US994053A - Side frame for car-trucks. - Google Patents

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W. P. BETTENDORP, DEGD.

J. w. BETTENDORI, ADMINISTRATOR.

SIDE FRAME FOR GAR TRUCKS.

APPLICATION P11 311 MAY 23,1908.

99,0535 Patented May 30,1911.

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W. P. BETTENDORP, DEUD.

J. w. BETTENDORF, ADMINISTRATOR.

SIDE FRAME FOR OAR TRUCKS.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 23,1908.

Patented May 30, 1911.

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improved journal-boxes.

UNETED TAT Pd lfihlhl ll WILLIAM F. BETTENDORF, OF DAVENPORT, IOVJA; 3'. WV. BETTENDORF ADMENISLTBATOR OF SAID WILLIAM 1. BETTENDORF, DECEASED.

sins FRAME non CAR-TRUCKS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filedMay 23, 1908. Serial No. 423 5658.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM P. Bs'r'rs-N- mom, a citizen of the United. States, and a resident. of Davenport. in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Side Frames for Gar-Trucks, of which the following is it clear, full, and exact description.

My invention relates to cast metal side- 'frsmes for ear-trucks, and particularly to the journahboxes thereof, and its object is to permit access to the interior of said journalhoxesfroni a point alongside of the journals of the car-axle, either to permit the removal of the journshboxes (or-endwiseof the side frames) easily and quickly during the operation of knocking down or taking the truck to pieces or replacing when essombling the parts thereof. This it accomplish by the means hereinafter described and as particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is side view of the side-frame of s car-truck showing 111 Fig. 2 is 2. side I view or said ournal box drawn to a larger scale. l ig. 3 is plain view thereof. Fig. i is EL transverse vertical section takenv on dotted line 38, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar View of a modified form of my invention.

Referring to Fig. 3 of the drawings it will he noticed that my improved journalboxes are castin one piece with the sideframe A, in substantially the some manner as the joui'mz hoi: of the sidot'rzune for which Letti Patent of the United States were granted to me October (3, 1903, No. 740,617. While I prefer to so cast the ions IXELl-l'JOXGS and side-frame in one piece, it is not absolutely nccesszury. The shape of these journal-lions correspond with that of the standard journal-lion now in extensive use. and UUZUPLL j g 'nnl-hfiX having 'LIldclosed except for the opening in its frontend closed by the conventional lid, and the axle op ing in its rear end. Its side-wall next the end of the ci -t'rame A is made integral made for the reception of the lower edge of a plate C, which latter is rectangular in shape and has its upper edge seated in a groove f, cut in the under surface of the top of the box: About midway its length this plate 0 is provided with outwardly projecting lugs h, the former of which projects from near its upper edge and the letter from its lower edge. Vihen the parts of the journahbox are properly assembled, lug g comes immediately under lug 0 01 the top B, and secined thereto by means of a bolt nut ic, and lug it lies list upon and comes iinniedistely ever u lug K projecting from the center of length of the edge (Z of the hottom of the journal-hon, out is secured there-- to by aholt and nut Pgsul'. initially as shown in the drawings. This piste, is pmvided mediate its ends with veri I E projecting from its inner surface, for the retention of the usual shaped journal. hear.- ings not shown), and at its rear end is provided with a lz'nierully projecting webbing, F, that corresponds to and forms part of the rcur wall the jUtll'llzlhbOIi, covering an area above the plane of the edge (I, of the trough or bottom thereof", and projecting ahovethe axle opening as "ur as the vertical plane of the center 0. the some. W hen it is desired to gain access to the interior of the box, the bolts D and .l: are .emoved; the lid of the ho uiscd to r :1 iilin C is removed by sliding it forward out of grooves c and j, utter the ournnldieurings have been removed. lllute C czuu he or conveniently returned to the position from which it was withdrawn by sliding it back into the grooves c and f and Cltllnl'llllg the lugs C and K and it and Z1, togethe by the bolts and nuts, substantially as shown.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings I show a modified construction of my invention, in which the journal-box is constructed substantially the some as in Fig. witli the exception that the side of the top oi the box, farthest from the side irzizne. l'BY'iDiIi-gil'fiS in the vertical plane of the inner surface of the adjacent side oi. the some. and with thee?- ceptlon that the upper edge J of the sidewall (:1 extends up past the adjacent longitu.

