US1765854A - Wing post and carriage structure for railroad spreaders - Google Patents

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June 24, 1930.

V. G. TELLIS WING POST AND CARRIAGE STRUCTURE FOR RAILROAD SPREADERS Filed OCL. 14, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1V VI June 24, 1930. v. G. TELLls 1,765,854

WING POST AND CARRIAGE STRUCTU'RE FOR RAILROAD SPREADERS vPatented JuneZl, 1930 vsnvoLone; rnilrlrsonssr cHicAGognNniANA,'Assienonzno',o. r. trennen com;

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" This invention' relatestp 4\ifm/provennents iny Wing 'post and carriage" structuresy forl rail-I road; spreaders Aand it consistsiIl lthe naat-ters hereinafter deseribedandinore particularly.

pointed ontinthe-appendedclaims.` Railroad spreaders as nowemployed'for Spreading ballastand" similar i operations along a road bed., includea-car; to travel on the rails, :and a main Spreader lWing'y 'oper-y atively connected td thev cary at:'each:sidethereey of` through 'the yigerifgy ofw` suitable posts` at thefsidejof thecar.; j-'llhe inner end. of feach wing as Well ias its bracebyy-swhich it maybe brought in differenti'verticalgangular posi-A V i tions,Ak are Fconnectedgaohinge fblocks yin turn fixed to `f an carriage llaying;y a sliding guided bearing ,linxY said post.f-f ,if Such ,-{agstructure 1n order to withstand; that enormous 'stran[im posed u'pon'ft in usefmnstfbe extremely/strong andfrigid and thep'artsithereof imnstlbefso correlated and iarrangedgzthatqthe .Wing block Ihay be readilyy raised yand, qlowerfd, 111.7the postwithont a binding actionof'the c* rriage inatheipost.

.f 4The primary' obj ect 1 Q li'hesin ention is to providea* strong and i rigid post vand.h1/nge block'carriagestructure:for'railroadp spread-L ers` wherein the carrageginayfhave a vfree sliiilingl guided nio'vementiin; he ,postawthout bindingzthereinr; ff g l A further 'object'.of th y, nvfe'ntionisfto provideiafstructurer fk theskindf' Whichgniay be readily `assenibled', andrwhenrvassembl'ed is thereof, will niore 'fiilly ajopearlV as proceed with'fmyspecicdatio 1f In" the drawings :1

*road spreader embodying the :p refefred? forin of A'Wing `post vcarriage;:structure:inade in accordance with my'inwentijnJ f' y.

Fig. 2 'fis' a vertical j sectional view onfan Y enlarged scale,jas*taken' onztheflinei2+21 of temere clearly showt Eiggl, -'fpartsf thereof' beirfg..y Iblicken away interior/construction thereof.

a further renlarged scale as takenonwther line, 3-3 ofFig.2. v. .l I

,Fig, 4 is a vdetailhorizontal sectional view; as taken onthe line 4-4 of Fig. 3. .l Vf ".ligsu and 6 are detailhorizontal sectional Views on still a' further enlarged Yscale ,as takenfon the lines 5-5 yand 6j-6 respectively,V` o fFigrjS., f l

Referring nwideailtotha embodiment' ofthe invention illustrated in the accompaly road: spreaderin the. form of a ncar .ha/ving wheels y3.01:' the car being shown in this 'instance in dotted lines in Fig. l,.- The car has,

a deck ,4 ysecured to the side andr center' sills 5 Q f the under framewhichin turn ismcnnted at its endsinany suitable manner upon vthe f trucks which include the wheels before inentioned. Atv the front end ofthe car is a VAV;

shaped plow or @spreader 6,' for spreading laterally, ballast Vmaterial previously, dumpev between the rails. f."

, A Y"suitable `distance tothe rear ofthe front plow orspreader and on'l each sideof the carisfan v,upright post or column 7 and an associated main Spreadervwing 8. lisfthev structure on each slde oft-he Car is the saine onlyv those parts on one'side thereofare herein illustrated and will be herein-described.: The post comprises a pair of longitudinally` spaced,uprightangle lbars 9 and v10 lrespeef, tively,fwith one set rof flanges VQaflOFeX-`v tending laterally lfrom, the Qc'arand with the tudinally ofthegcar and each-facing toward Yothersetof flanges 91).-l0"Lezitendinglongily y' Y opposite ends of the car. y[The flanges`9-,-10Py `of the 'angle bars are rsecured for a suitable;

lengthaat' theirbottomjends ,tol av platef l1 having Yatopend engagement withthe asso ciatedside sill 5 of the-under frame. of the carlsgSaidrplate is othervfvise-suitablyl secured 5 to said sidev sill to depend a substantial dis-g tanceb'elowthe sill, as best's'hown inFig. 2.k Thet'op-ends ofsai'd vangle bars extend al slibstantial '.idistance above the f car., deck and bridging andrco'nnecting; the feXtrenie .re-

specti've top and bottom Aends of `the flanges 9and 10EL are Ueshaped brackets i12- 12, said brackets preventing said flange ends from spreading apart. YThe topends of both angle Vbars on one side of the car are connected to Vthe like ends of the angle bars on the other side of the car bya cross beam 13 secured to v"said Vangle bars by suitable gusset plates 174;

