US1894721A

US1894721A - Railway car

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Publication number: US1894721A
Application number: US556434A
Authority: US
Inventors: William E Wine
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-08-11
Filing date: 1931-08-11
Publication date: 1933-01-17
Anticipated expiration: 1950-01-17

Description

2 Sheets-Shet l INVENTOR w. E. WINE RAILWAY CAR Filed Aug. 11, 1931 Jan. 17, 1933.

flyATTORNEYs w w m U o o o o o uHlhHH UHIIHH U I HHHI I I I h HH l l l -HH H H HAW 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR BY zdszm 5., ATTORNEYS Jan. 17, 1933. w. E. WINE RAILWAY CAR Filed Aug. 11. 1931 1 iiiwz hi my Patented Jan. 17, 1933 UNITED STATES WILLIAM E. WINE, F TDLEDO, OHIO RAILWAY CAR Application filed August 11, 1931. Serial No. 556,434.

My invention relates to railway cars and more particularly to new and improved means for strengthening and bracing the sides of freight cars of various types. The

principal object of the invention is to provide strong and efficient side wall bracing members of such a shape and form as to afford a maximum distance between those on one side of the car and those on the opposite side to enable unloading devices such as clam shell buckets and the like to be moved freely longitudinally within the car.

A primary feature of the invention consists in providing the side wall of the car with a strengthening member having a side stake portion and a brace portion, said portions being rigidly connected by a plurality of members disposed intermediate the ends of the brace portion.

Another feature of the invention consists in integrally connecting the side stake and brace portions of the side wall strengthening member by a plurality of angularly disposed members one of which extends upwardly from adjacent the lower end of the side stake portion.

A further feature of the invention con sists in providing the car with a side stake and brace member which extends downward 39 ly and inwardly from the upper end of the side stake, the side stake and brace being integrally connected by a plurality of members one of which extends at an oblique angle to the side stake and the other of which extends at a substantially right angle thereto.

A still further feature of the invention consists in integrally connecting the side stake and brace by a plurality of vertically spaced members, the portion of the brace between said members extending at an angle to the respective portions of the brace between the ends thereof and said members.

()ther and more specific features of the invention residing in advantageous forms, combinations and relations of parts will hereinafter appear and be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention Figure 1 is a transverse vertical sectional view of apor- 59 tion of a railway hopper car.

Figure- 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 22, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the combined side stake and brace.

Figure 4 is an end view of the construction illustrated in Figure 3 as viewed from the left hand side of that figure.

Figure 5 is an end elevational view of the construction illustrated in Figure 3 as viewed from the right hand side of that figure.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the construction illustrated in Figure 3.

Figures 7, 8, 9, 10 are respectively enlarged detail sectional views taken on lines 77, 88, 99, and1010 of Figure 3.

lVhile the car chosen for purposes of illustrating the invention is of the hopper type it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the invention is applicable to railway cars of other types.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 indicates the center sills of the car and 2, a cross bearer which may conveniently extend from one side of the car to the other above the center sill. The cross bearer may be of any desired form, but the one chosen for purposes of illustration is of channel shape having a substantially vertical web 3 and upper and lower flanges 4 and 5 respectively. As the car is of hopper type it is provided with inclined floor sheets 6, which diverge downwardly on opposite sides of the cross bearer. The side walls of the car preferably comprise side sheets 7 which are secured at their upper ends to top rails 8 and at their lower ends to side sills 9. As the car if of the type known as a maximum width car the upper portions of the side sheets incline upwardly as at 10 but terminate in substantially vertical portions 11 for attachment to a depending flange 12 of the adjacent top rail. The side sills 9 of the car are of a well known type involving an inclined web portion 13 and substantially vertical top and bottom flanges 14 and 15 respectively. As may be observed from Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, the outer edges of the floor sheets 6 are flanged upwardly for attachment to adjacent portions of the side sheets 7 and side sills 9.

Disposed within the car adjacent the opposits ends of the cross bearer are the side wall strengthening members each of which involve a side stake portion 16 and a brace portion 17. The side stake portion of substantially T-shape having a flange 18 rigidly secured by rivets 19 to the adjacent side sheet and an inwardly extending stem 20. At its upper end the flange of the side stake portion inclines inwardly as at 21 to conform to the inclined portion 10 of the side sheet and it terminates in a substantially vertical portion 22 for attachment to the inner face of the depending flange 12 of the adjacent side top rail by rivets 23. At its lower end the flange 18 of the side stake conforms to the contour of the adjacent side sill for attachment thereto by rivets 24. Moreover, the inwardly projecting stem 20 of the side stake affords convenient means to which the adj a cent end of the cross bearer may be rigidly secured. i

The brace portion 17 which diverges downwardly with respect to the side stake portion 18 is formed integrally with and merges into the latter adjacent the upper end thereof. The brace is also of substantially T- shape in cross section having a flange 25 extending along its inner edge and a substantially vertical stem 26 projecting toward and lying in the same plane as the stem 20 of the side stake portion. Adjacent'the point of intersection of the side stake and brace portions the stems of these portions continue upwardly as one and in effect form a web 27 connecting the

flanges

18 and 25 and while the portion of the flange 18 adjacent this web is offset as pointed out above, the adjacent portion of the flange 25 extends upwardly in a preferably vertical direction. Adjacent the point of intersection of the side stake and brace portions their

flanges

18 and 25 respectively may advantageously be inte rally connected by substantially horizonta 1y extending ribs 28 disposed on opposite sides of the web 27.

