US2020425A - House car - Google Patents

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G. MADLAND l Nov. l2, 1935.

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HOUSE CAR Filed May 6, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 N MM M Cy AI77-)f Patented Nov. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT FFIQE 'I'his invention relates to' house cars.

In recent years construction of metallic house cars has made rapid strides forward and, in f act, hasl all but superseded the decadent wooden house cars. Even the latter, where they possess steel underframes, are being converted' to metallic cars as rapidly as possible. AThe all metal house car however, in consonance with its sturdy construction, designed Ior greater capacity than the old wooden cars,` thereby materially enhancing its revenue yield to the railroads. This increased capacity is uniformly obtained by increasing the distance between the side sills of the car underirame, thus providing a car of greater inside effective width and a consequent increase in the cubical capacity oi the car, The length of the car may also be increased but, in the main, increase inf ,capacity is secured by increasing the width oi the car. l Y

The greater distance between the side sills'thus required necessarily aiects the length of the body bolsters,cross bearers and cross ties. Hence, while a house car of greater capacity may thus be obtained, it obviously entails a substantial in'- crease in cost of construction The main object oi my invention, therefore, is directedto thelconstruction of metallic house cars having metallic side sills, metallic side plates, metallicrpostsv and metallic side wall sheathing whichy shallrb'e of the desired greater capacity, maintain the spacing between side sills of the displaced house cars, and eliminate the increased length of certain of the underframe members and the attendant increased cost of construction. t

In my preferred embodiment of the invention this main object is achieved by spacing the posts of the carside construction laterally outwardly oi the side sills a substantial distance. 'I'he lower` ends of the posts, which preferably extend down--y wardly below the tops of the side sills," are rigidly secured to the side sills by metallic members maintaining the posts the desired distancetirorm the sills and which, together withsaid posts and side sheathing secured to said posts, providenla sturdy, substantial side wall construction. The space thus providedbetween the posts and the side sills and between the sheathing andi the side sills may be closed by members extending from the posts andy sheathing to the side sills or approximately thereto and these members, by virtue of the rugged carside construction, are rer` lieved of any substantial stress carrying function except as they serve to strengthen the lower mar.

gin of the sheathing, thus maintainingrthefeif fectiveness of the sheathing as the web of the side wall girder.V The membersare preierably angular in section having anges secured to the posts and to the lower margintof the sheathing. The post securement 'eectively r supports the members which, as noted above, are freetofmse- 5 curement tothe side sills and serve as closure members and, additionally, to providelsupport for the floor boards extending beyond the 4side sills'.

Together with the main object noteduabov'e and other objects which will later appear, this in- 10 vention comprises the novel structure and combination ,of parts hereinafter described anduparticularly pointed out and dened in the appended daimo Y c `In the;accompanyin'g drawings :forming .part 15 of this specification: A l, e

.A Figure 1 is an elevation of substantially half 0I aside wall constructionuof a railway house car embodying the invention, parts thereoil being broken away `to accommodate the figure on the 20 sheet'lof drawings. y

Y Figure? 4is a detailed elevation showing thev construction around the lower portion of an inter mediateside post. i l

iure 3 is a vertical section taken on line3`3 25 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 isha horizontal section taken' ony lin'e [-4. of `Figure 2l 4 Figure is a view similar to Figure 2, showing a modiiiedform of the invention.

Figure 6 is ahorizontal section taken on line 6"-67` of Figure 5;* t l `Figure'? is a'vertical section taken on line ll-I of Figure 5.

