US1244908A - Metal end structure for railway-cars. - Google Patents

Description

V. E. SISSON.v

' METAL END STRUCTURE FOR RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. I916.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

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ATPLICATION FILED MAR. 13 1916.

I Patentd Oct. 30,1917. 7

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- ATTORNEY 7 VINTON E. SISSON,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO WALTER IE. MURPHY, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

METAL END STRUCTURE FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

Continuation in part of application Serial No. 665,098, filed December Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917. 11, 19 11. This application filed March 13, 1916. Serial No. 83,826.

which may either form a part of-the car when first built or may be readily and conveniently placed upon an; old car when the 'wooden end has become broken or injured.

The ends of box cars are peculiarly liable to become broken and injured due to the fact that the cargo has a tendency to shift back and forth when the. train starts and stops. If the car is loaded with heavy articles, such as rails, piping, lumber, or the like, the shifting of such articles is likely to break out the end of the car or Wrench the end sheathing away from the sills and posts. My present invention provides a very strong and durable end structure consisting of a plurality of sheets of metal joined together by vertically extending bands preferably formed of pressed steel. Preferably both the end sheets and the connecting bands are formed with ribs or corrugations. In-

order togive the structure strength and rigidity the ribs or corrugations on the end sheets preferably run horizontally so that they stand at right angles to the reinforcing rib or ribs provided by the connecting bands;

This application'is acontinuation, so far as the construction shown in Figures 1 to 3, inclusive, is concerned, of applicants copending application Serial N 0. 665,098, filed December 11, 1911. v

The invention is illustrated, in certain preferred constructions, in the accompanying drawings, wherein- .Fig. 1 is an end elevation of the railway box car provided with the sheet metal end of my invention; I

Fig. 2, a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

v Fig. 3, a sectional. plan taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

F g. 4, an end elevation illustrating a mod fied construction, and

Fig. 5, a sectional plan taken on line 55 of Fig.- 4, with a portion of the flooring broken away.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, designates the corner posts of a boxcar of ordinary construction, 11 the ridge pole, 12 the flooring and 13 the draft sills. The end structure consists of two endsheets 1 1, 14: extending from the top to the bottom of the car and connected at the center by a connecting band or post 15. The end sheets are formed with the horizontal corrugations or ribs 16 and with flanges 17 on their outer vertical edges which are secured to the cor.- ner posts 10 by the bolts 18. In the construction shown, although this is not essential, the usual end plate is done away with and the purlins 19 rest upon inturned flanges 20 formed at the upper edges of the end sheets 14:. The ridge pole 11 rests upon a similarly formed flange 21 on the connect ing band 15 and a clip 22, is employed for holding the ridge 'pole in position, which clip is secured to the flange 21 by rivets 23 and to the ridge pole by bolts 24. The connecting band 15 is formed with a hollow rib 25 which is widest and deepest at the center and tapers down toward its extremities. The edges of the end sheets overlap the flat portions or flanges of the band 15 coming close up to the rib 25 so. that watertight joints are provided. The connecting band 15 not only serves to connect together the end sheets and to reinforce, strengthen and rigidify the end structure but is well calculated, when formed as shown and described, to serve as a post to take some of the roof load. i

The lower edges of the end sheets may be secured to the body of the car ,in any desired manner. I have shownthe sheets provided with inturned flanges 26 riveted to the inturned flange 27 of the connecting band 15 .and secured to the draft sills 13 by means of the gussetplates 28 and casting 29, the casting 29 being riveted to the sides of the draft sills and the gusset plates 28 riveted; to the castings through the flanges 26. If desired, the flanges 17 on the outside edges 'of the end sheets may be secured to the side sills by means of the gusset plates3l. lVith this construction, by means of which the end sheets are attached to the side sills and draft sills ot' the car, the ordinary end sill may be dispensed with and in place 'of it the comparatively light nailing strip '32 employed for supporting the flooring 12.

In Figs. 4; and 5 a modified construction is shown. The end,-in this case, consists of three horizontally corrugated ribbed end sheets 33., 34, 35, and of two connecting bands or posts 36. The bands, in this case, are shown as overlapping the margins of the end sheets providing a construction better capable of resisting thrust from the inside of the car although the joints provided are perhaps not so thoroughly water tight. The end sheets are shown as provided on their lower edges with inturned flanges 37 secured to the inturned flanges 38 of the connecting bands and to the draft sills 13 of the car by means of the devices employed in the other construction. The construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5 maybe in other respects like that illustrated in the first three figures.

