US1038318A

US1038318A - Dumping-car.

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Publication number: US1038318A
Application number: US61692511A
Authority: US
Inventors: Arthur N Doud
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1911-03-25
Filing date: 1911-03-25
Publication date: 1912-09-10
Anticipated expiration: 1929-09-10

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HA. im new] DU'MPI APPIGATI'ON FILED MAR. 25

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INVENTOR NITN SSES ATTORNEY Ja. N'. Dom).

v DUMPI'NG GAR. 4 APLIQAATION FILED M'AR. 25. 1911.

"Patented Sept. 1i), l.

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wrfrNEssEs l ATTORNEY UNITED saines ARTHUR N. DUD, 0F CLEVELANB, fil-Hi).

DUMENGR.

Bpecileetion of Letters Patent.

lf'atented Sept. iti, 1912.

Application tiled Zfarch 25, will. Serial No. $16,925.

To di whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, An'rnUn N. Doon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Dumping-Car, of which the following'is a specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in dumpingr cars, and more particulurly tothe type of dump ears known as the V-body rocker dump car, which may be so constructed thatafter the body-ot the car is rocked to dump the load the empty body will automatically move back to the righted position, the body being movable to either side of the center line of the car frame to dun/inthe load. Cars of this type are provided witha V-shaped hopper supported at the ends by curved toothed inen'ibers, each of which may include practically a' halt circle, and these semi-circular supporting' bodies travel on tracks arranged transversely of the length of the car, which tracks are perforated to receive the teeth of the toothed members, so that the body or hopper is moved toward one side or the other O the car frame, it has imparted to it u *rotative movement sutlicient to give the hopper -a quarter turn, which because of the shape of the hopper will cause a complete discharge of the contents thereof. 1When the full dumping position has been reached, stop'menibers inthe path of other stop members on the hopper prevent further movement of the latter, while the construction ot' the hopper is such that on the discharge ot the load the hopper will return to its normal ri hted position.'

n practice there is a liability of the hopper or the body of the car being lifted or displaced from-its track, and `it is one ot the objects of the present invention to provide means whereby the hopper or body is posi 'tively retained in operative relation to the track at all times and under. all circumstances.

It is the further object of the invention to provide for the positioningf of the hopper 'or body so that it may be readily loaded Without the necessity ot elevating material to a height required for filling; the car when the hopper or body is in the full righted position.

In order to realize these objects, the hopper is provided at each end with a trunnion guide and thereis provided a guide bar c0- actingl with the trunnion lo hold the rocker supports at the ends oi' the ar in positive engagement with the rocker tracks. linrtherniore, there are provided latches at each end of the car body enactingr with the truunion to lock the car body or hopper in the righted position, and, also, to hold the car body iu a partially dumped position in which the material may be readily filled into the hopper, thus facilitating the loading ot the car undericcrtain circumstance-i, but the latch mechanism does not interfere with the dumping oi the hopper at either side-otI the tracl: when desired.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, taken in connection 'with the accompanviinr drawings formingr a part of this specification, with the understanding, however, that while the drawings show a practical embodiment ot the invention, it may be otherwise embodied, so long as the salient features of the invention are retained.

in the drawings:--i"igure i is au end elevation of a dump car embodying the present invention, the supportiin; rails beineshown in Cross section and the hopper in the rightedposition. Fig.. .5 u view similar to Fig'. 1 with the hopper in the partly dumped position and showing in dotted lines the full dumped position. Fig. 3 is a side view of the rar with one end shown in elevation and the other in central longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 4 is a sei-lion ot' the car frame on the line L'l 4 ot Fig. 3, the hopper being omitted. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of oneA ot the latches.

