US2405358A

US2405358A - Metal wagon body

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Publication number: US2405358A
Application number: US597788A
Authority: US
Inventors: William D Johnson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1945-06-06
Filing date: 1945-06-06
Publication date: 1946-08-06
Anticipated expiration: 1963-08-06

Description

Aug. 6, 1946. w, D, JOHNSON 2,405,358

METAL WAGON BODY y Filed June'S, 1945 2 Sheetg-Sheet 1 Aug 5 1945-1- w. D. JOHNSON 2,405,358

` METAL; WAGON BODY 4 vFiled June e. 1945 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Aug. 6,` 1946 UNI TED STATES PATENT o Fr l c E WAGON BQDY' WilliamD. Johnson, Chicago, lll. lApplicationJune A6, 1945, Serial No. 597,788

V.This invention relates .to `metal wagon bodies and 4its principal object is '.to :provide ra metal wagon -lbody composedof sheets and strips of light gauge sheet metal, secured together in. such amannerzas .to provide anextremely stronglsubstantial, yet .comparatively light body;the members of which can be readily .assembled 'andisecured together. f

.Another object is to :provide 1a .truss like Ioor, capable of sustaining heavyloads, `together with upright ,gussets or braces .for ,bracing :the side walls of the rbo'dy.

Another object is to provides. floor, held under tension, whereby :the Vsame .may be .kept from sagging .under the weight of the load.

Another .object is .to provide a novel connection between theoor and th'egside walls, whereby a truss like effect is obtained.

With these and .other .objects and advantages in view, .this invention consists .in the several novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts Yhereinafter `Afully set .forth and more particularly .defined in the appended claims.

The invention .is vclearly illustrated in 'the-draw-- ings vaccornpanying `this specification.,in which v:

' -Fig. .l is a plan of vafmetal wagon body, embodyinga :simple form of the present invention;

iig..2 .is La side elevation thereof with a lpart broken out;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation 'of the body;

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross lsection taken on the lined- 4 of Fig. 2;

Fig 5 'is a detail fragmental cross section 'taken on the line 5-'5 of Fig. 2, and

iFig. 6-is a detail horizontal section taken on the line 6-'6 of Fig. 2.

Referring to said drawings which are-merely illustrative of one embodiment 'of the invention, the reference character lo designates cross sills, which'may `loe made of Wood or metal channels.

Bolted to the 'cross sills are .longitudinally extending, channel shaped, sills Il. Desirably angle shaped brackets I2 are spot welded Vto the .sides ofthe longitudinal sills Il, vand bolts I3 extend through the horizontal flanges .ofthe brackets and through'the cross sills l0, and have nuts on the lower ends that .bear against the underside of the longitudinal sills. The longitudinal sills are formed with outwardly directed longitudinal flanges .I4 at their upper edges which are spot welded to the .sheet metal floor `vl5 as will be presently explained.

vAdjacentthe .ends of thecross :sills are angle 7 claims. (o1. 29e- 15) shaped plates i6, also provided with horizontal flanges .for supporting .the floor.

The floor may ycomprise asingle sheet of l1ght gauge metal, bent up at the sidef'edges to form upright U bends il of which the webs I3 extend down to the sills it and are formed with horizontally extending anges 2i] that rest upon'the sills and-are bolted thereto by -bolts and nuts i9, thereby placing the entire floor under tension. Reinforcement strips 2i, may :be Yinterposed between the sills iii and extend `underneath 'the channel shaped members 'IVI andthe -iianges u:2li and resten the holsters, (notshown) which-strips are bent upward at their ends tojprovide :upright members 22, that are disposed outwardly -of the U bends I7. A Between the depending portions t8 andl upright members 22 of the reinforcement stripsare the sheet metal side walls '3 ofthe body which rise above the U bends and extend down to the upper edges of the cross sills where they are ibent upward as at 2% to `form U bends that .act 'to stiiienthe wagon body.

The side walls 23 are bolted to the upright f bends -i-'i of the vfloor and to the uprightmembers 22 of the reinforcement strips 2r! .by bolts 'and nuts 25, Iand the sidewalls are also bolted tothe angle plates i6 and upright members l8 4andilz by bolts and nutsk 26.

rIlhe side walls 23 of the body fextend'vertically for a portion cf their height, and then Yare bent as at 2B vto slope outwardly as `at 29,1and at 2i they are bent to stand lupright as at 30. Attheir upper edge portions, the sidewalls are .'bent'out ward horizontally to provide anges 3|., the 'edge portions of `which are bent ldownward as at 32 and connected to thelside Wallsby obliquely slanting ylongitudinally extending strips 33, spot welded or otherwise secured to the flanges 32 and vto the side walls, thereby providing tubular rails that reinforce and stifen the top4 edgesof the side walls.

The ends of the body are closed by endwalls 34 which conform to the contour of the cross section of the body and extend upward Vfrom the floor to the top edges of the side Walls. The lower edge portions of the end walls may be flanged inwardly vas at 35 and bolted to the floor by bolts and nuts 35, or otherwise secured to the floor as desired. The upper edges of the end walls are hanged inwardly as at 3l and thenbent downwardly as at 38 to provide rails at the top of the end walls for reinforcing and stiifening the same. The rear end wall may be provided with ariendV gate (not shown) as iscustomary.V

For reinforcing and stiffening the side walls, vertical metal braces or gussets 39 are provided on the outer sides of the side walls. The inner edges of the braces or gussets conform to the contour of the side walls and are welded thereto. The outer edges of the braces or gussets slope outwardly from the ends of the cross sills for a considerable portion of their height and from a point approximately opposite the bends 21 of the side walls, the outer edges of the braces or gussets extend upright to the tubular rails at the upper edges of the side walls.

