US1045477A

US1045477A - Passenger-car.

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Publication number: US1045477A
Application number: US57932310A
Authority: US
Inventors: William Voss
Original assignee: American Car and Foundry Co
Current assignee: ACF Industries Inc
Priority date: 1910-08-27
Filing date: 1910-08-27
Publication date: 1912-11-26
Anticipated expiration: 1929-11-26

Description

W. Voss. l PASSENGER UAR.

v APPLIOATIQN FILED AUG. 27, 1910.

Lm'ym Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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APPLICATION HLBD AUG. 27, 1910.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. Z7, 1910.

1,045,477., Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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PASSENGER GAR. i

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1910. 1,045,477,

W. VOSS.

PASSENGER GAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. zv, 1910.

Patented NOV.26,1912.

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ATTORNEY NVE NTOR WITNESSES witnnfnnV vos's, oF wILMING'roN,

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DELAWARE, ASSIGNOR T AIVIJEIIELICAN'V CAR Y.AND

FOUNDRYEOMPA'NY, yOF-ST1 LOUIS,l MISSOURI, ACORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

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'Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Nom-26, 1912.

Application filed August 27, 1910.. Serial -'N o. 579,323.

To all -whom it may conc-erw ldrawings, which Be it known that 1,-.W iLLiAM Voss, residmg'at'Wllmmgt'on, Delaware, and bemg .-tothe exactdetails of construction shown and described, as it isobvious that various modifications thereof will occur to persons skilled in the art. f

In said drawings: Figure l is a view in side elevation of a portion of a car embody- 4' is a similar cated by line 4 4 of enlarged Fig. 5

enlarged, detail, fragmentary, longitudinal,`

ing the features of the invention, parts be` ing broken away for increasing the disclosure. Fig. la is a View complemental to Fig. 1, which, with Fig. 1, discloses approximately one-hal-f of a car.l Fig. 2 is` a transverse, vertical section taken approximately on the plane indicated by line 2 2'of Fig. 1,

and looking in thefdirection ofthe arrow,` substantially one-half of the car being broken away. Fig. 8 is an enlarged,detail, fragmentary, -vertical section taken on the plane indicatedby line 3 3 of Fig. la. Fig.

view taken on the-plane indi- Fig. la, but further is an enlarged, horizontal, detail,= fragmentary section taken on the` plane indicatedby line 5 5 of Fig. 3, looking-downwardly. Fig. 6 is a similarview -taken on the plane indicated by line 6 6 'of Figa/1, looking .a detail,-perspective downwardly. Fig. 7 is two window sills and a fragment of the sheathing interveningbetween windows,

the parts being seen detached. Fig. 8 is an horizontal section, takenapproximately on 'the plane indicated by line 8 8 of Fig. 1.

z Fig. is an enlarged, detail, fragmentary elevatlon of one of the upper corners of one -Y spectively on the -pla-ne indicated by line fof the-door frames viewed from Within the car. Figs. l0 and 1l are sections taken' reand the plane indicated byv line 1l 1l of Fig. 9. Fig. 12 is an enlarged, deta1l,-fragmentary vertical section taken `Arect-ed horizontal ne'cteol view of a fragmentfof.

on the plane indicated by line 12 12 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by numerals,

1, 1 indicate' the side connecting members of theunderframe, shown :ln-'detail in-my companion application-on improvements in underframes for cars filed even date herewith, each of said side connecting members comprising an angle having a'vertical, upstanding leg or flange and an inwardly diiange. I Rising vertically from-each member l are pairs of

side'posts

2, 2, each post `comprising a Z-section having its lower end crimped inwardly yforaccommodating the vertical flange of the respective member l, the outer flange of `eachppost- 2 being riveted' to the vertical ange of the respective member 1. The crimp of the lower end of each post 2 providesan offset which allows the portion of theouter flange of eachfpost 2 above member l to extend with itso-uter face sub-- stantially flush with the outer'face Yof the vertical flange of the respect-ive member 1.

-A pair of posts 2 is arranged between each two ofthe several windowopenings, and

near the .ends of the-car a post 2 similar to one of the .the window` openmg. Each ofthe posts 2 posts 2 isV arranged at the edge of and 2 `extends,upwardly to the side plate 3, wh-.ichplate is preferably of angle section having' its vvertical leg depending-and its horizontal leg extendinginwardly. u The outer flangeof each

post

2 and 2 1s riveted to Ithe inner surface of the depending leg or Hange of plate 3.