Figure Sis a view similar to Figure 2, showing 35 a further modifled'form of the invention. y

e Figure 9i'sa horizontal section taken on line S-L-QWQ'Figure'B, and t Y Figure 10`is a Vertical section taken on line' I 0- I 0 of Figure l8. y e 40 Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to the form of the invention illustratediri Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, a showing is made in Figiure 1y of a portion'oi the side construction o'f a railway'hous'e car; including the side sill`o`f the 45 underframe and the roof ofthe' c'ar. It is tobe understood that the substantially'remaining half of the cars'ide construction will be the same as that illustrated in Figure 1 andthat the carside construction on the oppositeside of the car will agree 50 with the'carside construction shown in Figure 1 ofthe drawings;

There Vis shown in this figure ofthe drawings a side s ill Ioi substantially channelshape dis-` posed Vwith 'itsweb Il vertically and its flanges l2` 55 opening provided in the carside is indicated at I4, the rear vertical margin thereof being defined by means of a door post I5 secured at its lower margin to the side sill by means of angular clips I6 and II. A plurality of spaced intermediate side posts I8 are disposed between the door post I5 and the adjacent car end I9. The interval between the door post I5 and the car end is covered by means of metallic sheathing 29 which is preferably inthe form of a plurality of sheets overlapping at the intermediate posts and secured thereto as by means of rivets. The innermost sheet is similarly fastened to the door post I5, while the outermost sheet may be secured to the side iiange 2I of the car end.

The upper ends of the door and intermediate posts are secured to a side plate 22 to which the upper margin of the metallic sheathing 20 is also secured. A metallic roof, designated in its entirety by the numeral 23, is provided on the car.

In Figures 2, 3, and 4 of the drawings there is illustrated in greater particularity the construction of the railway house car at the lower portions of the intermediate posts. Each intermediate post I8 is preferably of Z-section disposed with its inner and outer flanges 24 and 25 in spaced substantially parallel relationship to the side sill I0 and its web 26 disposed substantially at ninety degrees to the side sill. Each of the intermediate posts I8, as -clearly illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings, is spaced a substantial distance outwardly of its corresponding side sill so that even though the spacing between the side sills of the house car is maintained, the same as for a car having an inside width of approximately 8 6, an increased width of car and a corresponding increase in cubical capacity thereof is obtained. The lower portion of each intermediate post I8 is securedr to the web II of the side sill by means of an angular clip 21, one ilange 28 of which is riveted to the web II and the other ilange 29 of which is riveted to the web of the post. Additionally, the lower portion of each intermediate post is secured to the side sill by means of a substantially bathtub brace 30, having a web 3I riveted to the innermost flange of the post and ilanges 33 and 34 riveted to the web II of the side sill. It will be clear from Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings that the ilange 28 Yof the angular clip is disposed against the flange 33 of the bathtub brace and that the same rivets are utilized to fasten these flanges to the side sill.

An integral and, hence, mechanically continuous angular member 35 extends from the door post I5 to the end of the car. At each intermediate post this angular member is secured thereto by means of a plurality of angular clips 36 disposed upon opposite sides of the web of the post and secured to said web by means of rivets extending through the web and through the vertical ilange 31 of each of the clips. The horizontal ilange 38 of each of said clips is disposed upon an inwardly extending horizontal leg 39 of the angular member 35 and is riveted to said leg. It will be apparent from Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings that the intermediate post I8 extends downwardly through the horizontal leg of the angular member 35 and to this end said leg is provided with an angular cope 40, while the outermost flange 25 of the intermediate post is coped, as indicated at 4I, so as to permit extension of the lower portion of the post through the horizontal leg of the angular member and to provide a recess within which the vertical leg 42 of the angular member is disposed. The angular member 35 is thus rigidly secured to each of the intermediate posts.

The sheathing 20 extends downwardly upon 5 the outside of the intermediate posts I8 to overlapping relationship with the vertical leg 42 o1' the angular member 35. The lower edge of the sheathing stops above the horizontal leg 39 of this angular member and the lower margin of 10 said sheathing is secured to the Vertical leg 42 as by means of rivets. This securement extends along the lower margin of the sheathing from the door post to the corresponding end of the car and thereby the angular member 35 serves 15 eiectively to strengthen the lower margin of the sheathing. Danger of buckling of the sheathing is thereby avoided and itsfunction in the side wall girder as a web is insured.

