and debris. However, systems of the described type can be used not only for transporting material to or from railway vehicles, but also very generally for transporting objects on sections of railway track.

However, the production of railway vehicles equipped with corresponding support structures, transport rails and transport bodies is complex and expensive. A particular problem here is that the approval of specially manufactured railway vehicles in compliance with railway regulations is not only a very time-consuming process, but also entails high costs. In addition, each country has corresponding laws and regulations that must be complied with. A further problem is that it is cumbersome to transport specially manufactured railcars alongside existing railroad tracks. Furthermore, specially manufactured railway vehicles are often limited in gauge and can only be converted to other gauges at great expense.

The object of the present invention is to improve a transport system of the aforementioned type. In particular, the delivery and output of the system relative to its place of use and use in railway networks of different track widths should be simplified.

The solution to this task is achieved by a system having the characterizing parts of claim 1, and in particular in that the supporting structure respectively constitutes a loadable unit or is placed in a loadable unit, wherein the loadable unit Each can be detachably fastened to the associated railway vehicle. The supporting structure containing the transport rails is then designed not as an integral part of the relevant railway vehicle, but as a loading structure for basically any railway vehicle.

The transport rails for the transport bodies can thus be transported and transported away via the rails like conventional working devices. Furthermore, however, the transport rails can advantageously also be transported in other ways, for example on low-load trolleys or ships. Thus, the transport system according to the invention can also be transferred in a more cost-effective manner to work sites that are not accessible by rail or only accessible by rail.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the support structures are respectively placed in a standard container, in particular a standard container standardized according to ISO 668. This simplifies transport and in particular reduces transport costs, since transport vehicles for standard containers are available in various ways.

Alternatively, the supporting structure itself can each be designed as a standard container, in particular as a standard container standardized according to ISO 668. As a result, transport costs can also be kept correspondingly low.

The supporting structures can each be designed as a rectangular hexagonal frame on which the container corner fittings are arranged. The frame is easy to manufacture and of relatively low weight. Based on corner fittings, also known as "box corners", such a frame can be mounted in a quick and simple manner on a railway vehicle with a corresponding locking mechanism.

The dimensions of the frame may correspond to the dimensions of a standard shipping container. Alternatively, in order to take full advantage of the available building proximity limits, the size of the frame may be enlarged relative to the size of a standard container, for example to place wider shipping tracks within the frame.

At least a part of the support structure and/or the transport track is adjustable between a loading state and an operating state. It is thus possible, for example, to drive into certain pallets in order to reduce the space requirement during transport.

The railway vehicle can be designed as a standard freight car, in particular as a container vehicle for implementation. This is therefore advantageous in particular because the above-mentioned complicated authorization procedure is omitted. In fact rail cars can be rented and combined with loadable units on site. A particular advantage is that standardized container vehicles are available in practically any country.

Preferably, the railway vehicle is not modified or modified only to the extent specified by its permit compared to ordinary container vehicles. The support structure with the transport rails can thus be transported as a load by rail vehicles without permits. Particularly rapid transport between different places of use is thus possible.

Preferably, the loadable unit is fastenable on railway vehicles of different gauges. Thus, depending on the place of use and the gauge used on the place of use, another set of railway vehicles can be used to transport the loadable unit, so that the transport system according to the invention can be successfully applied on different railway networks.

According to a development of the invention, at least one loadable unit has fastening means for fastening at least one rail on the outside of the loadable unit. In this way, in addition to the transport body on the transport track, the required track can also be provided at the work site by running on the track when required.

In particular, the fastening device can be arranged on the underside of the loadable unit on both sides of the support section designed to rest on the railway vehicle. Therefore, the available building access margins are generally wider than standard container vehicles, so that there is free space to the left and right of the vehicle plane. This free space can advantageously be used to transport the rails. In particular, the fastening device can be designed as a simple suspension structure.

A further embodiment of the invention provides that the loadable unit has a rectangular hexagonal shape, wherein the width of the loadable unit exceeds the width of a standard container and the height of the loadable unit corresponds to or is smaller than the width of a standard container. It is thus possible to achieve, on the one hand, optimal use of the available building approach limits by means of the loadable unit during the transport of objects by rail, and on the other hand to improve Loadability. In particular, for the transport of containers on board ships, it is therefore often mandatory based on existing guide rails that certain widths must be complied with. When the height of the loadable units corresponds to this width, the loadable units can be simply stacked "hochkanted" in the cargo compartment using existing guide rails. When the height of the loadable unit is less than the width of a standard container, one or more add-ons can be installed to achieve the required size.

