Bottom door and top cover control system suitable for hopper car

By designing a bottom door and top cover control system on the funnel car, and using cylinders and a control box to achieve synchronous opening and closing of the bottom door and top cover, the problems of complex operation and poor stability in the existing technology are solved, and the operating efficiency and safety are improved.

CN223523572UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07CRRC MEISHAN CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423129226.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-18
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-18

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Technical Problem

The existing control systems for the bottom door and top cover of the funnel car have problems such as complex operation, poor stability, and inability to be centrally controlled.

Method used

The bottom door and top cover control system is adopted, including an air supply system, an air distribution block, a bottom door opening and closing control system and a top cover opening and closing control system. The synchronous opening and closing of the bottom door and top cover is achieved by using cylinders and control boxes, and the wiring is simplified by using a two-position five-way valve and a three-way connector.

Benefits of technology

It enables the synchronous opening and closing of the bottom door and top cover, improving operational efficiency and safety, reducing the labor intensity of operators, simplifying the wiring, and improving the reliability of the system.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of hopper cars, and particularly discloses a bottom door and top cover control system suitable for a hopper car. Comprising an air supply system, an air distribution block connected with the air supply system, a bottom door opening and closing control system connected with the air distribution block and used for opening and closing a bottom door, and a top cover opening and closing control system connected with the air supply system and used for opening and closing a top cover. Synchronous opening and closing of the bottom door can be effectively achieved through the bottom door opening and closing control system, and synchronous opening and closing of the top cover can be effectively achieved through the top cover opening and closing control system. The opening and closing speed and the unloading efficiency of the bottom door are improved; and the opening flexibility of the top cover is ensured.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the hopper car technical field more specifically relates to a bottom door and top cover control system suitable for hopper car. BACKGROUND

[0002] Hopper car is an important transport tool, mainly used for transporting bulk cargo, such as coal, ore, grain, etc. The bottom door and the top cover are important components of the hopper car. The bottom door is used for unloading, and the top cover is used for loading and closing the carriage to prevent cargo from spilling. The opening and closing of the bottom door and the top cover are realized.

[0003] The existing hopper car mostly adopts manual mode to open and close the bottom door and the top cover, which is labor-intensive, low in efficiency and poor in safety. Of course, some hopper cars have adopted pneumatic control systems to realize the automatic opening and closing of the bottom door and the top cover.

[0004] However, although the existing pneumatic control system can realize the automatic control of the bottom door and the top cover, the system stability is poor, the number of control modules is large, the wiring is complex, and the operator needs to operate on both sides of the vehicle, which cannot realize centralized control. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model solves the technical problem that a bottom door and top cover control system suitable for hopper car is provided.

[0006] The utility model solves the technical problem by adopting the following solutions:

[0007] A bottom door and top cover control system suitable for hopper car, comprising a gas supply system, a gas distribution block connected with the gas supply system, a bottom door opening and closing control system connected with the gas distribution block and used for opening and closing the bottom door, and a top cover opening and closing control system connected with the gas supply system and used for opening and closing the top cover.

[0008] In some possible embodiments, the bottom door opening and closing control system comprises two groups of bottom door cylinders one and two respectively connected with the gas distribution block and connected with each other, a control box one connected with the gas distribution block, and a control box two connected with the gas distribution block and the control box one.

[0009] In some possible embodiments, the rodless cavities of the bottom door cylinder one and the bottom door cylinder two are connected through a pipeline one; the rod cavities of the bottom door cylinder one and the bottom door cylinder two are connected through a pipeline two.

[0010] The bottom door opening and closing control system further comprises a two-position five-way valve one connected with the gas distribution block, the control box one, the control box two, the pipeline one and the pipeline two respectively.

[0011] In some possible implementation manners, the bottom door opening and closing control system is multiple groups, and a three-way joint one is connected to the gas distribution block.

[0012] In some possible implementation manners, the control box one and the control box two are arranged on two sides of the hopper car along a long direction of the hopper car.

