IP Library Granted Patent US 8,950,340
Granted Patent B2
US 8,950,340 · App. 13/566,912 · Granted Feb 10, 2015

Ballast hopper car discharge door control system

Inventors: Shengkun Wang (Qiqihar, CN); Yong Fu (Qiqihar, CN); Linghan Yue (Qiqihar, CN); Yongfeng Yi (Qiqihar, CN); Junlin Zhang (Qiqihar, CN)
Assignee: Qiqihar Railway Rolling Stock Co., Ltd.
B61D7/18B61D7/28Y02T30/40
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Patent No.
US 8,950,340
App. No.
13/566,912
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a ballast hopper car discharge door control system, comprising a control box, said control box comprises electrical pneumatic control system and receiving device; hydraulic system, connected to electrical pneumatic control system; manual control device and remote control device are operated to control opening or closing of ballast hopper car discharge doors; storage battery, configured to provide electrical pneumatic control system in said control box with continuous power supply and remote control device with charging power supply; pressure switch, arranged between control box and storage battery, said pressure switch is operated by pressure of air source to control connecting and disconnecting between storage battery and control box. The ballast hopper car discharge door control system provided by the present invention prevents false on-site operation of discharge door, thus prevents unexpected operation, improves discharging efficiency of ballast hopper car and reduces workload of operator.

Claims (27)

1. A ballast hopper car discharge door control system, comprising:

a control box, comprising an electrical pneumatic control system and a receiving device of the ballast hopper car discharge door control system, said electrical pneumatic control system is an electrical control device and a pneumatic control device of the ballast hopper car discharge door control system and comprises an electrical element, a pneumatic element, a control circuit and a control air passage; and said receiving device is capable of receiving various control signals so as to control working states of said electrical pneumatic control system;

a hydraulic system, connected to said control box, said hydraulic system is an air-liquid conversion device;

a manual control device, connected to the electrical pneumatic control system in said control box, said manual control device is operated to control opening or closing of ballast hopper car discharge doors;

a remote control device, configured to transmit control signal to the receiving device, comprising a housing, a control button, an integrated control circuit and a storage battery, said control button is operated to control opening or closing of the ballast hopper car discharge doors;

a storage battery, configured to provide the electrical pneumatic control system in said control box with continuous power supply and the remote control device with charging power supply;

characterized in that, the ballast hopper car discharge door control system further comprises:

a pressure switch, arranged between the control box and the storage battery, connected to an outlet of an air source, said pressure switch is operated by pressure of the air source to control connecting and disconnecting between the storage battery and the control box, and

a car charger for remote control device, with one end connected to the storage battery and the other end connected to the remote control device, and said storage battery charges the remote control device through the car charger for remote control device.

2. The ballast hopper car discharge door control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an isolation locking device, arranged between the pressure switch and the storage battery, with one end connected to the storage battery, and the other end connected to the pressure switch, so as to electrically isolate the storage battery and the control box.

3. The ballast hopper car discharge door control system according to claim 2 , further comprising: a manual remote control interlocking device, connected to the electrical pneumatic control system in said control box and configured to switch between the manual control device and the remote control device.

4. The ballast hopper car discharge door control system according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a solar device, connected to said storage battery and converting solar energy to electrical energy so as to charge said storage battery utilizing the solar energy.

5. The ballast hopper car discharge door control system according to claim 2 , characterized in that,

said remote control device is provided with a discharge door linkage button, meanwhile, code for achieving linkage function of the discharge doors is added in the receiving device, configured to control opening or closing of the plurality of discharge doors of ballast hopper car at the same time.

6. The ballast hopper car discharge door control system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a manual remote control interlocking device, connected to the electrical pneumatic control system in said control box and configured to switch between the manual control device and the remote control device.

7. The ballast hopper car discharge door control system according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a solar device, connected to said storage battery and converting solar energy to electrical energy so as to charge said storage battery utilizing the solar energy.

8. The ballast hopper car discharge door control system according to claim 7 , characterized in that,

said remote control device is provided with a discharge door linkage button, meanwhile, code for achieving linkage function of the discharge doors is added in the receiving device, configured to control opening or closing of the plurality of discharge doors of ballast hopper car at the same time.

9. The ballast hopper car discharge door control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a car charger for remote control device, with one end connected to the storage battery and the other end connected to the remote control device, and said storage battery charges the remote control device through the car charger for remote control device.

10. The ballast hopper car discharge door control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a solar device, connected to said storage battery and converting solar energy to electrical energy so as to charge said storage battery utilizing the solar energy.

11. The ballast hopper car discharge door control system according to claim 1 , characterized in that,

said remote control device is provided with a discharge door linkage button, meanwhile, code for achieving linkage function of the discharge doors is added in the receiving device, configured to control opening or closing of the plurality of discharge doors of ballast hopper car at the same time.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 11, 2017
From: QIQIHAR RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK CO., LTD.
To: CRRC QIQIHAR ROLLING STOCK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041346/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2012
From: WANG, SHENGKUN; FU, YONG; YUE, LINGHAN; YI, YONGFENG; ZHANG, JULIN
To: QIQIHAR RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028726/0537 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2011 1 0002165 · Jan 6, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2011074770 · May 27, 2011
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