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US2253676A
US2253676A US255270A US25527039A US2253676A US 2253676 A US2253676 A US 2253676A US 255270 A US255270 A US 255270A US 25527039 A US25527039 A US 25527039A US 2253676 A US2253676 A US 2253676A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61C—LOCOMOTIVES; MOTOR RAILCARS
    • B61C17/00—Arrangement or disposition of parts; Details or accessories not otherwise provided for; Use of control gear and control systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D17/00—Construction details of vehicle bodies
    • B61D17/04—Construction details of vehicle bodies with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures
    • B61D17/10—Floors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the object of this invention is to combine the engine foundation of a motor vehicle with the fuel, oil and water tanks into one unit in order to save valuable space and to make this space available for other purposes.
  • Another object of this invention is to construct the engine foundation in such a way that it also willserve as a portion of the floor structure as outer cover of the vehicle body thereby distributing the weight of the engine and service liquids uniformly over the frame structure.
  • a further object of this invention is to locate the various service liquids required for operating the power engine as close as possible to the engine to save on length of the necessary piping and to keep the center of gravity of the vehicle as low as possible, in order to obtain a good riding quality.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view of the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view along the line 22 in Fig. 1, showing the engine foundation extending the full height of the floor structure.
  • Fig. 3 also is a cross-sectional view of this invention in a modification showing a separate bottom for the car structure. 4
  • Figs. 1 to 3 show an improved construction of an engine foundation of a railway car, preferably made of welded steel plates.
  • This engine foundation not only supports the main power unit of the car, but also serves as a fuel, oil and water and "tank, and bwidesas a floor structure which'connects the main longitudinal supporting girders of the car body.
  • Such a combination makes the bottom of the car body tremendously rigid and solves the storage of the service liquids in the most ideal way, since it will bring the center of gravity of the car very low.
  • a great advantage of this construction is the possibility of integrally connecting the power unit foundation with the structural portion of the car body.
  • Another advantage is that the pipe lines (not shown) leading from the storage tanks to the power unit will be very short and therefore simple anddirect.
  • the foundation member ll of the power unit If is divided by longitudinal partitions l3 and transverse partitions I4 and llinto a number of compartments reserved for fuel, oil and water.
  • the partition walls also serve as stiffeners.
  • partitions u are provided with openings l6 and H to. unite two or more compartments into a single one, depending on requirements.
  • the partitions I5 are unperforated.
  • the top l8 of the foundation plate .(Flg. 2) rests on the longitudinal supporting girders IQ of the car body and also carries the floor 20.
  • of the foundation member forms the bottom of the car body.
  • An extension bracket 22 welded to the bottom of the foundation member is secured by bolts 23 to a flange of the longitudinal supporting girders of the car body and the top of the foundation member is fastened to the top of the supporting girders by bolts 24 and 25.
  • are provided in the foundation member to make the bolts accessible.
  • the power unit may be fastened to the foundation member either directly or a resilient member 32 may be employed between the foundation memberand power unit to reduce the transmitted to the car body.
  • Fig. 3 shows a modification of the arrangement vibration shown in Fig. 2.
  • the foundation member in this case is made of lower height.
  • a'resilient mounting 36 is employed, whereas the power unit I! is fastened rigidly by bolts 3l to .the foundation member.
  • transverse members 38 connect the longitudinal supporting girdmaybe made within the spirit and scope of thisinyention as'deflned by the appended claims.
  • a car body including two longitudinal supporting girders forming the lower edges of the car body, transverse members connecting said supporting girders, an engine foundation connecting member above and resiliently supported on said transverse members and forming a container to be used for storing a service liquid;
  • a car body including two longitudinal supporting girders forming the lower edges of'the car body, transverse members connecting laldgupporting girders.
  • an enginefounlongitudinally extending supporting girders forming the outer lower edges of the car body, of a storage tank resiliently supported on and extending between said girders, and a motor mounted on and carried by said tank.

