US955850A - Steel-car frame. - Google Patents

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A. GHRISTIANSON. STEEL GAR FRAME. A YPLICATION FILED JAN. U, 1009.

Yatented Apr. 26, 1910.

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A. GHRSTIANSON.

STEEL GAR FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.11.1909.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

:MEN-rca.,

Sonya resideut'of Butlei", in the county of.

STEELv C y nrniis'rmN- Butler -and State of Pennsylvania, Vhavein-l vented a Vnew' and useful -vImprovement in `Steel-Car Frames and` I do hereby declareV 'fthe followin to be a full,`-clea.lr,anl eltafct Q descriptiont ereof.

, My .invention relates tof-rame? steel'- ca1"s, more -particularlyv to' '1inderfria'ine's""for` 1'- steel railroad cars employing.swingingfdrat,y rigging, that isjbu'er andj `with the frame or superstructure off: the" car.-

A' tion extending ifrom the' pivotcasting to the fend sill, or, Where the invention is; used with' passenger ears, to the platform' enclsills beyoml the xuaingend sills. .f a.

1: lt 4also comprises certain improvements-in the side' sills and superstructure, as' well as.|

to otherim rovements hereinafter 'set forth y ofthe pressedfcentersill'extension Fig. yisa In the accompa jingndralwirF igxire V1i is eing y"partly in 4vcross section; 2 is'a. vlongitudinal Icenform of the car`;'Fi'g.4 isa perspective-view lerspectivexview of thejvertical car rib fiendig. 6 is a detail view ofthe-'corner fran'i'ng of the car. The invention'ma'y' e empoy Wit "a" suitable car-jfra'xne- Whelh g ated 'with steam, electricity or other power,

f and-'Whether for freight or passenger cars.V

It is illustrated in connectionwith passenger cars and will described', 1tV lieing unn y VSieeiuiction of Letters relient;i fappncatioimned Jgnumy 11.1909'. semina. A471,755

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derstood that when Vemployed 'in connection with a freight car vthe' platform 'and -sillA4 1o- -catesjtheordinary.,poslton ,of the end Sill florsuch a car. .i j The drawing. illustrates diagrar'nlnati'cally 9a. swinging.; buffer zand"- draft A*rigging f'for -lwhicht ife untlerfrerneis'desigedto be espea ciallj7 employed.l and Awhich v-'fo1'xi1s"tlie subject -metter',offavconlpanion pliclti'on fledfbymeo'f `even-Tdate' 'Serial 471,7 57, though,

jingliottom l rmge 6 havingzat its ou'teredge lthe'extension -Gleading up ifroin theI bottom flange ands-'providing'means .fort securing theretothezbuseixf the' sde'plzxtes' 7 folniing :the outer body-of thccar.' j 'The bolsteiyisshown als formed of pressed I channel sections S'cXtcuklng' frorn the center Asills to the sidesills and a centereasting 8-l f between the 4centersills, togethcrjwith a l top plate 9 and the bottoni plate 10-to whiehbotr ,torn plate the'usual "center plate llfis'secured. 'The' l'centergsillsl project through the bolster, but-to thel Pivotl casting 13ml; Which lpoint said centerjslll extensions 12 V are v spreadgapirtsoas'to Hare'out toward the' end 'sill of ,theI car,such" spreading eiitensions point t le flanges of't-he channel 'centersills are cut off leaving the'web poitions15'exftending in line .with the end'sills so'as to shown, in Fig. 1. Such center sill extensions 12 ai'vcarried be 4o fyltinef-,."erxfl sills byinea'ns zf the pressedaifplatfonp .sills 'lv'which eiitendfr'orna" oint'near thepyotplr cast-f" fing 13 out to t e ,platformfendsill 1,', 'and form thegonly support for the'platforxn e'hd sill,being riveted tothe center 'sill'exteusions 'j 19. -through the webs 'and bottormflan'g'es of provide for riveting thereto, thisbeing such center sills and Z-bar platform sills. The Z-bar platform sills are of peculiar construction, as shown in Fig. 4, each having rear portion 18 correspondingsubstantia in height to the channel center sill for practically the distance where they lap the same and then havinga downward jog 19 to bring the body of the Z-bar platform sill in proper position to support the platform without re- 1o ucing the strength thereof, the body of said platform sillthen extendin forward, as at 20, to the platform end sil17 and being pressed to form to lit the same and provide an end flange 2 1 to be riveted to the channel 1'5 .platform end sill.