Referring lo the dra wings, there is shown a car truck composed ot'V a substantially rectangular 'trame l oi" structural steel; preferably of channel har, andthis frame 1 is supported by wheels 2 having their axles 3 working in journal boxes 4 after the usual practice in dump Near each end of the frame 1 there is mounted a cross beam 5 which may also be of channel steel, und in what may be termed the upper flange ot each beam 5 is a longitudinal series of spaced perforations 6. Near each end of each beam 5 is an upright 7 suitably braced and united to the beam 5 and frame l by rivets and angle plates, as may be necessary. The uprights 7 at the two ends ot nach beam E are in Haring relw tion one to the other as they rise from the benin 5 anti tfhrir upper ends irc connected by a guido har 8 in parallel rotation to tho beam i and at, a suitable distance above thifjv beam The. perforated i'langgcsi ot' the beams 5 constituir tracks for onrrel angletrii's il serving as rorkcrs, cach haring a cul-roti flange niorahlc on thr trai-li' tlangn': ot tho boron A in rocking rt' tion thereto. flllach rocker ll has on it@ roi A .ige a serios oit tccth lllwhich may' hr 5r hij torni of projioct l ing Stull ilahly spa and shapori to f gogo rr-rspt t; ro wrhio ationsa tl. Tho roch@ aro tast. to thc ciali; o ppcr Ill mail@ op ot stool plaira 'will i anglc itl'- @ning hara l1?, hilt 'thc h "olor construirtion oi' the hohppr itarll: flo/1 ont cntor intr tho prchcnt inrooi'ion, mit that this if shape in to hc tirait-rtl. lllr the roclrcra r `i rohition homirr ll. is; noch ihzit ato portion ot thc the 'truck mi; .li lio hou rightotl position riii oafl at; ihrY conto ot thcy :tra f .spec-,tiro rot there pin or ritiri, il?, 1 ojft which :mayI hc rivet-oil or aoognwnl to thc cm'rcnpoiuling onrl oi" tho ht por anti the relation oi" the pin lit to the hor E is :Such that this pio will. ailw 5v5 'trawl in1- mctliatcly nntlcrncath thc rrpcctire, har 8, so that atrio time can thoy hopper more in a, direction avay from the tronic hors outlioiently to litt thc tenth l() Lfrco from said har, whorchy the hoppcr ,may hccomr. da placed with rctcroncc thorto. l'nrthcrmoro, the relation of tho parts snoh that when the ho por hat; horn tnrncrl from the normal rightci position to the :toll dnmpin postion hy a rctationof about' ninety egrecs, further roti 'tiro movement isarrestcil by the engagomcnt oft the pin lll with, tho jlu'iction point of tho har f3 anCl *e ight 7, or tho ends of the lair 8 .muy ho l rncd partially on themselves to 'forni @orwell stop n'ieinl'wrs wher@ tho pin 1 3 may scat. Bcinulsc of tno semi-circular form ol tho rookcrf; t? and the location of the pin 13 at the conter of thc arc des@ ihctl by thc roispcctirc rocker, thc. travel of the pin is in a right linon since tho Y corresponding trank beam if: straight, and l the pin '13 is :it all timos in close rclation to the oorrcSponling odge of tho Unido strip B.

At the central portion of nach guide strip 8 there aro mounted two latch plates l5 shown :15; of gcnorally segmental, Contour, and cach, :formed at, thc anglo of the scgnicnt with a perforation 16 .tor a rivct 17 scouring the latch plato l5 to tho Strip 8, but 'not so tightly hut that the latch plato may hc turned on the rivet as a pivot;

At'. ono corner of each pinto 1th at a point remote from the pivot perforation lll thorn.'

ylion, aa hait Losanna corner of thc latch plato rcniotc, from the` pivot perforation 1G there is a notch 19 curved about thc [gm-foration 1,(3 as a center, the pitite boing Sonlmvhnt clongatcd at thel oorncr containngthc notch or rcccss 1 9. Thu erige vof tho plato lf hctwccn the. cnt away portion 1S and thc rrmzss ll) is curved, and proimting from opposite sides of the plate ali" son". the ontor cnrvccl odge are lugs Q0. i L Jip or har rarrirs two latch opgraving! rotation` So that their i, lli oro distant onc from thai` ifnrrctl nllgg@ of thc plates mont, or approiimatcly so, fof," portionfr 18 matrh and 'c hrtrvri-o thom a roma-fs for-thv rcot tho riirrmponilingr pin or sind mow-nicht ot' thv hopper toward ocr ot ihn rar truck is mlgiomling latch plate 15 "alcnry of thc latch ha pirifii (loc to a forceexhlato atthc cnt away poror ironnion 13 ia r0.3 sted wat, ol" thc oorrcslionding hrormor oligo of thc'corremg' trip or har The two latch no, cach onli ol tho rar otlcctnally mi tho holn'icr Vtrom inovclnvnt toward nnoiing position in oithor tlircrtion. How- "i-ryiht: litoil plaloinay hc roaililr moved oni tho lot-,hing position to a point ontof tho Yhath ot tho lnin or trnnnion lil, and then `ihc hopprr may ht: prolwllml to thc full dumping position on thu sitlc of the cal* hotly' rtrrcfzpontling to Athc aotnatcil latch plato. l t thc latch plato hij rctnrncd to its ordinary normal. positionv` the pin or trunnina lil will rcaflily rualcrrido thc latch plate litting it ont' ot tho path of thc pin until .thc return morcnnent ot' the hoppcr is al`- rcstcil h v tho cngagcn'mnt of thc pin with the wall. of thc ral` away portion 18 of the othcr 'Jotfh platt; whr-n tho firat latch plate will roatlily 'ilato to tho locking posiiion. tirlnjiobmy howcrrr, that it tlcsirahlc to hohl the hopprr in a partially (lumped poration, :to that :nahrial may ho loaflctlthrrrini'o .from ono taitlc, thon (h1: hoppcr is minstreel from thc 15orrrspomlng latch plate :intl is mortali to an inlcrinciliate position, and thc latrfh plato ia turncd until tho trnn- Dion lll in Scattisi in tho recess lll with the oorroslioiotiling lof; lo rtsting on top of thc. har or gtrip :intl thc hoppcr is thon clicctilally looitefl in thc partially fllnn| c lposi- "atrtl in liig. Q, so that lnatcriul may la, rnailiiy hmihtl into tho hopper from tho corresponding fshll` and without the necessity of so great. an elevation of tho material would occnr worcthle hopper in the nll riglilted position.

