Modular Sleeper Transport Frame With Twistlocks and Foldable Stanchions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sleeper transport wagons are limited in availability, aging, and incompatible, leading to inefficiencies and safety risks in track construction logistics, with modifications being economically unfeasible and affecting railway operating licenses.
Innovation Solution
A load-handling device with a steel frame, twistlock locking system, and foldable stanchions, compatible with standard flatcars, allowing modular and flexible transport and storage, integrated with energy, signal, and media systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sleeper transport wagons are used for track construction logistics, then sleeper transport capacity is provided, but the wagons are aging, maintenance costs are increasing, and they cannot be easily replaced or modified
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into separate components: the carrier vehicle (flatcar) and the load handling device (sleeper transport platform with gantry crane) are independent modules that can be separately maintained, replaced, or upgraded. This segmentation allows the load handling device to be renewed without affecting the carrier vehicle's railway operating license.
Solution Approach 2:
The load handling device is designed as a universal platform that can be mounted on different carrier vehicles and perform multiple functions including sleeper transport, storage, and gantry crane operations. This universality increases system flexibility and reduces dependency on specialized aging wagons.
2Productivity
If sleeper transport wagons are modified to improve functionality, then operational efficiency is improved, but railway operating license is revoked and decommissioning is required
Solution Approach 1:
The invention separates the load handling functions from the carrier vehicle, allowing modifications to be made to the load handling device without modifying the carrier vehicle's certified structure. This enables productivity improvements while preserving the railway operating license.
Solution Approach 2:
The load handling device acts as an intermediary module between the carrier vehicle and the sleeper load, providing enhanced functionality without directly modifying the carrier vehicle's certified components. This intermediary structure enables operational improvements while maintaining license compliance.
3Quantity of substance
If empty sleeper transport wagons are parked for storage, then wagon availability is reduced, but parking capacity is limited and stacking is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The load handling device is designed as a separable module that can be detached from the carrier vehicle and stacked vertically with other load handling devices. This segmentation enables space-efficient storage and transport of empty units.
Solution Approach 2:
Empty load handling devices can be stacked one on top of another in a nested configuration, similar to Russian dolls, maximizing vertical storage space and reducing the area required for parking and storage.
4Stability of the object's composition
If crossover bridges are manually removed and reinstalled on sleeper transport wagons, then track continuity is maintained, but significant manual labor and time are required
Solution Approach 1:
The rail connecting pieces are designed as movable and adjustable components that can be quickly positioned and secured, replacing the manual removal and reinstallation process with a dynamic, reconfigurable connection system.
Solution Approach 2:
The crossover bridge connection system uses adjustable parameters such as movable rail segments and flexible connecting mechanisms that allow for quick assembly and disassembly without manual labor-intensive operations.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a load receiving device (1) for transporting loads (2) on a carrier vehicle (3), in particular on a rail-bound flatcar, or for storing loads (2), comprising: - a main frame (4) with longitudinal beams (5) and transverse beams (6), - a twistlock locking system (7) for fixing the load receiving device (1) to the carrier vehicle (3), - two guide rails (8) connected to the main frame (4) for a gantry crane (9), - rail connecting pieces (10) by means of which the guide rails (8) of two load receiving devices (1) can be connected to each other via a coupling and buffer area (11) of two carrier vehicles (3), - at least one foldable or fixed releasable stanchion (12) arranged at each longitudinal end, which, in the upright position, secures loads (2) stored on the main frame (4) and, in the folded-down position, rests on the main frame (4). lie down.This makes transporting sleepers significantly more flexible and cost-effective.