I part of the 'resentinvention The en d sill pro er has t iediaphragin plates 26 extend` ing etween the flaring center sill extensions 3o 12 and the sidefsills 2 of. the car riveted 'tob th..` These can be lmade of sufficient. strength to roperly brace the ear outside of lthe center 'sills but to bridge the space for the swinging ofthe buffer and draft rigging I einploy the shallow Z-bar 27 which extends between the two diaphragms ltof the end sills and is riveted to them, as at 2S, said Z- bai' seetion'of the end sill attendingY past the channel portions of the end sill which termi- 40 nate at this point, while it extends above and fits into tliodcpression 29 formed therefor .in the Z-bar platform sills. The top 'plate 30 of tlie c arioor extends from the pivot castin 13 to which it is riveted forward to this Z- ar cross piece 27 of the end sill and is vriveted to the to) flange thereof, as shown, being also rivete to the top flanges 31 of the Z-bar platform sills. The said top plate 30 preferably extends from side to side of vthe 56 car, above the diaphragins 26,' being carried 'over and riveted toV the top flange 4 ofthe side sill. The latforin'eiid sill 17 is curved according to t. e desired curve of the for- Y ward end of the platform and is formed of channel section so as to unite with the ends Vof the Zfbarplatform sills 16 and Vit has a Vsuitable slot for the passage of the swinging buffer 24, It also serves with the Z-bar plat' form sills for thesu p ort ofthe guide 33 for 60 the bufl'erwhichl can e of any suitable eonstruction, being more clearly shown in detail' in'said companionf application and in fact forming the proper mounting for the draft rigging so that itwdoesnot.requireiescrip-V p Vtion here.- v

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` It will thus be seen that while providing a strong underframe for the car I provide full space for the Swingin of anysuitable construction of swinging raft gear. The main -channel sills extend out to the end sill and are connected thereto, while on account of v 'the flaring ends thereof they aid in bracing the same, and the Z-bar platform sills have 4a lapped riveted joint with the center sills. and proJect out in flaringposition toward 75 the platform sill and form the only sup l t --f therefor, and though the-main end 1s built up, as a 'continuous platform end'sill is employed the structure provides for the:

strong bracing of all parts and the space be l tween the flaring center sills is properly bridged 'at the end sill byl a strong Z-bar connection, fully .bracing the. car at .this-l point. At the same time the flaring Z-bar platform sills form a. strong connection bei;

tween the center sills and the platformiend sill, which is riveted directly to the center sills and yet provides for the support'f th platform on a lower level than themain floor of the car and 4forl the passage of the90 Z -bar cross sill 27 over the same,v as shown.

Such platform sills also provide for easy repair of the car in case of accident without disturbing the main body of the ear.`

As above stated the'side sills of the car are 95 provided with upwardly extending flangesy 6 at their outer edges, so providing a Z-bar..

side sill with anupwardjlip portion to which? the side plates 35 are-secured. These side plates are secured at their ends' to the double 100 Z-bar vertical corner ribs 36 which form the corners of the ear body, .these double Z-bar corner pieces being secured to boththe side sills and the diaphragms 2G of the endsills and rising from suchpoint to the full height ofthe body of the ear. As shown in Fig. 6

the main portion of such Z-bar corner rib 3G is riveted through the web of the Z-bar side sill 2 and also -to the end flange of the diaphragnr26 of the end sill, while its flange 110 37 extends inwardly along the face of said diaphragm, which is set inwardly to receive it,and.provide support for theriveting`-of the corner piece directly to said diaphragm.

The arm 38 of said corner piece extends over *115' the bottom flange 5 of the side s ill while its outer flange 39 forms a face to which the side plate 35 of the car body'can be secured. To give a finish around said Z-bar vertical cornerrib I provide the cover plate 41.

The car may have any suitable 'vertical ribs'sec'ured in any suitable positionlriveted to thecar floor,'or otherwise, such'as the ribs 42 forming the sides of the door in'apass'en- 3 ger car andthe ribs 43 also-in line with the 125 end ofthe-car body. A It isdesirable 4trilprovide means 'for locating theribs 'along 'the earsides in any position required and totha I- end'I rovide the vertical car rib'diaphra 45 fitting within the base ofthe lside ill 2;.113`0f and over-its outwardly and'npwardly ex-v forming the only support fthe-refer, while'V tending flange and also extending up within the side plate of thecar toany-'dewhich casein passenger. cars they! may be located so as to form the window openings.