Tho lags 2h projcctingvfronl the Vfaces of' l thc hatch plat'fra rmnotc from the bur or Strip 13') 8 carrying them may be. utilized as graspiner memhers for the manipulation of the latch plates.

`Kilf'hat is elaimed ist- 1. A dump ear provided with a dumping hepper, hopper at the ends thereof, a straight trat-lt tor eat-h rocker,v a stop member on eaeh end, ot the hopper at the center ot' curvature of the respeetive rot-iter support, and a guide bar`at ear-h end ot' the hopper tor and in overriding eoaetive relation to the eorrespending stop inemher on the hopper and in parallel relation to the respeetive traelr.

dump ear provided willi a substantially V-shaped dnn'iping hopper,'are-shaped rot-her supports tor-the hopper at opposite ends thereof with the terminal portions ot' the reelters toward the mouth of the hopper and the eentral portions ot' the rorlters terminatimgr short of the narrow hottom ot' the hepper, a straight traek "for eaeh roeker, a stop pin on eaeh end of the hopper aty the renter ot rurvature ot the respective rot-.ker support. and a straight guide bar for each stop pin in parallel relation to the respeetive traelt and on the side ot' the pin remote trom the traelt.

Il. dump ear provided with a substantially tf-shaped dumpinglr hopper,l are-shaped reel-:er supports for the hopper at opposite ends thereof with the terminal portionsof the rotlterrs toward the mouth of the hopper and the ventral portions of the rot-kers terminating short of the narrow bottom -of the hopper, a straight traek t'or eaeh rocker, a stop pin on each end of the hopper at the renter of eurvature of the respective rocker support, anda Straight guide bai' for eaeh stop pin in parallel relation tothe respeetive trael and on the side o't the pin remote from tha, trat-lt, eaeh lguide bar terminating at ea'eh end in ari-extension eonstitutinpr a atop intmiier for the stop pin.

Lt-.X dmnping ear eomprising a suitable truuk', straight traek memhers disposed laterally ot the ear trurlt near the ends thereof, a hopper on the trueltV provided at the ends with are-shaped rocker .supports engaging' the traelrrs, a pin or trutinion at eaeh end of the hopper at the rente-r ol' etna/attire ot' the retaper-,tive roelqer support, uprights at. eaeh end otl the trueif; at the ends ot the respeetive traelr, and a straight eonneeting bar in parallel relation with the corresponding trat-k and located on the side of the pin or trunnion guide bar being` eonneeted at the ends of the, respeetive uprigflits to constitute stops for the pins or trunnions to limit the Inovement ol the hopper to one side, or the other of the ear on theA hopper supports.

