Method for loading a railway vehicle and railway vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016311447-A1
Application number	US-201515105743-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 3, 2015
Priority date	Jan 30, 2014
Publication date	Oct 27, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

With a bulk material density calculated from the volume V s and the mass m s , the maximal dumping height of a dump cone is calculated in relation to a maximal allowable total loading mass m max for a track maintenance vehicle. A movement of the bulk material away from a loading point is controlled automatically for achieving the total loading mass m max which is maximally allowable for the track maintenance vehicle. Thus it is possible to achieve a maximal filling level without exceeding an axle load limit.

First claim

1 - 8 . (canceled)

9 . A method of loading a track maintenance vehicle with bulk material, which comprises:
forming a dump cone at a loading point, the dump cone having a defined bulk material height h s ; subsequently moving the dump cone relative to a bulk material container away from the loading point in a transport direction of the vehicle and forming a new dump cone; calculating a volume V s of the dump cone formed at the loading point with the aid of the bulk material height h s ; measuring an effect of a force caused by loading the dump cone at an on-track undercarriage supporting the track maintenance vehicle and calculating therefrom a mass m s of the dump cone; calculating a bulk material density from the volume V s and the mass m s , and calculating therefrom a maximal dumping height of the dump cone in relation to a maximal allowable total loading mass m max for the track maintenance vehicle, and optionally indicating to an operator and/or automatically controlling a movement of the dump cone away from the loading point for achieving the maximal allowable total loading mass m max .

10 . The method according to claim 9 , which comprises, after reaching the maximal allowable loading mass m max , automatically stopping a onward movement of the bulk material and the loading operation.

11 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the measuring step comprises measuring a deflection in the on-track undercarriage and deducing therefrom the mass m s of the dump cone.

12 . A track maintenance vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle frame supported on on-track undercarriages, each said on-track undercarriage having the following features: a bogie frame supporting two wheel sets spaced apart from one another in a longitudinal direction; said bogie frame being formed with two longitudinal frame beams that are spaced from one another with regard to an axis of rotation of the wheel sets and each having an axle bearing for supporting a respective said wheel set; a transverse frame beam connecting said two longitudinal frame beams to one another between said two wheel sets; strain gauges for detecting a frame deflection mounted to said bogie frame, wherein a respective strain gauge is arranged on each longitudinal frame beam between said transverse frame beam and said axle bearing of the adjoining said wheel set in each case.

13 . The track maintenance vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein only a single said strain gauge is provided on each said longitudinal frame beam, and wherein two said strain gauges are positioned offset to one another in a transverse direction extending parallel to the axis of rotation.

14 . The track maintenance vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein said strain gauge is fastened at a point of said longitudinal frame beam at which a main power flow is present that extends in the longitudinal direction of said longitudinal frame beam and has a minimum of transversely extending force reactions.

15 . A track maintenance vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle frame supported on on-track undercarriages, each said on-track undercarriage having the following features: a bogie frame supporting two wheel sets spaced apart from one another in a longitudinal direction; said bogie frame being formed with two longitudinal frame beams that are spaced from one another with regard to an axis of rotation of the wheel sets and each having an axle bearing for supporting a respective said wheel set; a transverse frame beam connecting said two longitudinal frame beams to one another between said two wheel sets; a bogie pivot connecting each of two bogie frames that are spaced from one another with regard to the longitudinal direction to a frame bridge which has a central swivel ring, positioned between said bogie pivots of said bogie frames, for connection to said vehicle frame; and strain gauges for detecting a frame deflection respectively mounted to said frame bridge between said central swivel ring and an adjacent said bogie pivot of an adjoining said bogie frame.

16 . The track maintenance vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein only two strain gauges are arranged on said frame bridge, wherein said two strain gauges are positioned offset to one another as seen in a transverse direction extending parallel to the axis of rotation.

Assignees

• Plasser & Theurer Export Von Bahnbaumaschinen Gmbh

Inventors

• Blechinger Thomas

Classifications

• E01B27/00 Primary

  Placing, renewing, working, cleaning, or taking-up the ballast, with or without concurrent work on the track; Devices therefor; Packing sleepers · CPC title

• G01G19/04

  for weighing railway vehicles · CPC title

• B61D7/00

  Hopper cars (flat bottomed cars convertible into hoppers B61D3/06) · CPC title

• B61K9/02

  Profile gauges, e.g. loading gauges · CPC title

• B65G2814/0326

  for moving bulk material upwards or horizontally · CPC title