It will be observed that by virtue of the con- 20 struction above described a space is formed between the outer face of the web of the side sill and the inner sides of the intermediate posts and between this face of the web and the inner plane of the metallic sheathing. The angular member 25 35, and particularly the horizontal leg 39 thereof, is utilized to close this space and to this end said horizontal leg extends inwardly to abutting engagement with the web of the side sill or into proximate relationship therewith. This hori- 30 zontal leg, however, is not riveted or secured in any manner to the side sill. In addition to closing the space provided, as indicated above, the horizontal leg 39 serves to support the portion of the floor which overhangsthe side sill. 35

A modified form of the invention is illustrated in Figures 5, 6, and 7 of the drawings. In this form of the invention the bottom angular member 43 is provided in sections, each section extending between a pair of adjacent intermediate 40 posts. One end of each angular section is coped as indicated at 44 to permit extension of the intermediate post below the angular member. The other end of the section 43 is not coped. Each adjacent end of sections 43 is rigidly se- 45 cured to an intermediate post by means of angular clips 45 riveted to the web of the intermediate post and to the inwardly extending legs 46 of the sections. Each intermediate post is secured to the side sill in the same manner as de- 50 scribed for the securement of the intermediate post shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4 of the drawings.

It is desired that the separate bottom angular sections 43 be rendered mechanically continuous 55 from the door post to the corresponding end of the car. For this purpose there is utilized an angular member 4'I having an inwardly extending horizontal leg 48 and a vertically extending leg 49. The horizontal leg 48 is disposed be- 60 tween the horizontal leg 4S of the section 43 and the angular clips 45. The horizontal leg 48 bridges the joint 59 formed betweenv the adjacent ends of the horizontal legs 46 of the sections 43 and is secured to said latter horizontal 65 legs by means of rivets. The vertical leg 49 of the bridging member extends across the joint 5I formed between the ends of the vertical legs 52 of the angular sections 43. The vertical leg 49 is riveted to the vertical legs 52, these rivets 70 passing through the lower margin of the sheathing in order to fasten said sheathing to the angular sections 43. In this form of the invention, as well as in the foregoing described form thereof, the horizontal legs 46 of the angular sectional 75 to the side sill.

members 43V extend inwardly, either to the web of the side sill or in proximate relation thereto, in order to close the space between the web of the side sill and the insides of the posts and sheathing. These horizontal legs, however, are not secured to the side sill.

A further modified form of the invention is illustrated in Figures 8 to 10 inclusive of the drawings. In this form of the invention separate bottom angular members 53 are employed, each of these members extending between a pair of adjacent posts. One end of each of the sections 53 is coped as indicated at 54 to permit extension of the intermediate post therethrough for securement of the lower portion of the post As clearly illustrated in Figure 9 of the drawings, the post extends, without modlcation or coping of the outer flange thereof, through the cope in the section 53. In place thereof the vertical leg 55 of each section 53 is oilset as indicated at 56 and disposed in overlapping relationship with the iiange 25 of the post to which it is riveted. These rivets, additionally, serve to secure the lower margin of the sheathing to the post and to the vertical legs of the sections 53.

The securement of the lower portion of each intermediate post as hereinabove described is utilized in the securement of the intermediate post of the considered form of the invention to the side sill, it being noted, however, that by reason of the fact that the outer iiange 25 of the post extends continuously to the bottom thereof, a channel shaped member A is employed rather than the angular member 21. The channel shaped fastening member A is disposed with its web W in abutting engagement with the web of the post and is secured thereto by means of rivets. The inner flange F of the channel shaped securing member is riveted to the web of the side sill, while the outer flange F is riveted to the outer flange 25 of the post.

The angular sections 53 are secured to and along the lower margin of the metallic sheathing and are secured to the post by means of angular clips 51, the vertical flanges 58 of which are riveted to the web of the post i8 and their horizontal flanges 59 are riveted to the horizontal inwardly extending legs 6i) of the bottom angular members. These legs, as heretofore noted, may'extend into engagement with the side sill or into proximate relationship therewith.

