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Improved intermodal rail vehicle to form a train

A technology for rail vehicles and trains, applied in the direction of freight cars, transport passenger cars, transportation and packaging, etc., which can solve problems such as the complexity of intermodal vehicles

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-11-17
RAILRUNNER N A INC
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[0002] The prior art has demonstrated the idea of ​​making high-speed rail trailer trains with steerable intermodal vehicles that allow trains to be constructed without the need for cranes or other lifting devices; however, these prior art intermodal vehicles have Unnecessary complexity, therefore, it would be highly beneficial to the prior art to provide a simplified intermodal vehicle with an improved design that corrects some of the shortcomings and complexities of the prior art

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[0040] In the description below, left and right references are determined by standing behind a trailer and facing the direction of travel. initial reference figure 1 and figure 2 Well, the intermodal vehicle of the present invention can be used in conjunction with other intermodal designs and any style of high speed rail trailers to form a high speed rail trailer train. The front end of the resulting train is supported by a transition vehicle such as that shown in patent 6,393,996, incorporated herein by reference, which has a standard "joint" connector at one end for connection to a standard rail car or locomotive On the other end, there is a connector reed for connecting to the trailer connection seat of the present invention. Similarly, the rear end of the trailer train is supported by another of said transition vehicles.

[0041] now refer to figure 1 and figure 2 , an intermodal vehicle is generally represented by 10, a high-speed rail trailer ...

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Refinements and improvements in intermodal rail vehicles for making up a train of highway trailers are shown. The improved intermodal vehicle has a one-piece upper frame assembly (26) with a horizontal load carrying surface below the ends of a drawbar for connecting the trailers. Each highway trailer has a coupler socket assembly at both its front and rear into which the drawbar enters and is connected to the intermodal vehicle by a vertical coupling pin projecting upward from the horizontal load carrying surface. The upper frame is supported from dual steerable lower frames (28) by primary air springs (90). A backup suspension system is provided so as to support the upper frame in the event of failure of the primary air springs. A transition rail vehicle for adapting the unit train of trailers is provided, incorporating the necessary features of the intermediate intermodal vehicles heretofore described.

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Background technique [0001] The prior art discloses new intermodal vehicles for forming highway trailer trains comprising lead and lead trailers interconnected with each other and supported by the intermodal vehicle. The intermodal rail vehicle of the present invention may be used with any configuration of trailer, including trailers designed for hauling "ISO" containers. Each high-speed railway trailer includes a connecting seat assembly at its leading end and a connecting seat assembly at its trailing end. Each connector block assembly is provided with a pair of vertically spaced aligned holes for receiving vertical connector pins. Each intermodal vehicle is characterized by having two lower frame assemblies each supported by a rail wheel and axle assembly, and a one-piece upper lift frame assembly supported by the two lower frame assemblies by spring means. The spring arrangement includes air springs arranged such that when air is evacuated from the air springs, the upper...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B61D3/18B61D3/12
CPCB61D3/184B61D3/12
Inventor H·O·维克斯M·W·迪卢伊吉
Owner RAILRUNNER N A INC
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