US1267363A - Discharge-door-operating mechanism. - Google Patents

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M. C. BLEST.

DISCHARGE DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.30| I917.

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APPLICATION FILED 0CT.30, l9l7.

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DISCHARGE DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM.

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(in van loz are MINOT C. BLEST, F BELLEVUE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO PRESSED STEEL GAE COMPANY, OF ?ITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

DISCHARGE-DOOR-OPERATING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May as, rare.

Application filed October 30, 1917. Serial No. 199,291.

, citizen of the United States, residing at No.

6% Orchard avenue, Bellevue, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Discharge-Door-Operating Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide fluid pressure actuated means for automatically operating the discharge doors of a railway car. H

Another object of the invention is to provide fluid pressure actuated means for automatically unlocking and operating the dis-' charge door mechanism of a railway car.-

'Another object ofthe invention is to provide means Where the discharge doors of a railway car may be operated either by hand or automatically by fluid pressure.

Another object of the invention is to provide'fiuid pressure means for operating a plurality of pairs ofdischarge doors either simultaneously or separately.

Another object of the invention is to ,provide a discharge door operating mechanism for railway dump cars having a plurality of pairs of operatively connected motors, one of the motors of each pair being constructed so as to operate in advance of and time-the action of the other motor of each pair.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel locking mechanism for discharge door operating mechanisms, which may be operated either by hand or fluid pressure, and is so constructed as to eliminate the use of the usual ratchet and pawl mechanism, thus reducing to a minimum the number of parts which are likely to wear or become damaged.

Referringnow to the drawings in which like reference characters refer to like parts; Fi ure 1 is a plan view of one half of a car emiodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same, and Fig. is an enlarged cross sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. t is an enlarged' plan view of a portion of one end of the car with portions of the body removed to more clearly show the discharge 'loor op erating mechanism, Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line55 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is an enlarged elevational view of the locking mechanism, and Fig. 7 is a plan new of portions of the piping for the discharge door operating mechanism, one of the pipes being broken away to show the others more clearly.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, 1 indicates the underframe and 2 the car body, both of which may be of any suitable construction and may be connected together in any suitable manner. The undertrame as illustrated in the drawings comprises end sills 3, side sills 4, bolsters 5 and draft sills 6, all of which may be of any suitable form.

. 7 indicates a platform plate which is secured to the end sill 3, side sills bolster 5 and draft sills 6, and serves to connect these members of the underframe rigidly together. 8 indicates angular members which extend from bolster to. bolster and are spaced inwardly away from the side sills and away from each other. At their ends these members are secured to the latform plates 7, and at intervals intermediate their ends are connected with short transverse members 9,

one end of each of which members is secured to one of the side sills 4.

The body of the car comprises connected side and end Walls 10 and 11 respectively. The upper portions 12 of the side walls are sloped downwardly and inwardly toward the longitudinal center line of the car, while the lower portions 13 are disposed vertically and throughout their lengths are secured to the angular members 8. The upper portions 14 of the end walls are sloped downwardly and inwardly toward the transverse center line of the car, while the. lower portions 15 are disposed vertically. At substantially the transverse center line of the car, a transverse Wedge 16 is provided which comprises plates 17, which extend between and are secured to the vertical portions 13 of the side Walls. These plates are spaced apart for the'greater portion of their depth and at their upper edges are secured together by rivets or other suitable means. At each end of the car the lower portions of the side and end walls and one of the plates 17 of the transverse wedge 16, define a discharge opening 18 in the bottom of the car; which opening is closed by doors 19. which are preferably bodily movable, and which have their meeting edges at substantially the longitudinal center line of the car. To stiffen iii) of the end wall.

and support the body of the car, posts 20 and diagonal braces 21 are provided which at their lower ends are secured to the side sills at and at their upper ends are connected with the upper edge portions of the body through the medium ofgusset plates 22. At the end of the body, posts 23 are provided which at their lower ends are secured to the draft sills, and at their upper ends are connected with the upper portion of the end Wall. To further brace the end of the body, diagonally extending members-24 are provided which are secured at their lower ends to the underframe, and at their upper ends are connected with the upper end portions 25 indicates a member whichextends transversely of the car and serves to stiffen the car body and the underframe. This member is preferably of channel form, and at its ends is secured to the side sills 4:. intermediate its ends, the Web of this member is secured to the vertically disposed portion 15 of the end wall.