It will be apparent that in each of the forms of the instant invention the side wall posts extend downwardly below the top of the side sill and are rigidly secured to said side sill. There is, thus, provided a sturdy side wall girder construction in which the side sill serves as the bottom cord and the posts as tension members. The web of the girder construction is provided by the metallic sheathing which is maintained in effective relationship in the girder construction by means of the bottom angular members rigidly secured to the sheathing above the bottoms of the posts. By virtue of this construction it Will be evident that simplication and economy are obtained and that no securement between the bottom angular member to the side sill is required.

It will be apparent that numerous changes and modifications of the details of the instant invention may be resorted to by those skilled in the art. It is, therefore, intended to comprehend all such changes and modifications within the purview of the'invention, which is to be limited only by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A metallic railway house car having a metallic underframe including metallic side sills, the spacing of said side. sills being substantially the sameas in a car having a given inside width and the inside width of said house car being substantially greater than said given inside width, whereby to obtain a house car of substan- 10,

tially greater capacity, said house car having side wall structures each of which comprises a plurality of longitudinally spaced metallic posts, said posts extending downwardly below the top of said side sill, sturdy members extending be- 15,

tween and rigidly securing said posts to said side sill, metallic sheathing secured to said posts in outwardly spaced relationship to said sill and means structurally independent of and free from attachment to said sill secured to said posts and to the lower margin of said sheathing and extending therefrom to at least proximate relationship with said side sill for closing the space between said sheathing and said side sill.

2. A metallic railway house car having a metallic underframe including metallic side sills, the spacing of said side sills being substantially the same as in a car having a given inside width and the inside width of said house car being substantially greater than said given inside width, whereby to obtain a house car of substantially greater capacity, said house car having side wall structures each of which comprises a plurality of longitudinally spaced metallic posts, said posts extending downwardly below the top of said side sill, sturdy members extending between and rigidly securing said posts to said side sill, metallic sheathing secured to said posts in outwardly spaced relationship to said sill, said sheathing being structurally free of attachment to said side sill and means secured to and along the lower margin of said sheathing for closing the space between said sheathing and said side sill.

3. A metallic railway house car having a metallic underframe including metallic side sills, the spacing of said side sills being substantially the same as in a car having a given inside width and the inside width of said house car being substantially greater than said given inside width whereby to obtain a house car of substantially greater capacity, said house car having side wall structures each of which comprises a plurality of longitudinally spaced metallic posts, sturdy members extending between and rigidly securing said posts to said side sill, metallic sheathing secured to said posts in outwardly spaced relationship to said sill, said sheathing being structurally free of attachment to said side sill and means secured to and along the lower margin of said sheathing for closing the space between said sheathing and said side 00 sill.

4. A metallic railway house car having a metallic underframe including metallic side sills, the spacing of said side sills being substantially the same as in a car having a given inside width 55 and the inside width of said house car being substantially greater than said given inside width, whereby to obtain a house car of substantially greater capacity, said house car having side wall structures each of which comprises a plurality l of longitudinally spaced metallic posts, sturdy members extending between and rigidly securing said posts to said side sill, metallic sheathing secured to said posts in outwardly spaced relationship to said sill, angular members extending between said posts, means depending from said posts and secured to said angular members for supporting the latter from said posts, said angular members having Vertical flanges secured to the lower margin of said sheathing and extending inwardly for closing the space between said sheathing and said side sill, said angular members being free of connection to said side sill.

5. A metallic railway house car having a metallic underframe including metallic side sills, the spacing of said side sills being substantially the same as in a car having a given inside width and the inside width of said house car being substantially greater than said given inside width, Whereby to obtain a house car of substantially greater capacity, said house car having side wall'structures each of which comprises a plurality of longitudinally spaced metallic posts, said posts extending downwardly below the top of said side sill, sturdy members extending between and rigidly securing said posts to said side sill, metallic sheathing secured to said posts in outwardly spaced relationship to said sill, said sheathing being structurally free of attachment to said side sill and means secured to and along the lower margin of said sheathing for closing the space between said sheathing and said side sill, said means being free of securernent to said side sill.

GABRIEL MADLAND.

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