The cuter edge portions of the braces or gussets are bent at right angles to the main webs of the braces or gussets to provide flanges 4D, and the edge portions of the flanges are bent at right angles thereto to provide websor ribs lllA that4 extend parallel with the main webs of the braces. The lower edge portions of the main webs of the braces may be bent into horizontal flanges 42 that are bolted to the cross sills by bolts and nuts 43. The construction just described provides very substantial and rigid braces or gussets reinforced and stiffened at their outer edges.

Similar braces or gussets 44 are applied at the front and rear corners of the body and are welded thereto as well as to the side walls, thereby proiiriing very substantial reinforced corners for the y- As a. preference the corners of the body are reinforced and the side walls and end walls are tied together by upright angle irons 45 welded to the end walls and connected to the side walls by bolts and nuts 46.

When the bolts I3 and I9 are tightened up, the

entire floor is placed under tension and the channel shaped sills Il and angle bars I6 together with the door sheets I provide a trussed floor capable of carrying heavier loads than the ordinary wagon floors.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence, I do not wish to be understood as limting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement and combination of the parts herein shown and described or uses mentioned.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a metal wagon body, the combination of a plurality of cross sills, a plurality of channel shaped longitudinally extending metal sills resting on said cross sills and bolted thereto, a sheet metal floor resting upon and welded to said channel shaped longitudinal sills, each side edge portion of said floor sheet being bent vertically up into inverted U shape with one of the webs of each U bend extending down to the cross sills and bent thereat into an inwardly extending flange bolted to the cross sills.

2. In a metal wagon body, the combination ofa plurality of cross sills, a plurality of channel shaped longitudinally extending metal sills rest- 4 minating in upright portions formed with tubular rails along their upper edges.

3. In a metal wagon body, the combination of a plurality vof cross sills, a plurality of channel shaped longitudinally extending metal sills resting on said cross sills and bolted thereto, a sheet metal floor resting upon and welded to said channel shaped longitudinal sills, each side edge portion of said floor sheet being bent up vertically into inverted U shape with one of the webs of the `U bend extending down to the cross sills and bent thereat into an inwardly extending ange bolted to the cross sills, metal side walls bolted to said U bends of the floor sheet and extending upright therefrom for a portion of their height and then sloping upward and terminating in upright portions formed with tubular rails along their upper edges, the lower edge portions of the side walls projecting below the oor to the cross sills and bent upward thereat to provide U shaped portions bolted to the U bends of the floor sheet.

4. Iny a metal wagon body, the combination of a plurality of cross sills, a plurality of channel shaped longitudinally extending metal sills resting on said cross sills and bolted thereto, a sheet metal floor resting upon and welded to said channel shaped longitudinal sills, each side edge portion of said floor sheet being bent up vertically into inverted U shape with one of the webs of the U bend extending down to the cross sills and bent thereat into an inwardly extending flange bolted to the cross sills, metal strips extending between the cross sills and having upright end members disposed on the outer sides of the U bends of the floor, and side walls interposed between said U bends and said upright members of the reinforcement strips and bolted thereto.

5. In a metal wagon body, the combination of a plurality of cross sills, a plurality of channel shaped longitudinally extending metal sills resting on said cross sills and bolted thereto, -a sheet metal floor resting upon and welded to said channel shaped longitudinal sills, each side edge portion of said floor sheet being bent up vertically into inverted U shape with one of the webs of the U bend extending down to the cross sills and bent thereat into an inwardly extending flange bolted to the cross sills, metal side walls bolted to said U bends of the oor sheet and extending upright therefrom for a portion of their height and then sloping upward and outward and terminating in upright portions formed with tubular rails along their upper edges, and

metal gussets disposed on the outer sides of the side walls and having inner edges-conforming to the contour of said side walls and welded thereto, said gussets extending from the cross sills to the rails of the side walls with their outer edge portions bent at right angles to the main webs of the gussets to form flanges, the edge portions of which are bent parallel with said main web portions of the gussets.

6. In a metal wagon body, the combination of a pluralityof cross sills, a plurality of channel shaped longitudinally extending metal sills resting on said cross sills and bolted thereto, a sheet metal door resting upon and welded to said channel shaped longitudinal sills, each side edge portion of said floor sheet being bent up vertically into inverted U shape with one of the webs of the U bend extending down to the cross sills `and bent thereat Vinto an inwardly extending flange bolted to the cross sills, metal side walls bolted to said U bends of the floor sheet and extending upright therefrom for a portion of their height and then sloping upward and outward and terminating in upright portions formed with tubular rails along their upper edges, and metal gussets disposed on the outer sides of the side Walls and having inner edges conforming to the contour of said side walls and welded thereto, said gussets extending from the cross sills to the rails of the side walls with their outer edge portions bent at right angles to the main webs of the gussets to form anges, the edge portions of which are bent parallel with said main web portions of the gussets, sheet metal ends walls of substantially the same contour as the cross section of the body, and similar gussets Welded to the side and end walls at the corners.

7. In a, metal wagon body, the combination of cross sills, longitudinally extending flanged metal channel shaped longitudinal sills resting upon said cross sills and bolted thereto, a metal oor sheet resting uponand welded to said longitudinal sills, said sheet being bent up at its side edges to form inverted U shaped upright portions, one leg of each U bent portion extending down below the floor' sheet and being anged at its lower edge with the flange resting upon and bolted to the cross sills.

WILLIAM D. JOHNSON.