US1097006A

US1097006A - Track-laying car.

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Publication number: US1097006A
Application number: US82027314A
Authority: US
Inventors: William Abner Darden
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1914-02-21
Filing date: 1914-02-21
Publication date: 1914-05-19
Anticipated expiration: 1931-05-19

Description

W. A. DARDEN.

TRACK LAYING CAR.

APPLIGATION FILED msm, 1914.

' Patented May 19, 1914.

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W. A. DARDEN.

TRACK LAYING GAR.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Be it known, that I, WILLIAM ABNER DARDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Anniston, in the county of Calhoun and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Track-Laying Cars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of 'the invention, such'as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap- Apertains to make and use the same.

rlhis invention relates to track laying rail cars, and has for its object to produce a car of this nature which will reduce the time as well as the cost of laying down and of taking up track. y

A further obj ect is to produce a car which will be more simple in construction and more efficient in action than those heretofore proposed.

lli/*ith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations of parts, more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views-Figure 1 is a diagrammatic plan view of a rail car made in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the parts shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the parts shown in Fig. 2; Fig. t is a detail plan view of one of the rollers and its associated parts; and Fig. is a side view of the parts shown in Fig. d.

The center sill 1 built up of steel channels and plates runs throughout the length of the car midway between its sides, and its forward end is dropped down as indicated at 2 so as to be close to the ground. Near each end of the center sill 1 is placed the body holsters 3 which are located at the middle above the trucks ll. rlhe holsters 3 are likewise built up of steel channels and plates and they serve to support the car on the truck holsters. At the forward end and hetween the two holsters 3 are placed additional holsters or bunks 5 which are also built up of steel channels and plates.

At each end of the body holsters 3 and of the two intermediate bungs 5 are locatedthe short rollers 6, see Figs. 3, 4 and 5. rlhese said rollers are preferably cone shaped at their ends nearest the center sill 1, and are so placed that they are slightly above the surfaces of the holsters 3 and hunks 5. Long rollers 7 with coarse screw threads cast in them are placed at the ends of the end bunk 8 which underlies the depressed end 2 of the sill and'these said rollers likewise eX- tend slightly above the surface ofthe bunk 8. between the body holsters 3. The center sill 1 is supported hy the truss rods 10 passing under queen posts 11 and connected at the center by any suitable means as by turn buckles 12, shown in dotted lines.

On the top of the center sill 1 and extending across the same are the I-beams 13 which I support other I-beams 14 and also two channels 15 as illustrated. T he channels 15 serve as guides for the transfer chains 16 which pass over sprocket wheels 17 near each end of the car. 18 represents a shaft provided with a gear wheel 19 meshing with a pinion 20 mounted on the shaft 21 of the engine 22, so that power transmitted from the pinion 2O to the gear 19 will also be transmitted to the sprockets 17 through the shaft 18. rIhe engine 22 may be of any suitable type and is preferably placed above the center sill 1 as illust-rated, and is operated by means of levers in the car 23, while-steam for the said engine may he taken from the locomotive not shown.

The cab 23 is provided with a seat and windows for the operator so that the progress of the track can be watched. Sill steps and grab irons are also provided for convenience.

On each side of the car, between the holsters and bunks are placed gang planks 25 for convenience in handling the ties and rails.

26 represents a box for tools, spikes, bolts and fish plates which is conveniently located below the center sill between the intermediate hunks. A coupler 27 fitted with yoke, springs, follower plates and cheek plates is placed at the rear end of the car.

The operation of the improved track laying car will be clear from the foregoing, but may be briefly summarized as follows: The locomotive not shown, is coupled directly to the car so that steam may he easily supplied to the engine 22. The operator seated in the cab 23 controls the engine by means of the usual levers connected to the throttle valve and to the reversing link. The car having heen loaded with ties 30 and rails not shown, spikes, bolts, fish plates and all necessarytools is placed with the forward truck close to the end of the track 31, when the engine Q2 is started so that the upper run of the transfer chain 1G will move in a forward direction. 'Iies 30 are then rolled on to the chain and are carried forward by it as indicated in F ig. 2, when they will be dropped on the ground and then distributed along the track by the men. Then sufficient ties have been thus delivered the engine 22 is stopped. During this time one man on the gang plank 25 turns a rail and thus rolls it over onto the conical rollers 6. He then pulls it forward and when the center of the rail passes over the roller 6 on the body holsters 3 it overhalances, so that its forward end will drop on the hunk 8 at the forward end of the car and contact with the long roll 7. A continued pulling forward of the rail will cause its forward end to stop on the ties already on the ground, while its rear end is elevated and ust beyond the end of the track 31. The locomotive then pulls the car hack, allowing the rail to roll on the roller 7 and finally drop it on the ties. The coarse screw thread on the roller 7 moves the rail toward the center of the track so that only a little handling is required to brine' the rail in position where it may he spiked down and the fish plates bolted on. When this is accomplished the car is again run forward and a length of rail on the other side is laid in the same manner. In actual tests this car when operated hy eleven men, four lengths of rail, or sixty feet of track have been laid in twenty minutes. In using this car to take up a track, the operation is the reverse of that ust described. That is to say, two men one on each side of the car stack the ties as high as they can while the transfer chain 16 brings them in from the end ofthe car where they have been placed by other men taking them from the track. The ties of course are placed a little higher than the upper run of the transfer chain so that the latter can pass under them without jamming. In order to accomplish this strips, not shown, are preferably placed on the I-heams 14 in order to raise the ties above t-he chain. A convenient device for accomplishing this purpose is found in short lengths of material hinged to the I-heams so that they may he dropped over the ends of the beams 13 when not in use for raising the ties.

