US1814969A - Amusement car - Google Patents

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July 14, 1931. H, p, SCHMEC'K 1,814,969

AMUSEMENT CAR Filed May 16. 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet lz, hag-42 0f 6, 9 199199279 July 14, 1931. H p SCHMECK 1,814,969

AMUSEMENT CAR Filed May l6. 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 July 14, 1931. H. P. SCHMECK AMUSEMENT CAR 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed May 16. 1930 Patented July 14, 193i UNITED STATES HERBERT P. SGHMECK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AMUSEMENT one Application filed May 16, 1930. Serial No. 452,965.

This invention relates to amusement cars such as employed in scenic railways and the like, and more particularly to the method of mounting the car upon the supporting wheels 5 thereof. j

An important object of the invention is to provide a supporting wheel mounting for vehicles of this class so constructed that maintenance of the wheels in engagement with 10 the track may be assured. It is well known to those familiar with the art, in scenic railways and in similar structures due to the curvature of the tracks at the high speed at which the vehicles are traveling it is neces- 15 sary to provide high banks at the curves.

This banking results in a twisting of the tracks which, with the ordinary amusement car construction, causes one of the wheels of the car to leave the track.

'A further and more specific object of the invention is the provision of a structure of this character which may be readily incorporated in the vehicle structure without any extensive modification thereof, which will be durable and efficient in'service and a general improvement in the art.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in'the accompanying drawings wherein, for the purpose of illustration, I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein: I

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a wheel mounting constructed in accordance withmy invention, taken on line 11 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to that of Fig. 1, illustrating a modified structure and taken on line 33 of. Fig. ft;

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4.4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 illustrates a further. modification and is a section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 illustrates a further modification, the section being taken on line 77 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 8 is a section on line 88 of Fig. 7; Fig. 9'is a fragmentary inner face View of a modified type of wheel aligning device; and

Fig. 10 is an end view thereof.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 generally designates the car body which, in accordance with my invention, includes cross beams 11 arranged adjacent opposite ends thereof. At each side of the car body the beams 11 are connected by inner and outer longitudinallyextending beams 12 and 13, the space between the inner and outer beams being preferably H capped at its upper end, as indicated at 14,

this cap serving as a running-board. At the approxnnate center of the car, the beams 12 and 13 at one side of the car have fixed therein opposite ends of a pivot shaft 15 illustrated in the present instance as mounted in bushings 16 in the beam, which are movable upon removal of the securing bolts 17 for the shaft. Disposed against the inner and outer beams 12 and 13, and more particularly against adjacent faces thereof, and

mounted upon the pivot shaft 15 are inner and outer wheel truck elements 18 and 19 connected for simultaneous movement. In

Figs. 1 and 2 the frame elements 18 and 19 h ends, the inner frame element has depending portions 23, the lower ends of which are out- M turned as at 24 to extend beneath the holddown rib 25 of a track structure 26 upon which the car is operated. Secured between the side members, and in the present instance directly to the web 20, are the pivot shafts 27 for supporting wheels 28. In the form shown ini'Figs. 1 and 2, wheels 28 are of the flanged type and engage not only the upper surface of the rail, butthe inner face thereof, so that they serve to prevent side motion of the car. It will be obvious that with the wheels atone side of the car, mounted in the manner above described, and the wheels at the opposite side thereof fixed, compensation is had for any unevenness of the tracks and the wheels are permitted to remain in engagement with the tracks at all times. A solid support is thus provided for the vehicle at all times and many of the unevennesses in operation, to which such vehicles are subject, are removed.

