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US2735714A
US2735714A US2735714DA US2735714A US 2735714 A US2735714 A US 2735714A US 2735714D A US2735714D A US 2735714DA US 2735714 A US2735714 A US 2735714A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D31/00—Superstructures for passenger vehicles
    • B62D31/02—Superstructures for passenger vehicles for carrying large numbers of passengers, e.g. omnibus

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  • the invention rela'tes to the framework of large-capacity vehicles, such as busses and trackless trolleys. More particularly, the invention relates to the formation of the framework around the door openings in the side walls of the indicated type of vehicles.
  • Amongthe objects of the invention are greater convenience and accuracyin assembling the framework, particularly around the window openings, and reduction of the ,danger of water seepage at theintersection of posts and longitudinal window rails.
  • the individual vertical and transverse frame members of the side walls and the roof at the margins of a window opening without extending them thereacross and to preassemble a window frame having a continuous peripheral rail and one or more vertical mullions, the latter, lining up with adjoining side wall posts and roof carlines.
  • Fig. 1 is a small-scale, diagrammatic side elevation of a bus or trackless trolley
  • Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section along line 22 of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 2A is an exploded view of Fig. 2 showing the different units entering into the complete structure before final assembly thereof;
  • Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section along line 33 of Fig.
  • Fig. 4 is a side elevation on a larger scale of window frame unit shown in Fig. 1 between the forward and rearward side wall door openings;
  • Figs. 5 to 8 are fragmentary sections on a larger scale along the correspondingly numbered lines of Fig. 1.
  • the illustrated body has a front wall 10, side walls 11, a roof 12, a rear wall 13, and an underframe 14.
  • the side wall 11 surrounds the forward and rearward door openings 15, 16, a large elongated forward window opening 17 between the door openings 16, 16, and a somewhat smaller elongated rearward window opening 18 between rearward door opening 16 and rear wall 13. Cutouts 19 accommodate the supporting wheels 20.
  • Transverse underframe beams 21 (Fig. 3) have their ends interconnected by longitudinal sills or chord structures 22.
  • Horizontal chord structures are formed along the lower margins of the window openings by rub rail 23 and lower window frame members 24.
  • An upper chord structure is formed by upper window frame member 25 and drip channel member 26.
  • Skirt panels 27 and vertical braces 28 extend downwardly below structures 22.
  • Vertical posts 29 and vertically corrugated shear panels 30 are secured to the inside of chords 22, 24, posts 29, and door posts 31 (Figs. 3, 6). Panels 32 are removably attached to the outside of the body between chord 22 and rub rail 23 and are bent over sections 32 interconnecting posts 29 and 31.
  • the roof 12 has transverse carlines 33, an outer stresstransmitting roof sheathing 34 and a strong, generally; angle-section drip channel 26 secured to the carlines near their lower ends and to the margin of the roof sheathing (Figs. 2, 2A).
  • the frames around the window openings 17, 18 have curved, generally vertical end members 35 interconnecting the longitudinal frame members 24, 25, and are subdivided by vertical frame members or mullions 36.
  • Mullions 36 are preferably fusion-, e. g. arc-welded to the peripheral frame.
  • the respective posts 29, carlines 33, and mullions 36 line. up with each other, as shown in Fig. 1, so as to form in effect, upon final assembly of the body, continuous transverse frame structures extending from the bottom at one side of the car to the bottom at the other side thereof, even though the posts, the carlines, and
  • the window frame members 24, 25, 35, 36 present one continuous, closed-figure U-section rail having a web or bottom wall 37, an outer wall or leg 38, and an inner wall or leg 39, Walls 38, 39 face away from the window opening and are overlappingly. secured to adjoining portions of rub rail 23, posts 29, drip channel 26, carlines 33, and deadlight panels 40 between the Window openings 27, 28 and the door openings 25, 26 or rear wall 13, respectively (Figs. 1, 5, 7).
  • the lower frame member 24 is extended to the adjoining door posts 31 by channel sections 41 (Figs. 1, 7).
  • Mullions 36 are Z-sections having a transverse web 42, an outer rearwardly-directed leg 43, and an inner forwardly-directed leg 44. Secured to the webs 37 and 42 of the outer window frame members and of the mullions are guide or holding channels 45 for longitudinally movable or stationarily-installed window panes 46.
  • the window frames each constitute a bench-assembled sub-unit as shown in Fig. 4.
  • Roof 12 with its carlines 33, sheathing 34 and drip channel 26 is preassembled as a sub-unit (Fig. 2A).
  • the vertical walls below the window openings 17, 18, with or without the door frames, and with or without the underframe 14, are preassembled as one or more subunits.
  • Deadlights 40 and the extensions 41 may form part of the respective preassembled window frame units or may be connected with them in final assembly.
  • the frames around the door openings 15, 16 transfer the stresses around these openings. To assist in this transfer, they may be reinforced on their inner side by narrow partition members 47 tied into the underframe beams and the roof carlines.
  • a first preassembled sub-unit including an upright wall portion with vertical posts terminating at the lower margin of said opening; a second preassembled sub-unit comprising roof carlines; and a third preassembled sub-unit comprising a closed-figure continuous rail presenting the outer margins of the window opening and including vertical mullions ending at and interconnecting upper and lower marginal portions of said rail; at least certain ones of said posts, carlines and mullions being arranged so that, upon final assembly of the three sub-units with each other, they are located in common vertical planes so as to constitute in efiect continuous frame structures while leaving the rail uninterrupted between adjacent ends of said posts, carlines and mullions.