Such internal vertical 'ribs are provided withl side anges 46,' 47, and the bottoni flange 48. They are niadefof proper width to fit between the outer side plate and the inner side plate 50 and they can be adjusted along between such plates to any desired pol sitioii iii the length of the car and secured to the inner and outer side'plates by rivets or bolts, as desired. They thus provide adjustable stiffening members for' the body of the car frame, bracing the car body by Vtheir connection with the side sill and with the plates forming the inner and outer walls of the car body'and providing vertical filler pieces giving strength to the entire car body. As shown. in' F ig. 3 the inner -side plates 50 can be provided with bottom flanges 51 to be riveted to the top flange of the side sill and the to floor plate 30. Such construction of si e sill, side plates and vertical filler 'pieces enables me to adapt the carconstruction for any purpose desired to provide any window. openings therein and at the same time provide anexceedingly light construction forthe car side. As, illustrated in the drawing the frame provides for the' swinging of either a draft or -buffer gear,s'ee Fig. l, and'it is to b`e understood'thatt-heg inv a s ace for the swineinfr of the. draft o l a asl rigging.

13. The combination with the inain'ccnter sills having flaring end portions, ol' a pivot casting riveted thereto at the initial point of flare of said sills, aiid'ceiiter sill extensions riveted to the flaring portions of said enter sills'beyond suoli pivot casting on' the ine horizontal plane and extending on the same flaring'lines and providing space for` $5. the Swinging of the dra t gear. 4. The combination of themain center sills extending parallel with each other past hel bolster and thence flaring out'to and rniinating at the end sill, and extensions thereof ,secured theretoon the saineliori-` iftzontal plane :and extendinglA on the samje flaming lines to 'the platform end sill, and

sired height, such as to the top ofthe carin v sills extending 'jog in lineiwith theendsillsfanda connect-1-- 1,0 0 c sills and.: connectcdfto theother f end sill upper Vedge .lam

providingspace for `the,.Swinging olii-.the draft rigging. 4

5. The com binationijof the' inainl'ccriter-- Iparallel-,with eachotherlpast the :bolster van 1 thence flaringout- -to 'and teun'iiiating'at the 'end sill; andA extensioi'is i thereof riveted thereto` -on the samel horizontal plane and extending'bubtherefrom*- on the same flaring lines having'jogged poi- 75 tions at the'end sills and' forming flaring platform-sills on a lower 4-levelthan the' cen# ter sills and fitting 6. The combination ofthe main center sills extending arallel with each other past the bolster and) thenceflaring out to and terminating :1t-the end'sill, and Z-bar ex-i tensions riveted to the Websandbase flanges of theinain center sills,`fand`extending vout therefromjon the same flaring lines to and forming the only support'l foitheIplatform. p

7. vThe combination of ,the lcenter sill extensions `forming platform; sills and a`y Z-bar connecting inember',extendingabove, such p platform sills and vconi'iectcd to 'the end sill.

'ingT flaring portionsextendingnout to the end'l v9.5 y 'extending' between the' flaring. ends of l the -v sills, the side lsillsl and .c liaphragin 'members center and side sills,` center ysill 1 extensions forniin`g platform. Sills `f hav-inga di; wiiw ard.

ing member extendingiabovef such. pl `atforin members.` v-

9. The combination of 'the main `center sills having flaring end portions terminating at the end sills, center sill extensions thereof secured thereto on the saine horizontal plane l and extending past the end sill and forming flaring platform sills, and` afplatform end sill supported thereby, said" flaring center sill extensions being thewonly support there- -10. -Tlie combination-ofthe main center i sills having flaring end portions, center, sill extensions thereof extending past the end sills, a 'curved platforml end ffsill, anda '115 track-way for? the buffer or draft rig 'ng' secured to such lplatform sills and platfirm end sill. i A i '11. A pressed plat-form sill formed of a l Z-bar cross section havinga downward jog 12.9

in 'the body thereof andan end portion to fit with the latform end sill.V

12. Astec `car side sill of-Z-'bar cross sec tion havin -aniupwardly extending flange formed Witi plate secured thereto.

13. The combination of a Z-bar side sill Vhaving an upwardly extending flaiigevat theof its bottom flange', aside plate 180..

to and forming the only supports for the platform end sills.

and extending up from its \bot- :tom flange,'in combination wi@ a car side L' l A i e 955,850l l f having its base secured to such vertical rib, and a vertical flanged iller piece having its base tting within the base portions of such Z-bar side sill, and forming a rib for the support of the car side plate.

The combination of a Z-bar side sill e having yan upwardly extending rib at ,the

side plate, and a. vertical Hanged filler piece 10 fitting between said car side p ates and wit in the base of said Zbar side sill. l

In testimony whereof, I the said ANDREW CHRISTIANSON have hereunto set my hand. ANDREW CHRISTIANSON. lVitnesses: Y

, ROBERTO. Torrini,

JOHN F. VILL.

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