. At Yvarious points spaced along the length of the car opposite sets of posts 2 are conby main carlines, pair of

angles

4, 4 with an interposed 4chan- .nel 5. Y Each angle 4 comprises a continuous -=bar extending fromV side plate to side plate and-being bent lto form lower and upper 'deck sections, the ends of the several angles 4 being connected, as best shown in Fig; 3

by splice plates 6 to T-rails 7, said T rails extending alo-ng and within therespective sideof the car and being fixed to the upper fendsof the posts 2. IEach channel 5 1s made up of sections, a section 5a constituting the lower deck portion of the carline and havmg its lower end xed by a bracket plate 8 to the horizontal flange or leg of the respective side n' plate 3. Each section 5 is bent at the inner each comprising a edge of the lower deck to an upstanding portion 5b which extends upwardly to and is connected by "a bracket plate 9 to the' web of the upper deck section 5 at a point 5 spaced inwardly from the respect-ive end of section 5, thus leaving 'overhanging end portions of each section 5. lEach of the main carlines comprised of members `4 and 5 is incased by plates`4'f,` 4b and 'plate 4C. Each lower deck is also sustained by short carline sections 17'1 spaced alongthe car at intervals intermediate the .main carlines.

Roof plate 10 coverssections 5 and overhangs the ends thereof, being formed with down-turned flanges. 10a.A At each side of the upper deck and extending longitudinallythereof, is the screen plate 11 having .its lower edge portion secured by bolts 12 to the lower edge portion of ventilator window` plate 13, which also extends longitudinally at each side of the upperdecku The upper edge portions of each of plates 11 and 13 -extend between the ends of carline s'ections5c parts. Plate 13 is preferably formed with a horizontal portion near its upper edge so that the main body of the plate is set -inwardly from plate 11 and the lower edge portion of plate 13 is bent in conformity to the shape of the lower deck, lapping and being fixed to the lower deck roof plate 17. Window frames 18 are disposed in suitable openings in plate 13 at intervals along the length of the car and riveted to said plate, 4each frame 1S ret-aining'a window sash 19.

The lower deck roof plate 17 depends below the lower ends of carlines 5 'outside the respective side plate 3, and thev facia plate or letter board 20 has its upper portion extendmg along and in contact withthe dependingv flange of ,the respective plate 3, the facia plate 20 extending downwardly to the window openings and being connected adjacent its lower edge to window frame bars 33, fillers 21 being interposed between the lower edge portion of plate 20 and the bars, said bars being xed to the outer flanges of posts l 2, A l `Ofitudinal strip or plate'22 is interposed between plate 20 and the roof plate 17, and said

plates

20 and 22 are connected to plate 3 and plate 17 by through rivets. The plate 22 preferably assumes the form of a long1tudinal strip having its lower portion bent outwardly for forming a water table 23.

A sheathing plate 24 is fixed to the up- -standing flange of member 1, and is of a width causing it to extend upwardly to the to extend from end to end of the car, said platebeing fixed to the vouter flanges of the

posts

2 and 2. A window sill plate 25 preferably extends fromend lto end of the car,

sions bent inwardly across the edge of the plate 24 for the width of the side posts, said extensions being inclined and to form the window sills proper.

A belt rail 26 extends from end to end o f each side of the car and rests fiat against the

posts

2 and 2 by through rivets engaging the outer flanges ofl said posts. Between each two adjacent Window openings, each plate 25 is` formed with an upstanding longitudinal -lange 27 and transverse flanges 28, -28 rising from the ,inclined portion of the lplate, sai-d flanges being snugly inclosed in each instance by the lower end of a channelshaped piercover plate 29, there being one plate'29 between each two adjacent window openings, the web 'of .the plate extending across the space between the posts 2 of a given set and being. riveted to the outer vflanges of said posts, and the inturned flanges of the respective plate 29 extend the posts 2 and carrying preferably resilient engage the outer surfaceof the lower sash 31 of the respective windows. Each of the window openings is filled by a lower sash 3 1 which is vertically slidable and retained by inner stops 32, and an upper rigidly mounted sash 33 which extendsl longitudinally from the web of one post 2 to the web of the post its upper inner portion for accommodating the rigidly mounted sash 33. .Each stop 32 and the inner edges of the, posts 2 of each set are inclosed by a channel-shapedV plate -34, having its flanges extending outwardly are interposed between the stops and the webs of osts 2. A