[0013] In some possible implementation manners, a three-way joint two connected to the two-position five-way valve one is arranged on the pipeline one and the pipeline two respectively.

[0014] In some possible implementation manners, the top cover opening and closing control system comprises two groups of top cover cylinders one and top cover cylinders two connected with a gas supply system and connected with each other, a control box five connected with the gas distribution block, and a control box six connected with the gas distribution block and the control box five respectively; the top cover cylinders one and the top cover cylinders two are respectively installed at two ends of the hopper car and are respectively connected with two groups of top cover transmissions.

[0015] The control box five and the control box six are arranged at the two ends of the hopper car.

[0016] In some possible implementation manners, rodless cavities of the top cover cylinders one and the top cover cylinders two are connected through a pipeline three; rod cavities of the top cover cylinders one and the top cover cylinders two are connected through a pipeline four.

[0017] The top cover opening and closing control system further comprises a two-position five-way valve two connected with the gas distribution block, the control box five, the control box six, the pipeline three and the pipeline four respectively.

[0018] In some possible implementation manners, a three-way joint three connected to the two-position five-way valve two is arranged on the pipeline three and the pipeline four respectively.

[0019] In some possible implementation manners, the gas supply system comprises a wind storage cylinder connected with the gas distribution block through a gas conveying pipeline, a ball valve and a filter pressure regulating valve arranged on the gas conveying pipeline, and a one-way valve arranged on an air inlet pipe of the wind storage cylinder; the ball valve is arranged between the wind storage cylinder and the filter pressure regulating valve.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages of:

[0021] The bottom door opening and closing control system can effectively realize synchronous opening and closing of the bottom door, and the top cover opening and closing control system can effectively realize synchronous opening and closing of the top cover.

[0022] The control box one and the control box three are arranged on one side of the hopper car along an axial direction of the hopper car, and the control box two and the control box four are arranged on the other side of the hopper car along the axial direction of the hopper car, so that all the bottom doors can be opened and closed on the same side, and the opening and closing speed of the bottom door and the unloading efficiency are improved.

[0023] The utility model discloses a control box five, control box six set up at the both ends of the hopper car, realize control box five or control box six can realize the opening and closing of the top cover, has guaranteed the flexibility of top cover opening.

[0024] The utility model discloses will greatly reduce the labor intensity of operator. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] Fig. 1 It is system block diagram for the utility model;

[0026] Fig. 2 It is side view for the utility model installation on the hopper car;

[0027] Fig. 3 It is structural schematic diagram for the utility model installation on the hopper car;

[0028] Wherein: 1-top cover cylinder one;2-bottom door cylinder one;3-bottom door cylinder two;4-bottom door cylinder three;5-bottom door cylinder four;6-top cover cylinder two;7-control box one;8-control box three;9-two five -way valve one;10-three -way joint one;11-control box five;12-check valve;13-control box six;14-air storage cylinder;15-gas distribution block;16-filter pressure regulating valve;17-ball valve;18-control box four;19-control box two;20-two five -way valve two;21 two five -way valve three;22-three -way joint two;23-three -way joint three;24-three -way joint four;100-pipeline one;200-pipeline two;300-pipeline three;400-pipeline four;500-pipeline five;600-pipeline six. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In the utility model, unless another explicit provision and limitation, the terms "installation", "link", "connection", "fix" and so on should do broad sense understanding, for example, can be fixed connection, also can be detachable connection, or be integrated;It can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through the intermediate medium, it can be the communication of two elements or the interaction of two elements.The "first", "second" and similar words mentioned in the application do not represent any order, quantity or importance, but only distinguish different components.Similarly, "one" or "a" and similar words do not represent quantity limit, but represent the existence of at least one.In the implementation of the application, "and / or" describes the association relationship of the associated object, which means that there can be three kinds of relationships, for example, A and / or B, which means that A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone.In the description of the embodiments of the application, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more than two.For example, multiple positioning columns refer to two or more positioning columns.For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0030] The utility model is described in detail as follows.

