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    'US009073556B2 «2 United States Patent Foege et al. (10) Patent No. 4s) Date of Patent: US 9,073,556 B2 Jul. 7, 2015 (54) FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR 66) References Cited MULTI-LOCOMOTIVE. CONSIST US. PATENT DOCUMENTS (75) toventrs: Auton Gamache Foege, Wesson, I (U8), Edward John Cryer, Homer ross a Glew 8) Sn (73) Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel Ine, LaGrange, 3 1s) 3 3 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 4359.18 A Patent is extended oF adjusted under 35° $SSL065 USC. 18(6) by 206 days, (Continsed) (21) Appl. Nos 131861,220 POREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS. (22) Fie: Jul 31,2012 DE tonooosz2s5 42011 i Dao sie «) Prior Publication Data (Continued) US 201490038943 A1 Feb. 6, 2014 Gurusea on (st) tm Foege, Comat Having Sel Powerd Tender Ca, US. Appt. No neice i700 (200601) 15/96, ed J 312012 BoD sm (200601) ont ‘PID 00 (2006.01) ee BoIc 00 (200601) Bare fm? Goncat) Primary Examiner — son C Sith (2) Us.a. (14) Anornes, Agent, of Firm— Finnegan, Henderson, 6s) CRC. B6IC 17/00 (2013.01); B6TD 5/00 (2013.01); FI7D 1/00 2013.01); B6IC 00 201301): BBIC 172 (2013.01) Field of Classification Search crc B6IC 300; BGIC 17/00; BIC 17102; B6IC S100; BOLL. 11/00, BOIL. 11/008. BOIL 11/26: BOIL 1/005; BOIL 11/12, BOIL 11/123; BOIL 11/14. BOIL 1/08: Boll 102; BOIL 1/14; BOIL. 704; BoIL 7106: BGIL. 7/14; BOIL. 9102 105/14, 231, 296, 287, 288, 289; D4ei87 A See application file for complete search history. vuspc: Farabow, Garret! & Dunner, LLP on ABSTRACT The disclosure is directed toa fuel distribution system fora ‘consist, The fuel distbution system may have a first lox ‘motive, a second locomotive, and a tender ear. The fuel ‘eburion system may aso have at Teast one pump located ‘onboard the tender car, anda least one id conduit attached ‘othe at least one pump. The atleast one uid conduit may be configured to deliver gaseous fuel fom the tender ea to the fist and second locomotives 15 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets US 9,073,556 B2 Page? 66) References Cited orooorwur7 Ate 32010 sien ous Biooruos Ats 22019 Bac oi ec Biosinsys ais 3a0i0 Rea ies Sivas At! 72010 Shweta “ox6 tans Binotaeee Ate 72010 karan toe haere aoe ee Bites Ais aoe aes ea Ree i ae Sivoo Als 32011 Co on 3 a Sitoneses Als 12011 Seber ies eee ate eect ee 2 cmon ecatipomiy toass Rane hee aio ae Sivonen At Se0lt uot $4618 A 191995 Longs SrLoosree Ale 10201t Ropers rox pee ae so ae coms nsbiasey A Gos SES wu838 pe es ec Biases ats Save Regret is Sae7i08 A | o/y9e linn avno rab AIS Sand ee teed SaplaL A+ 317 Mamolactal 12050 THA AIS danlt Fea testa SORES A | 12197 Gen wm ieee At ae ee ae 6,408,766, 62002 MeLaughlin et al. 108231 201410033945 Al 22014 Foege et al. Seatres Bie Sau Mela Bravonows Mt 3a01t eee Sore Br m8 etan Sores bis 92mm Ramee rove FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Soa Be Samy Gian Sor br faa Beto B 2istou a2 22010 ec Bt Adan Bie z Stesa Br Te Sse BE acu a at & iets Sits Ssimoto pe, ‘Sams Gene * wines 3 er SOR B= Gains Sata cost heat ar st fem ES Roan a ® Seay "pts BEA poe Gaus Ram ® cae ie TBacke Bs Sau by ® isos Lie Farsi pos (22007 Pol ® oxmtese ‘300 PISS toe ‘Sone fee tase Meenas 3 Tussss be) Same tarsal ® leaps Saae Tose bee wsaee Kee wsos jp Jaoasine apo Toor 63" (B08 me lumuses Suit Tatsdes mos (rs wsss Mo woamoms — Gaerr Fetes