Railway rolling stock – Floors
Patent
1999-07-02
2000-09-05
Le, Mark T.
Railway rolling stock
Floors
52578, B61D 1700
Patent
active
061126713
ABSTRACT:
A floor structure for attachment to a railway car underframe is provided. The floor structure is formed in part from floor panels having a floor plate and a number of reinforcing members attached to one side of each floor plate. One of the reinforcing members is preferably attached along a first edge of each floor with a portion of the reinforcing member extending laterally from the respective first edge. The opposite edge of the floor plate perfectly extends laterally from the nearest reinforcing member such that when the floor panels are disposed adjacent to each other with the second edge of one floor plate resting on the reinforcing member extending from the first edge of an adjacent floor plate. A butt weld is preferably formed between each adjacent first edge and second edge and the respective reinforcing member. The ends of the floor plates may be bent downwardly for connection to portions of the underframe. The length of the floor panels may be less than the distance between side sills to accommodate a bulkhead track and divider assembly.
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Basile Fred M.
DiLuigi Michael W.
Womack Charles D.
Le Mark T.
TRN Business Trust
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