CA2118611A1 - Side sills for two-axle railroad freight cars - Google Patents

Side sills for two-axle railroad freight cars

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Publication number
CA2118611A1
CA2118611A1 CA002118611A CA2118611A CA2118611A1 CA 2118611 A1 CA2118611 A1 CA 2118611A1 CA 002118611 A CA002118611 A CA 002118611A CA 2118611 A CA2118611 A CA 2118611A CA 2118611 A1 CA2118611 A1 CA 2118611A1
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Prior art keywords
metal sheet
side sill
axle
railroad freight
axles
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Abandoned
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CA002118611A
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French (fr)
Inventor
Gunter Kohler
Guido Bieker
Klaus Keil
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ABB Henschel Waggon Union GmbH
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ABB Henschel Waggon Union GmbH
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61DBODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D17/00Construction details of vehicle bodies
    • B61D17/02Construction details of vehicle bodies reducing air resistance by modifying contour ; Constructional features for fast vehicles sustaining sudden variations of atmospheric pressure, e.g. when crossing in tunnels
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61FRAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES
    • B61F1/00Underframes
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02TCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T30/00Transportation of goods or passengers via railways, e.g. energy recovery or reducing air resistance

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Machines For Laying And Maintaining Railways (AREA)
  • Vibration Prevention Devices (AREA)
  • Fittings On The Vehicle Exterior For Carrying Loads, And Devices For Holding Or Mounting Articles (AREA)
  • Vibration Dampers (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Machine Parts And Wound Products (AREA)
  • Vehicle Step Arrangements And Article Storage (AREA)
  • Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Shafts, Cranks, Connecting Bars, And Related Bearings (AREA)
  • Refuge Islands, Traffic Blockers, Or Guard Fence (AREA)
  • Motorcycle And Bicycle Frame (AREA)

Abstract

Abstract of the Disclosure:

Side sills for two-axle railroad freight cars transmit horizontal buffer forces, accept a vertical cargo load and support devices for mounting axles. The object of the invention was to provide a side sill for two-axle railroad freight cars which was formed of simple, economically produc-ible components, which allowed a simple and economical configuration of required cross members, which reduced noise emission of a running gear and which improved aerodynamic properties in the region of an underframe. Therefore, the side sill of the invention is formed of a single metal sheet of uniform wall thickness being bent a number of times and extending from buffer beam to buffer beam of the railroad freight car. The side sill has a joint-free construction in cross-section. An upper longitudinal end of the side sill has three steps, wherein an uppermost step forms a loading plane, a central step forms a support for a floor covering and a bottom step forms a support for cross members of the railroad freight car.

Description

Mp.-Nr. 93/717 SIDE SILLS FOR TWO-AXLE RAILROAD FREIGHT CARS

Backaround of the Invention:
Field of the Invention:
The invention relates to side sills or outer longitudinal supports for two-axle railroad freight cars or wagons, which transmit horizontal buffer forces, accept a vertical cargo load and support devices for mounting axles.

Side sills for two-axle railroad freight cars generally are formed of a continuous rolled, bent or welded section with which downwardly-projecting, fishbellied reinforcements in the form of trussed girders or sheet-metal profiles are disposed between the axles. In order to accommodate the axles, sheet-metal axle guides are welded to the known side sills and secured by means of axle-guide straps which reach around the axle guides on the inside and are welded-on underneath the side sills. Those known side sills are ;
constructed from a multiplicity of separate components, which must be welded together in an involved manner. Another disadvantage with such known side sills is the requirement for accurate insertion of cross members, which must be butt-welded to the side sills from the inside.

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Mp.-Nr. 93/717 21~611 Summarv of the Invention:
It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide side sills for a two-axle railroad freight car, which overcome the hereinafore-mentioned disadvantagss of the heretofore-known devices of this general type, which are formed of simple, economically producible components, which allow a simple and economical configuration of required cross members, which reduce noise emission of a running gear and which improve aerodynamic properties in the region of an underframe.

With the foregoing and other objects in view there is provid-ed, in accordance with the invention, in a two-axle railroad freight car having buffer beams and axles, a side sill for transmitting horizontal buffer forces, for accepting a vertical cargo load and for supporting devices for mounting the axles, comprising a single metal sheet of uniform wall thickness being bent a number of times and extending continu-ously between the buffer beams. ~-In accordance wi*h another feature of the invention, the side sill has a joint-free construction in cross-section. This construction of the side sill according to the invention provides a simple component which can be produced economical-ly and can advantageously be formed of a single structural element.
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~ 21~6~1 Mp.-Nr. 93/717 In accordance with a further feature of the invention, the upper longitudinal end of the side sill has three steps, namely an uppermost step forming a loading plane, a central step forming a suppor~ for a floor covering and a bottom step forming a support for cross members of the railroad freight car. This stepped construction of the side sill in its upper region allows simple insertion of the floor covering and the cross members of the railroad freight car with great freedom with regard to dimensional accuracy and allows them to be secured by simple means and in an economical manner.

In accordance with an added feature of the invention, the side sill is of continuous construction with the same overall height over the axles towards the buffer beam. The "skirts"
of the side sill, which cover the axle regions of the rail-road freight car, provide a marked reduction in the noiseemission of the running gear. The aerodynamic characteris-tics, in particular air resistance and wind noise, are reduced.

In accordance with an additional feature of the invention, there are provided downwardly open cutouts in the side sills in the region of the axles for accommodating axle-box cases of the axles, the cutouts being closable at the bottom in a known manner by means of an axle-guide web, and slide-ways being disposed on vertical e~ges of the side sills at the cutout to provide longitudinal stops for the axle-box cases.
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.: .. , :. ~ , 211~6~1 Mp.-Nr. 93/717 By virtue of this construction according to the invention, the side sill not only serves to transmit the horizontal forces and accept the vertical forces but is at the same time used to accommodate the axle-box cases. This structure advantageously guarantees a reduction in the components which are required and therefore an economical construction.

