RAILWAY MODEL TRAIN FOR DUST COLLECTION

Abstract

Provided is a model railroad car for dust collection having a structure harmonized with the other scale model, and wherein a centrifugal blower having a size equal to or larger than the existing model railroad car for dust collection can be installed. The model railroad car includes a dust collection nozzle open at the inferior of a vehicle body; a dust collection chamber which is positioned at the middle part of the vehicle body, is in communication with the dust collection nozzle, and is partitioned by a partition wall and a dust collection filter at the front and rear; a centrifugal blower installed horizontally in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, with a dust collection fan which is a centrifugal fan oriented toward the dust collection filter; and an outlet at the periphery of the centrifugal fan. One or more driving bogie as a running gear can be installed.

Claims

1. A model railroad car for dust collection comprising: a dust collection nozzle which is open at the inferior of a vehicle body; a dust collection chamber which is positioned at the middle part of the vehicle body, is in communication with the dust collection nozzle, and is partitioned by a partition wall and a dust collection filter at the front and rear; a centrifugal blower installed horizontally in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, with a dust collection fan which is a centrifugal fan oriented toward the dust collection filter; and an outlet at the periphery of the centrifugal fan; wherein one or more driving bogie as a running gear can be installed.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] FIG. 1 is an elevational view of an end of the model railroad car for dust collection;

[0018] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view according to the section line A-A in FIG. 1;

[0019] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view according to the section line B-B in FIG. 1; and

[0020] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the dust collection nozzle 14.

MODE(S) FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Example 1

[0021] An example of the model railroad car for dust collection of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

[0022] Dust on model railroad track 11 is drawn through a dust collection nozzle 14 toward a path 8, and to a dust collection chamber 6 in communication with the dust collection nozzle 14. The dust collection chamber 6 is located at the middle part of the vehicle body partitioned by partition wall 15 and dust collection filter 5 at the front and rear. The drawn dust is separated from the air by vacuum filtration through the dust collection filter 5 and centrifugal fan 4. The residue 12 accumulated in the dust collection chamber 6 can be removed by opening a dust collection chamber lid 7. In addition, a dust bag may be attached instead of the dust collection filter 5.

[0023] The air having passed through the dust collection filter 5 is taken into the centrifugal fan 4, and the air is discharged from an outlet 3. The outlet 3 can be arbitrarily installed around the centrifugal fan 4, i.e., at any of four directions of both left and right sides, under the floor, and on the roof. To the rotational axis of a blower motor 2 for driving the centrifugal fan 4, it is desirable to install a flywheel 1 to be prepared for power outage.

[0024] The model railroad car for dust collection is equipped with a driving bogie 16 which is equipped with a drive motor 9, and a trailing bogie 10 as running gears, so that it can be self-propelling to the end of model railroad track 11. Incidentally, when connecting the model railroad car for dust collection as a trailer to a powered model railroad car such as a locomotive, the driving bogie 16 is replaced with a trailing bogie, and drive motor 9 is omitted.

[0025] The dust collection nozzle 14 shown in FIG. 4 communicates to the dust collection chamber 6 from under the floor and has an opening with a width equal to or greater than the track gauge and equal to or less than the vehicle body width.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

[0026] 1 FLYWHEEL [0027] 2 BLOWER MOTOR [0028] 3 OUTLET [0029] 4 CENTRIFUGAL FAN [0030] 5 DUST COLLECTION FILTER [0031] 6 DUST COLLECTION CHAMBER [0032] 7 DUST COLLECTION CHAMBER LID [0033] 8 PATH [0034] 9 DRIVE MOTOR [0035] 10 TRAILING BOGIE [0036] 11 MODEL RAILROAD TRACK [0037] 12 RESIDUE [0038] 13 VEHICLE BODY [0039] 14 DUST COLLECTION NOZZLE [0040] 15 PARTITION WALL [0041] 16 DRIVING BOGIE