Preferably, integer multiples of the width of the loadable unit correspond to integer multiples of the height of a standard container. In this way, for example, six standard containers or five loadable units can be selectively stacked on top of each other in a defined cargo hold section provided with a rail layout. In this way, the available cargo space can be utilized particularly well.

The invention also relates to a device for transporting objects on rail vehicles, which has a support structure on which at least one transport rail is arranged, which is designed to transport objects along one or more A railway vehicle mobile, especially designed for use in the system as previously described.

According to the invention it is here provided that the support structure forms or is placed in a loadable unit which can be fastened detachably to the railway vehicle.

Embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings and will be described subsequently.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic side view of a device according to the invention for transporting objects on a rail vehicle.

Figure 2 shows a schematic side view of the system for rail transport of objects according to the invention.

Figure 3 shows a rear view of the system for rail transport of objects according to an alternative embodiment of the invention.

The device 13 according to the invention for transporting objects on a rail vehicle shown in FIG. 1 comprises a support structure 20 arranged as a rectangular hexagonal frame. The support structure 20 is composed of a lower frame 22 , a middle frame 23 and an upper frame 24 connected to each other by vertical connecting bars 25 . On the lower frame 22 and on the middle frame 23, transport rails 26, 27 are set respectively, and the transport body 28 can move on the transport rails 26, 27. The transport body 28 may be a closed box, an open transport body such as a container or a board, or may be a machine. The transport body 28 is provided on its underside with wheels 29 rolling on the transport rail 26 or the transport rail 27 . The transport body 28 can be automatically movable on the transport rails 26 , 27 . To this end, the transport body 28 is preferably provided with a machine-readable code 31 . Here too, the movement can be effected remotely.

FIG. 2 shows a system for rail transport of objects which is based on the use of a plurality of devices 13 according to FIG. 1 . The system includes a plurality of rail vehicles 11 coupled together, two of which are shown here by way of example. A device 13 as described above is respectively fastened to the railway vehicles. The devices 13 are designed here as loadable units 15 and are each detachably connected to the associated railway vehicle 11 .

The rail vehicle 11 is a container vehicle of standard construction, which has not been modified compared to a normal container vehicle for freight transport or has only been modified within the scope of its approval. Specifically, the railway vehicles 11 shown in FIG. 2 each comprise a plate-shaped undercarriage 17 , which is in contact with a wheel set 19 of the railway vehicle. For securing standard containers, an adjustable locking mechanism 18 is provided on the underframe 17, preferably designed as a so-called twist lock.

As shown, the lower transport rail 26 and the upper transport rail 27 of the loadable unit 15 are respectively connected to each other without steps and extend in the horizontal direction. For this purpose, transport rail connections 33 are provided between the units 15 . Such a transport rail connection 33 can also be omitted when using transport rails 26 , 27 with rollers or the like and transport bodies without wheels 29 .

As also shown in FIG. 2 , at least one unit 15 can be provided with a switching mechanism 35 between the transport rails 26 , 27 . The transport body 28 can thus be transferred from one of the transport tracks 26 and 27 to the other of the transport tracks 27 and 26 . This enables a diversion or temporary storage of the transport body 28 . The transport body 28 can move in both directions on the two transport rails 26 , 27 . It is also possible to provide a separate unit (not shown), the support structure of which supports the automatic loading and/or unloading device. Such a loading and/or unloading device enables a material exchange between the transport body 28 and a railway vehicle (not shown here) or between the loadable unit 15 and a storage location, in particular the transport body 28 on rails. exchange.

The loadable unit 15 is adjustable between the loading state shown in FIG. 1 and the working state shown in FIG. 2 . Specifically, the transport rail connection 33 is moved out in the working state, compared to retracting or moving in in the loading state. Furthermore, preferably, the transport body 28 is secured against undesired movement on the transport rails 26 , 27 in the loaded state. It is also possible to remove the transport body 28 from the transport rails 26 , 27 in the loaded state of the unit 15 .

As indicated by the dotted lines in FIG. 1, each loadable unit 15 is constructed such that in the loaded state the outer dimensions permitted by normal loading are not exceeded. Specifically, the length, width and height of the support structure 20 correspond to the dimensions of a standard container, respectively. Furthermore, container corner fittings 37 are provided on each support structure 20 . The supporting structures 20 are each fastened to the undercarriage 17 of the associated railway vehicle 11 by means of container corner fittings 37 and adjustable locking mechanisms 18 . The loadable unit 15 can thus be transported together with the railway vehicle 11 in the normal direction as a load unit.

