Railway rolling stock – Special car bodies – Dumping
Patent
1982-09-30
1985-02-12
Reeves, Robert B.
Railway rolling stock
Special car bodies
Dumping
105358, 105377, 105406R, 105411, 105418, 105424, 298 30, B61D 502, B61D 702, B61D 4900
Patent
active
044984006
ABSTRACT:
Large metal plates (120) located on each side of a railway hopper car are used to connect the hopper slope sheets (102, 104) to the car body sides (16) and longitudinally extending side sills (112). The large plates are generally "U" shaped and include legs (124, 126) which extend downwardly from the joint between the transverse bulkheads (14) and the slope sheets downwardly along each of the slope sheets. The plates are connected to the car body sides (16) to a smaller side sill reinforcing plate (121) and the side sill (112) with mechanical fasteners (128, 129) such as Huck bolts. The plate includes flange portions (132, 134) extending inwardly from the car body sides containing openings or slots (132, 134) to receive transversely extending reinforcements (140), preferably I beams (142, 142') which reinforce the hopper slope sheets and which are held in place adjacent, but spaced from, the car body sides and side sill with gussets (146) integrally connected to the large plates. Preferably an angle (160) located below the bulkhead slope sheet joint which extends transversely of the car is integrally connected to upper portions of the plate. Clearance (152) is provided between the legs of the plate and the slope sheets and resilient material (154) is located between the legs of the plate and the slope sheets to more evenly distribute loads between the car body sides, side sill, and the hopper slope sheets.
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Mundloch James D.
Vorwerk Frederick E.
ACF Industries Incorporated
Beltran Howard
Reeves Robert B.
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