A METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR LOADING A SEMI-TRAILER ONTO A RAILWAY WAGON
First Claim
1. A method of transferring a semi-trailer onto a rail-borne, intermodal pocket wagon from a ground location beside the wagon, or vice versa the semi-trailer being placed in parallel with the rail, the method comprising:
- lifting the semi-trailer vertically up from the ground location by base roller beams of the first lifting means, supported by the ground at the ground location;
elevating corresponding wagon roller beams of second lifting means, supported by the rail or the ground under the wagon, through openings between side beams of the wagon, to the same height as the base roller beams;
transferring the semi-trailer sideways from the base roller beams to the wagon roller beams; and
lowering the semi-trailer onto the wagon by the wagon roller beams.
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Abstract
A transfer arrangement (13) for transferring a semi-trailer (8) onto an intermodal pocket wagon (1) from a ground location beside the wagon, or vice versa, includes base roller beams (15) of first lifting means (15, 20′) supported by the ground at the ground location and intended for lifting the semi-trailer (8) up from the ground, corresponding wagon roller beams (17) of second lifting means (16-18) to be supported by the rail or the ground under the wagon and intended for being elevated to substantially the same height as the base roller beams (15) or for being lowered towards the ground, and transfer means (19) for transferring the semi-trailer (8) sideways from the first to the second lifting means in the elevated condition thereof.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of transferring a semi-trailer onto a rail-borne, intermodal pocket wagon from a ground location beside the wagon, or vice versa the semi-trailer being placed in parallel with the rail, the method comprising:
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lifting the semi-trailer vertically up from the ground location by base roller beams of the first lifting means, supported by the ground at the ground location; elevating corresponding wagon roller beams of second lifting means, supported by the rail or the ground under the wagon, through openings between side beams of the wagon, to the same height as the base roller beams; transferring the semi-trailer sideways from the base roller beams to the wagon roller beams; and lowering the semi-trailer onto the wagon by the wagon roller beams.
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2. A transfer arrangement for transferring a semi-trailer onto a rail-borne, intermodal pocket wagoner from a ground location beside the wagon, or vice versa, the semi-trader being placed in parallel with the rail, the transfer arrangement comprising:
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base roller beams of first lifting means, supported by the ground at the ground location and configured to lift the semi-trailer by the base roller beams vertically up from the ground; corresponding wagon roller beams of second lifting means configured to be supported by the rail or the ground under the wagon, the wagon roller beams being configured to be elevated through openings between side beams of the wagon to the same height as the base roller beams or being configured to be lowered towards the ground; and a drive mechanism configured to transfer the semi-trailer sideways from the base roller beams to the wagon roller beams in the elevated condition. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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Specification