5l t1. dumping;l ear eomprising a suitable, truck Straight trael; members disposed laterally ol' the ear trueli; near the ends thereof,

are-shaped roelcer supports for the I remote from the traek, the Saida hopper on the truek provided at the ends with are-shaped rocker supports engaging the tracks, a pin or trlmnion at eat-h end of the hopper at the renter oll em'vature ot' the respeetive rocker support, uprigjhts at eaeh end ot the truelt' at the ends` ol the respeetive traek, and a straight, eonneetinpr bar in parallel relation with the eorresponding trae/k and loeated on the side olE the pin or trunnion remote from the trael, the said `guide bar being eonneeted at the ends to the respective uprights to constitute stops 'for the pins or trimnions to limit the movement ot' the hopper lto one-side or. the. other of the ear on the hopper supports, the said roeker supports heing provided with ra- (lially projeeting studs and the traf'hs with eorresponding perfor-ations, and the guide bars carrying retaining' memberseoaeting with the corresponding pins lot-ated at the center of curvature ot the traeks tor loek- 'ing the hopper in ditlerent positions.'

t5. In a dumping ear, a roekable hopperv` and a lateh member l'iavinn' a loeltiufj` position with reference, to the hopper when the, latter is in the rie'hted position, and another loeking position t'or the hopper when the. latter is intermediate ot' the righted position and the t'ull dumping position.

ln a dumping ear, a roi-hable hopper provided with roelcer supports, pins or trunnions loeated Centrally with relation to the roeker supports, a guide ,member at eaeh end of the ear eoaetini! with the eorrespomlinn pin or trunnion to hold the hopper to the ear trut-lt, and eompanion lateh members Shaped to einbraee the eorresponding pin or trnnnion when the ear is in the righted position.

t. ln a dumping' ear, a roekable hopper provided with roeker supports, pine or trunnions located eentrally willi relation to the rocker supports, a guide member at eat-h end ot' the ear coat-ting with the eorrespondingA pin or trunnion to hold the hopper to the ear trut-k,y and companion lateh inembers shaped to embraee the, eorresponding pin or trnnnion when the ear is in the righted position, said lateh members being eat-,h provided with means l'or engaging' the pin or trunnion at the corresponding end ot' the hopper when the latter iS in a position intermediate of the righted and Jfull dumping position.

9. ln a dumping ear, a roekable hopper provided with a projertingA member, and a pivoted latch 'for the hopper having its pivotal point ot the'hopper when in the righted position, said latch having separate engaging means tor the projecting member to hold the, hopliopper in a positaon intermediate of the righted position and the full dumping position.

at, one. side otl the eenter li|ie per in the righted position -and to hold the 10. In a dumping car, a rockable hopper provided with a project-ing pin or trunnion, and a latch member comprising a plate having a )ivot support at one side of the center line o the hopper when in the ri hted position, said latch member being `in the path of the pin when the hopper is in the righted position and the latch member is in one position, and said latch member havingr other latch member to receive between such the hopper .is

latch members the pin or trunnion on the hopper, and each latch member having a recess spaced from its pivot support and ada )ted to engage the pin or trunnion of the opper when the latch member is turned on :its pivot away from its rst; position and moved to an intermediate point between the righted position and the full dumping position.

l2. In a dumping car, 'a rockable hopper provided with a projecting pin or trunnion, and a pair of enacting' latch members piv oted on opposite' sides of the center linel of the hopper when in the righted position each latch member having a out away por tion coacting with the like portion of the other latch member to receive between such latch members. the hopper, and each latch member having' a re cess spaced `from itsA pivot support and adapted to engage the pin or trunnion of the hopper when the latch member is turned on its pivot away1 from its first position and the hopper is moved to an intermediate point between the rightcd position and the 'track member being gitudmal series of pertoratlons,

member responding pin or trunnion of the` full dumpingr position, said latch members being each provided with a stop 'member for limiting the movement of the latch member to either of the two active positions named. f

13. A dumping car comprising a suitable truck, laterally disposed track members thereon near the ends of the truck', each provided with a lonuprights near the end of each track member, a con necting guide strip in the upper ends of the uprights in parallel relation to the corresponding track, a V-shaped hopper provided at each end with a rocker support having radially "disposed pins or studs adapted to engage in the perfo ations in the corresponding tracks,A a rejectingr pin or trnnnion at each end of tie hopper located centrally with relation to pivotally mounted on the corresponding guide strip on respectively oppositesides of the central line of the hopper when in the righted position, each latch having,r a cut awa;74 port-ion in spaced relation to its pivot reacting with a like part of the mating latch member to receive between the latch members the corpin or trunnion when the hopper is in the righted position, said latch members each having a recess in spaced relation to the cut away portion and to the end of the car 4pivot for receiving the corresponding pin or trnnnion when the hopper is .in a artia l v dumped position, and stop lnemliers on the latches in coactive relation to the corresponding rqnide strip for holding the latch mmnberainthe active positions.

the rocker sup-l port, and coacting latch members at each In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature 111 the presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR N. DOUD. lVitnesses Gao. J. Gamma, P. J. RUTENBECK.