[0031] As Figs. 1-3 shown:

[0032] A bottom door and top cover control system suitable for a hopper car, the bottom door includes a bottom door one, a bottom door two, a bottom door three, and a bottom door four, and the top cover includes a top cover one and a top cover two; it includes a gas supply system, a gas distribution block 15 connected with the gas supply system, a bottom door opening and closing control system connected with the gas distribution block 15 and used for opening and closing the bottom door, and a top cover opening and closing control system connected with the gas supply system and used for opening and closing the top cover;

[0033] The gas distribution block 15 is used for gas distribution, so that the gas can enter the bottom door opening and closing control system and the top cover opening and closing control system according to the requirement; thereby the bottom door and the top cover are opened and closed; the circuit is simplified, and the reliability and maintainability of the system are improved.

[0034] The bottom door opening and closing control system includes two groups, one group is in driving connection with the bottom door one and the bottom door two and realizes synchronous opening and closing of the two, and the other group is in driving connection with the bottom door three and the bottom door four and realizes synchronous opening and closing of the two; the top cover opening and closing control system is one group, which is in driving connection with the top cover one and the top cover two and realizes synchronous opening and closing of the two.

[0035] In some possible embodiments, the bottom door opening and closing control system includes a bottom door opening and closing unit one in driving cooperation with the bottom door one and the bottom door two, and a bottom door opening and closing unit two identical with the bottom door opening and closing unit one and in driving cooperation with the bottom door three and the bottom door four.

[0036] The bottom door opening and closing unit one includes two groups of bottom door cylinders one 2 and bottom door cylinders two 3 connected with the gas distribution block 15 and connected with each other, a control box one 7 connected with the gas distribution block 15, and a control box two 19 connected with the gas distribution block 15 and the control box one 7; the bottom door cylinders one 2 and the bottom door cylinders two 3 are respectively installed at the bottom of the hopper car and are respectively in driving connection with the bottom door one and the bottom door two; the bottom door cylinders one 2 are in driving connection with the bottom door one, and the bottom door cylinders two 3 are in driving connection with the bottom door two.

[0037] The control box one 7 and the control box two 19 are alternately connected, one is provided with an opening button, and the other is provided with a closing button; thereby synchronous opening and closing of the bottom door one and the bottom door two is realized by controlling one of the buttons.

[0038] The bottom door opening and closing unit two comprises two groups of bottom door cylinder three 4 and bottom door cylinder four 5 connected with the gas distribution block 15 and connected with each other, a control box three 8 connected with the gas distribution block 15, and a control box four 18 connected with the gas distribution block 15 and the control box three 8; the bottom door cylinder three 4 and the bottom door cylinder four 5 are respectively installed at the bottom of the hopper car and are respectively in driving connection with the bottom door three and the bottom door four; the bottom door cylinder three 4 is in driving connection with the bottom door three, and the bottom door cylinder four 5 is in driving connection with the bottom door four.

[0039] The control box three 8 and the control box four 18 are alternately connected, one is provided with an opening button, and the other is provided with a closing button; so as to realize the synchronous opening and closing of the bottom door three and the bottom door four by controlling one of the buttons.

[0040] In some possible embodiments, the rodless cavity of the bottom door cylinder one 2 and the bottom door cylinder two 3 is connected through pipeline one 100; the rod cavity of the bottom door cylinder one 2 and the bottom door cylinder two 3 is connected through pipeline two 200; the rodless cavity of the bottom door cylinder three 4 and the bottom door cylinder four 5 is connected through pipeline five 500; the rod cavity of the bottom door cylinder three 4 and the bottom door cylinder four 5 is connected through pipeline six 600.

[0041] The bottom door opening and closing unit one further comprises a two-position five-way valve one 9 connected with the gas distribution block 15, the control box one 7, the control box two 19, the pipeline one 100 and the pipeline two 200 respectively.

