201 |
Improvement in seal-locks |
US147820D |
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US147820A |
1874-02-24 |
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202 |
Sliding door module/pivoting sliding door module having floating mounting of a rack of a rack-and-pinion drive |
US15024263 |
2014-09-19 |
US09874050B2 |
2018-01-23 |
Andreas Mair; Heinz Zarl; Andreas Schunke |
A sliding door module or pivoting sliding door module for a rail vehicle includes a door leaf and a support, which is aligned longitudinally in the sliding direction of the door leaf and is mounted such that the support can be displaced in the horizontal direction in particular transversely to the longitudinal extent thereof. The sliding door module or pivoting sliding door module also has a linear guide for mounting the door leaf, which is fastened to or integrated in the support. The door leaves are moved with the aid of a rack-and-pinion drive. The rack-and-pinion drive has a rack which is coupled only in the first end region thereof to the door leaf, and the floating end of which is engaged with a gearwheel that is mounted rotatably in the support. |
203 |
Railroad vehicle and plug door for railroad vehicle |
US14646296 |
2013-10-31 |
US09403540B2 |
2016-08-02 |
Yukio Takahashi; Hiroki Tsunoda; Soshi Kawakami; Yuya Futamura; Tomoyuki Fukunaga; Tadahiro Mitsuda; Genta Sakaki |
A railroad vehicle that moves a door to an airtight position and maintains air tightness of the door without increasing the size of a cylinder device; and a plug door for a railroad vehicle. When a door moves to a position, a piston extends in the vehicle width direction, a pressing member is contacts the inner surface of the door, and the door is moved toward a door frame. An auxiliary pressing device brings the piston into perpendicular contact with the inner surface of the door making it is possible to efficiently move and press the door without increasing the size of a cylinder device even when the door must be moved across a distance to arrive at an airtight position. The main pressing device is used to press the door toward the door frame. |
204 |
VEHICLE DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING CONTROL DEVICE |
US15025057 |
2014-09-16 |
US20160215554A1 |
2016-07-28 |
Hiroki UNO |
A vehicle door is operated in accordance with a desired speed pattern.A vehicle door opening-closing control device 1 includes a power-supply voltage detecting unit 2 that outputs a detection value of a power-supply voltage of an electric motor 13, a reference control pattern storage unit 3 that stores a reference control pattern that indicates a voltage command value or a speed command value for the electric motor 13, the reference control pattern is a control pattern of the electric motor when the detection value is within a predetermined range, a control pattern generating unit 4a that generates a corrected control pattern that is obtained by correcting the reference control pattern based on the detection value, and a PWM control unit 4 that controls the electric motor 13 based on the corrected control pattern. |
205 |
RAILROAD VEHICLE AND PLUG DOOR FOR RAILROAD VEHICLE |
US14646296 |
2013-10-31 |
US20150321677A1 |
2015-11-12 |
Yukio TAKAHASHI; Hiroki TSUNODA; Soshi KAWAKAMI; Yuya FUTAMURA; Tomoyuki FUKUNAGA; Tadahiro MITSUDA; Genta SAKAKI |
A railroad vehicle that moves a door to an airtight position and maintains air tightness of the door without increasing the size of a cylinder device; and a plug door for a railroad vehicle. When a door moves to the position as indicated by the two-dot/dash line in FIG. 1, a piston extends in the vehicle width direction, a pressing member is contacts the inner surface of the door, and the door is moved toward a door frame. An auxiliary pressing device brings the piston into perpendicular contact with the inner surface of the door making it is possible to efficiently move and press the door without increasing the size of a cylinder device even when the door must be moved across a distance to arrive at an airtight position. The main pressing device as indicated in FIGS. 5(a)-5(b) is used to press the door toward the door frame. |
206 |
LID BODY LOCKING APPARATUS OF RAILCAR |
US14360769 |
2013-01-31 |
US20150175174A1 |
2015-06-25 |
Takahiro Matoba; Hiroki Tanaka |
A locking apparatus includes a shaft member having an operating shaft of a non-circular shape in cross section, and a body member including a bearing part and a cylindrical part. A cover member of a ring shape is fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical part, at a position corresponding to a tip end of the operating shaft, and a movable member is slidably fitted onto the operating shaft. The movable member is configured so that it is located at a normal position where the movable member fills a clearance between the operating shaft and the cover member when a latch member engages with the car body, and the movable member is maintained at a retreated position that is retreated from the normal position when the movable member is plunged, the operating shaft is rotated, and the engagement between the latch member and the car body is released. |