Intermediate its extremities the brace portion is integrally connected to the side stake portion by a plurality of vertically spaced angularly disposed members 29 and 30. The member 29 is disposed above the member 30 and extends in a substantially horizontal direction normal to the side stake portion while the member 30 extends upwardly at an oblique angle from the side stake portion intersecting the latter adjacent its lower end and adjacent the adjoining end of the cross bearer. Each of these members may advantageously be of cruciform

configuration having flanges

31 and 32. The flanges 31 are disposed in vertical planes and form continuations of the

stems

20 and 26 of the side stake and brace portions. Flanges 82 of the while the flanges 32 of the member 30 are disposed in inclined planes and although they are integrally connected to flange 25 of the brace member they terminate short of the flange 18 of the side stake, merging into the stem of the latter.

If desired, the edges of the flanges 31 and the portions of the

stems

20 and 26 bounding the space between the members 29 and 30 may be formed with rigidifying beads or ribs 33. Moreover, the lower edge of the flange 33 of the member 30 and the free edge of the portion of the stem 26 which extends downwardly from the latter may also be formed with a rigidifying bead or rib 34.

The portions of the brace member between its upper end and the member 29, between the members 29 and 30 and between the member 30 and its lower end are respectively disposed at progressively increasing angles to the vertical. In other words the portion of the brace between the members 29 and 30 form a greater angle with the vertical than he portionof the brace between the upper end thereof and the member 29, while the portion of the brace between the lower end thereof and the member 30 forms a still greater angle with the vertical. In this manner the distance between corresponding portions of the braces disposed on opposite sides of the car are greater than would be the case if the braces extended in a straight line from one end to the other. t is to be observed that the members 29 and 30 in tersect the brace adjacent the point-s where it changes in, direction so as to more effectively tie the brace and side stake together and thereby produce an extremely rigid, construction.

At its lower end the brace is provided with an enlarged pad or foot portion 35 to afl'ord convenient means whereby it may be rigidly secured to the cross bearer. To provide the pad 35 with plane surfaces the flange 25 of the brace and the ribs 34 thereof terminate adjacent the upper portion of the pad.

From the foregoing it will be perceived that I have devised simple and yet rugged and eflicient means for strengthening the sides of railway cars, which means perform the function of a side stake and brace. Moreover, the general shape of the strengthening means is such as to provide a maximum distance between those on one side of the car and those on the other to permit free movement of unloading devices within the car.

I claim:

1. A railway car having side walls and strengthening means for said walls, each of said means comprising a side stake portion rigid with the adjacent side wall and a brace portion extending downwardly and inwardly from adjacent the upper end of the side stake portion, said portions being rigidly connected by a plurality of members disposed intermediate the ends of the brace portion.

2. A railway car having side walls and strengthening means for said side walls, each of said means comprising a side stake portion rigid with the adjacent side wall, a brace portion diverging downwardly from adjacent the upper end of the side stake portion, and a plurality of members intersecting the brace portion intermediate the ends of the latter for integrally connecting said brace portion to said side stake portion.

3. A railway car having side walls and strengthening means for said side walls, each of said means comprising a side stake portion rigid with the adjacent side wall, a brace portion diverging downwardly from adjacent the upper end of the side stake portion, and means intermediate the ends of said braceportion and extending at an angle thereto for integrally connecting the latter with the side stake, said last-named means comprising a plurality of members one of which intersects the side stake portion adjacent its lower end.

4:. A railway oar having side walls and strengthening means for said side walls, each of said means comprising a side stake portion rigid with the adjacent side wall, a brace portion diverging downwardly from adjacent the upper end of the side stake portion, and a plurality of members intermediate the ends of said brace portion and extending at an angle thereto for integrally connecting the latter to the side stake portion, one of said members extending at an oblique angle to the side stake portion and the other extending at a substantially right angle thereto.

5. A railway car having side walls and strengthening means for said side walls, each of said means comprising a side stake portion rigid with the adjacent side wall, a brace portion diverging downwardly from adjacent the upper end of the side stake portion, and a plurality of vertically spaced angularly disposed members integrally connecting said brace and side stake portion, one of said members extending upwardly from adjacent the lower end of the side stake portion and the other of said members being disposed intermediate the first named member and the upper ends of said portions and extending in a substantially horizontal direction.

6. In a railway car, the combination with the side walls thereof, of side stakes rigid with the side walls, each of said side stakes being provided with a downwardly and inwardly extending member for bracing the ad j acent side wall, and a plurality of vertically spaced members connecting each side stake and its associated brace, the portion of the brace between said members extending at an angle to the respective portions of the brace between the ends thereof and said members.

7. In a railway car, the combination with side walls respectively involving side sheets, top rails and side sills, of side stakes rigid with said side walls, a cross bearer rigidly secured to side stakes on opposite sides of the car, each of said side stakes being provided with a brace member extending downwardly and inwardly from adjacent the upper portion thereof, said stake and brace being integrally connected by a plurality of angularly disposed members and said brace being rigidly secured to the cross bearer.

8. In a railway car, the combination with side walls respectively involving side sheets, top rails and side sills, of side stakes rigid with said side walls, a cross bearer rigidly secured to side stakes on opposite sides of the car, and members for bracing the side walls extending downwardly from adjacent the upper ends of the respective side stakes, and a plurality of members disposed intermediate the ends of each brace for integrally connecting the latter to its associated side stake, one of said members extending upwardly from adjacent the neighboring end of the cross bearer.

9. In a railway car, the combination with side walls respectively involving side sheets, top rails and side sills, of side stakes rigid with said side walls, a cross bearer rigidly secured to side stakes on opposite sides of the car, each of said side stakes being provided with a member extending downwardly and inwardly from adjacent its upward end for bracing the adjacent side wall, and a plurality of vertically spaced angularly disposed members integrally connecting the brace and side stake, one of said members extending substantially normal to the side stake.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM E. WINE.