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dinal edge of the top to the upper'surface thereof, whereuponit is flanged inward and downward and has its downturned extremity, I, serve as a tenon that enters a longitudina-l groove in the top, substantially as shown. The lower edge of the side-wall G enters a longitudinal groove in the edge m of the bottom or trough of the box, and is provided, mediate its ends, with an outwardly projecting lug 71., which, when the parts of the box are properly assembled, laps over the corresponding lug. 0 projecting outward from the edge m, and are secured together by a suitable bolt M, substantially as shown. In this modified construction, upon removing the bolt M, the side-wall can be lifted vertically from its seat, and access This side-wall G, has guide-lugs (I for the journal-bearings, and also has a webbing It projecting-laterally from its rear edge in a direction opposite lug n, whose shape and contour conform to the area of the rear of the box, above the plane of the edge m on the adjacent side of the vertical plane intersecting the center of theaxle opening, the same as side-wall G shown in Fig. 3. The only differences in the construction of the guidelugs g andthe webbing R, from the equivalent features of plate C, is that the upper edges of the guide-lugs q terminate a istance below the under surface of the top of the box, corresponding tothat which it would be necessary to lift side-wall G, in order to unseat its edges from the grooves in which the are firmly seated, and the upper edge 0 the webbing R extends up through a suitable transverse groove in the top of the box, near the rear end thereof, in order to permit of the side-wall being removed by first raising it slightly and then moving it a little away from the journalbox.

It will, of course, be understood that if desired, plate C, or wall G, may be made greater in height so as to form a greater portion of the side of the journal-box opposite that attached to the side-frame of the truck, than as shown, and I wish, therefore, to be considered as contemplating such changes in their dimensions as coming within the scope of my invention. In fact, I desire to be understood as considering any journalbox divided longitudinally into two parts, one of which forms the greater or less part of the outer side of the box, and is removably secured to the other part, which latter is cast or otherwise made integral with the end of the side-frame, as coming Within the scope of my invention.

that I claim as new is:

1. A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes, which latter are partly cast in one piece with said side-frames and have the sidewall thereof opposite said sideframe made separate and removably secured thereto.

2. A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes which latter are partly cast in one iece with said side-frame, and have the side wall thereof opposite said side-frame made separate and its upper and lower edge removably retained in grooves in the part that integral with the side frame.

A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes, the portions of which latter adjacent to the ends of the side-frame and the tops thereof being cast in one piece with said side-frames, and the side portion of said journal-boxes opposite the side-frame being cast separate and removably secured to the remainder.

4:. Arailway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes, the top, bottom, and one side of said journal-boxes being cast in one piece with said side-frames and the side wall opposite said side-frames being made separate and removably secured to the adj acent edges of the top and bottom.

5. A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes, the top, bottom and one side of said journal-boxes being cast in one piece with said sideframes, and the side Wall opposite said side-frames being made separate and having its upper and lower edges removably seated in longitudinal grooves in the adjacent edges of said top and bottom.

6. A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal boxes the top, bottom and one side of said journal-boxesbeing cast. inone piece with said side-frame and the ongi-' tudinal edge of the said bottom opposite said side-frames having an integral lug projecting laterally outward therefrom, and the side-wall of said journal-boxes opposite the side-frames having a lug projecting from its lower edge and means for securing the same to the lug projecting from the adjacent bottom edge.

7.' A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal boxes the top, bottom, and one side of said journal-boxes being cast in one piece with said side-frame and thelongitudinal edges of the said top-and bottom opposite said side-frames having integral lugs projecting laterally outward therefrom, and the side-wall of the said journal-boxes opposite the side-frame having lugs projecting from its upper and lower edges, and means for securing the same to the lugs projecting from the adjacent top and bottom edges. j

8. Arailway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes the top, bottom and one side-wall of said journal boxes being cast in one piece with said side-frame and the longitudinal edges of said top and bottom opposite the side-frame being. provided with grooves 3.110. naving lugs projeeting laterally outward therefrom, and the side-wall of said boxes opposite the ends of the sideframes being made separate from the remainder thereof and have its upper and lower edges seated in said grooves, and has lugs projecting laterally outward from its said edges, and means for connecting the lugs of said removable wall to the lugs projecting from the said edges of the top and bottom of the remaining portion of the wall.

9. A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes, which latter are partly cast in one piece with said side-frames and my hand an have removable side-walls opposite said sideframes that are made separate and the rear edges thereof provided with webbing projectin transversely inward toward the center 0 the box and forming a part of the rear-wall of the same,

In testimon. whereof I have hereunto set seal this 3d day of April, A. D., 19081 WILLIAM 1 BETTENDORF.

v Witnesses M. G. S'roLL, E.'R.'LUNDY.

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