207 |
HOLDING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ENTRY AREA OF A RAIL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE HOLDING ARRANGEMENT |
US14403254 |
2013-04-04 |
US20150090153A1 |
2015-04-02 |
Adrian Biadatz; Sascha Kirchhoff |
A mounting arrangement for an entry area of a rail vehicle includes a rod-shaped holding element that has a passage opening; a doorpost paneling element for covering a doorpost, wherein the doorpost paneling element has a passage opening; a spacer element that is arranged between the holding element and the doorpost paneling element and has a passage opening; a connecting element for connecting the doorpost paneling element to the doorpost, wherein the connecting element is arranged on a side of the doorpost paneling element facing away from the spacer element and has a passage opening; and a connecting screw, which is screwed through the passage opening of the holding element, the passage opening of the spacer element and the passage opening of the doorpost paneling element in the passage opening of the connecting element. |
208 |
Transit vehicle for ferrying roadway vehicles, passengers, cargo and commuters |
US13336969 |
2011-12-23 |
US08616135B2 |
2013-12-31 |
Don Clark |
A transit vehicle for use in the transporting of roadway vehicles whose passengers and cargo remain inside the roadway vehicle during transit, and the transporting of roadway vehicles whose passengers travel in a separate passenger area. The transit vehicle is essentially an overland ferry wherein drivers park their roadway vehicles in easy-access bays and remain inside their vehicle during commuter journeys or take a place in the passenger area on longer journeys. With rapid loading and unloading functions, and capable of high speed when powered by an appropriate motive source, the transit vehicle can reduce traffic congestion and vehicle emissions by transporting a substantial number of commuters. |
209 |
TRANSIT VEHICLE FOR FERRYING ROADWAY VEHICLES, PASSENGERS, CARGO AND COMMUTERS |
US13336969 |
2011-12-23 |
US20130160671A1 |
2013-06-27 |
DON CLARK |
A transit vehicle for use in the transporting of roadway vehicles whose passengers and cargo remain inside the roadway vehicle during transit, and the transporting of roadway vehicles whose passengers travel in a separate passenger area. The transit vehicle is essentially an overland ferry wherein drivers park their roadway vehicles in easy-access bays and remain inside their vehicle during commuter journeys or take a place in the passenger area on longer journeys. With rapid loading and unloading functions, and capable of high speed when powered by an appropriate motive source, the transit vehicle can reduce traffic congestion and vehicle emissions by transporting a substantial number of commuters. |
210 |
End door structure for an aluminum vehicle carrier railcar |
US10419043 |
2003-04-17 |
US20030221583A1 |
2003-12-04 |
Daryl
H.
Michaelian; Joel
C.
Haas; Michael
D.
Howell; Jose
M.
Cintron; Alan
B. C.
Dixon; Joe
F.
Englehart; Bill
W.
Pankey; Ronnie
A.
Shand; William
J.
Spicer; Martin
E.
Pettet |
An aluminum vehicle carrier railcar has an end door system attached to at least one end of an upper structure thereof including an end door pair, each pivoting about a vertical axis and having an inner and outer door member. The members move from an aligned side-by-side closed position to an open overlapping, nested position exterior and adjacent a railcar side. The members have the same exterior side facing away from the railcar in both the open and the closed positions. A linkage assembly extends from each pivot axis to the members, and each includes a pivotable main arm, an inner arm extending from the main arm to the inner member and an outer arm extending from the main arm to the outer member. Guides extend between the members and between the outer door member and the railcar to guide the relative motion of the members. |
211 |
Railway boxcar door operating unit |
US09995329 |
2001-11-27 |
US06572082B1 |
2003-06-03 |
Thomas E. Dixon; James E. Brosh; Brian D. Campbell; Richard R. Estep; Larry D. Marshal |
A door operating apparatus is provided for safely and efficiently opening and/or closing a side door of a railway boxcar by moving a door engagement member laterally. |
212 |
Anti-spin/anti-drift mechanism for gear operated door |
US09896175 |
2001-06-29 |
US20030000416A1 |
2003-01-02 |
Scot
J.
