US917716A - Metallic end frame for car-bodies. - Google Patents

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c. E. DATH. METALLIC END FRAME FOR GAB' BODIES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onnron.

CHARLES E. DATE, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGN OR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO DOUBLE BODY BOLSTER COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

META LIc END FRAME non GAR-BODIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

rammed April 6, 1909.

Application'filed April 17, 1908. Serial No. 427,645.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. DATH, a citizen. of the United States, and resident of Denver, Denver county, Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in Metallic End Frames for Car- Bodies, of which the following is a specification, containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof.

My imTeiiEion relates to a metallic end frame for car bodies, my object being to construct a rigid end frame, and which end frame is to be used in connection with a wooden or metallic car body, in order to greatly strengthen said body, and to uniformly and evenly distribute the stress or strain due to any impact or jar on the end of the car.

. A further object of my invention is to coristruct a solid end frame with pockets which receive the side, center, and intermediate sills of the framework of the car body; and also the side plates and deck sills, thus providing great rigidity and strength at the ends of said sills, and tying the two sides of the car body in such a manner as to prevent them from spreading for any reason whatever.

To the above purposes, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a solid metallic end frame as contemplated by my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; 3 is an elevation of a solid end frame constructed without a door opening; Fig. 4 is an elevation of a modified form of 'the end frame; Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 'of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a horizontalsection taken on the line 66 of Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is an elevation of a further. modified form of the solid end frame; Fig. 8 is a plan view, partly in section,

.of the end frame seen in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a vertical section taken on the line 99 of Fig. 7. r

In the construction of my improved end frame as shown, 1 designates a plate, the front edge of which is gradually rounded toward its ends; and formed integral with the front edge of said plate is a depending flange 2, in the center of which is formed a plurality of openings 3; and formed integral with the rear edge of this plate 1 is a depending flange 4, in which is formed a lurality of apertures 5. This plate and t e flanges 2 and 4 perform the function of a bufler beam; and the space between the central portions of the flanges 2 and 4 may be occupied by the buffer springs, the stems of which pass through the coinciding pairs of apertures 3 and 5.

Formed integral with the ends of the plate 1 are vertically dis osed posts or stand ards 6, which perform t e function of corner posts for the car body; and formed integral with the lower ends of these posts or standards are sill )ockets 7, which receive the ends of the sills oi the car body. Formed integral with the upper. ends of the posts or standards 6 is a vertically disposed member 8, which performs the function of anend plate for the car body; and formed integral with this end plate is a horizontally disposed Web or flange 9, the ends of which are gradually'rounded toward the posts or standards 9, which flange greatly strengthens the upper portion of the end frame. The end plate 8 is preferably made in skeleton form, and is strengthened by suitable webs and flanges 10; and formed at the ends of said end plate and at the u per ends of the posts or standards 6 are 00 ets 11, which are adapted to receive t e side plates of the car body.

Formed integral with the top of the end plate, at oints adjacent its ends, are ockets 12, aoa )ted to receive the deck s1 ls of the car he y. y

Formed integral with the to of the buffer beam and with the under site of the end plate 8, at points adj acent' the centers of said earn and )late are vertically disposed posts or standan s 13; and the s ace between said posts and standards providias a door openin throu h the center of the end frame; 3.1K exten ing between the corner posts or standards 6 and the osts or standards 13, and between the'bu ier beam and end plate are various strengthening webs and flanges 14, which are formed integral with one another and with the various parts just mentioned. All of the strengthening webs and flanges may be of any desired shape in cross section; for instance, in the shape of an angle bar, T, U, or Z-bar.

The end frame so constructed is ap lied to v the end of the car body frame with t e ends positioned against the posts or stan ards 13;

and the wooden corner posts are positioned against the posts or standards 6; and the inside and outside lining of wood or metal is applied to the end frame in any suitable manner so as to inclosethe greater portion thereof and give the same a neat and finished appearance.

In Fig. 3 I have shown an end frame suitable for use on blind end cars, or cars without the usual door-andwindow openings; and where such construction is made use of, stren thening webs or flanges extend across the oor and, window openings, and are formed integral with the osts or standards 1 3. The forms of the end rames shown in Fi s.

1 to 6, inclusive, are particularly ada ted or mail and ba gage ears; and it will e seen that the bu er beam and web or flange 9 roject beyond the face of the body of the ame; Whereas, in the construction shown in Figs. 7 to 9, inclusive, the end frame is particularly adapted for use for extended platform cars.