On therea'rhor ini-ierside ofy each post are pairs ofV longitudinally spacedY apertured.

angles All the purpesepf which Will'appear latein@ Tlie'fllanges .ece-L49? and l'Olf-elftlb of each anglefbar are braced at suitable in trvals threeehent .their length by .eee-1er brackets or stiffener blocks 16 Which prevent the angular displacementlof said flanges .and on the opposed inner face'of each flange 9211-1()a of saidangle bars are Vsecured VguideV lrails 17 of a 'preferably rectangu,lar n'cross sectionf'Saidv rails 'entend rorn4 the t'p to the bottom efsai'dflan'ges andare secured in place by rivets 19, `(fsee Fig. 5), -some ofvvhich are soy 'disposed as to passV through portions lci? the 'angle bra'cketsjor' blocks 16'.VAVV The-top ends of veach angle bar 9and l0 are-further;

" .ahmed by diagnal'stmts 49.0;20 nomine n side sillsas bes'tgshowniii' '1; The'parts vherein above described arev 'sogcorrelatcdjand connected together to' fp'rovi'de a; 4streng `and rigidfpost structure which 'is thoroughly braced in 4all directions to withstand 4turalconnecting member 24.- The colifi'ne'ct-V infgV member v2 4 '(see Fig. 4) which is for a subjected in use:

Y 'e vertic'aiiyisiidabie in eachpoa Vis anleip'n- Ygated*hinge Ablock''sLip'p'o'rting member v2l comprising to'paiid bottoni rcller carriages 22 andf 23 respectivelyfand a built up's'tiuc- Y rectangular tubular formationfincrosssection, comprises front and rearplates1251-25,4 spaceda suitable distance Japa-'itt by side 'chan- Y nels 26;26, the-flanges'l26of 'e-l'ii'cli tace Aoutwardly from each ether, and said 'flanges Y are riveted"orfotlierivise Vs ecuredlto thelate'ral margins of Vsaid front andriear plates.V

`Tjlie rellencarriagesy `22 aind23 are so sub-A stantially alike, :that a detail. description of one A'Will sullice for both, l-ikefreference {numeralsfindicating `like parts or elements@ The top rellerearriage 'is in'the formfof anelon Y gated, hol-IOW, rectangular casting von :the Y side Walls ef 'which are integr'allaterallyfer:-

tending pairspftcp, bottoinand intermediate angleplike lugs 27 -28 and 29 respectively, seeFig;` 2; At th'erto'pend near the botf 'tdinend'ofs'afid casting, on the Lfront'andrea'r sides thereof are .formed pairsrgo'f Vsuitable e'ar's which 'shafts Y'are se curedfand 'iournalled on'e'afch sh'aftris aV roller V- Y 32 each adapted to have arolling engagement 4upon :the innefaceof an associatedguide the pairs iefjbettcm ears beingv arranged abeve4 the]btt'oin *transverse shafts vand* the pairs oftop'fears being arrangedbe'low the top transverse shafts 3l all as best shown in Figs. 2, 3, V5 and 6. VFixed inV said ears 33 arerpairs Vofy transversely extendingV `shafts 34e-3i on the ends of which are journalled' rollers 35 adapted for a rolling engagement l onthe-ront and rear sides ofthe guiderails l7.---The top end ef the bottom casting23 and .the bottom end of the top casting 22 are each termed to provide:arectangular tubiilar. extension 2351i 'and 22%, respectively which extend into and are suitabl'yfixedin the bOt`V .tom @indien ends' ,resretivelyvf the' nterf mediatebuilt up structural'iiiember 24 before described. vItV is apparentfrom the forego ing description that the castings 22 and 23 and Vthe intermediate member 24130 yal-nell they are connected, have'a three side, antiy friction engagement With Vthe Yguide rails in the'post and cannot( so tvvist as to bind therein but Will always run freer-in a guide'dpath of movement.