[0042] The bottom door opening and closing unit one further comprises a two-position five-way valve three 21 connected with the gas distribution block 15, the control box three 8, the control box four 18, the pipeline five 500 and the pipeline six 600 respectively.

[0043] In some possible embodiments, a three-way joint one 10 is connected to the gas distribution block 15; the two-position five-way valve one 9 and the two-position five-way valve three 21 are respectively connected to the three-way joint one 10.

[0044] In some possible embodiments, the control box one 7 and the control box two 19 are arranged on the two sides of the hopper car along the long direction thereof; the control box three 8 and the control box four 18 are arranged on the two sides of the hopper car along the long direction thereof; specifically, the control box one 7 and the control box three 8 are arranged on the same side; the control box two 19 and the control box four 19 are arranged on the same side.

[0045] In some possible embodiments, a three-way joint two 22 connected to the two-position five-way valve one 9 is arranged on the pipeline one 100 and the pipeline two 200 respectively; a three-way joint four 24 connected to the two-position five-way valve three 21 is arranged on the pipeline five 500 and the pipeline six 600 respectively.

[0046] It should be noted that: when opening the bottom door one and the bottom door two, by pressing the switch button of the control box one 7 or the control box two 19, the gas in the gas supply system enters through the three-way joint one 10, the two-position five-way valve one 9, the three-way joint two 22 on the pipeline one 100, the pipeline one 100 into the rodless cavity of the bottom door cylinder one 2 and the bottom door cylinder two 3, so that the piston rod of the bottom door cylinder one 2 and the bottom door cylinder two 3 extends, and then the synchronous opening of the bottom door one and the bottom door two is realized; conversely when closing, the control box one 7 or the control box two 19 controls closing, the gas in the gas supply system enters through the three-way joint one 10, the two-position five-way valve one 9, the three-way joint two 22 on the pipeline two 200, the pipeline two 200 into the rod cavity of the bottom door cylinder one 2 and the bottom door cylinder two 3, so that the piston rod of the bottom door cylinder one 2 and the bottom door cylinder two 3 is retracted, and then the synchronous closing of the bottom door one and the bottom door two is realized; when using the control box one 7, the control box two 19 is not used; conversely when using the control box two 19, the control box one 7 is not used;

[0047] When opening the bottom door three and the bottom door four, by pressing the switch button of the control box three 8 or the control box four 18, the gas in the gas supply system enters through the three-way joint one 10, the two-position five-way valve three 21, the three-way joint four 24 on the pipeline five 500, the pipeline five 500 into the rodless cavity of the bottom door cylinder three 4 and the bottom door cylinder four 5, so that the piston rod of the bottom door cylinder three 4 and the bottom door cylinder four 5 extends, and then the synchronous opening of the bottom door three and the bottom door four is realized; conversely when closing, the control box three 8 or the control box four 18 controls closing, the gas in the gas supply system enters through the three-way joint one 10, the two-position five-way valve three 21, the three-way joint four 24 on the pipeline six 600, the pipeline six 600 into the rod cavity of the bottom door cylinder three 4 and the bottom door cylinder four 5, so that the piston rod of the bottom door cylinder three 4 and the bottom door cylinder four 5 is retracted, and then the synchronous closing of the bottom door three and the bottom door four is realized; when using the control box three 8, the control box four 18 is not used; conversely when using the control box four 18, the control box three 8 is not used; since the control box one 7 and the control box three 8 are arranged on the same side, the opening of the bottom door one, the bottom door two, the bottom door three and the bottom door four can be realized on the same side of the hopper car, the working strength of the operator is reduced, and the safety is improved;

[0048] The parallel lines formed by the two groups of bottom door opening and closing units one and the bottom door opening and closing units two make it only need to operate the control box one 7 and the control box three 8, or the control box two 19 and the control box four 18 to realize the control of the four groups of bottom door cylinders, improve the opening and closing efficiency of the bottom door, and improve the operation convenience, reduce the labor intensity, and improve the safety.