Each of the doors 19 is provided at one end with a suspension link 26, which is pivotally mounted in a bracket member 27 secured to the vertical portion of the end wall, and at the opposite end is provided with a similar link 28 which is pivotally mounted in a bracket member 29 to one of the plates 17 of the transverse wedge 16. It will here e noted that the bracket members 27 and 29 are located a sutiicient distance above the doors so that when the links 26 and 28 are mounted therein, the doors will be permitted to move bodily and substantially clear of the door opening, thus facilitating the tree and rapid discharge of the lading.

To operate each pair of discharge doors a mechanism is provided which may be operated either by hand or fluid pressure means. This mechanism comprises'a shaft 30 which extends transversely of the car and at its ends is 'ournaled in bearing members 31, each oi W iich is secured to one of the side osts 20, and intermediate its ends this siaft is journaled in bracket members 32, which are secured to the end posts 23, The shaft is provided with arms 33, each of which is pivotally connected with the end portion 3a of a longitudinally extending link 35, the end portion 36 of such link being pivotally connected with the arm 57 of a bell crank 38, which is mounted on a f shaft 39 journaled in bearingmembers 4:0

and ail, the bearing member it) being secured to the side wall 10, and the bearing member 41 being secured to one of the sideposts 20. The arm 42 of the bell crank is pivotally connected with the upper end l3 of a downwardly depending linlr ie, the lower end 4-5 of such link being pivotally connected with a toggle mechanism to, which mechanism comprises links l"? and t8 having their adjacent ends operatively hinged menses together by means of a pin 49 or other suitable means. This toggle mechanism extends between the side sill and the door, the end portion 50 of the link 47 being mounted on a shaft 51 that isjournaled in bearing members 52, which are secured 'to the side sill and the transverse members 9 of the underframe, and the end portion 53 of the link 48 being pivotally connected with the door. F or the purpose of operating the discharge door operating mechanism by hand power, an operating shaft 54 is provided which has a gear Wheel 55 mounted thereon, the teeth of which are adapted to mesh with the teeth of a quadrant 56 secured to the shaft 30. For the purpose of operating this mecha nism by fluid pressure, motors 57 and 58 are provided which are operatively connected together.

The motor 57 comprises a cylinder 59, which is secured to the plate 7 or any other suitable part of the car, piston 60 and piston rod 61, such piston being secured to one end of the piston rod and arranged to reciprocate in the cylinder. The opposite end of the piston rod is mounted in an opening 62 formed in a bearing member 63, which is secured to the plate 7, or any other suitable part of the car. Intermediate the bearing member 63 and the cylinder 59 the piston rod 61 is preferably provided with an enlarged portion 64:, with which an arm 65 secured to the transverse shaft 30, is operatively connected by a pin 66, or other suitable means, which preterably passes through openings formed in the arm 65, and the enlarged portion 64: of the piston rod. It will be noted that when the door operating mechanism is being operated, the arm '65 moves in van arc of a circle and the piston rod 61 moves in a straight line, thus making it necessary to provide a loose connection between the arm and piston rod to insure the free operation of the mechanism. The object may be attained in a number of ways but in the present embodimentof the invention is preferably attained by making the opening in the piston rod of slotted form havinga width greater than the diameter or the pin 66, which passes therethrough and a length great enough to permit of the maximum movement of the arm 65,

The motor 58 is arranged to operate at an angle to the motor 57, and comprises a cylinder 87 which is secured to the plate 7 or any other suitable part of the car, and also comprises piston 68 and piston rod 69, such piston being secured to one end of the piston rod and arranged to reciprocate in the cylinder. The opposite or outer end portion it) of this piston rod is preferably of rectangular form and preferably extends to the piston rod 61, and as indicated at 71 menses .7 2 registers with the opening 62 of the bearing member 63, thus permitting the end portion of the piston rod 61 .to pass through the outer end ortion of the piston rod 69 and throng the bearing member 63. For

the purpose of operating the piston rod 69 by hand power a ivoted lever 73 is provided, one arm which extends to the side of the car where it may be easily operated when it is desired to operate the whole mechanism by use of the shaft 54:. The other arm of this lever is connected with one end of a link '74, the opposite end of such link being loosely connected with the piston rod 69, such connection being preferably made by bending the end portion of the link 74 in the form of a hook which extends through a slot 7 5 formed in the outer end portion of the piston rod 69.

