Railway rolling stock – Special car bodies – Freight
Patent
1994-10-18
1996-11-12
Le, Mark T.
Railway rolling stock
Special car bodies
Freight
10537706, B61D 3900
Patent
active
055729320
ABSTRACT:
A hatch cover assembly for railcars. The assembly includes a series of hatch covers aligned end to end to cover an opening in a railcar. Each of the hatch covers has an overlapping end section which seats upon an adjacent cover to provide a seal. The end of each hatch cover having this overlap is common such that the covers may be opened sequentially from one end of the railcar to the other without requiring the operator to backtrack. The overlapping section may be formed as a separate element mounted upon the cover. The overlapping element can be mounted for movement between a closed position in which it overlaps the adjacent cover, and an open position in which it is spaced from the adjacent cover. The covers may additionally or alternatively be connected together such that the opening of a cover assists in the opening of an adjacent cover. The covers may be connected by a mechanism, such as a cable or a shaft, such that as the first cover falls completely open from a vertical, partially opened condition, it is fixed to the adjacent cover. This will result in the weight of the first cover assisting in the lifting of the adjacent cover to the vertical, partially opened condition.
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