Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B61—RAILWAYS
  • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
  • B61D3/00—Wagons or vans
  • B61D3/08—Flat wagons including posts or standards
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B61—RAILWAYS
  • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
  • B61D45/00—Means or devices for securing or supporting the cargo, including protection against shocks
  • B61D45/001—Devices for fixing to walls or floors
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B61—RAILWAYS
  • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
  • B61D45/00—Means or devices for securing or supporting the cargo, including protection against shocks
  • B61D45/001—Devices for fixing to walls or floors
  • B61D45/003—Fixing of logs, beams, barrels, pipes, or the like
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B61—RAILWAYS
  • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
  • B61D47/00—Loading or unloading devices combined with vehicles, e.g. loading platforms, doors convertible into loading and unloading ramps
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
  • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
  • E01B29/00—Laying, rebuilding, or taking-up tracks; Tools or machines therefor
  • E01B29/06—Transporting, laying, removing or renewing sleepers

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• the present invention relates to a load-handling device for transporting loads on a carrier vehicle, in particular on a rail vehicle or road vehicle, or for storing loads.
• the invention also relates to a carrier vehicle with such a load-handling device.
• the present invention therefore deals with the problem of providing a load receiving device by means of which the disadvantages known from the prior art can be overcome.
• the present invention is based on the general concept of providing a load handling device that, analogous to conventional containers, can be easily mounted on a conventional carrier vehicle, for example, a rail-bound flatcar or a road vehicle.
• the load handling device according to the invention for transporting cargo, in particular sleepers, on a rail-bound flatcar or a road vehicle, or for storing cargo, in particular sleepers, comprises a main frame, in particular a steel frame, with longitudinal and transverse beams, a twist-lock locking system for fixing the load handling device to the carrier vehicle or to each other, as well as two guide rails connected to the main frame for a gantry crane and two rail connectors by means of which the guide rails of two load handling devices can be connected to each other via a coupling and buffer area of two flatcars in the manner of overpasses.
• At least one [connector/device] is provided on each [rail/unit].
• a removable and/or foldable stanchion is arranged along the longitudinal end of the main frame. When upright, it secures cargo, particularly sleepers, stored on the main frame, and when folded down, it lies flat against the main frame.
• a sideboard may be provided instead of such a stanchion, of which two are usually provided.
• ISO container systems In freight transport, so-called ISO container systems have been successfully used since the 1950s. These containers are secured at least at four corners using a twistlock locking system and have standardized dimensions. A common version of these containers are flat racks in standard sizes of 20' or 40' with load capacities of up to 50 tons. The inventive load handling device now transfers this concept to sleeper logistics.
• flat wagons for containers are available worldwide in large quantities and can be rented at very short notice if required.
• the term "flat wagon” is used here to refer to rail-bound carrier vehicles on which, for example, containers can also be transported.
• the load handling devices can simply be transferred to operational flat wagons, thus avoiding any loss of track logistics capacity. Since the load handling device according to the invention can also be produced relatively inexpensively in large quantities, the total costs of the load handling device and flat wagon are significantly lower than those of new special transport wagons (Slps).
• load handling devices can be modernized and further developed within the framework of a continuous improvement process (CIP) even outside of railway regulations.
• CIP continuous improvement process
• Such a load handling device according to the invention can also be used for wagon-independent storage, whereby hybrid transport by road, rail, and ship is easily implemented, and at the same time, unused flat wagons can be returned to a lessor when utilization is lower.
• a change to the load receiving device can be carried out at any time independently of the carrier vehicle/flat wagon, thus not affecting the railway operating approval of the flat wagon.
• the load-handling device is designed such that two load-handling devices can be stacked on top of each other with the stanchions folded down or removed, and can be fixed to one another by means of the respective twistlock locking system. Due to the removable and/or foldable stanchions and the respective twistlock locking system, it is possible to transport several load-handling devices on a conventional rail-bound flatcar or road vehicle to a potential deployment location. This allows, for example, six load-handling devices to be transported to a potential construction site or a potential loading station for cargo, particularly sleepers, using only a single flatcar. The lower the individual load-handling devices are, the more can be stacked on top of each other and transported to a potential deployment location within a permissible vehicle clearance line.
• these systems have interfaces with preferably detachable connections.