Instead of employing the type of wheels at d n i 1. 2. th e la mh qh employed in Figs. and 4 may be provided. In this construction the wheels 28--a are unfianged, and simply rest .on the upper S111:- face of the track and the depending portions 23 are modified to provide recesses 23-06 receiving side thrust rollers 29 which engage the inner faces of the tracks to prevent sidesway, The structure illustrated in these ligures is further modified in that instead .of extending the web 20 from end to end of the side members, the side members are connected only by short sections of web 20a dis.- posed at opposite ends thereof.

i In the structure of Figs. 5 and 6 the members are connected by the short webs 2Q.a at opposite ends thereof and at their centers are notched in their upper surface with arcuate notches 3O co-acting with a transversely-extending arcuately curved pivot plate 31 To the pivot plate 31, and to the longitudinal members 1 2 and 13., is secured a second pivot plate 32 extending beneath the side members of the frame and having its upper surface curved with aboutthe same axisof curvature as the lower face ofplateBl. The central portions of the side members of the truck frame are connected by a Web 33 at their lower edges, which web has its lower surface conveXly curved to coast with the curved upperface of the plate This construction provides a modification of the pivot arrangement illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 i ls si e- I Figs- 5 an 6 h Wheel and traek rr ge t Qt F s d 2 is employed.

In Figs. 7 and 8, the structure of Figs. 5 and 6 modified by the use of the wheel mounting of Figs. 3 and at.

In Fie 9 and 10 I ave es d a mo ligation of the structure of the out-turned Perheh I t e fig es th s turned portions are illustrated as consisting of rollers 24-,a carried by the lower ends of the depending portions.

It will be obvious that in each of the structures hereinbefore set forth the wheels of the car may remain in engagement with the tracks without regard to inequalities thereof, or to twists resulting in'banking, and that at the same time structures are proi ed h c il pre e t ny ac dental pe at n of the car f om e track A As the construction illustrated is obvious: ly capable of a considerable range of change modification without in any manner departing from the spirit of my invention, I

do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

1. In an amusement car, a frame, a pair of longitudinally-spaced supporting wheels arranged at one side of the frame and rigidly connected thereto, a longitudinally extending beam p o el y hemmed to the rame at the opposite side thereof and a pair of supporting wheels carried by opposite ends of said beam.

2. In an amusement car, a frame, a pair of longitudinally-spaced supporting wheels arranged at one side of the frame and rigidly connected thereto, a longitudinally-extending beam pivotal'ly connected to the frame at the .opposite side th ee a p rof s ppor i h els carried by ppos te 61 91. sa d e m and guides in which oppo e en s Of the b am perate for pr e ing t an rse dis: placement of said ends.

In a sem n ar, a frame, a Pa r of longitudinally-'spaced supporting Wheels arranged at one side ,of the frame and rigidly connected thereto, a longitudinallysextending be m v-et l y ne d t he fr me at the pos t d t er o a p 9 uppo t n Wh e a r d byQPn t-e end o d beam and means at opposite ends pf th beam for e a t en th t c el m nt-s to Pre ent sep rat on of the he ls ca ie by he eam item t tra k 4 In a mus menta me. a pa r of lehg thrli al y p ed s pp i g h els ranged at one side of the frame and rigidly eo hect d th reto, a l nsi udina y extendi be m pi t y o ected o he f me a the apposite s de th r of, a Pair of suppo tin he l carri by Oppo e hf a b m and means associated with each wheel for preent ng sepa ion Of th h m a tr ck with which it is engaged.

5- In n muse e ppara s, a ar e adyi s a fr me, a s pp t ng t c ur fo he ear; nc u ng a P r f mi e, a pa r at Wh el fixe to t fra e t engage one f said rails, a beam pivoted to the frame inter.- hled te its end ha ng at i d he to age the o h t ls an Q- t n means were e as am i n pphsite ends of the beam for limiting tilting move m n s f t e e m th ela i n t th a l- 6. In an amusement car, a frame, a pair of Supp i Whee Xed t he am a d adapted to engaged with a track, a beam having a pair of wheels at opposite ends thereof for engagement with a track, a pivot element carried by the frame and including similarly curved spaced seats between which the beam extends, a socket in one face of the beam for reception of one of said seats and an arcuately curved wear plate on the opposite face of the beam for engagement with h o r of aid s a e I 7. In an amusement car, a frame, a pair of brackets rigidly secured to the frame, a beam pivoted to the frame, a bracket upon each end of the beam and a supporting Wheel mounted in each bracket and adapted to engage a track, the brackets aifixed t0 the frame being disposed at a common side of the frame, the beam extending longitudinally of the frame and being disposed at the opposite side thereof.

HERBERT P. SGHMECK.

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