WO2020170038A3 - Automated hatch system for hopper railcars - Google Patents

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WO2020170038A3
WO2020170038A3 PCT/IB2020/000137 IB2020000137W WO2020170038A3 WO 2020170038 A3 WO2020170038 A3 WO 2020170038A3 IB 2020000137 W IB2020000137 W IB 2020000137W WO 2020170038 A3 WO2020170038 A3 WO 2020170038A3
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hatch
guide rail
coaming
trough
assemblies
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PCT/IB2020/000137
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French (fr)
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WO2020170038A4 (en
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Trevor Low
Uwe HOMM
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Ecofab Covers International Inc.
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Priority to CA3130876A priority Critical patent/CA3130876A1/en
Priority to AU2020223896A priority patent/AU2020223896A1/en
Priority to US17/432,477 priority patent/US20220144319A1/en
Priority to BR112021016418A priority patent/BR112021016418A2/en
Publication of WO2020170038A2 publication Critical patent/WO2020170038A2/en
Publication of WO2020170038A3 publication Critical patent/WO2020170038A3/en
Publication of WO2020170038A4 publication Critical patent/WO2020170038A4/en
Priority to US17/406,995 priority patent/US20220144318A1/en
Priority to ZA2021/06897A priority patent/ZA202106897B/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D7/00—Hopper cars
    • B61D7/14—Adaptations of hopper elements to railways
    • B61D7/32—Means for assisting charge or discharge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D17/00—Construction details of vehicle bodies
    • B61D17/04—Construction details of vehicle bodies with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures
    • B61D17/12—Roofs
    • B61D17/16—Hatches in roofs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D7/00—Hopper cars
    • B61D7/14—Adaptations of hopper elements to railways
    • B61D7/16—Closure elements for discharge openings
    • B61D7/24—Opening or closing means
    • B61D7/28—Opening or closing means hydraulic or pneumatic
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D7/00—Hopper cars
    • B61D7/14—Adaptations of hopper elements to railways
    • B61D7/16—Closure elements for discharge openings
    • B61D7/24—Opening or closing means
    • B61D7/30—Opening or closing means controlled by means external to cars

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Laying Of Electric Cables Or Lines Outside (AREA)
  • Electric Cable Arrangement Between Relatively Moving Parts (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Steel In Its Molten State (AREA)
  • Flexible Shafts (AREA)

Abstract

An automated hatch system tor a hopper railcar having a central longitudinal trough with coaming, having a unitary hatch cover; a plurality of guide rail, assemblies connecting one, side of the top of the railcar perpendicular to and adjacent a corresponding longitudinal edge of the coaming to the hatch, cover, wherein one guide rail assembly is positioned at each end of the trough and one or, more guide rail assemblies, are evenly spaced between the outermost guide rail assemblies; a cable network connecting the guide rail assemblies to the hatch and external coaming of the trough; and means for activating the cable network, to open and close, the hatch and to align the opposing ends of the hatch cover during opening and closing.
PCT/IB2020/000137 2019-02-19 2020-02-19 Automated hatch system for hopper railcars WO2020170038A2 (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA3130876A CA3130876A1 (en) 2019-02-19 2020-02-19 Automated hatch system for hopper railcars
AU2020223896A AU2020223896A1 (en) 2019-02-19 2020-02-19 Automated hatch system for hopper railcars
US17/432,477 US20220144319A1 (en) 2019-02-19 2020-02-19 Automated Hatch System for Hopper Railcars
BR112021016418A BR112021016418A2 (en) 2019-02-19 2020-02-19 Automated rotating hatch system for hopper cars
US17/406,995 US20220144318A1 (en) 2019-02-19 2021-08-19 Direct Drive Automated Hatch System for Hopper Railcars
ZA2021/06897A ZA202106897B (en) 2019-02-19 2021-09-17 Automated hatch system for hopper railcars

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US201962807722P 2019-02-19 2019-02-19
US62/807,722 2019-02-19

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US17/406,995 Continuation-In-Part US20220144318A1 (en) 2019-02-19 2021-08-19 Direct Drive Automated Hatch System for Hopper Railcars

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WO2020170038A3 true WO2020170038A3 (en) 2020-12-03
WO2020170038A4 WO2020170038A4 (en) 2021-01-28

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AU (1) AU2020223896A1 (en)
BR (1) BR112021016418A2 (en)
CA (1) CA3130876A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2020170038A2 (en)
ZA (1) ZA202106897B (en)

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US20220144319A1 (en) * 2019-02-19 2022-05-12 Ecofab Covers International Inc. Automated Hatch System for Hopper Railcars
WO2022204796A1 (en) * 2021-03-30 2022-10-06 Rayhawk Technologies Inc. Bridge crane apparatus for opening and closing railcar lids
WO2023021334A1 (en) * 2021-08-19 2023-02-23 Ecofab Covers International Inc. Direct drive automated hatch system for hopper railcars
WO2023218434A1 (en) * 2022-05-13 2023-11-16 Ecofab Covers International, Inc. Improved automatic hatch system for trough loaded hopper railcars
CN114952683B (en) * 2022-07-12 2024-05-17 中船澄西扬州船舶有限公司 Positioning tool for lifting oil cylinder guide plate

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US6250233B1 (en) * 2000-01-31 2001-06-26 Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company Slidable cover assembly for gondola railroad car
US6352036B1 (en) * 1998-12-09 2002-03-05 Aerd Transportation Products, Inc. Pneumatic actuator for railroad car covers
US20030067185A1 (en) * 2001-10-10 2003-04-10 Richard Gothier Retractable tarp cover system for containers
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WO2012000010A1 (en) * 2010-06-27 2012-01-05 Intermodal Solutions Pty Ltd A transport or shipping container cover arrangement
RU2609557C2 (en) * 2015-10-30 2017-02-02 Владимир Викторович Бодров Car with opening roof by v.v. bodrov
WO2020170038A2 (en) * 2019-02-19 2020-08-27 Ecofab Covers International Inc. Automated hatch system for hopper railcars

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US5080423A (en) * 1989-09-28 1992-01-14 Sundance, Inc. Segmented cover system
US6352036B1 (en) * 1998-12-09 2002-03-05 Aerd Transportation Products, Inc. Pneumatic actuator for railroad car covers
US6250233B1 (en) * 2000-01-31 2001-06-26 Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company Slidable cover assembly for gondola railroad car
US20030067185A1 (en) * 2001-10-10 2003-04-10 Richard Gothier Retractable tarp cover system for containers
CN201427582Y (en) * 2009-08-14 2010-03-24 齐齐哈尔轨道交通装备有限责任公司 Head cover device of railway freight-car and grain hopper wagon of the head cover device
WO2012000010A1 (en) * 2010-06-27 2012-01-05 Intermodal Solutions Pty Ltd A transport or shipping container cover arrangement
RU2609557C2 (en) * 2015-10-30 2017-02-02 Владимир Викторович Бодров Car with opening roof by v.v. bodrov
WO2020170038A2 (en) * 2019-02-19 2020-08-27 Ecofab Covers International Inc. Automated hatch system for hopper railcars

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US20220144319A1 (en) 2022-05-12
BR112021016418A2 (en) 2021-12-28
WO2020170038A2 (en) 2020-08-27
ZA202106897B (en) 2022-07-27
WO2020170038A4 (en) 2021-01-28
CA3130876A1 (en) 2020-08-27
US20220144318A1 (en) 2022-05-12
AU2020223896A1 (en) 2021-09-23

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