• the individual systems of the respective load handling devices can thus be connected to one another in such a way that they form continuous overall systems. If, for example, several load handling devices are arranged in a train consist on flatcars, this implementation of the load handling devices according to the invention makes it possible to transmit energy, signals, data and/or media from the first to the last car through all connected load handling devices, optionally even to the load handling devices themselves. to supply accordingly and to feed in or discharge as needed at any point.
• This train set forms a linear construction site that moves in the direction of work according to the progress of construction and is generally operated in a conveyor belt manner.
• the described systems for energy, media, and signals of the load-handling device can now be connected to the corresponding systems on the auxiliary wagons and the track-laying machine.
• a track construction machine at the rear of the train consist can, for example, be powered by a locomotive at the front via such a complete system formed by means of the load-handling devices designed according to the invention.
• the power supply system transmits the current required to drive the track construction machine from load-handling device to load-handling device along the flatcars from the locomotive to the track construction machine and the connected auxiliary wagons.
• An emergency power generator located on an auxiliary wagon or a load-handling device could also be connected to the system and thus be a component of it. In the event of a failure of the primary power supply to the drive of the track construction machine, the power supply could be taken over by the emergency power generator or the locomotive.
• each load receiving device has a socket, so that devices for on-site repair work on the train consist or accompanying work along the line construction site can be supplied with energy via the overall system.
• the energy supply system includes a system for supplying power to the gantry cranes that travel on the rails of the load handling device.
• a system for supplying power to the gantry cranes that travel on the rails of the load handling device For example, conductor rails or cable systems for inductive power transmission are conceivable. Using such systems, it is possible to supply a gantry crane, which travels on the rails of the load handling device and serves to load the individual sleepers, with electrical energy, or, if it has batteries, to charge them.
• the load handling device can also include a water supply system through which water can be routed along the respective load handling device and thus also along the respective railway car or even the entire coupled train consist, and made available, for example, at corresponding dispensing points.
• a continuous main water line formed by the load handling devices in this way could supply every position on a conveyor belt construction site with water, particularly for dust suppression and/or dust prevention.
• Dispensing points could also be simple taps for cleaning or handwashing.
• water can be supplied in any quantity via this line, preferably from the front or rear, e.g., via a suitable ballast irrigation system or, typically, tank cars with a capacity of up to 80 m3 , which are integrated into the train consist. These could be adjusted.
• a water tank for example, could be provided or arranged on the loading device and connected to the water supply system. It is also conceivable that the water supply system could be connected to external pumps or conveying and silo units, which are secured to other flatcars with a twist-lock locking system. Separate systems for drinking and process water are possible.
• the load receiving device has a signal line system, wherein such a signal line system can, for example, be designed as a CAN bus.
• Such a signaling system or signal transmission system serves, for example, to control the gantry crane on the respective load handling device and to enable communication between the gantry crane and the track construction machine or other gantry cranes. This creates the prerequisites for semi- or fully automatic operation, remote maintenance, remote monitoring of the overpasses, and/or the collection of operational data for condition- and stress-based maintenance, or for the control and regulation of any systems at any position within the train consist.
• the load handling device expediently includes a data transmission system, in particular a radio module or a WLAN module.
• a data transmission system in particular a radio module or a WLAN module.
• Bluetooth units are also conceivable, whereby such data transmission systems enable a communication system or network, particularly wireless, along the entire train consist for the exchange of data and information between subsystems and/or personnel. This allows for significantly improved communication than would be possible with mobile two-way radios, for example.
• Both the energy supply system and the water supply system or signal line system and/or the data transmission system can be detachably fixed to the load receiving device, thus enabling easy retrofitting.
• the device incorporates a camera system.
• a camera system which can also be detachably and permanently attached to the respective load handling device, increases both occupational safety and reduces the risk of vandalism.
• Individual cameras of such a camera system can communicate with each other and with an external control center, for example, via a data transmission system such as WLAN.
• the camera images can provide machine operators or logistics personnel with a precise, real-time picture of the loading status, thus eliminating the need for lengthy inspection walks along a train consisting of several hundred meters of track.
• the train can be guided from its working position by the track construction machine operator without the head being additionally staffed by a suitably trained employee, such as a shunting assistant or locomotive driver.
• the load handling device can also include a position and route detection system for determining the position of vehicles or Machines on the track system formed by the load receiving device or the associated flat wagon, whereby the detection of a position or a travel path of a gantry crane by distance measuring systems integrated into the conductor rail is of particular advantage.
