(19)
(11) EP 0 193 497 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.09.1987 Bulletin 1987/40

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.09.1986 Bulletin 1986/36

(21) Application number: 86830029

(22) Date of filing: 11.02.1986
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB LI

(30) Priority: 12.02.1985 IT 1947585

(71) Applicants:
  • S.p.A. CASSEFORME METALLICHE E AFFINI S.A.C.M.A.
     ()
  • SAEM S.p.A.
     ()

(72) Inventors:
  • Miniotto, Pietro
     ()
  • Rendo, Ugo
     ()

   


(54) Hopper car with multiple bins having separate discharge drives


(57) The present invention relates to a railway hopper car with multiple bins having independent, bilateral gravity discharge, wherein the drives for disengaging the opening may be given from the operation platform either for the hatches adjacent to it or for the hatches located at the opposite side of the car, wherein the driving and transmission means operate with low stress, wherein there are provided means for selecting the couple of hatches to be opened from the platform, means for preventing the hatches from non desired self-closing and means for a driven opening of same, wherein, moreover, the possibility is avoided of accidental opening of non selected hatches.







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