Nottingham |
A railcar door assembly includes a drive mechanism operably connected to elongated support members for selectively imparting rotational movement thereto, and a anti-spin/anti-drift mechanism for preventing movement of the drive mechanism beyond defined limits. The drive mechanism includes a gear segment mounted on a bearing plate, and the anti-spin/anti-drift mechanism is comprised of a shaft, a pair of ratchets at opposing ends of the shaft, and a pinion disposed on the shaft between the ratchets with the pinion engaging the gear segment. The pinion is rotated until it engages one of the ratchets for permitting the door to move to a fully opened position and preventing it from moving to a closed position. This arrangement effectively prevents undesired drifting of the door into the side of the railcar itself. Conversely, the pinion is rotated in the opposite direction to engage the other of the ratchets for permitting the door to move to a fully closed position and preventing it from moving to an open position. This prevents a lever which rotates the gear segment from unnecessary spinning. |
213 |
Adjustable railway boxcar door |
US853191 |
1986-04-17 |
US4683678A |
1987-08-04 |
Ralph E. Cummings; Denis R. Brzezinski |
An adjustable railway car door kit having a bottom section and a top section which have front and rear channel-shaped post means that receive a reinforcement alignment channel therein so that the top section can be permanently welded to the bottom section through the post means and the extension, as well as the overlapping portion of the sheets that extend between the post means. A width adjustment is also provided through a integral flange on the rear post means and a generally J-shaped rear edge extension, which can be welded in adjusted positions to the flange. |
214 |
Door |
US271182 |
1981-06-08 |
US4457108A |
1984-07-03 |
Konrad Kuschel; Alfred Wiehl |
A door includes an elongated bearing rail and at least one door section which is operatively connected to the rail for sliding movement in a direction along the elongation of the rail. The door section is so mounted relative to the rail as to perform transversal movement about an axis extending substantially in parallel to said rail. During the transversal movement of the door section frictional rotation between the bearing rail and the connecting means is precluded. |
215 |
Hopper door gasket structure |
US288062 |
1981-07-29 |
US4376542A |
1983-03-15 |
James J. Hennessy |
A gasket structure for application to a hopper car door edge comprises an elongated flexible gasket of compressible material having a relatively thick body with a continuous tangentially projecting rib and a plurality of narrow elongated spring clips extending transversely of the gasket and each having a straight end portion underlying the gasket and riveted to the rib thereof, a straight intermediate portion angularly disposed with respect to the straight end portion, and an opposite end portion curved in the opposite direction with respect to the intermediate portion from the angulation of the straight end portion to form a nearly closed loop, the straight end portion being adapted to engage the inner surface of the hopper door web with the intermediate portion engaging the sloping peripheral rim of the hopper door and with the opposite end grippingly engaging the outer surface of the peripheral rim to secure the gasket against the door web. |
216 |
Car end foldable doors locking device |
US130881 |
1980-03-17 |
US4324189A |
1982-04-13 |
David J. Roldness |
A locking mechanism disposed on one of the panels of foldable doors utilized in railway cars for transporting vehicles for automatically connecting the panels together when in a collapsed position. |
217 |
Adjustable boxcar devices |
US103391 |
1979-12-13 |
US4319431A |
1982-03-16 |
Gerald D. Siers |
The present invention discloses a new and useful door device for use in railroad box cars which is adjustable as to height and width including first tubular frame means and cooperative second tubular means where the first frame means is adapted to receive the second frame means, where the first frame is adjustable horizontally in relation to the second frame means, and roller assembly means of horizontally adjustable length and adapted to be received by the first and second frame means having first and second roller means where the vertical height of said first and second frame means are adjustable vertically in relation to the roller assembly means. |
218 |
Rail car end door positioning keeper assembly |
US3580 |
1979-01-15 |
US4263853A |
1981-04-28 |
James C. Robertson |
A railway car having an end opening includes a swingable folding door assembly provided with a keeper mechanism carried by the door assembly and the adjacent side wall of the railway car. As the panels of the door assembly are folded from a flat, closed position overlying the car end opening to a collapsed, open position disposed substantially longitudinally extended away from the end of the car side wall, a guide rod carried by the door assembly is arcuately displaced to simultaneously horizontally shift a vertical locking pin to a position overlying an aperture in a lock plate whereupon gravity concurrently drops the connected rod and pin to secure the open door assembly in a fixed position. |
219 |
Plug door actuating mechanism |
US926182 |
1978-07-20 |
US4215515A |
1980-08-05 |
Harold E. Hesch; Harold A. Wold; Leonard F. LeMaire |
An operating rod assembly for use with a sliding plug door of a railway freight car. The operating rod extends vertically and it is connected with a manually actuated mechanism. Both the upper and lower ends of the operating rod are connected with adapter rods of each door crank member which move the plug door into and from the door opening. At both the upper and lower ends of the operating rod there is a telescoping connection between the operating rod and the associated crank. The telescoping connection is secured by a fastener which interconnects the operating rod to each crank attached adapter rod. When the door is in the locked position the fastener is in a captured position adjacent the door to prevent disassembly or accidental separation of the rod members during transit. |
220 |
Rail house car door wear skids |
US854890 |
1977-11-25 |
US4178857A |
1979-12-18 |
Thorvald Madland |
A rail house car with side openings and doors for closing the openings by movement of the doors longitudinally along the car sides and laterally into and out of the openings. Cranks moveably support and retain the doors on longitudinal tracks below the doors and within longitudinal retainers above the doors. The cranks are selectively manually driven for lateral movement of the doors. The top cranks include combination skid and roller devices which permit the doors to move easily because of the rollers when they are longitudinally moved along the track and retainer but which permit the locating of the rollers within recesses in the surfaces of the retainers when the doors are located laterally substantially within their openings along the car sides. The skids provide minimal wear of the surfaces of the retainers when the doors are so located because of the relatively large areas of the skid surfaces in face to face engagement with the retainers' surface portions adjacent the recesses as compared to wear normally created by the rollers' tangential lines of contact with the retainers' surfaces. This wear is usually present in those situations where insufficient structural support for the roof causes vertical vibrations in the longitudinal retainers. The skid and roller combination is also associated with any auxiliary cranks which are in engagement with surfaces of the longitudinal retainers. |