US1637817A

US1637817A - Concrete railway car

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Publication number: US1637817A
Application number: US260434A
Authority: US
Inventors: Arthur C Griewank
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1918-10-31
Filing date: 1918-10-31
Publication date: 1927-08-02
Anticipated expiration: 1944-08-02

Description

Aug. 2, 1927.

A. c. GRlEwANK CONCRETE RAILWAY CAR Filed Oct. 5l,` 1918 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Au 2 l 2 g 9 7 A. c. GRIEWANK CONCRETE RAILWAY CAR -4 sheets-sheet 5 Filed 00%,. 31, 1918 strains and stresses to which suclicar Application n'le October '31,?

Y The Aobject of the present invention? to provide a novel constructionV of Carbody, especially `for :railway cars and more 'pari ticularly for freight cars, which', While 'made of material inucli cheaper than those' pres-r ent; used, will be fable to withstand the shocks,

are ordinarily subjected. i i

In the accompanying drawing, `Figure is"l a-'side View of a reinforced concrete reigljit car constructed in accordance":Withiiny` in# Vention; Figure Q is av transverse 'sectional viewof the saine on the line 2"-'2rof`Figure 1; F igu'res, 4, 5, aresiinilarviews of iiiodi-r` f lied forms of the car; Figure tris'-ajpartialv longitudinal section of the saine; onfthe line i 6+6 of Figure 2; Figiire 7'is anjend view thereof; Figure 8 is an enlarged broken `side vie'wofa portion of thecar; Figure@ is a' Vpartial cross-sectional View thereof, also enlarged onthe line 9--9 of Figure 8; Figiirel` 10 is a 1similar View taken 4ontlie line 104410,

of Figure 8; Figure 11 "isla broken plan `View offa'portion ofthecar; Figure 12 is'afverti-f cal section of a portionof'afat carsliowing a glrder and loor andfreinforcenient therel, in; Figure '13 is ardetailVerticallsectional ViewV showing the' protectorsfffor" the fiati stake sockets; Figure 14islanc enlarged Ve'rti'- cal longitudinal section offa portion'of 7afoar A showing a girder4 in sideeleiation;*Figure 15 is a horizontal sectional viewpn the line 15-.15 of Figure 414, -of one"halt'ot"4 an end portion ofthe Cary-Figure 16 is a partial vertical'cross-section of said end on the line 16-16`0f lFigure 14|Figure17-isa partial verticalacross-section of the 'car on the line 17V-A17 of 'Figure 14d; FigurelS is an elenation of an end beam, showing its free board and 'cliaing iron for the coupler; Figure 19 l is a horizontal section lthrough an lend of the cial-*showing in detail tliedraft rigging; Figiiiie 20i'sja vertical'secftion of "th I` saine on an enlarged vertical sectionfon the'I line 21%21 of Figure 16 {Figui-'e T22 is f a, IVertical he 1in@ leistet neu 'Seriifnqfaefilii' tendingl f transrersel" girdei x'7 girdfci s `slioiirii Figure. 15, said -girders and 'bolster having at their 'coniinoncenterfaj t'lie'king pin?. The top' Eeach.

der i y iat-vt' 'concrte a mdf formed integral with Isaia:

holsters 'f are preferably of jgreater "depth or thecentralport-ion ofthe tlonbutwhere, as

shown in Figures 3,14*,gir-ders'dependfroni 'tl'i'ef "marginal, portion of i-the" floor, said i @new 1,7 ,halt-hoi h,las shown in F ignreothey may s"oli(l.A shown" Figures 6, 14, the

` girdeijs and. are 'formed in iot only with 'eachother butwith suitable material) v"said sidesi'ande'iids' being preferably:oi'panel-shaped'form in order to Areduce tlieU'iveight in proportionl to. the strengtli. @The thicker portions',` 14 v,of ythe 'tWooavitiesQ ex Zontallyv therein, yTliefconcrete =`r are' otunit'oiin .depth or@thi"oki'iesslA hegirde'ig'for girdefrs, if ino'reltliaii. used,fandthebolstersv lare preferabl)F7 i li'ow'njgiir"Figures-2,13;4, 6,16, i

sides .ends actas postslf Theoorlis also strengthened by i crlossufbeai'n's' `integra/l therewith' a'nd I which are {also}v4 preferably liollou'f-as'jclearly SliOWniiiFiguresG, 14.

parte@ of 'the app aratiisfriiihicli are hereinafter around fliollod" oriifisl olf the `vshapes of the lightslieet 'ni'ateriL and which are secured inV p'roperplace in the main' lforin's'by means oft very thin Wires or rods, or by. 'ro'dsW-itl'i pp e. sl eeyesf around the rods 'and vspacing the niemand' innerffornis. l

'lYliei'e 'a'.'girdei-.or otherelement is, i tionedfin the claims'V as beingfliollow, it

understood thatV the ycavity in the ginder or other element`4 is closed; This' construction gngige? light- 1re em-11e 1ere-Hete 9. A reinforced concrete car body having a hollow bolster formed integral therewith.

10. A concrete car body having a girder and bolster formed integral therewith.

11. A concrete railway car having a bolster, girders, a floor, and cross beams connecting the bolster with the floor through the girders, all of said elements being integral with each other.

12. A concrete railway car having a bolster, girders, a floor, and hollow cross beams connecting the bolster with the floor through the girders, all of said elements being inf tegral with each other. y

13. A reinforced concrete car formed integral wit-h a bolster therefor, said bolster having a plurality of longitudinally extending cavities therein.

14. A car body formed of concrete having therein reinforcing bars in three series, one extending longitudinally of the car and two extending obliquely thereto symmetrically with regard to the longitudinally extending bars.

15. A car body formed of concrete having therein reinforcing bars in three series,one extending longitudinally of the car and two extending obllquely Vthereto symmetrically with regard to the longitudinally extending bars, the parts of said reinforcing bars nearest to each other beingsecured together.

16. A car body having a floor and sides and formed of concrete and having two series in the floor of the of bars extending obliqueliy d ie respective s1 es car and extending into t thereof.

17. A -car body having a {ioor and sides and formed of concrete and having two series of bars extending obliquely in the floor of the car and extended into the respective sides thereof and secured together at their points which are nearest to each other.

18. A car body construction comprising a frame consisting of longitudinal sills and transverse bolsters of reinforced concrete, and a floor carried by said frame, said floor also being constructed of reinforced concrete.

19. A concrete car, comprising sides of concrete and a metallic wearing member on the upper edge of said walls and secured thereto.

20. A concrete car having a metallic wearing member secured on its free edges.

21. A concrete railway car with walls and floor, and, thereunder, cross beams project- V'ing beyond the edges of theiloor and on the outside of said walls and integral with said cross beams, vertical posts; and on the top of said posts and walls, a longitudinal beam, all of the above parts being of concrete and alll adjoining parts integral with each other.

22. A concrete car with longitudinal girder of variable cross-section.

23. In combination with a concrete body of a car, a concrete underframe with a girder with an enlarged portion at the bottom of same.

24. In a railway car a concrete body with concrete ends with posts stiffening said ends.

25. A car comprising a selfsustaining reinforced concrete bodyportion mounted on trucks, a hollow central longitudinal girder under said body portion and draw bar connections to said central Alongitudinal girder and means for connecting the car'body to the trucks. V

26. A car with a reinforced concrete body with cross beams of concrete and a hollow girder and hollow bolsters.

ARTHUR o. GBIEWANK.