Exten ing longitudinally of the car at each side and xed to the inner flanges of the posts 2 is an angle 36 upon which rests the supplemental floor plate 37, a similar 2 above angle 36- for sustaining the main corrugated floor plate 40, which latter plate sustains the concrete floor 41. An insulating medium 42 is preferably disposed as a filler between

plates

37 and 40. 'An inner lining plate 43 is fixed to the inner flanges window openings, and of'a sufficient length said plate lapping the upper edge portion of. the plate 24 and, at the point of each of they window openings, being formed with extenl.

being shaped .depending portion of the respective windowA sill plate 25, said belt rail being fixed to thev weather strips 30, 3() adaptedin operation to at the opposite side of the window opening,l the flange of each plate29 being cut away at between the inner portions of the respective stops 32 and filler blocks 35, which blocks angle 38 being fixed at each side to the postsv ing past the edges of the out-ei' flanges of is provided'with the usual curtain guide 32,l l

, length of the car, the

of posts 2 below the window openings and extends longitudinally throughout the upper edge portion of each plate 43 being connected by angle sections 44` to the inner edge portions of the inwardly extending sections, or window sills proper, of the respective plate 25. A sill boxing or plate 45 incloses the inner edge of the sill proper and 'is formed with the usual outwardly facing vertical shoulder for receiving' the lower edge of sash 31, the inner edge portion of plate 45 being turned downwardly, lapping and being fixed to the upper edge portion of plate 43. l

Each side connect-ing member 1 is connected at each end by a bracket `plate 46 with the respective end sill 47 of the underframe, and a corner plate 48 rises from the bracket and extends upwardly to the lower edge of the lower deck, the lower end of plate 48 being formed with a depending intermediateportion left by the cutting awayT of edge portions, the said depending intermediate portion lapping a portion of bracket 46 and being riveted thereto. A plate 49 is arranged at each corner engaging post 2 at one edgeand having its other edge engaging plate 48; the edge engaging the post 2" is similar in formation and arrangement to the corresponding edge of any one of the plates 29 previously described.- A corner coverplate 50 incloses the plate 48 and the outer edge of the respective plate 49 and also incloses the outer edge of the end sheathing 51 and the end of the side sheathing 24. A carline 52 is arranged at each end of the car and extends from side plate to side plate and is formed similarly to each carline member 4, eachcarline 52 being spaced inwardly from the end of the car. A carline 53 is arranged adjacent each end ofthe car and corresponds in general outline to vthe carline members l5 but is formed with the lower decir sections 5a 'extending` directly across the car from one of the plates 3 tothe other. The upstanding portion 5b is, in this instance, a separate member and is secured to the upper face of the member 5a by suitable brackets as 5d. The opposite ends ofthe carline engage the plates 3 immediately above the corner plates 48, and the plates 3 extend beyond the corner plates 48 and are riveted to the ends of the hood plate 54. Thefacia plate 20 is also extended to and about and fixed to the hood plate 54. Upper and lower deck hood arlines 55 and 56 extend from carline 53 to hood plate 54, `and of course are covered by -a roof plate not illustrated. 4

Inth'e car struct-ure herein illustrated the end of the. car is formed with a doorway, the end wall being provided between the doorway and each side with

end posts

57, 58 and 59', each comprising a channel extending from the end sill 47 up to the lower I its inner flange deck Sectio-ns of the end, carline. AThe end sill 47 comprises a channel having its web disposed vertically and its flanges extending inwardly and severed or cutaway for accommodating-the

posts

57, 58 and ,59, a bottom cover plate 61 being arranged beneat-h and fixed to the lowerflange of the end sill 47 upon which bottom cover plate the ends of the

posts

57, 58 and 59 rest. Plate 61 preferably has its outer end fixed to the horizontal flange of member 1 and its inner. end bent into a depending portion fixed to the web of an I-beam center sill 62, of which there are preferably two. An end gusset plate 63 rest-s uponand isfixed to the upper flange of end sill 47, the end posts 57, 58 and 59 extending through said gusset plate 63 and being fixed thereto and to the upper flange of end sill 47 by

brackets

64, 64.