If required in the application, the support structure 20 can be clad with wall elements, so that the support structure 20 itself is somewhat designed as a standard shipping container. Alternatively, the support structure 20 can also be designed slightly smaller than the support structure shown in Figures 1 and 2, and be placed entirely in a common standard container.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the loadable unit 15 , wherein the fastening device 39 for the suspension rail 40 is arranged on the underside of the loadable unit 15 on a support designed to rest on the railway vehicle 11 Both sides of segment (Auflageabschnitt) 41. This enables a simple transport from the rail 40 to or from the respective point of use.

The system according to the invention can be advantageously applied to various operations on or for railway tracks, such as in the application and installation and removal of sleepers, in the processing of tracks, in ground improvement operations and a great many more in work. In each case, the individual devices 13 are brought optionally on rails, on roads or by boat to the point of use and are used there for transporting objects. In the case of particularly long distances from the place of use, the corresponding rail vehicle 11 does not have to be carried with it, but can be provided on site, for example rented. The loading and unloading of the units 15 onto the rail vehicle 11 can be carried out by means of existing devices suitable for the transport of goods, which are in fact universally applicable in rail traffic.

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11 Railway vehicles

13 Devices for transporting objects

15 loadable units

17 Chassis

18 adjustable locking mechanism

19 Wheel sets for rail vehicles

20 Support structure

22 lower frame

23 middle frame

24 upper frame

25 vertical connecting bars

26 Lower transport track

27 Upper Transport Track

28 transport body

29 wheels

31 encoding

33 Transportation track connection

35 Conversion mechanism

37 container corner accessories

39 fastening device

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41 Support section

Claims (14)

1. the system for rail travel object, such as railway working truck conveying material or transport the system of material from railway working truck, this system has multiple rolling stock (11) be coupled, each rolling stock has at least one respectively and is arranged on conveying track (26 on supporting construction (20), 27), at described conveying track (26, 27) upper object can move along rolling stock, and described conveying track (26, 27) be so designed, to make the conveying track (26 of the rolling stock (11) be coupled, 27) be connected to each other, wherein, be provided with the carrier (28) for described object, described carrier (28) is designed to the conveying track (26 along being connected to each other, 27) move between each rolling stock, or wherein, described object is less-than-carload and itself constitutes described carrier,

It is characterized in that,

Described supporting construction (20) is formed respectively can load units (15) or be placed on can in load units (15), wherein, describedly can be removably fastened on respectively on relevant rolling stock (11) by load units (15).

2. system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described supporting construction is placed on respectively and is placed on according in the standardized standard container of ISO 668 in standard container, especially.

3. system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described supporting construction (20) itself is designed to standard container respectively, is particularly designed to according to the standardized standard container of ISO 668.

4. system according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described supporting construction (20) is designed to right angle hexahedron shape framework respectively, and described framework is provided with container corner accessory (37).

5. system according to claim 4, is characterized in that, the size of described framework is equivalent to standard container size, or in order to make full use of operational structure clearance, the size of described framework is greater than standard container size.

6., according to system one of at least described in aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, described supporting construction (20) at least partially and/or conveying track (26,27) can regulate between loading condition and job state.

7., according to system one of at least described in aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, described rolling stock (11) is designed to standard open freight car, is particularly designed to container vehicle.

8. system according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described rolling stock (11) compared with common container vehicle without transforming or only permitting to transform in the scope that specifies at it.

9. according to system one of at least described in aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, describedly can be fastened on the rolling stock (11) of different gauge by load units (15).

10. according to system one of at least described in aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, described at least one can load units (15) have at least one track (40) is fastened on described can fastener (39) on load units (15) outside.

11. systems according to claim 10, it is characterized in that, described fastener (39) bottom side of load units (15) can be arranged in the both sides being designed for the supporting section (41) abutted on rolling stock (11) described.

12. according to system one of at least described in aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, described can load units (15) be right angle hexahedron shape, wherein, described can the width of load units (15) beyond the width of standard container, describedly the height of load units (15) width of standard container can be equivalent to or to be less than the width of standard container.

13. systems according to claim 12, is characterized in that, describedly the integer multiple of load units (15) width can be equivalent to the integer multiple of standard container height.

14. 1 kinds of devices for transporting objects on rail vehicle, this device has supporting construction (20), described supporting construction (20) arranges at least one conveying track (26,27), described conveying track is designed to make object mobile along one or more rolling stock (11), be designed especially to be applied to according in the system one of aforementioned claim Suo Shu, it is characterized in that

Described supporting construction (20) is formed can load units (15) or be placed on can in load units (15), describedly can removably be fastened on rolling stock (11) by load units (15).