In accordan~e with a concomitant feature of the invention, ; ~: ~
there are provided leaf springs being disposed vertically on ~ :
both sides of the cutout, on the inside of the side sills, .
the lea~ springs being force-lcckingly clamped-in at the top on the side sill and being provided at a defined spacing in ~ront of the side sill, in the region of the axle-box cases. : .:
A force-locking connection is one which connects two elements ~ ;
together by force external to the elements, as opposed to a 15 form-locking connection which is provided by the shape~ of the elements themselves. The configuration of these leaf springs advantageously makes it possible to provide the axle guide with a defined transverse rigidity.

Other features which are considered as characteristic for the invention are set forth in the appended claims.
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Although the invention is illustrated and described herein as embodied in side sills for a two-axle railroad freight car, :
it is nevertheless not intended to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes may , " ' 21 1 8 6 ~1 Mp.-Nr. 93/717 be made therein without departing from the splrit of the invention and within the scope and range of equivalents of the claims.

The construction and method of operation of the invention, however, together with additional objects and advantages thereof will be best understood from the following descrip-tion of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings.

B~ief Description of the Drawinas:
Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic, side-elevational view of a two-axle railroad freight car with a side sill according to the invention:

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, side-elevational view of a portion of the xailroad freight car according to Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, longitudinal-sectional view taken along the line III-III of Fig. 2, in the direction of the arrows:

Fig. 4 is a side-elevational view of a portion of the ~ide sill according to the invention; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged, longitudinal-sectional view taken along the line V-V of Fig. 4, in the direction of the arrow 2118611 Mp.-Nr. 93/717 DescriPtion of the Preferred Embodiments:
Referring now to the figures of the drawing in detail and first, particularly, to Fig. 1 thereof, there is seen a side sill or outer longitudinal support 1 according to the inven-tion on a two-axle sliding-side wagon or car. It is seen that between buffer beams 2 of the railroad freight car, the side sill 1 is formed of a single metal sheet of uniform cross-section which is bent a number of ti~es, and that only - -in the vicinity of the buffer beams 2 of the railroad freight car, in the region of axles 3 and in the region of suspension links 4, is it provided with cutouts.

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A~ is seen in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the side sill 1 has an upper ~ ;
longitudinal side at which it is bent to form three steps, ~-i namely an uppermost step 6 lying in a loading plane of the railroad freight car and framing that plane toward the side, a central step 7 forming a support for a floor covering 8 and a bottom step 9 being provided to support required cross members 10 of an underframe or chassis of the railroad ~reight car. A vertical region 11 of the side sill 1, which has a horizontal bend 12 at its lower longitudinal side, extends with the same cross section beyond the axles 3 and ~
into the vicinity of the buffer beams 2. In the vicinity of -the buffer beams 2, the side sill 1 is cut out from below and extends to the level of the buffer beams 2 with a taper, as is seen in Figs. 1 and 4. This taper of the side sill 1 is achieved by punching or cutting out the side sill 1. Cutouts ~ 211 g 611 Mp.-Nr. 93/717 13 which are open at the bottom are provided in the region of the axles 3 to accommodate axle-box cases 1~ of the axle 3, which are seen in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. These cutouts 13 can be closed by axle-guide webs 15. Slide-ways 16 are secured on vertical edges of the sills 1 at the cutout 13 to provide longitudinal stops for the axle-box cases 14. Openings 17 in the vertical region 11 of the side sill 1 at the level of the links 4 serve for the inspection of the brake system. Leaf springs 18 are disposed vertically on both sides of the cutout 13, on the inside of the side sill 1.

These leaf springs 18 are force-lockingly clamped-in at the top on the side sill 1 and, in the region of the axle-box cases 14, they lie at a defined spacing in front of the side sill 1 and serve to transmit transverse forces between the underframe or chassis and the axle-box cases 14.

Claims (6)

1. In a two-axle railroad freight car having buffer beams and axles, a side sill for transmitting horizontal buffer forces, for accepting a vertical cargo load and for support-ing devices for mounting the axles, comprising:

a single metal sheet of uniform wall thickness being bent a number of times and extending continuously between the buffer beams.
2. The side sill according to claim 1, wherein said metal sheet has a joint-free construction as seen in cross section.
3. The side sill according to claim 1, wherein the railroad freight car has a floor covering and cross members, and said metal sheet has an upper longitudinal end with an uppermost step forming a loading plane, a central step forming a support for the floor covering and a bottom step forming a support for the cross members.
4. The side sill according to claim 1, wherein said metal sheet has the same overall height over the axles towards the buffer beam.
5. The side sill according to claim 1, wherein the axles have axle-box cases, and said metal sheet has downwardly open cutouts formed therein in the vicinity of the axles for accommodating the axle-box cases, said cutouts defining vertical edges of said metal sheet, and including an axle-guide web for closing said cutouts at the bottom, and slide-ways being disposed on said vertical edges of said metal sheet at said cutout for providing longitudinal stops for the axle-box cases.
6. The side sill according to claim 5, wherein said metal sheet has an inner surface, and including leaf springs disposed vertically on both sides of said cutout on said inner surface of said metal sheet, said leaf springs having tops being clamped on said metal sheet and being disposed at a defined spacing in front of said metal sheet, in the vicinity of the axle-box cases.
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DEP4307887.7 1993-03-10
DE4307887A DE4307887A1 (en) 1993-03-12 1993-03-12 Outer long beam for 2-axle rail freight wagons

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