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1. The combination/with a box car, com prising a ridge pole and an underframe,"of sheet metal end structure for the same to bottom of the car and formed-with horizontal corrugations, and a connecting member to which the adjacent vertical edges of,

* gthe end sheets are secured which extends Isafrom the ridge 'pole of the car to the underframe, is connected with said ridge pole and underframe, and is formed with an outpressed steel connectin xmembe'r extending cen hire from the top of the car to the bottomtop of the car to wardly projecting reinforcing rib.

'horizontal corrugations and a box cars, comprising two metal end sheets and a and roof-supporting rally of the end strpc 2. Anend structure for railway and formed with a hollow reinforcing rib and'with flanges to which the vertical edges of the end sheets are secured, said rib being widest and deepest at the center and tapered down toward each end.

3. An-end structure-for freight cars, comprising two 'metal end sheets formed with connecting and reinforcing member extend ing centrally of the end structure from th the bottom, and forme' with a hollow reinforcing rib and with flanges to which the vertical edges of the end sheets aresecured, said rib being widest and deepest at the center and tapereddown toward each end. I

4. A car end composed of sheet metal, the central portion of which is oflset with respect to the side portions andsaid side portion's each being provided ith a vertically disposed row of horizontallg arranged corrugations.

tions. pressed steelv a ein'forcing rib, and with flanges to 5. A car end comprising three vertically disposed panels, the outer ones of whichare provided with horizontally disposed corrugations, tions or panels occupies a position in front of the plane occupied by said side panels.

6. A'car end constructed of sheet metal and the central one of which sec-- having a vertically extending, centrally ar-.

ranged ofiset reinforcing and stiffening portlon, and the remaining portions of thesheet metal being provided with horizontally dis-' ing and connecting member to which said panels are secured, which is provided wlth flanges secured; to said ridge pole andunderframe. I 1

9. The combination with the nnder ffiame and roof structure of a box car, ot'an; end

, structure for themcar comprising apairot sheet metalpanels having flanges securedi to said underframe and to said roof structure, and a centrally arranged connecting; aif d reinforcing member to which said panels are secured, and which is provided with flanges secured to; said rootstructure and under:-

frame.

10. The combination with the undert'rame and roof structure of a box car, of an end structure for the car, comprising a pair of sheetmetal panels having flanges secured to said-underframe and to said roof StIIIC'.

ture,- anda; ce ntrally arranged connecting and reinforcing? member to which said panels are with flangessecured to said roof structure. and undergtrame, said reinforcing member secured, and which is provided being provided with a vertical corrugation v andv said panels with horizontal corruga- 11; An'end structure for railway box cars,

xpre'ss'ed steel connecting and roof-supporting member extending from the top of the cai to'the bottom and formed with a hollow the vertical edges of the end sheets are secured. i

which conrprising two metal end sheets and a 12. 'An end structure for railway box cars,

comprising two metal end sheets: and a pressed steel connecting and roof-supporting member to the bottom and formed with a hollow reinforcing rib, and with flanges to which the vertical edges of the end sheets are secured,

extending from the top of the carf a said structure,

said rib being widestv and deepest at the center and tapered toward each end. I

13.= An end structure for freight cars, comprising tWo metal end sheets formed With horizontal corrugations, and a pressedsteel connecting and reinforcing member extendmg from the top of the car to the bottom and formed with a hollow reinforcing rib and with flangesto which the vertical edges of the end sheets are secured, said 'ribbeing widest and deepest at the center and tapered toward each end.

14. An end structure for a box car, comprising a pair of sheet metal panels, each of which is secured at the bottom to the end of the underframe and is providedat the top with an inturned flange forsupporting the roof of the car, and

a centrally arranged roof-supporting and reinforcing element for comprising a hollow sheet metal memberrigidly united with said panels and extending vertically of the structure substantially from top to bottom thereof.

15. An end structure for a box car, comprising a pair of sheet metal panels, each of which is secured els having an inwardly exposed concavity which is Widest and deepest at its center and tapers toward the ends of the member, said member extending vertically of the structure substantially from top to bottom thereof.

, 16.-An end structure for a box car,c01nprising a pair-of'sheet metal panels, .each of Which'is secured atthe bottom to the end "of the underframe and is provided at the top with an inturned flange for supporting the roof of the car; and a centrally arranged roof-supportingand reinforcing element for sald structure,

comprising a sheet metal member rigidly united to sald panels ha ing an inwardly exposed concavity, said 1 member extending vertically of the structure substantially from top to bottom thereof.

.VINTON E. SISSON.

of the car; and a reinforcing elemetal member rigidly *united with said pan-

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