Bs Baap unsis MO Wosmuustss S00 Fesoat Bas 32010 iv) Mo Wosesns fais rites) gas San9 Bian ¥o Woswsusie Sas Eten Be San WO ROMS 310 Sis6SH0 Be UL2OIE Basar sta ono. 128DN S02 Bes [33011 Roman 0 ss OTTIER PUBLICATIONS Soveds pe) [Ta01d need Bor pee dang eamea 729 Foe "Comistig Stop Tener Ca 75 Ap 8, beet BE 631? Bade UE Tse 002 nso 8 Rie 12905 ae "fe Syste fr Cost Hing Daher coma Abeta AIS [Ecos NUS USS t so sehr ht 3s Rosorne Az 130s Mic 540% oa Sra ashe. 20080000381 1/2008 Bartley et al 0s49 a ie e Foageet a tac Reco Sytem fora Maile Machin US domwoonst Ale ams Ren vee . . 20080121136 52008 Marital 10si35 Appl. No, 13/S62.808, fled Jul. 31. 2012. SOROUUL AT Samn8 Mita JOS3S Cen talon ove Se vn sian Loa Man peers sae nama Say emt’ yp Ne ones, eda omoswat 12 9am Runesta a Zoroooistes Ale amo Rae 288 “ced by examinee U.S. Patent Jul. 7, 2015 Sheet 1 of 4 US 9,073,556 B2 U.S. Patent Jul. 7, 2015 Sheet 2 of 4 US 9,073,556 B2 1032 50 FIG. 2 2 =] T 2 U.S, Patent Jul. 7, 2015 Sheet 3 of 4 FIG. 3 US 9,073,556 B2 Zp 48 U.S. Patent Jul. 7, 2015 Sheet 4 of 4 US 9,073,556 B2 “Ng = ; 46 7 48 8 C 8 2 WD 2 L, © Yer} [a Oo Uo ap it ix US 9,073,556 B2 1 FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR MULTL-LOCOMOTIVE CONSIST ‘TECHNICAL FIELD “The present disclosure relates generally to fuel distribu tion system and, more particulary, fue distribution sys- tem for a multlocomotive consis. BACKGROUND [Natural gas has been used as fue for internal combustion ‘engines in consis locomotives. Because natural gas has & Tower volumetric energy density than traditional fuels, such asdiesel and gasoline, the natural gasused bythe locomotives, js generally only practical to store in a liquefied state CLNG"). At atmospheric pressures, the natural zs must be chilled to below about =160° C. to remain in liquid form. ‘Consists having LNG-fueled locomotives store the LNG is insulated tank ears (aKa, tender ears) that are wowed by the locomotive. An exemplary consist having an LNG-fueled Jocomotive coupled withadedieated tender cas disclosed in US. Pat. No, 6,408,766 of Mel anghlin that issued on Jun. 25, 2002. ‘Although the conventional method of coupling a dedicated tender car toa single locomotive helps to ensure an adequate supply of fuel for most travel routes, it can also be cumber- some and expensive, while also decreasing an efficiency of & ‘consist In particular, when multiple locomotives are required to pull a consis, the exira tender ears fone per locomotive) increase a component cost, operating eost, and maintenance ‘cost, and operating complexity ofthe consist In ation, the ‘ex tender cars increase an overall weight of the consist and ‘required capacity and fuel consumption ofthe lcomatives. The system a the present dselostre solves one or more of the problems set forth above andior other problems with ‘existing technologies, SUMMARY In one aspoct, the disclosure i drcoted toa fue distribu tion system fora consist, The fuel distribution system may inchudea first locomotive, a second locomotive anda tender ‘car. The fuel distribution system may also include atleast one pump located onboard the tender car, and atleast one sic ‘conduit attached tothe at lest one pump. The at least one ‘uid conduit may be configured to deliver gaseous fuel lrom the tender ar tothe frst and second locomotives Inanother aspect, the disclosure is directed to « method of

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