Between the posts 57 is arranged the doorcasing seen in Fig. 2, and in detail in Figs. 9, 10 and l1, and comprising uprights or posts 65 connected by lintel 66 to which and to the posts 65 is fixed the jamb 67, said uprights and lintel .being preferably covered by a particular plate 68." Each of the' posts 65 and the lintel 66 is preferably formed of an angle plate having itsangle opening outwardly and toward the door-- way, and each of the flanges or legs. of. the angle having its Vouter formed with a right angularly disposed flange 65a. ber 65 snugly receives the jamb 67, which is' preferably of wood, and is bolted to the adjacent flange of the member 65. The horizontal portion of the jamb is similarly connected to the lintel 66. The outer flange 65a of each member 65 and of lintel 66 is riveted tothe end wall of the car and to the outer edge portion of the corner cover plate 68.V The outstanding leg of each vpost or member 65 is fixed to plate 63 and to the upper flanges of the respective I-beam platform extension sill 70. The upper end of each of said posts 65 is fixed by an angle bracket 71 to the outstanding leg of lintel 66 and toan angle bracket 72 by 'through rivets, the bracket 72 being in turn fixed to the web of the adjacent post 57. Each post or member 65 has 65a fixed by an angle bracket 73 to the corresponding flange of the lintel 66.

What I claim is 1. In a car, the combination with a side connecting member, of Z-section side posts arranged in pairs and xed to and extending up from said side connecting member, a side plate connecting said posts, the several pairs of posts being spaced for forming window openings, an .exterior channel plate inclosing the outer portion of each pair of side posts, and an interior portion bent or One of the legs of each inem' 69 by an angle bracket channel plate inclosing the inner edges, of each pair of posts. y

'2. In a car, the combination of side posts, each compr1s1ng a vZ'sect1on, 'an exterior channel plate engaging and inclosing the ilang'e of each of two of the side posts, and

an interior lchannel plate for each two of the -posts inclosing the inner 'edges and flanges thereof. 1o'

the combination of side posts,

v3. Ina ca r, each comprismg a Z-section arranged with its web disposed transversely'rof the car, the inner fiange of each post being directed to- 'ward the other post andthe outer flanges outstanding longitudinally of the car, and

v an interior plate inclosing the'inner flanges of the post-. Y

4. In a car, side posts, each comprising a Z-section, an -exterior channel' plate inclosing the outer portions of the posts, an inte? respective contiguous channel plate.

'5. In a car, side posts, each comprising a .Z-section, an exterior channel plate inclosi ing the outer` portions of the posts, an inte- 'rior channel plate inclosing the inner por-- tions of the posts, iillers between the ianges of'one of said channel plates and the posts,

, and sash stops engaging said llers land the respective 'contiguous channel plate, the

flanges of the other channel plate being formed with-sash stops.

6. In a car, the combination with pairs'of side posits,J spaced for providing window openings between' each two pairs, al'bar' `oon- -lovv the window opening, a

. Window y stop,

4spaced therefrom,

necting the post of one pair with the adjacent post of the next. pair across the upper end of the Iwindow opening, a sill plate extending longitudinally of the. car across the planes of a plurality of window open'- ings and having window sill portions extending from-the plate across the-'space b'echannel plate inclosihg the outer portions of the posts of each pair, a fixedl sash extending across thel upper portion of the window opening from post to post and let into the flanges of the respective channel plates, Ieach of said flanges being provided with an exterior an interior window stop and a movable sash slidingly disposed between said stops out v of the planesof .the fixed sash.

7 In a car, the combination of side posts,

each comprising a zfsection, an interior channel plate for two of the posts inclosing the inner-'edges thereof, filler blocks inter? mediate the inner edges thereof and the interior channel plate.

8. In a car,'the combination ofside posts, each comprising a Z-section, an interior channel plate for two ofthe osts inclosing the inturnedflanges ofthe section,`iller blocks between the channel flanges and Z- shaped section webs and within the outturned ianges ofthe Z-section side posts.

V In Witness whereof I havehereunto set 701 my handin the presence of two witnesses.

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