METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR BOTTOM DISCHARGE OF LOADS FROM RAIL CARS Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport. SUBSTANCE: relates to rail vehicles and can used for unloading of cars and buggies. Proposed method of bottom unloading of cars with turnable bottoms 4 comes to lowering and downwards displacement of free end face of bottom when cars 1 move along railway bed 2 made in zone of discharge along gently sloping descending section of curve and ascending lifting section of curve which is chosen 1.5 - 2-fold shorter than descending one, changing into horizontal straight-line section changing into ascending lifting section. Arrangement of horizontal straight-line section relative to ground railway bed is chosen to provide angle of tilting of bottom exceeding loose material angle of repose. Device for bottom discharge of loads from cars with opening bottom contains railway bed lowered downwards in zone of discharge and made as stated above. EFFECT: improved reliability. 5 cl, 3 dwg