| 摘要 |
An equipment envelope 10 for a hopper wagon. The equipment envelope comprises a housing 11 that is configured to define an enclosed cavity storage space 12 in a bulk commodities storage chamber of a hopper wagon body, in which hopper wagon control means and/or other component parts of the hopper wagon 30 can be housed for use. The equipment envelope may be configured to be arranged in the chamber located above a hopper wagon bogie 40, preferably adjacent a closable outlet. The equipment envelope may comprise a first end wall 111 extending at a predetermined incline angle towards the outlet. The equipment housing may be configured to be located adjacent a further or alternative closable outlet. The equipment envelope may comprise a second end wall 112 extending at a predetermined incline angle B towards the further outlet. The first end wall and second end may be configured to meet at an apex 14, the equipment envelope having a cross-sectional profile of preferably a scalene triangle. A further aspect of the present invention relates to a hopper wagon comprising at least one equipment envelope. |
