Method and apparatus for intermodal container handling
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65G-063/00
B61D-003/18
B61D-047/00
출원번호
US-0583583
(2017-05-01)
등록번호
US-9919881
(2018-03-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Kun, David
출원인 / 주소
SEA-TRAIN EXPRESS-LLC
대리인 / 주소
Goodloe, Jr., R. Reams
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초록▼
A rail-road intermodal freight system. In an embodiment, a conveyor system is provided for placing rail cars in a position for loading shipping containers thereon, while an over-the-road trailer is secured to the rail car. Rail cars have a frame with a front end and a rear end, and a bogie having at
A rail-road intermodal freight system. In an embodiment, a conveyor system is provided for placing rail cars in a position for loading shipping containers thereon, while an over-the-road trailer is secured to the rail car. Rail cars have a frame with a front end and a rear end, and a bogie having at least four flanged rail wheels is pivotally mounted to the rear of the frame of the rail car. A method for unloading the rail cars includes lifting the front of the frame of the rail cars and pivoting the rail cars by an angle alpha from the track direction at an unloading area, and lowering the front end of the frame to the ground to allow truck access to trailers on the rail car. By utilizing the method, efficient loading and unloading of train involved in intermodal shipments may save considerable time, and thus reduce costs.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for intermodal transport of over-the-road trailers via railroad, comprising: (a) providing a plurality of rail cars, each one of said plurality of rail cars comprisinga frame, said frame having a front and a rear, said frame further comprising a deck extending between a deck first end an
1. A method for intermodal transport of over-the-road trailers via railroad, comprising: (a) providing a plurality of rail cars, each one of said plurality of rail cars comprisinga frame, said frame having a front and a rear, said frame further comprising a deck extending between a deck first end and a deck second end, said deck sized and shaped for receiving and supporting an over-the-road trailer or semi-trailer;a pair of flanged main rail wheels located at or near the rear of said frame and near said deck second end;a suspension system supporting said frame above said pair of flanged main rail wheels;a pair of unsprung flanged auxiliary rail wheels, said flanged auxiliary rail wheels located forward of said flanged main rail wheels and positioned closer to said deck first end than to said deck second end, and disposed downwardly from said frame by opposing first and second gear leg struts, said first and second gear leg struts spaced apart by a cross-brace, said flanged auxiliary rail wheels configured to support said rail car while traversing a rail siding;a conveyor hook, said conveyor hook extending below said frame, said conveyor hook having an arm with a proximal end pivotally affixed to said frame and a distal end with a downwardly extending hook portion extending therefrom;extending upward from said frame, a hitch, said hitch comprising a steel mating plate and clamping jaws, said clamping jaws adapted to lock thereto a king pin extending downward from an over-the-road trailer;(b) providing a plurality of over-the-road trailers, said over-the-road trailers configured for receiving and securely transporting shipping containers;(c) providing a first rail siding, said first rail siding located adjacent a source of shipping containers, said first rail siding comprising a pair of rails;(d) affixing one of said over-the-road trailers to a selected rail car from said plurality of rail cars;(e) providing a conveyor system, said conveyor system having a first end and a second end, and a drag chain for moving rail cars from said first end to said second end;(f) moving said selected rail car to a loading position adjacent said source of shipping containers by engaging said conveyor hook on said selected rail car to said drag chain;(g) disengaging said conveyor hook from said drag chain to halt movement of said rail car;(h) lifting a selected shipping container from said source of shipping containers, and then lowering said selected shipping container and mounting said selected shipping container to one of said over-the-road trailers; and(i) reengaging said conveyor hook with said drag chain to move said selected one of said plurality of rail cars to said second end of said conveyor system. 2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the end of said conveyor system comprises a railroad train assembly area, said method further comprising affixing a first one of a selected plurality of rail cars to a dolly. 3. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the source of shipping containers is organized by destination, and wherein said shipping containers are loaded to said rail cars in groups by destination, and wherein rail cars in a selected plurality of rail cars is provided with a separate dolly for each destination. 4. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first rail siding is located on a wharf, and wherein said source of shipping containers is a ship. 5. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of disengaging said conveyor hook from said drag chain comprises lifting a cross-brace on said rail car sufficiently so as to disengage said conveyor hook from said drag chain. 6. The method as set forth in claim 5, wherein during the step of mounting said selected shipping container to an over-the-road trailer on one of said plurality of rail cars, said method further comprising supporting said cross-brace a height above said pair of rails sufficient to allow said drag chain to move without engaging said conveyor hook. 7. The method as set forth in claim 6, wherein upward movement of said cross-brace is provided by a pivot board, as said drag chain moves one of said plurality of rail cars. 8. The method as set forth in claim 7, wherein after loading of said shipping container on said over-the-road trailer, the method further comprising moving said pivot stop so as to remove support for said cross-brace, to thereby allow said conveyor hook to reengage said drag chain. 9. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the over-the-road trailer being transported comprises an upper mating plate and a king pin, and wherein said rail car further comprises a fifth wheel mating plate with adjacent spring loaded clamping jaws, said fifth wheel mating plate and clamping jaws adapted to lock the king pin to secure the over-the-road trailer, and wherein said method further comprises affixing one of said over-the-road trailers to a selected rail car by locking the king pin in said clamping jaws.
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