US1069984A - Combined cast-metal vestibule and door post. - Google Patents

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O. S. SHALLENBERGBR. COMBINED CAST METAL VESTIBULE AND noon POST.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29. 1912,

1,069,984 Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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COMBINED CAST METAL VESTIBULE AND DOOR POST.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.29, 1912.

1,069,984,, Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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llTE dTAlBl PATENT @FFKCE CHARLES S. SHALLENBERGER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T DOUBLE BODY BOLS'IER COMPANY, OF ST. EOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED CAST METAL VESTlIBULE AND DQOR POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 29, 1912. Serial No. 674,077.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES S. SHALLEN- BERGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Combined Cast-Metal Vestibule and Door Posts, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as Willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the combined vestibule posts and door posts as contemplated by my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the combined posts. Fig. 3 is a plan view illustrating a portion of the car underframe in dotted lines with one pair of my improved posts in plan view and the other pair in horizontal section. Fig. r is a perspective view of a modified form of my improved construction.

This invention relates generally to passenger car construction and particularly to the end door posts and vestibule posts which form a part of the car end structure.

One of the most important features in the construction of thepresent types of passenger cars is the reinforcing of the ends of the cars so as to provide an extremely strong, rigid anti-telescopic construction which will materially reduce the tendency of the cars to telescope in case of collisions, thereby afiording the greatest possible degree of safety to the occupants of the cars. ltn order to overcome the tendency of car bodies to telescope during collisions, various metal structures have been devised and are at present in general use, which structures include underframes, platforms, bufing sills and end frames.

To further strengthen and reinforce the end portions of car bodies so as to reduce the tendency to telescope during collisions,

and to efiectually resist all end shocks and bufing strains, ll propose to unite the door post and vestibule post on each side of the platform with the upper ends of the correspending vestibule posts and doorposts in a manner so as to form a comparatively strong, substantial framework which niaterially strengthens the end of the car body,

and which framework can be readily applied to the platforms and body bolsters now ingeneral use on passenger cars.

one of the end posts of the car body. All of these posts are preferably formed of cast metal, preferably channel shaped in cross section, although if desired, said posts may be of any other desired structural shape in cross section.

The auxiliary post 6 extends a short distance above the upper end of the door post 5 and uniting the upper end of each door post with the corresponding auxiliary post 6 is a short horizontally disposed rail 7. Connecting the posts 5 and 6 a short distance below the rail"? is a second horizontally disposed rail 8, and extending from this rail- 8 to the upper end is rail 9. On.

the inner face of this rail 9 and projecting inwardly therefrom is a pair of perforated lugs 10 which receive the rod 11 upon which is mounted the spring that receives the impact of shocks imparted to the folding diaphragm of the vestibule.

Qonnected to the upper end of the vestibule post and projecting outwardly therefrom is a short horizontally disposed rail 12, and extending from the outer end thereof to the upper end of the corresponding auxiliary post 6'- is a skeleton frame 13, the top of which is curved to conform to the contour ofJt-he hood which extends downward over the car platform in the usual manner.

The. lower ends of the vestibule posts 4: are rigidly fixed in any suitable manner to the buffing sill 3 and the lower ends of the door posts 5 and auxiliary posts 6 are fixed in any suitable manner to the end 8111 of the underframe l or to the rear portion of the platform casting 2.

In order thatthe door posts 5 may have a broad, firm bearing on the end sill of the underframe, rearward extensions 14 are 7 formed integral with the lower portions of raeentee Aug. raters.

said door posts, which extensions rest directly upon the end sill or end member of the underframe.

in the modified construction illustrated in Fig. 4, the door post is dispensed with and the horizontally disposed rail S) and the skeleton frame 13 extend rearwardly from the upper end of the vestibule post and are connected directly to the upper portion of the auxiliary post 6*.

Thus it will be seen that l have combined the end door posts and the vestibule posts in a manner that can be advantageously used in connection with cast metal underframes, platforms and end frames now in general use, and by such arrangement a very strong and substantial end construction is produced which will readily withstand all end shocks which maybe received in service, and which constructlon will also reduce to a minimum the tendency of the cars to telescope in case of collisions.

