Track circuit mechanical joint integrity checker

    公开(公告)号:US10093329B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-09

    申请号:US14900084

    申请日:2013-07-26

    Abstract: An electrically insulating mechanical joint checker for mechanical joints connecting rails of following track segments of a railway line, each track segment forming part of a track circuit. The track segment includes electric signal transmitting units and receiving units for transmitting and receiving train presence detection signals within the track segment and/or relating communication signals between the train and the track segment. The train presence detection signals and communication signals include a further joint detection signal, generated and transmitted by the transmitting units and received by the receiving units belonging to the same track segment, the joint detection signal relating to the track segment being different at least in respect to the one relating to the adjacent track segments. A method to detect a failure or breakage of a mechanical joint inside a track segment is also disclosed.

    Valve with small vessel penetration diameter

    公开(公告)号:US10092872B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-09

    申请号:US14850208

    申请日:2015-09-10

    Abstract: The invention refers to an arrangement of a valve and a pressure vessel. The valve has a housing with at least an opening, a plunger slideably positioned in the housing, a control mechanism to cause plunger movement. The pressure vessel has an exterior surface with at least an opening. The valve is connected to the at least an opening of the pressure vessel. The plunger has at least a first part with a larger size and a second part with a smaller size. The first part of the plunger is positioned outside of the pressure vessel in all valve configurations.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LEVEL CROSSING

    公开(公告)号:US20180273067A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-27

    申请号:US15466103

    申请日:2017-03-22

    CPC classification number: B61L29/22 B61L23/005 B61L23/041 B61L29/30

    Abstract: A system for controlling a level crossing between a railway track and a road, the system comprising a first couple of transmitters and a second couple of transmitters in proximity of a level crossing area; a first couple of receivers and a second couple of receivers opposite to the transmitters with respect to the railway track, the first couple of transmitters and receivers located on a first side of the road and the second couple of transmitters and receivers located opposite to the first side, a control unit sending and receiving signals from said transmitters and receivers, wherein each couple of transmitters transmits a first beam from a first transmitter towards a corresponding first receiver, and a second beam from a second transmitter towards an opposite second receiver, the control unit activates sending at least one second beam and sends a warning message and/or close bars of the level crossing upon interruption of at least one first beam due to the presence of the train on the railway track.

    RAILWAY VEHICLE BOGIE COMPRISING AXLES RIGIDLY FIXED TO THE BODY OF THE BOGIE

    公开(公告)号:US20180273058A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-27

    申请号:US15925983

    申请日:2018-03-20

    Inventor: Alain RODET

    CPC classification number: B61F5/52 B61B9/00 B61B13/00 B61F3/04 B61F5/28

    Abstract: The railway vehicle bogie, comprising a body and two axles, the body comprising two beams extending in a longitudinal direction, each axle comprising a pair of wheels each provided with a tire and a connecting device extending between said wheels, each axle comprising an axle box extending in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and at least partially surrounding the connecting device. The beams of the body are connected to each other by the axles, the axle box of each axle being rigidly fixed to each of said beams.

    Burner for burning a pulverulent fuel for a boiler having a plasma ignition torch

    公开(公告)号:US10054311B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-21

    申请号:US14306627

    申请日:2014-06-17

    CPC classification number: F23Q7/02 F23C2900/99005 F23D1/00 F23D2207/00

    Abstract: The invention relates to a pulverized coal burner for a steam generator. The pulverized coal burner has a fuel duct, through which pulverized coal is conveyed with the aid of a carrier gas. The pulverized coal emerges together with the carrier gas at a fuel duct outlet. The pulverized coal burner furthermore has at least one core duct and at least one secondary duct. Air or oxygen flows through the core duct and the secondary duct, emerging at the core duct outlet and at the secondary duct outlet. The core duct outlet, the secondary duct outlet and the fuel duct outlet together form a burner outlet. The pulverized coal burner has at least one plasma ignition torch embodied integrally with the pulverized coal burner. The outlet of the at least one plasma ignition torch is arranged in the plane of the burner outlet or offset downstream in relation to the direction of flow of the pulverized coal. The plasma flame produced by the plasma ignition torch is thus located outside the fuel duct.

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