Mobile device for loading sand from sandbox for locomotive, has piping comprising input that is connected to blower, and riser continuing with swan neck and connected to air and sand separating unit and with flexible tube in sand box

摘要

The device has a sand transport piping (130) connected to a blower (140) generating a flow of transport air at low pressure. The piping comprises an input (131) that is connected to the blower. An inbound sand body (150) is formed by a pipe junction (151). The inbound sand body is connected on an outlet side (122) of a sand hopper (120) to introduce sand into the air flow crossing through a main branch. A riser (137) continuing with a swan neck (138) is connected to an air and sand separating unit (160) and with a flexible tube (139) in a sand box (S).