US2461012A

US2461012A - Assembly for supporting refrigerant containers in refrigerator cars

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Publication number: US2461012A
Application number: US741101A
Authority: US
Inventors: Alfred L Thompson
Original assignee: STRANDARD RAILWAY EQUIPMENT MF
Current assignee: STRANDARD RAILWAY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING Co; STRANDARD RAILWAY EQUIPMENT MF
Priority date: 1947-04-12
Filing date: 1947-04-12
Publication date: 1949-02-08
Anticipated expiration: 1966-02-08

Description

Feb. 8, 1949. A. THOMPSON ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING REFRIGERANT CONTAINERS IN REFRIGERATOR CARS Filed April l2, 1947 Patented Feb. 8, 1949 ASSEMBLY Fon sUPion'rING REFRIGER- ANT CONTAINERS CARS IN REFRIGERA'IOR Y Alfred L. Thompson, Munster, `Inti., assignor to Standard Railway EquipmentV Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Ill, a corporationloPDela- Wall'e Application April 12, 1947, Serial No. 741,101

4 Claims. l

l'Ihis invention relates to railway refrigerator cars of the general type shown in Patent 2,136,999 granted to Charles D. Bonsall on November 15, 1938, and known as top bunker refrigerator car.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a refrigerant container which extends uninterruptedly between the opposite ends of the car and eliminate the spaces between the several bunkers shown in Bonsalls Figure 2, thus materially increasing the ice capacity of the refrigerant container without occupying any more space in the car, i. e., without encroaching upon the lading space of the car.

Another object of the invention is to join the container, supporting beams and drip catcher into a unit assembly and to hinge such assembly to a wall of the car and to provide means to engage and disengage such assembly to or from the roof of the car adjacent the longitudinal center thereof.

Another object is to provide inside carlines extending crosswise of the car below and adjacent the roof of the car to partially support such assembly independently of the roof carlines or roof structure of the car.

In the drawing the gure shows a transverse section of part of a railway refrigerator car having my invention applied thereto.

The drawing shows the usual parts of a railway refrigerator car, such as side wall 2; side wall iiue 3; roof structure 4 including roof carline 5; hatch opening G and hatch frame 1.

The refrigerant container III is positioned below the hatch opening 6 lling the container. A plurality of beams II are positioned below the container I0 and secured thereto by bolts Il for supporting the container. The drip catcher I2 is supported by the beams I I and is spaced from the container (and secured thereto by the bolts 9) to form a duct I3 therebetween, which duct I3 communicates with the ue 3 at one end thereof and with the interior of the car I4 (at I5) at the other end thereof.

The container assembly I0, I'I, I2, and I3 (perferably through the medium of the beams II) is hinged at I6 to the side wall 2 of the car so that the assembly may be swung downwardly, against the side wall of the car for inspection, cleaning and repair if necessary.

In the preferred form I support the inner side of the assembly independently of the roof of the c ar, therefore, I provide inside carlines I8 which. extend between and are secured to and supported by the opposite side walls of the car. These into the inside carlines I8 and the bolts 20 pass through the inner ends of the beams II and Thus I have provided removthe brackets I9. able means for engagement and disengagement of the assembly to or from the roof.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the preferred form of the invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that Various modications thereof, Within the scope of the claims, will occur to persons skilled in the art.

I claim: n v

l. A refrigerant container assembly for a railway refrigerator car having a wall, a vertical flue forming a part of said wall, a roof and a hatch opening in said roof, said assembly comprising a refrigerant container below said hatch opening, beams extending across the bottom and one side of said container and secured thereto, said beams being removably secured to said roof, a drip catcher supported by said beams and spaced from said container to form ,ducts between said beams which communicate with said flue at one end thereof and with the interior of the car at the other end thereof, and a hinge swingably supporting one side of said assembly to said wall, so that upon removal of removable means said assembly may be swung downwardly from said roof.

2. A refrigerant container assembly for a railway refrig-erator car having spaced side walls, a vertical ue forming a part of one of said walls, a roof, a hatch opening in said roof and an inside carline extending between said walls, said assembly comprising a refrigerant container below said hatch opening, beams positioned below and secured to said container which extend crosswise of the car, a drip catcher supported by said beams and spaced from said container to form ducts between said beams which communicate with said flue at one end thereof and with the interior of the car at the other end thereof, a hinge swingably supporting one side of said assembly to one of said walls, and removable means forengagement and disengagement of said assembly from said inside carline.

3. A structure as defined in claim 1 wherein said container and drip catcher extend uninterruptedly between the opposite ends of the car.

4. A refrigerant container assembly for arailway refrigerator car having a roof and a wall, said assembly comprising an elongated refrigerant container, a beam extending across the bottom and one side of said container and secured REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

along one of its edges to said container, a, drip catcher extending across the bottom and one side of said container in spaced relation thereto and UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date West July 9, 1940 Gilpin Feb. 11, 1941 Sweeley Dec. 22, 1942