76 indicates a pressure supply pipe which extends preferably from end to end of the car and may be provided with cocks 77. Between these cocks and at each end of the car this supply pipe is provided with a branch pipe 78 which is connectedwith a port 79 formed in the cylinder 67. Some distance from-the port 79 the cylinder is provided with a ort 80 which is connected with a port 81, formed in the cylinder 59,

by a pipe 82. This cylinder 6'? is also provided with an outlet 83 to the atmosphere, the use of which will hereinafter be described. 8 l indicates another pressure supply pipe which extends preferably from end to end of the car and may beprovided with cocks 85. Between these cocks and at each end of the car, the supply pipe 8% is' provided with a branch pipe 86 which is connected with a port 87 formed in the cylind pr 59. p

When it is desired to automatically open the discharge doors one of the cocks 77 is closed and a pipe or hose from the fluid pressure supply is attached to the other cock 7 which is open. Fluid pressure is then introduced which enters the cylinder 67 through the supply pipe 7 6 and branch pipe 78 and moves the piston 68 and piston rod 69 a suihcient distance to slide the opening 72 in the portion 70 into registration with the opening 62 in the bearing member 63. Immediately after the openinglfl has registered with the opening 62, the piston 68 This rectangular portion 70 of.

passes the port 80, permitting'the pressure to enter the cylinder 59 through the pipe 82, and move the piston 60 in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 4: of the drawings a sufficient distance to fully operate the door operating mechanism. When the piston 60 is being moved in this direction by the fluid pressure, the air in the cylinder on the other side of the piston is allowed to escape to the atmosphere through the pipes 86 and 84. Between the port 80 and the outlet 83, the cylinder 67 is provided with a portion 88 which forms a stop for the piston 68 when such piston has passed the port 80, thus preventing the piston from passing the outlet 83 and the escape of the pressure through such outlet.

When the piston 60 is moved in the direction referred to above, the end portion of the arm 65 is moved in the same direction through the intervention of the piston rod, which connects the piston and arm, with the result that the arms 33, 33, which are secured to the shaft 30, are caused to move in the opposite direction, and through the medium of the links 35, 35 cause the bell cranks 38 to raise the links 4A, 44-. These links 44, 4A are connected with the toggle mechanism 46, 46 and when they are raised by the bell cranks 38, they will move the links of the toggle mechanisms and the discharge doors to the posit-ions as shown in dot and dash lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

When it is desired to automatically close the doors, one of the cocks is closed and a pipe or hose from the fluid pressure supply is attached to the other cook 85 which is open. Fluid pressure is then introduced through the supply pipe 84 and branch pipe 86 to the cylinder 59, which forces the piston 60 in a direction opposite to that indicated by the arrows in Fig. a of the drawings, the air on the other side of the piston being permitted to escape to the atmosphere through the pipe 82 and outlet 83 in the cylinder 67. The operation of the rest of the mechanism. when the doors are being closed, is the reverse of thatv just described in connection with the opening of the doors.

Within the cylinder 67, a spring 89 is provided which when the doors are being opened will, by the movement of the piston 68, be compressed, and which when the doors are being closed, will expand and force the piston 68 and piston rod 69 to their normal positions of rest, as shown in full lines in Figs. 5 and 6 respectively.- When the doors are being opened by the use of fluid pressure the piston 68 moves forward until it engages the stop 88 in the cylinder at which time the portion '26 of the piston rod 69 is in the position as shown in dot and dash lines in 6, the piston and piston rod remain "ing in such positions until the doors have been opened. After the doors-have been opened and the fluid pressure shut off, the spring 89 will force the piston 68 backward beyond the port 80 to a position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, thus permitting the exhaust pressure from the cylinder 59 when the doors are'being closed, to escape to the atmosphere, through the outlet 83, the slot 72 in the piston rod 69 being of a length great enough to permit such movement of the piston 68 relative to the port 80. When the doors are closed and when the end of the piston 60 has been drawn from the opening 72 in the piston rod 69, the spring 89 will force the piston 68 backward to its normal position of rest, as shown in full lines in Fig. 5, and will thus move a portion of the piston rod 69 across the opening 62 in the bracket member '63, which will prevent accidental movement of the piston rod 61 and will thus lock the mechanism against accidental operation.

When it is desired to operate the mechanism by hand power, the operator moves the lever 73 in the direction as indicated by the arrow in Fig. & and such lever being pivoted as indicated at 90 will cause the portion 70 of the piston rod 69 to move a sufficient distance to unlock the mechanism, the maximum movement of the piston being shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5. The shaft 54 is then rotated in the direction as indicated by the curved arrow in Fig. 2 and the gear wheel 55 mounted on this shaft meshing with the toothed quadrant 56 mounted on the shaft 30, will cause the mechanism to operate in the same manner as hereinbefore described. It will here be noted that by reason of the loose connection between the lever 73 and the portion 70 of the piston 69, the piston when it is being operated by fluid pressure will be permitted to move independently of the lever 7 3, thus rendering the fluid pressure unlocking mechanism entirely automatic.