It is a well known fact that in nearly all collisions, the ends of-the cars receive the greatest, damage; and, in many cases said cars telescope one another; and it will be readily understood that by the use of a rigid solid metal end frame, as contemplated y my invention, the end of the car 1s greatly strengthened; and, therefore, will offer great resistance and consequent protection to the body portion of the car, and the occupants and contents thereof. 7

The impact or jar incident to the coupling of cars together is evenly distributed over the entire car frame by the use of end frames constructed as herein described, and said end frames are easily applied to the car bodies and greatly cheapen the car construction, owing to the fact that much time and labor incident to the building of car ends of ordinary construction is done awa with.

In some instances, the end rame may be cast or formed in-two or more sections, and which sections are rigidly fixed to one another by belts or in any suitable manner.

I claim:-

1. As a new article of manufacture, a cast metal end frame for carbodies, which end frame is vertically ositioned upon and rigidly fixed to the end of the car body.

2. As a new article ,ofmanufacture, a "skeleton metallic end frame for car bodies constructed in a single piece, and ada ted to be vertically disposed and rigidly fixe on the end of a car body.

3. The comblnation with a;car body, of a bodies, and strengthening vertically disposed metal end frame rigidl fixed to the end of said car body, and whie end frame is formed in a single iece.

4. A metal end frame for car odies, formed in a single piece and occupying avertical osition against the sills and lates of the car od so as to equalize and distribute to said si and plates the force of any impact received by said end frame.

5. An end frame for car bodies, formed in a single piece and comprising a buffer beam,

an end plate, and uprights connecting said buffer beam and end plate.

6. An end frame for car bodies, formed in a single iece and comprising a buffer beam, an end p ate, uprights conneotin said buffer beam and end plate, and strengthening Webs between theuprights. 4

7. An end frame for car bodies, formed in a single iece and comprising a buffer beam, an endp ate, uprights connecting said buffer beam and end plate, and pockets formed integral with the end frame for receiving the deck sills, side plates, and side sills.

8. A skeleton metal end frame for car bodies, rigidly fixed in a vertical'position onthe end of the car body, and provided with pockets for receiving parts of the car body construction.

9. As a new article of manufacture, a cast metal skeleton upright end frame for car bodies.

10. As a new article of manufacture, a cast metal skeleton upright end frame for car ribs formed integral with said frame.

11. As a new article of manufacture, a cast 1 metal upright end frame for car bodies, and

' strengthening ribs formed integral with said end frame.

12'. As a new article of manufacture, a cast metal upright end frame for car bodies, provided with pockets for receiving parts of the car body construction.

13. As a new article of manufacture, a cast metal upright end frame for car bodies, r0-

vided wlth pockets for receivingparts of the car body construction, and strengthening ribs, formed integral with said end frame.

14. As a new article of manufacture, a castmetal end frame for car bodies, in which is formed suitable door and window openings...

15. A cast metal end frame for cars, comprisin a skeleton body portion, an end plate, and a ufier beam. a

16. A solid end frame for car bodies, comprising a skeleton body'portion, an end plate, and a buffer beam, which parts are rigidly fixed to one another.

17. An end frame for car bodies formed in a single piece and comprisin a lower member, an up or member, .an necting sal members.

18. An end frame for car bodies formed ina uprights con single piece and comprising a lower member, I.

an upger member, uprights connecting said mem rs, and strengthening webs between the uprights.

19. An end frame for car bodies formed in asingle piece and comprising a lower member, an 11 per member, upri hts connecting said'mem rs, and pockets ormed integral with the end frames for receiving the deck sills, side plates and side sills.

20. A metallic end frame for a railroad car, com rising a horizontal bottom member exten ing across and adapted to bear against theend of the underframe, a horizontal top member extending across and adapted to bear against the ends of the side framing plates, upright members connecting the said orizontal members together, and means for fixing the end frame to the underframe and side framing plates,substantially as described.

2 1; A metallic end frame for a railroad car, com irising an end member arranged in vertical p ane adapted to span the end of the car body and to bear against the ends of the under-frame and longitudinal members of the said body, and means for fixing the end frame to the said body, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES E. DATH.

Witnesses:

M. P. SMITH, EDWARD E. LONGAN.

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