[0049] In some possible implementation manners, the roof opening and closing control system comprises two groups of roof cylinder one 1 and roof cylinder two 6 connected with the gas supply system and connected with each other, a control box five 11 connected with the gas distribution block 15, and a control box six 13 connected with the gas distribution block 15 and the control box five 11 respectively; the roof cylinder one 1 and the roof cylinder two 6 are respectively installed at two ends of the hopper car and are respectively connected with two groups of roof transmissions; the roof cylinder one 1 is connected with the roof one transmission, and the roof cylinder two 6 is connected with the roof two transmission.

[0050] The control box five 11 and the control box six 13 are arranged at two ends of the hopper car and are connected with each other, one is provided with an opening button, and the other is provided with a closing button; so as to realize that one button controls the synchronous opening and closing of the two groups of roofs.

[0051] The piston rod of the roof cylinder one 1 is connected with the roof one transmission, and the piston rod of the roof cylinder two 6 is connected with the roof two transmission.

[0052] The gas in the gas supply system is simultaneously introduced into the roof cylinder one 1 and the roof cylinder two 6 through the control box five 11 or the control box six 13, so as to realize the synchronous opening and closing of the roof one and the roof two; the synchronism of the two groups of roof cylinders is realized, the flexibility of the roof opening and closing is ensured, and the roof opening and closing mechanism is prevented from being stuck.

[0053] In some possible implementation manners, the rodless cavity of the roof cylinder one 1 and the roof cylinder two 6 is connected through a pipeline three 300; and the rod cavity of the roof cylinder one 1 and the roof cylinder two 6 is connected through a pipeline four 400.

[0054] The roof opening and closing control system further comprises a two-position five-way valve two 20 connected with the gas distribution block 15, the control box five 11, the control box six 13, the pipeline three 300 and the pipeline four 400 respectively.

[0055] In some possible implementation manners, a three-way joint three 23 connected with the two-position five-way valve two 20 is arranged on the pipeline three 300 and the pipeline four 400 respectively.

[0056] It should be noted that: when the top cover one and the top cover two are opened, the gas in the gas supply system is simultaneously introduced into the rodless cavity of the top cover cylinder one 1 and the top cover cylinder two 6 through the three-way joint three 23 on the pipeline three 300, the pipeline three 300 and the two-position five-way valve two 20 by pressing the switch button of the control box five 11 or the control box six 13, so that the piston rod of the top cover cylinder one 1 and the top cover cylinder two 6 is extended, thereby driving the top cover one and the top cover two to open; conversely, when the top cover one and the top cover two are closed, the gas in the gas supply system is simultaneously introduced into the rod cavity of the top cover cylinder one 1 and the top cover cylinder two 6 through the three-way joint three 23 on the pipeline four 400, the pipeline four 400 and the two-position five-way valve two 20 by controlling the control box five 11 or the control box six 13, so that the piston rod of the top cover cylinder one 1 and the top cover cylinder two 6 is retracted, thereby driving the top cover one and the top cover two to close.

[0057] Further, the control box one 7, the control box two 19, the control box three 8, the control box four 18, the control box five 11 and the control box six 13 are pneumatic control boxes; the control box one 7 and the control box two 19 are gas-connected; the control box three 8 and the control box four 18 are gas-connected; the control box five 11 and the control box six 13 are gas-connected.

[0058] In some possible embodiments, the gas supply system comprises a wind storage cylinder 14 connected with a gas distribution block 15 through a gas conveying pipeline, a ball valve 17 and a filter pressure regulating valve 16 arranged on the gas conveying pipeline, and a one-way valve 12 arranged on the air inlet pipe of the wind storage cylinder 14; the ball valve 17 is arranged between the wind storage cylinder 14 and the filter pressure regulating valve 16.