The rails 9 and skeleton frames 13 form strong, rigid braces between the upper portions of the vestibule posts and the door posts, and thus the upper portion of the super-structure of the car body is braced against telescoping action during collisions.

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved car end structure may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, an integral metal structure comprising a door post, a vestibule post and an end frame post.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a car vestibule frame structure formed in a single piece and comprising a door post, an end frame post, a vestibule post and a strut member connecting the upper end of the vestibule post with the door post and end frame post.-

3. As a new article of manufacture, a unitary structure comprising a car end frame post, a vestibule post, a strut member connecting the upper portions of said posts, spring hearings on said strut member.

4. The combination witha cast metal car door post, of a cast metal end frame post, an integral member connecting the upper portions of said posts, a cast metal vestibule post and an integral member connecting the upper portion of the vestibule post with the door post and end frame post.

5. The combination with a cast metal car door post, of a cast metal end frame post, a cast metal vestibule post, an integral member connecting the upper portions of said posts and an integral member connecting the upper portion of the vestibule post with the upper portion of the end frame post.

6. The combination with a pair of cast metal posts adapted to be applied to the endsill of a car underframc, one of which posts forms a door post, of a cast metal vestibule post and an integral member connecting the upper portions of all of the posts.

7. The combination with a car platform, of a skeleton structure comprising a door post, a vestibule post, an end frame post and a member formed integrally with and connect-ing the upper portions of said posts.

8, The combination with a car platform of a skeleton structure adapted to be applied to said platform and comprising a metal door post, a metal end frame post, members connecting the upper portions of said posts, a metal vestibule post, a rail connecting the upper portions of the vestibule post with the upper portions of the door post and end frame post and a skeleton member connecting the upper portion of the vestibule post with the upper portion of the end frame post.

9. The combination with a car end frame post, of a car end door post, a vestibule post, a horizontally disposed rail connecting the upper portions of said posts, and a hood support between the upper portions of the vestibule post and car end post.

10. The combination with a cast metal platform and cast metal bufling sill, of a car door post having its lower end fixed to the rear portion of the cast metal platform, a vestibule post having its lower end fixed to the buffing sill, a rail integral with and con necting the upper portions of said posts and a hood support extending rearwardly and upwardly from the upper portion of the vestibule post.

11. The combination with car platform and buffing sill, of a car door post having its lower end seated on the platform, a vestibule post having its lower end seated on the bufiing sill, a rail integral with and connecting the upper portions of said posts;

anda car end frame post having its lower end connected to the cast metal platform and the upper end of which end frame post is integrally connected to the door post and the vestibule post.

12. As a new article; of manufacture, an integral structure comprising an end door post, an end wall post and a hood support integral with and projecting forwardly from the upper portion of said end wall post.

13. As a new article of manufacture, an integral structure comprising a door post,a vestibule post, an end frame post and a hood support integral with the upper portions of said posts. I

14. As a new article of manufacture, an integral structure comprising a car end roeaeee door post, an end wall post, an end frame post, and a car hood support.

15. As a new article of manufacture, an integral structure comprising a car end frame post, an end door post connected near its upper end to the car end frame post, and a hood support integral with and extending forwardly from the upper portion of said car end frame post.

16. I'he combination with a vestibule post and a pair of end wall posts, of a hood support extending between and rigidly fixed to the upper portions of said posts.

17. In a car, an integral structure comprising a door post, an end frame post, a vestibuie post and a strut connecting the upper portions of said posts to each other.

18. In car construction, an integral structure comprising a vestibule post, an end door post, a strut between the upper portions of said posts, and hearings on said strut for the vestibule-diaphragm rod and springs.

19. In car construction, an end frame post, a vestibule post, a strut arranged hetween and connected to the upper portions of said posts, and hearings on said strut for the vestibule diaphragm rod and springs.

in testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 19th day of December, 1911.

CHARLES S. SHALLENBERGER,

Witnesses:

G. T Wnsrnenn, HAL G. BELLvrLm.

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