Rail Wagon Transverse Loading System with Shuttle Cars
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing goods handling systems for transitioning goods between road and rail require complex and heavy transverse displacement units to manage dynamic forces, and lack simplicity in design, especially for horizontal rail-level loading, which complicates transverse transport and limits operational speed.
Innovation Solution
A goods handling system featuring a wagon constructed from three basic elements: two bogies, a wagon head piece, and a folding side wall, with a transverse loading device using shuttle cars and interchangeable support elements that absorb dynamic forces and allow for quick, efficient horizontal transverse loading with minimal vertical movement, enabling simpler and faster operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If complex transverse displacement units with lifting devices are used to handle dynamic forces, then the reliability of goods handling is improved, but the device complexity and operational time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The transverse displacement unit is divided into separate functional components: a simple trolley for horizontal movement and a lifting device for vertical movement. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, reducing overall complexity while maintaining reliability through specialized functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamic positioning where the trolley can move horizontally along the track while the lifting device adjusts vertical position. This dynamic capability allows the system to adapt to varying load conditions and track variations without requiring overly complex rigid structures.
2Strength
If heavy and solid transverse displacement units are used to manage high bending forces, then the strength and stability are improved, but the speed of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The displacement unit is segmented into a lightweight trolley body and separate lifting mechanisms. The trolley is designed for rapid horizontal movement along the track, while lifting forces are applied locally at the load interface rather than requiring the entire structure to be heavy and solid.
Solution Approach 2:
The lifting device acts as an intermediary between the lightweight trolley and the load, providing the necessary vertical support forces. This allows the trolley to remain lightweight and fast while the lifting device handles the strength requirements locally at the critical load-bearing points.
3Adaptability or versatility
If vertical lifting movements are included in the transverse displacement process, then the ability to handle goods at different heights is improved, but the operational time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The goods handling operation is segmented into distinct horizontal and vertical phases. The trolley performs horizontal transport along the track, then the lifting device performs vertical movement to the target height. This segmentation allows each phase to be optimized independently, reducing total operational time compared to simultaneous complex movements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system can preliminarily position the trolley horizontally before engaging the lifting device, allowing the horizontal movement to be completed efficiently first. This sequential preliminary action reduces the complexity and time of combined diagonal movements by breaking them into simpler staged operations.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a goods enveloping system with horizontal equal lateral loading on the rails by means of interchangeable supporting elements (51) which can be integrated in a waggon structure, having: a rail system (1) with two rail runs (1a, 1b), a loading path (6), for equal rail loading, parallel alongside the rail system (1), a lateral transport device for lateral transport of interchangeable supporting elements (51) from a waggon (2) to the loading path (6) or vice versa, at least one supporting rail element (8, 9) which extends laterally with respect to the rail system (1) and is preferably arranged below floor level in lateral grooves of the loading path (6); a supporting rail piece which is aligned with the supporting rail element (8, 9) between the rail runs (1a, 1b), at least one shuttle vehicle (11), which is preferably equipped with its own propulsion device and is guided on the supporting rail element (8, 9) and the supporting rail piece, for lateral transport of an interchangeable supporting element (51). The invention also relates to a waggon having: two rotating joints with a horizontal supporting framework which is supported by a frame, in which supporting frame a holding element is provided centrally, a waggon head piece (34) which is in each case connected to a rotating joint and whose bearing element engages in the holding element of the rotating joint, two collapsible side walls (39) which are connected to the waggon head pieces (34), can be locked to the latter and are designed and mounted such that they absorb the main force transmission between the waggon head pieces (34) and the forces originating from the cargo.