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Allgv1941- B. c. BAADE' 7 2,253,676
ENGINE FOUNDATION FOR VEHICLES v Original Filed m 5,1934
BRU/Vo'U- a. 31,925
Patented Aug. 26, 19 41 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Brunolf C. Baade,
poration, Akron, Ohio,
ware
Divided and 8, 1939, Serial'No. 255,270
Dessan, Anhalt, Germany, as-
signor, by mesne assignments, to Wingfoot Cora corporation of Dela- May 5, 1934, Serial No..
this application Febru- 3 Claims. (01. 105-112) This invention relates to an engine or motor foundation for vehicles andis a division of my patent application, Serial No. 724,112 filed May 5, 1934.
The object of this invention is to combine the engine foundation of a motor vehicle with the fuel, oil and water tanks into one unit in order to save valuable space and to make this space available for other purposes.
Another object of this invention is to construct the engine foundation in such a way that it also willserve as a portion of the floor structure as outer cover of the vehicle body thereby distributing the weight of the engine and service liquids uniformly over the frame structure.
A further object of this invention is to locate the various service liquids required for operating the power engine as close as possible to the engine to save on length of the necessary piping and to keep the center of gravity of the vehicle as low as possible, in order to obtain a good riding quality.
This invention is described in the following specification and the attached drawing illustrating its adaptation to a car body.
Fig. 1 is a plan view of the invention.
Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view along the line 22 in Fig. 1, showing the engine foundation extending the full height of the floor structure.
Fig. 3 also is a cross-sectional view of this invention in a modification showing a separate bottom for the car structure. 4
Figs. 1 to 3 show an improved construction of an engine foundation of a railway car, preferably made of welded steel plates. This engine foundation not only supports the main power unit of the car, but also serves as a fuel, oil and water and "tank, and bwidesas a floor structure which'connects the main longitudinal supporting girders of the car body. Such a combination makes the bottom of the car body tremendously rigid and solves the storage of the service liquids in the most ideal way, since it will bring the center of gravity of the car very low. A great advantage of this construction is the possibility of integrally connecting the power unit foundation with the structural portion of the car body. Another advantage is that the pipe lines (not shown) leading from the storage tanks to the power unit will be very short and therefore simple anddirect.
The foundation member ll of the power unit If is divided by longitudinal partitions l3 and transverse partitions I4 and llinto a number of compartments reserved for fuel, oil and water. The partition walls also serve as stiffeners. The
partitions u are provided with openings l6 and H to. unite two or more compartments into a single one, depending on requirements. The partitions I5 are unperforated. The top l8 of the foundation plate .(Flg. 2) rests on the longitudinal supporting girders IQ of the car body and also carries the floor 20. The bottom 2| of the foundation member forms the bottom of the car body. An extension bracket 22 welded to the bottom of the foundation member is secured by bolts 23 to a flange of the longitudinal supporting girders of the car body and the top of the foundation member is fastened to the top of the supporting girders by bolts 24 and 25. Hand-holes 30 and 3| are provided in the foundation member to make the bolts accessible.
The power unit may be fastened to the foundation member either directly or a resilient member 32 may be employed between the foundation memberand power unit to reduce the transmitted to the car body.
Fig. 3 shows a modification of the arrangement vibration shown in Fig. 2. The foundation member in this case is made of lower height. Instead of securing the foundation member 35 rigidly to the car body, a'resilient mounting 36 is employed, whereas the power unit I! is fastened rigidly by bolts 3l to .the foundation member. In 'order to give the car body sufficient rigidity, transverse members 38 connect the longitudinal supporting girdmaybe made within the spirit and scope of thisinyention as'deflned by the appended claims. I claim:
1. In a railway car, a car body, including two longitudinal supporting girders forming the lower edges of the car body, transverse members connecting said supporting girders, an engine foundation connecting member above and resiliently supported on said transverse members and forming a container to be used for storing a service liquid; z
2. In a railway car, a car body, including two longitudinal supporting girders forming the lower edges of'the car body, transverse members connecting laldgupporting girders. an enginefounlongitudinally extending supporting girders forming the outer lower edges of the car body, of a storage tank resiliently supported on and extending between said girders, and a motor mounted on and carried by said tank.
BRUNOLF c. BAADE.
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US2533772A (en) * 1948-10-21 1950-12-12 Pennsylvania Furnace And Iron Fire truck
DE847297C (en) * 1949-07-20 1952-08-21 Krauss Maffei Ag Electrically heated heating steam generator on electric locomotives
US2753813A (en) * 1950-05-08 1956-07-10 Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corp Built-up welded locomotive frame
US2925788A (en) * 1956-11-12 1960-02-23 Ketley Richard Edmund Cooling internal combustion locomotive engines
US2942558A (en) * 1958-01-06 1960-06-28 Gen Electric Locomotive
DE1086728B (en) * 1956-07-21 1960-08-11 Esslingen Maschf Motor base frame for rail vehicles with internal combustion engine drive
US2963880A (en) * 1956-03-06 1960-12-13 Thore M Elfving Mechanically refrigerated railway car
US2971476A (en) * 1958-11-21 1961-02-14 Bolinder Munktell Engine mount
DE1113235B (en) * 1959-11-26 1961-08-31 Talbot Waggonfab Door arrangement on an open wagon with box halves that can be tilted towards the center of the wagon
US3116700A (en) * 1961-04-26 1964-01-07 Gen Electric Locomotive
US3125348A (en) * 1964-03-17 Zimmerman

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US3125348A (en) * 1964-03-17 Zimmerman
US2533772A (en) * 1948-10-21 1950-12-12 Pennsylvania Furnace And Iron Fire truck
DE847297C (en) * 1949-07-20 1952-08-21 Krauss Maffei Ag Electrically heated heating steam generator on electric locomotives
US2753813A (en) * 1950-05-08 1956-07-10 Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corp Built-up welded locomotive frame
US2963880A (en) * 1956-03-06 1960-12-13 Thore M Elfving Mechanically refrigerated railway car
DE1086728B (en) * 1956-07-21 1960-08-11 Esslingen Maschf Motor base frame for rail vehicles with internal combustion engine drive
US2925788A (en) * 1956-11-12 1960-02-23 Ketley Richard Edmund Cooling internal combustion locomotive engines
US2942558A (en) * 1958-01-06 1960-06-28 Gen Electric Locomotive
US2971476A (en) * 1958-11-21 1961-02-14 Bolinder Munktell Engine mount
DE1113235B (en) * 1959-11-26 1961-08-31 Talbot Waggonfab Door arrangement on an open wagon with box halves that can be tilted towards the center of the wagon
US3116700A (en) * 1961-04-26 1964-01-07 Gen Electric Locomotive

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