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Cited By (3)

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US2978995A (en) * 1958-04-02 1961-04-11 Budd Co Wall structure, particularly for railway cars
US3186755A (en) * 1963-08-13 1965-06-01 David H Ward Knockdown vehicle body
US3740089A (en) * 1972-03-08 1973-06-19 Rohr Industries Inc Roof to side wall joint area structure for transportation type vehicles

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US1035216A (en) * 1909-06-28 1912-08-13 Herbert Mcnulta Passenger-car for railways.
US1523410A (en) * 1921-06-20 1925-01-20 Cincinnati Car Company Window mechanism for vehicle bodies
US1870227A (en) * 1929-05-01 1932-08-09 Blackhall Railway car
US1953991A (en) * 1931-03-09 1934-04-10 Yellow Truck & Coach Mfg Co Bus body
US2114896A (en) * 1936-07-01 1938-04-19 Om Edwards Co Inc Window construction
US2171434A (en) * 1934-04-14 1939-08-29 Budd Edward G Mfg Co Beam-type housing structure
US2283009A (en) * 1940-09-10 1942-05-12 Excel Curtain Company Inc Sliding window construction
US2297051A (en) * 1940-06-06 1942-09-29 Aluminum Co Of America Window and car construction

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1035216A (en) * 1909-06-28 1912-08-13 Herbert Mcnulta Passenger-car for railways.
US1523410A (en) * 1921-06-20 1925-01-20 Cincinnati Car Company Window mechanism for vehicle bodies
US1870227A (en) * 1929-05-01 1932-08-09 Blackhall Railway car
US1953991A (en) * 1931-03-09 1934-04-10 Yellow Truck & Coach Mfg Co Bus body
US2171434A (en) * 1934-04-14 1939-08-29 Budd Edward G Mfg Co Beam-type housing structure
US2114896A (en) * 1936-07-01 1938-04-19 Om Edwards Co Inc Window construction
US2297051A (en) * 1940-06-06 1942-09-29 Aluminum Co Of America Window and car construction
US2283009A (en) * 1940-09-10 1942-05-12 Excel Curtain Company Inc Sliding window construction

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2978995A (en) * 1958-04-02 1961-04-11 Budd Co Wall structure, particularly for railway cars
US3186755A (en) * 1963-08-13 1965-06-01 David H Ward Knockdown vehicle body
US3740089A (en) * 1972-03-08 1973-06-19 Rohr Industries Inc Roof to side wall joint area structure for transportation type vehicles

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