METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENSURING SAFETY DURING UNLOADING AND LOADING OF ROLLED METAL FROM (INTO) A RAILWAY CAR Russian patent published in 2022 - IPC E06C1/14 

FIELD: railway transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to ensuring the safety of operators of loading and unloading works on railway transport. Method for moving operators when unloading and loading rolled metal from or into a railway car from the injury-risk area includes removing the operators from the injury-risk area to the apparatus for moving operators, the operators being located thereon throughout the entire period of crane manoeuvring, followed by returning to the car by a roll ladder. The apparatus is made of two flat surfaces, a stationary and a mobile platforms formed by contours of square pipes with different sizes of square sides. The mobile platform is equipped with a protective border in the form of a film with a light-protective surface. The mobile part is moved by operators by means of a rack-tooth-gear pair into the outside of the car wall by at least 1 m. A "soft" roll ladder with rigid steps is lowered from the edge of the stationary platform on hook-half-loop grips. One half-loop of the grip is rotatable and spring-loaded.

EFFECT: safety is ensured when moving operators, fatigue and labour costs are reduced.

3 cl, 4 dwg