WO2006101752A3 - Railway cars with combined material structures and method - Google Patents

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WO2006101752A3
WO2006101752A3 PCT/US2006/008362 US2006008362W WO2006101752A3 WO 2006101752 A3 WO2006101752 A3 WO 2006101752A3 US 2006008362 W US2006008362 W US 2006008362W WO 2006101752 A3 WO2006101752 A3 WO 2006101752A3
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railway cars
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George S Creighton
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Trinity Ind Inc
George S Creighton
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D7/00—Hopper cars
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D17/00—Construction details of vehicle bodies
    • B61D17/04—Construction details of vehicle bodies with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures
    • B61D17/041—Construction details of vehicle bodies with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures with bodies characterised by use of light metal, e.g. aluminium
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D17/00—Construction details of vehicle bodies
    • B61D17/04—Construction details of vehicle bodies with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures
    • B61D17/043—Construction details of vehicle bodies with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures connections between superstructure sub-units

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Railway cars are provided with sidewalls (50) having an optimum number of support posts (80a) formed from a first material such as, but not limited to, steel and an optimum number of support posts (80s) formed from a second material such as, but not limited to, aluminum to optimize empty car weight and service of life of each railway car. The sidewalls may also be formed from materials such as, but not limited to, steel side sheets (70) and aluminum side sheets (70).
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