It will be seen from the foregoing description of the mechanism that the doors of a train of cars may be operated automatically and substantially simultaneously. By connecting the cocks 77 and 77 of adjacent cars, closing one of the cooks 77 at one end of the train, and then admitting pressure through the other cock at the opposite end of the train, the operation of the mechanism as hereinbefore described in connection with a single car, will be repeated throughout the train of cars, and the doors of all the cars will be opened simultaneously or nearly so.

By connecting the cocks 85 and 85 of adjacent cars, closingone of the cooks 85 at one end of the train and then admitting pressure through the other cock 85 at the opposite end of the train, the operation of the mechanism will be repeated throughoutthe train of cars and the doors of all the cars will be closed simultaneously or nearly so. In operating remaining cars of the train.

menace a train of coupled cars embodying the invention, it may be desired to discharge the lad ing from certain of the cars and to leave the remaining cars of the train loaded so that they can be moved and discharged at some other place. In order to do this the branch pipes 78 of each car areprovided with cocks 91 by means of which the fluid pressure supply maybe shut ofi from the discharge door operating mechanisms of the car or cars that itis not desired to discharge. By this means'it is possible to discharge the load from any one car or serie of cars in a train and at the same time retain the load in the The branch pipes 86 of each car is provided with cocks 92 by means of which the fluid pressure may be shut off from the discharge .door operating mechanism of a car or cars that it is not desired to close the doors. The car as hereinbefore described is provided with two pairs of doors which are operated by two pairs of motors, one pair of motors being for one pair of doors. It may be found desirable to discharge only a portion of the contents of the. car, and to do this, one of the cocks 91 is closed and the other one opened, thus permitting one pair of motors to operate to open one pair of doors only. When a, plurality of cars, embodying the invention, are coupled together, it will be noted, the whole contents of some of the cars may be discharged and that only a portion of the contents of other cars may be discharged, while the contents of the remaining cars may be retained and discharged at some other places.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that changes may be made in the arrangement and construction of the parts of the mechanism without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

- Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a railway dump car, a discharge door operating mechanism, and a plurality of pairs of operatively connected motors for operating said mechanism, one of the motors of each pair being adapted to time the action of the other motor of'each pair, and locking means slidable by one of the motors of each pair into and out of engagement with the other of said motors of each pair.

2. In a railway dump car, a discharge door operating mechanism, and a plurality of pairs of motors for operating said mechanism, one motor of each pair being so constructed and connected to the other motor of each pair that it will operate in advance of said other motor, and means slidable by one of the motors of each pair into and out of engagement with the other of said motors of each pair to lock and unlock said mechanism.

3. In a railway dump car, a discharge door agencies operating mechanism and fiuid pressure means for automatically operating said mechanism said means comprising a plurality of pairs of operatively connected motors, and means slidable into engagement with' one of the motors of each pair to lock said mechanism.

4. In a railway dumpcar, discharge doors and a plurality of pairs of operatively connected fluid pressure motors for automatically operating said doors, and means slidable into and out of engagement with one of the motors of each pair to lock and unlock said doors.

5. In a railway dump car, a discharge door a fluid pressure motor, connections from said door to said motor, a member slidable across the path of operation of said motor, and a motor for operating said member;

6. In a railway dump car, a discharge door, a'fluid pressure motor, means connecting said door and motor, a slidable member for locking said means, and a fluid pressure motor for operating said member.

7. In a railway dump car, a plurality of discharge doors, a motor connected with said doors for automaticallyopening and closing them, slidable means for holding said doors in closed position, and a motor for operating said means.

8. In a railway dump car, a plurality of discharge doors, a pair of operatively con nected motors for operating said doors, said motors comprising piston rods and arranged to operate at an angle to each other, the piston rod of one of said motors having an opening formed therein through which the piston rod of the other motor passes when the doors are being opened.

9. In a railway dump car, a plurality of discharge doors, a plurality of operatively connected motors for operating said doors, each of said motors comprising a piston rod, said motors being arranged to operate at an angle to each other, the piston rod of one of said motors being movable into and out of the path of travel of the piston rod of the other or said motors to lock and unlock said doors.

10. In a railway dump car, a plurality of discharge doors, toggle mechanisms for operating said doors, a shaft extending transversely of said car, connections from said shaft to said toggle mechanisms for operatin said mechanisms, a motor for operating said shaft, and a motor adapted to operate in advance of and time the action of the first mentioned motor, the last mentioned motor having a piston rod adapted to engage with the first mentioned motor to lock said doors in their closed positions.