• the load handling device should ideally have treads covered with a non-slip material or formed by non-slip grating. This ensures particularly safe walking on the treads and thus also on the load handling device itself. Ideally, these materials or gratings are electrically non-conductive or coated, eliminating the need for complex grounding measures.
• the base frame or main frame of the load-handling device has a closed bottom.
• the load-handling device should ideally have a load securing system with sensors.
• sensors can be, for example, light barriers that, by interrupting the light, can signal improperly placed thresholds on the load-handling device or a slippage of the thresholds stored on the load-handling device and generate corresponding alarm signals.
• Such light barriers This ensures reliable charge control and protection and allows for connection to the data transmission system described above. This enables remote monitoring of the safe charge status.
• the load handling device has a tracking system, for example a GPS system. This allows the position as well as any change in position of the respective load handling device to be easily monitored, for example from a central depot or vehicle dispatch center.
• a tracking system for example a GPS system.
• Both the load securing system and the tracking system can be detachably and permanently attached to the load receiving device, thus enabling easy retrofitting.
• the load handling device In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the load handling device according to the invention, it is designed for receiving, transporting and/or storing sleepers, transport containers, skips, tipping skips, racks for receiving sleepers, pressure vessels for bulk goods such as cement, tanks, etc. Even this non-exhaustive list suggests the wide variety of loads that can be transported or stored on the load handling device according to the invention.
• the present invention is further based on the general idea of providing a carrier vehicle, in particular a rail-bound flatcar or a truck, with a load-handling device described in the preceding paragraphs, thereby transferring the advantages described with respect to the load-handling device according to the invention to the carrier vehicle.
• these advantages consist in the fact that The carrier vehicle, in particular the rail-bound flatcar or the truck, can be loaded with a load-handling device according to the invention using a simple mobile crane, a forklift, or a construction machine equipped with forks, and can thus be used for the reliable transport of cargo, especially sleepers, for example, to a track construction site.
• the load-handling device By simply removing the load-handling device from the carrier vehicle, in particular the rail-bound flatcar or the truck, it can also be used to transport other goods, for example, containers, thus enabling significantly greater flexibility in its application. Since such flatcars are available in considerably larger numbers compared to sleeper transport wagons known from the prior art, logistics and/or sleeper storage capacity can be created or reduced relatively easily by attaching load-handling devices to the corresponding flatcars at any point, thus enabling the optimal supply and removal of materials for a track construction machine, in particular a track renewal train. These types of load handling devices can, of course, be transported relatively easily on trucks, as they can be easily secured to the truck using a twistlock locking system, similar to a container. This also makes it relatively easy to transport such load handling devices back and forth between sleeper factories, storage areas, and various track construction sites by road.
• the vehicle has a gantry crane.
• a gantry crane which is movable on corresponding guide rails on a load-handling device, the sleepers can be moved along the loading device or along a The track renewal train can be transported to and from the installation site relatively easily.
• a gantry crane preferably has its profile within a permissible vehicle clearance line.
• the clamp attachment according to the invention thus offers the possibility of creating so-called "backbones” that run through the entire assembly line construction site electrically, pneumatically, hydraulically and in terms of media technology, for energy, media, signals and data.
• an electric backbone allows the track renewal train to be powered by an external source as an alternative to its own engine. This can be done, in particular, by the locomotives pulling or towing the train.
• Advantages In case the main drive of the track renewal train fails, emissions are reduced if the locomotive is equipped with fuel cells or batteries.
• stanchions 12 are folded down and rest on the main frame 4, in particular on the crossbeams 6 of the main frame 4, it is possible to stack several load-bearing devices 1 on top of each other relatively easily and to fix them using the twist-lock locking systems 7. This allows for both space-saving transport and space-saving storage.
• the major advantages of the load receiving devices 1 according to the invention include, among other things, the fact that they are independent of the rail, i.e. For example, they can also be stacked on top of each other on a truck and easily transported from one location to another. For this purpose, the individual stacked load-handling devices 1 are locked together using the twist-lock locking systems 7. In this state, several stacked load-handling devices 1 can be loaded onto a truck and transported by it, similar to a container.
• Another major advantage of the load-handling device 1 according to the invention is that it can be mounted on conventional flatcars 3', which are available in large numbers and in a wide variety of locations, requiring only a crane, for example a mobile crane 13 (see Figure 1).
