A decomposable freight wagon frame suitable for bimodal transport systems that uses a fast locking mechanism

Antonio De Iorio; Marzio Grasso; Francesco Penta; Giovanni Pio Pucillo; Francesco Chioccola

doi:10.1177/0954409713478591

A decomposable freight wagon frame suitable for bimodal transport systems that uses a fast locking mechanism

Antonio De Iorio, Marzio Grasso, Francesco Penta, Giovanni Pio Pucillo, Francesco Chioccola

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This paper describes a novel connection system which allows fast, safe and reliable coupling and uncoupling of two sections of a freight wagon body as part of a bimodal transport system. The connection system allows the time for loading and unloading a truck trailer to be reduced to almost one-half of the current duration. The connection system is composed of a cylindrical clamping pin with three conical shoulders at one end and an axial slide. A crank mechanism in a cylindrical guide is used to lock the clamp. The crank is connected to the pin and symmetric piston rods are connected to the moving clamp, other auxiliary members constrain the clamp.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	402-407
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
Volume	228
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409713478591
Publication status	Published - May 2014

Keywords

Bimodal transport
engineering design
joints
mechanics of joints
rail vehicles
railway technology/ engineering
self-fitting system

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A decomposable freight wagon frame suitable for bimodal transport systems that uses a fast locking mechanism. / De Iorio, Antonio; Grasso, Marzio; Penta, Francesco et al.
In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, Vol. 228, No. 4, 05.2014, p. 402-407.

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