Fixed to the naar. famillie beapm feuercastingfQS is a bracket With two vertically I spaced, laterally entendingaperturedlears 38 Y and" associated therewith is a hinge plate 39Vv having top,1bottom4 and intermediate Vvaper-` tured ears 40 toengagethe 'ea-m88. Saidiea'frs are adapted to receive between them, theears 38 of the bracketBXZ-and a pine'l entends` through fall -ef said'fe'ars so th'atrthehingef plate Vniay swing about a vertical axis. TheV hinge plate embraces opposite sides of the in# fn'er" end ofthe m'ain'spr'eader 8 and ay horizontally"disposed;pin-42 :passes through i 'y said plate fandasseciated fend of the spreader angu'la'rpositions. 1A second .pin 43 'passes Y Y Y 100 Wingto provide the pivotal axis about 'Which the Wing'inay be swunginto ditlferent vertical.

throughsaid hinge plate above thepfin 42, vand also passes through 4an arcuate slot 4e in the inner end of the spreader lWing to4 coact with the hinge-.pin '42,1 said-'slot beingv sho-Wn in dottedlinesinFigl. j

l Fixed to the-ifroiitlfa'ce olthetop reller can;r riageis a bracket similar tothe 'braeket 37'.

Said bracket/e5 has two yert'icallysp'aced 'ears '46 to coac'twithe'ars 4:7of a-secondfloraclnet 48,'a vertically'arranged pin 41:9, inv line with the Vpin 41 .providing a 'pivotal cnnetion "be: tween said brackets. indicates asa Whole,

the telescepic ya'(zti'iating member havingafstem 5l `pivoted at 51E to fthe nain Spreader Wing end er the other of the-cylinder, the vpiston rod Vis projecteelbr' retracted 'tof'swin'g the main spreaderY Wing downwardl Vly about the pin 42 as an axis. y v r .V Secured to therearside ofthe fQp :relier 4'Ihe cylinder 60 has a plurality of inner and outer vertically spaced lugs K-60h, the outer lugsGOa of the cylinder being engaged with the rear surfacesof the flangesQb-'IODv of the post members 9r and 10 and being riveted' or otherwise secured thereto while the inner lugs 60h are engaged with and securedto similar lugs on that cylinder 60 associated with' the wing structure on the other yside of the car. Thus the cylinders are `not only secured together but to the wing posts whereby a musure is admitted into the cylinder fromy one end or the other, the pistonascends or des scends therein and throughthe pistonrod 58 and bracket 57 causes a like 'movement ofthe roller carriages-within the post. .The bracket 57 is arranged betweenthe pair of vapertured angles 15v and a pin 61 is inserted/through aligned apertures in said plate andv upon which the bracket 57 may engage andbe'sup'- ported thereby. As the roller carriages are thus moved upor down in the post a similar movement is of course imparted to the'spread-v er wing.A y

My improved post construction is strong and rigid and the roller carriages are guided rfor a free-movement and connot so twist out of shape'as to bind in the'post. v

a wing supportingvmember positioned be-l tween said `post members and includingrollers engaging three sides of each lguide rail.

2,. In vcombination with a, car, an upright post at one sidev of the car and embodying therein, a pair of spaced post members including flanges arranged` at a right, angle to the car, opposed guiderails fixed tosaid flanges, a wing supporting member posi-` tioned between said'flanges, a plurality of shafts varranged at a right angle 'to each other I `in said wing supporting member and rollers on said shaft andengaged with three sides of each guide rail.

3. In combination withacar'havingside sills, a post arranged at one side of the car and projecting aboveandrbelow one ofsaidl side sills, said post including a pair of spaced structural members, eachhaving a flange ar` ranged at al right angleto said side-sill, a plate interposed between the side sill and said pair I ofstructural members and extending-down to the bottom ends thereof and fixed to said sill and structural members respectively,brack ets connecting lthe respective top and bottom ends of the fianges of said structural members together, outwardly and downwardly extending braces connecting the top ends of said members to `said side sills and opposed guide rails on the inner faces of said angesof said v structural members. 80

4C. A postl for, Vthe purpose described Vembodying therein a pair of spaced parallel bar members, each including right angle flanges, with two of the flanges arranged in the same plane` and facing outwardly from each other, stiffener' blocks, secured to the right angle flanges of each bar member, at points spaced throughout the length thereof, opposite guide railsone fixed to each of the other flanges of said bar members and means` connecting the respective top ends and the respective bottom ends of the last mentioned flanges together. p l

5. A post for the purpose described `embodying therein a pair of spaced parallel bar members, each including right angle flanges, with two of the flanges arranged in thesame 'plane and facing outwardly from each other,

stiffenerblocks engaged at their ends withy the respective anges lof said barl members, y rivets securing said guide railsto said flanges, some of which rivets'pass through parts of said stiifener blocks and likewise secure the same to said last mentioned flanges and means connecting the respective top ends and the ref spective bottom ends of said last mentioned y flangesV together. I .I f Y 6. vA 'wing supporting member forv a railroad spreader embodying therein, an elon-f' gatedv rectangular tubular member, ai roller carriage atfeach end of said tubular member having an extension arranged within and se curedtothe respective end of said tubular member, a plurality ofshafts arranged in Y pairs extending at a right angle to each other in e'cah roller carriage and rollers on said shafts. s. .l

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto setl v my hand, this 8th dayofOctober, 1926. VSEVOLOD G. TELLIS.

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