• systems 24 are provided for introducing and/or transmitting and/or providing and supplying energy, signals and/or media.
• FIGs 13 and 14 is a possible arrangement of such systems 24 for transmission, routing, injection and The supply of energy, media and signals through the load receiving devices 1, shown here arranged in the center of the device between the longitudinal beams 5 (supports for the sleepers 2'), is shown.
• the systems 24 are located in a supply channel 25 (see below).
• Figure 14 for example, comparable to a cable tray, arranged and designed to accommodate lines 26 (power lines, signal lines, data lines) and pipes 27 of various cross-sections.
• the supply channel 25 can thus form the backbone of the train consist.
• the supply channel 25 also provides space for future systems that are not yet foreseeably necessary or known.
• Multi-couplings can also be used, in which several strands/lines 26 can be connected quickly, easily, and leak-free with a single coupling.
• the lines 26 can therefore be designed for the transmission of electrical energy, control signals (e.g. CAN bus), etc., as well as for creating the conditions for semi- or fully automatic operation, for remote monitoring of the bridges, for collecting operating data for condition- and stress-oriented maintenance, and for supplying, transmitting and providing signals and energy over the entire length and/or at any position of the train consist.
• control signals e.g. CAN bus
• the lines 26 can therefore be designed for the transmission of electrical energy, control signals (e.g. CAN bus), etc., as well as for creating the conditions for semi- or fully automatic operation, for remote monitoring of the bridges, for collecting operating data for condition- and stress-oriented maintenance, and for supplying, transmitting and providing signals and energy over the entire length and/or at any position of the train consist.
• the pipes 27, on the other hand, can be designed to carry compressed air, hydraulics, fuel, hydrogen, gases, water, welding gases and other media of any kind and provide these media over the entire length and/or at any position of the train assembly.
• an energy supply system 14 (compare Figure 5 ) is provided for the electrical power supply.
• the power supply system 14 can, for example, include corresponding lines 26, in particular power lines, via which several load handling devices 1 can be electrically connected to one another.
• the power supply system 14 can also include a conductor rail or inductive loop for supplying power to the gantry crane 9, which travels over the guide rails 8 of the load handling device 1.
• the load handling device 1 can also include a water supply system (not shown) with individual pipes, through which water can be supplied to various dispensing points, for example, for handwashing or cleaning.
• the load handling device 1 can also include a signal line system, in particular for control signals for the gantry crane 9, whereby further control commands for external construction machinery or a locomotive can also be transmitted via such a signal line system.
• a data transmission system can also be provided in the load handling device 1 according to the invention, in particular a radio module or a WLAN module, thereby eliminating the need for mobile radio devices previously used in this area.
• the load handling device 1 can, of course, also include a camera system, which not only improves load securing but also reduces vandalism damage.
• the load receiving device can have 1 step surfaces 15 (compare Figure 4 ) exhibiting materials that are made of an electrically non-conductive material, For example, they may be covered with rubber.
• gratings especially those with a plastic coating or made of plastic, are of course also conceivable.
• the main frame 4 can also have a closed bottom 16 (compare Figure 3 ) which prevents, for example, sleeper fragments or other contaminants from falling onto the flat wagon 3' or a track bed 17. This enables a particularly environmentally friendly use of the load receiving device 1 according to the invention.
• the load-handling device 1 can also include a load-securing system 18, for example in the form of sensors, in particular light barriers, which ensures load securing even while the load-handling device 1 mounted on the flatcar 3' is in motion.
• a load-securing system 18 is shown only by way of example in the area of the stanchions 12 in Figure 1 shown, whereby it is clear that such a load securing system 18 can also be arranged elsewhere, for example on the main frame 4.
• the load receiving device 1 can also have a tracking system, for example a GPS system, which not only significantly improves and simplifies logistics, but also makes it possible to determine the exact position of the respective load receiving device 1 at any time.
• a tracking system for example a GPS system
• the invention is intended to encompass not only the load receiving device 1 according to the invention, but also a carrier vehicle 3, in particular a flat wagon 3', with such a load receiving device according to the invention.
• Such a flat wagon 3' can, for example, have the gantry crane 9 described in the previous paragraphs for moving the loads 2, in particular the individual sleepers 2', between the carrier vehicles 3 or to an installation site.