It will he seen that the holsters overlie the track and extend a distance beyond the beams supporting the conveyer chain, and that therefore they furnish a convenient hed on which to stack rails, while the ties are located above the rails and in proximity to the conveyer chains. It will also be seen that since the center sill is depressed at its forward end the rails guided by the long rollers 7, as well as the ties are conveniently delivered to the proper positions for placing on the track.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction, as well as the arrangement of parts, without departing from the spirit of my invention and therefore I do not wish to he limited to the above disclosure except as may he requiredhy the claims.

What I claim is 1. In a track laying car provided with trucks the combination of holsters supported by said trucks; a center sill provided with a downwardly projecting end supported hy said holsters; a plurality of beams supported by said sill; conveyor chains supported by said beams; sprockets over which said chains pass; means to rotate said sprockets, and an additional holster located outside said trucks on lthe said downwardly projecting end of said sill, substantially as described.

2. In track laying car provided with trucks the combination of holsters supported hy said trucks; additional holsters located between said trucks; a center sill supported hy said holsters; truss rods extending hetween said sill and said additional holsters; a plurality of beams supported by said sill; conveyer chains supported by said beams; sprockets over which said chains pass; and means to rotate said sprockets, substantially as described.

3. In a track laying car provided with trucks the combination of holsters su )ported by said trucks; additional holsters located between said trucks; a center sill supported by said holsters; truss rods extending hetween said sill and said additional holsters; a plurality of beams supported by said sill; conveyor chains supported by said beams; sprockets over which said chains pass; means to rotate said sprockets; and rollers located on the ends of said holsters, substantially as described.

al.. In a track laying car provided with trucks, the combination of a center sill extending from end to end of the car; holsters located between said trucks and sill; additional holsters located beneath said sill hetween said trucks; a holster located outside said trucks near the end of said sill; a plurality of beams terminating short of said holsters and located above said sill; a conveyer carried by said beams; and rollers located on the ends of said holsters, substantially as described.

5. In a track laying car provided with trucks, the combination of a center sill extending from end to end of the car; and having a downwardly projecting forward end; holsters adapted to overhang the track located hetween said trucks and sill; additional holsters Vlocated beneath said sill between said trucks; a holster located outside said trucks near the downwardly projecting end of the said sill; a plurality of beams terminating short of said holsters and located above said sill ;I conveyer guides on said beams; a conveyer carried by said guides and beams; and rollers located on the ends of said holsters, substantially as described.

6. In a track laying car provided with trucks; the combination of a center sill eX- tending from end to end of the car; holsters located between said trucks and sill; additional bolsters located beneath said sill between said trucks; a bolster located outside said trucks near lthe end of said sill; a plurality of beams terminating short of said .holsters and located above said sill; a conveyer carried by said beams; rollers located on the ends of said holsters; an engine located on one end of said sill; connections between said engine and said conveyer; and means to couple said car to a locomotive, substantially as described. 7. In a track laying car provided with trucks the combination of a center sill eX- tending from end to end oi said car and having a downwardly projecting forward end; an engine located on the rear end of said sill; holsters projecting beyond the track located beneath said sill and above said trucks; additional holsters located between said trucks and beneath said sill g truss rods extendingbetween said sill and said additional bolsters; rollers located on the overhanging ends of said holsters; a plurality of beams terminating short of said bolster-s located above said sill; leaving a space on top or' said yholsters for the accommodation of rails; conveyer guides located beneath said beams; an endless conveyer running in said guides; sprockets over which said conveyer passes; connections between said sprockets and said engine; and a bolster provided with rollers on its ends located beneath the downwardly projecting forward end of said sill, substantially as described.

8. In a track laying car provided with trucks the combination of a center sill eX- tending from end to end of said car and having a downwardly projecting forward end; an engine located on the rear end of said sill; bolsters projecting beyond the track located beneath said sill and above said trucks; additional bolsters located between said trucks and beneath said sill; gang planks extending ybetween said holsters; truss rods extending between said sill and said additional holsters; posts between. saidy truss rods and additional holsters; rollers located on the overhanoinof ends of said holstersa alu# C D 3 rality of beams terminating short of' said bolsters located above said sill, leaving la space on top of said bolsters for the accommodation of rails; conveyer guides located on top of said beams; conveyer guides located beneath said beams; additional beams running longitudinally of the car located on the ends of said first mentioned beams outside of said guides; an endless conveyer running in said guides; sprockets over which said conveyer passes; connections between said sprockets and said engine; a. coupling carried by the eXtreme rear end of said sill ior connecting said car to a locomotive; and a bolster provided with rollers on its ends located beneath the downwardly projecting forward end of said sill, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof l afliX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

VVLLIAM ABNElt DARDEN. Witnesses:

F. F. Donnino, WHITFIELD CLARK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.