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Class 105/284 - Link swing


Subclass of Class 105 - Railway rolling stock
Definition: Doors in which the links are pivotally connected to the
No. of patents: 21
Last issue date: 12/11/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7305923Universal boxcar with exterior metal surfaces
A universal boxcar is provided with exterior metal surfaces and load carrying capabilities of a conventional uninsulated boxcar and thermal transfer ratings of an insulated boxcar. The boxcar may be formed with interior dimensions corresponding generally with interi...
12/11/2007
7275488Auto rack railway car
A railway car for transportation of motor vehicles. The railway car may be articulated, comprising two or more units. The railway car may have end doors which are pivotally attached to the roof of the railway car. Flexible seals may be provided along the inner and o...
10/02/2007
7261044Boxcar with load restraint system
A boxcar and load restraint system are provided with improved load carrying capabilities and performance characteristics of uninsulated boxcars and insulated boxcars. An insulated boxcar with the load restraint system may have increased load carrying capacity, incre...
08/28/2007
7210413Universal boxcar
A universal boxcar is provided with load carrying capabilities of a conventional uninsulated boxcar and temperature ratings of an insulated boxcar. The insulated boxcar may be formed with interior dimensions corresponding generally with interior dimensions of an uni...
05/01/2007
7080598Railway hopper car with longitudinal discharge openings
A railcar with longitudinal discharge openings is disclosed. In one embodiment, the railcar includes an underframe, a pair of sidewall assemblies and a hopper formed between the sidewall assemblies. The underframe has a center sill and a pair of side sills. The cent...
07/25/2006
7051661Railcar with discharge control system
A railcar with discharge control system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a railway car includes an underframe and at least one hopper for transporting lading. The railway car further including the underframe including a center sill which defines in part a longitudin...
05/30/2006
6405658Manual discharge door operating system for a hopper railcar
A manual discharge door operating system for a hopper railcar includes a door actuation shaft coupled to the railcar extending across the width of the railcar. The door actuation shaft has distal ends accessible from opposite sides of the railcar with eac...
06/18/2002
6289822Auto rack railway car
A railway car for transportation of motor vehicles. The railway car may be articulated, comprising two or more units. The railway car may have end doors which are pivotally attached to the roof of the railway car. Flexible seals may be provided along the ...
09/18/2001
6286436Mobile cement laying machine
A mobile cement laying machine for delivering concrete via tracks to areas which are difficult to access by truck. The mobile cement laying machine includes a carriage with a front end and a back end. A hopper is mounted to an upper side of the carriage t...
09/11/2001
5823118Bottom discharge arrangement
The invention relates to a bottom discharge arrangement intended for mounting on goods container of a railway truck. The arrangement includes at least one pair of flaps which is pivotally mounted on the goods container at their mutually remote edges, so a...
10/20/1998
5765486Auto rack railway car
A railway car for transportation of motor vehicles. The railway car may be articulated, comprising two or more units. The railway car may have end doors which are pivotally attached to the roof of the railway car. Flexible seals may be provided along the ...
06/16/1998
5606916Hopper door operating mechanism
A hopper door operating mechanism includes an arcuate closing plate mounted on an internal shaft pivotably connected to the frame of the hopper door. An operating crank has one end connected to the internal shaft and the other end pivotably connected to a...
03/04/1997
5335880Cargo compartment door for an aircraft
A cargo compartment door for a passenger aircraft having about 80 to 150 seats, wherein the cargo compartment is located underneath the cabin floor, closes a loading opening (6) that extends from approximately a connection area (3, 4) between the cabin fl...
08/09/1994
5261333Automated ballast door mechanism
A discharge arrangement for dispensing the contents of a hopper. The discharge arrangement is particularly suitable for use as an automated ballast door operating mechanism on a railroad hopper car transporting ballast for use in roadbed restoration. The ...
11/16/1993
4606276Motion retarder
A motion retarder particularly useful for regulating rotary movement of a shaft, for example, includes an inner and outer tension unit carried on a bolt shaped rod. Arcurate end segments of a pressure member of each unit are positioned in an opposing mann...
08/19/1986
4580502Device for unloading a container for bulk materials
A device for unloading a container used for bulk materials is such that a container floor is made up at least in part of flaps which can be tilted or swung out away from the interior. To this end at least two flaps are connected via a ridging beam or axle...
04/08/1986
4480954Bottom dump arrangement
A bottom dump arrangement attached to a body which provides a goods-holding space, the body resting on an undercarriage and including at least one pair of adjacent doors having remote edges, the doors being pivotally attached at their remote edges for swi...
11/06/1984
4366757Actuating and locking means for the hopper doors of a railroad hopper car
An apparatus for actuating and locking each pair of hopper doors of a railroad hopper car of the type having a plurality of hopper doors arranged in opposed pairs and extending transversely of the hopper car center sill. Each door actuating and locking ap...
01/04/1983
4206571Bunker closure door operating mechanism
A bunker closure door mechanism for a bunker housing which has an opening with a seat around the opening which is closed by a closure door body, comprises, first and second spaced apart end levers which are pivotally connected between the housing and one ...
06/10/1980
4023719Hopper closing and emptying device
A door for opening and closing the discharge opening of a hopper is carried y a support suspended from an oblique lateral wall of the hopper by two links pivoted to the support at one end and pivoted to the support at the other end of the links. An actuati...
05/17/1977
3949681Motor actuated railway hopper car door mechanism
A fluid motor actuating mechanism for railway hopper car doors includes a linkage arrangement which interconnects the doors to provide for opening and closing operation in concert. The doors are supported adjacent a discharge opening and are arranged to s...
04/13/1976
 
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