• the inventive load receiving device 1 and the inventive carrier vehicle 3 enable the creation of a particularly modular, flexible, open, innovative and also cost-effective system for track construction in general and for track construction trains in particular, since the inventive load receiving devices 1 can not only be easily and quickly mounted on conventional flat wagons 3' using a known twistlock locking system 7, but can also be transported to the respective places of use in the same way by means of a truck without a flat wagon 3', and because the load receiving device 1 and the flat wagon 3' represent separate systems, the former of which is not subject to the railway operating regulations.
• a further major advantage of the load-handling device 1 according to the invention is that several such load-handling devices 1 can be stacked on top of each other when not in use, thus saving space when stored.
• the load-handling devices 1, which are fixed to one another by means of the respective twist-lock locking systems 7, can be transported together on a flatcar 3' or a truck to a respective place of use or a storage area.
• load receiving devices 1 already equipped with load 2, in particular with sleepers 2', at a storage location (compare Figure 7 ) to prepare and store the sleepers and then, when required, to load them onto suitable flatcars 3'. Since such flatcars 3' are not only inexpensive but also available in large quantities and almost everywhere, sleeper transport with the inventive load receiving device 1 can be carried out much more cost-effectively and flexibly compared to sleeper transport with previous sleeper transport wagons.
• any combination of the load receiving device 1 with other systems with twistlock locking system 7 is of course conceivable, e.g., water tanks 20 with container corners between flat wagon 3' and load receiving device 1, water tanks 20, transport containers 19, in particular troughs for broken sleepers, scrap metal, bulk goods, racks for holding profiles, rails or logs.
• Figure 10 For example, a tank 20 with a gravel irrigation device 21 is shown.
• FIG 11 An example application for storing and conveying water by means of a tank 20 and a ballast irrigation device 21 for ballast irrigation is shown, wherein the tank 20 together with the ballast irrigation device 21 is mounted on additional twistlock locking systems 7a of the load receiving device 1, wherein the additional twistlock locking systems 7a deviate from the standard for common container dimensions and can be arranged at almost any point on the frame 4 thanks to a modular system.
• the tank 20 can be supplied via the water supply system from another point in the train consist or can supply another point in the train consist with water.
• twistlock locking systems 7a can be arranged at almost any location on the load receiving devices 1, so that the load receiving devices 1 can be equipped with a wide variety of loads 2, for example also tanks 20 (compare Figure 10 ) or transport container 19 (compare Figure 8 , 9 , 11 ), is easily possible.
• loads 2 can also be transported along the train consist in a track axis using the system already in place for sleeper logistics, usually the gantry cranes 9.
• empty transport containers 19, in particular skips, which are picked up by the load receiving devices 1 can be transported by the gantry cranes 9 to a loading point, which can be located either at one end of the train or at any point in between.
• the loaded transport container 19 can then also be transported by a gantry crane 9 back to a free space on a load receiving device 1.
• all track materials required for a construction section can be transported together on the load receiving devices 1 according to the invention and brought to the required location by the gantry cranes 9.
• all track materials to be disposed of are then also transported by the gantry cranes 9 to the load receiving device(s) 1.
• the load receiving devices 1 can be equipped with lighting devices 22, in particular LED light strips on the left and right in the area of the running rails 8, which illuminate in particular the edge paths in the track area as well as the work areas along the carrier vehicles 3 or flat wagons 3' continuously, as is the case, for example, in the Figure 8 and 12 is shown.
• lighting devices 22 in particular LED light strips on the left and right in the area of the running rails 8, which illuminate in particular the edge paths in the track area as well as the work areas along the carrier vehicles 3 or flat wagons 3' continuously, as is the case, for example, in the Figure 8 and 12 is shown.
• a The possible arrangement of the lighting device 22, in particular the LED lighting is protected under the running rails 8 with a light cone 23 primarily directed towards the accessible areas in the track ballast and the side paths.
• the light cone 23 can also be designed as a light bar.
• sideboards or load securing elements can of course also be used, so that other loads 2 could also be transported, e.g., rail sections, long rails, bulk goods, transport containers 19, skip containers for bulk goods, beams, switch parts, temporary bridge elements, prefabricated sections, which could then be placed on the twistlock locking systems 7, thus enabling further applications of the load handling device 1.
• the gantry cranes 9 could then also be used for handling or for the internal logistics of the other loads 2 within the train consist.
• further twistlock locking systems 7 can be arranged at almost any freely selectable location 7a on the load handling device 1, adapted to the respective load 2 to be transported.

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