[0059] The compressed gas stored in the wind storage pipe of the utility model is compressed gas;

[0060] The compressed gas is stored in the wind storage cylinder 14 through the air inlet pipe, the one-way valve 12 ensures the one-way flow of the gas flow, and the ball valve 17 controls the opening and closing of the entire gas conveying pipeline; the filter pressure regulating valve 16 is adopted to adjust the system pressure, so that the bottom door and the top cover control failure caused by unstable system pressure are avoided; the gas conveying pipeline is connected with the gas distribution block 15 and the two-position five-way valve two 20 through the three-way joint four 24.

[0061] The utility model is not limited to the foregoing specific embodiments. The utility model extends to any new feature or any new combination disclosed in the specification, and any new method or process step or any new combination disclosed.

Claims

1. A bottom door and roof control system for a hopper car, comprising: The bottom door opening and closing control system comprises two groups of bottom door cylinder one (2) and bottom door cylinder two (3) connected with the gas distribution block (15) and connected with each other, a control box one (7) connected with the gas distribution block (15), and a control box two (19) connected with the gas distribution block (15) and the control box one (7).

2. The bottom door and roof control system for a hopper car of claim 1, wherein, The bottom door cylinder one (2) and the bottom door cylinder two (3) are respectively installed at the bottom of the hopper car and are respectively connected with two groups of bottom door transmissions.

3. The bottom door and roof control system for a hopper car of claim 2, wherein, The rodless cavity of the bottom door cylinder one (2) and the bottom door cylinder two (3) is connected through pipeline one (100); the rod cavity of the bottom door cylinder one (2) and the bottom door cylinder two (3) is connected through pipeline two (200). The bottom door opening and closing control system further comprises a two-position five-way valve one (9) connected with the gas distribution block (15), the control box one (7), the control box two (19), the pipeline one (100) and the pipeline two (200) respectively.

4. The bottom door and roof control system for a hopper car of claim 3, wherein, The bottom door opening and closing control system is multiple groups, and the gas distribution block (15) is connected with a three-way joint one (10); the two-position five-way valve one (9) is connected with the three-way joint one (10).

5. The bottom door and roof control system for a hopper car of claim 2, wherein, The control box one (7) and the control box two (19) are arranged on both sides of the hopper car along the long direction thereof.

6. The bottom door and roof control system for a hopper car of claim 3, wherein, Three-way joint two (22) connected with the two-position five-way valve one (9) is arranged on the pipeline one (100) and the pipeline two (200) respectively.

7. The bottom door and roof control system for a hopper car of claim 1, wherein, The top cover opening and closing control system comprises two groups of top cover cylinder one (1) and top cover cylinder two (6) connected with the gas supply system and connected with each other, a control box five (11) connected with the gas distribution block (15), and a control box six (13) connected with the gas distribution block (15) and the control box five (11) respectively; the top cover cylinder one (1) and the top cover cylinder two (6) are respectively installed at both ends of the hopper car and are respectively connected with two groups of top cover transmissions. The control box five (11) and the control box six (13) are arranged at both ends of the hopper car.

8. The bottom door and roof control system for a hopper car of claim 7, wherein, The rodless cavity of the top cover cylinder one (1) and the top cover cylinder two (6) is connected through pipeline three (300); the rod cavity of the top cover cylinder one (1) and the top cover cylinder two (6) is connected through pipeline four (400). The top cover opening and closing control system further comprises a two-position five-way valve two (20) connected with the gas distribution block (15), the control box five (11), the control box six (13), the pipeline three (300) and the pipeline four (400) respectively.

9. The bottom door and roof control system for a hopper car of claim 8, wherein, Three-way joint three (23) connected with the two-position five-way valve two (20) is arranged on the pipeline three (300) and the pipeline four (400) respectively.

10. The bottom door and roof control system for a hopper car of claim 8, wherein, The gas supply system comprises a wind storage cylinder (14) connected with the gas distribution block (15) through a gas conveying pipeline, a ball valve (17) and a filter pressure regulating valve (16) arranged on the gas conveying pipeline, and a check valve (12) arranged on the air inlet pipe of the wind storage cylinder (14); the ball valve (17) is arranged between the wind storage cylinder (14) and the filter pressure regulating valve (16).