11. In a railway dump car, a discharge door, mechanism for operating said door, a motor for operating said mechanism, said motor comprising a piston rod, means with which said piston rod is adapted to engage to lock said door in'its closed position, and a motor operatively connected with the first mentioned motor for moving said means out of the path of said piston rod when the door is being opened or into the path of said piston rod when the door is closed.

12. In a railway dump car, a pair of discharge doors, mechanism for operating said doors, a motor for operating said mechanism, said motor comprising a piston rod, a bearing member for said piston rod, means mounted in said bearing member slidable into and out of the path of said piston rod, and a motor for operating said means.

13. In a railway dump car, a pair of discharge doors, mechanism for operating said doors, a motor for operating said mechanism, said motor comprising a piston rod, a motor operatively connected with the first mentioned motor, said motor comprising a piston rod adapted to be moved into and out of the path of the first mentioned piston rod, and means within the second mentioned motor for timing the action of the first mentioned motor so that the second mentioned piston rod will be operated in advance of the first mentioned piston rod.

14:. In a dump car discharge door operating mechanism, a plurality of operatively connected motors for operating said mechanism, each one of said motors comprising a piston rod, the piston rod of one of said motors being movable into and out of the path of the piston rod of the other or said motors to lock and unlock said other motor.

15. In a dump car discharge door operating mechanism, a plurality of operatively connected motors for operating said mechanism, each one of said motors comprising a pressure cylinder and a piston rod, and a bearing member secured to said car having openings formed therein at an angle to each other, the piston rod of one of said motors being slidably mounted in one of said openings and the piston rod of the other of said motors being slidably mounted in the other of said openings, one of said piston rods being movable in said bearing member into and out of the path of the other of said piston rods.

16. In a dump car discharge door operat-. ing mechanism, a plurality of operatively connected motors for operating said mechanism, each one of said motors comprising a pressure cylinder and a piston rod, and a bearing member secured to said car having openings formed therein at an angle to each other, the piston rod of one of said motors being slidably mounted in oneof said openings and the piston rod of the other of said motors being slidably mounted in the other of said openings, one of said piston rods having an opening formed therein through which the other of said piston rods is adapt ed to pass, said openings being adapted to register with one of the openings in said bearing member. I

17. In a dump car discharge door operating mechanism, a motor for operating said mechanism, .said motor comprising a pressure cylinder and a piston rod, means slidable into and out of the path of said piston rod for locking and unlocking said mechanism, and means for operating the first mentioned means. 7

18. In a dump car discharge door operating mechanism, a motor for operating said mechanism, said motor comprising a pressure cylinder and a piston rod, a member slidable into and out of the path of said piston rod for locking and unlocking said mechanism, and fluid pressure means for operating said member. I

19. In a dump car discharge door operatin mechanism, a motor for operating said mec anism, said motor comprising a pressure cylinder and a piston rod, a member slidable into and out of the path of said piston rod for locking and unlocking said mechanism, and fluid pressure means and lever means for operatin said member.

20. In a dump car discharge door operating mechanism, a motor for operating said mechanism, said motor-comprising a pressure cylinder and a piston rod, a motor for timing the action of the first mentioned motor, the second mentioned motor comprising a pressure cylinder and a piston rod, said piston rodbeing movable out of the path of the first mentioned piston rod by means of fluid pressure and movable into the path of said piston rod by means independent of the fluid pressure.

21. In a dump car a plurality of pairs of discharge doors, mechanism for operating said doors, nd a plurality of pairs of operatively connected motors for operating said mechanism, means movable by one of the motors of each pair into and out of engagement with the other of the motors of each pair to lock and unlock said doors and mechanism, a pressure supply pipe extending from end to end of the car, a branch pipe extending from said supply pipe to one of the motors of each pair of motors, and a valve in said branch pipe for'shutting ofi the pressure from said motor for rendering each of said pairs of motors inoperative.

22. In a railway dump car, a pair of" bodily movable discharge doors, toggle mechanisms for operating said doors, a rotatable shaft extendmgtransversely of said car, connections from said shaft to said toggle mechanisms, an arm on said shaft, a motor having a plston rod loosely connected wlth said arm for operatin said shaft, means adapted to be moved into and out of enga ement with said piston rod to lock and u ock Said doors, a motorv and a hand lever for operating said means, a rotatable shaft for manually operating the first mentioned shaft and means for operatively connecting said shafts.

23. In a railway dump car, a pair of dis charge doors, a rotatable shaft extending transversely of said car, connections from said shaft to said doors, an operating motor comprising a pistonrod, connections from said piston rod to said shaft, an operatin shaft, connections'from said operating sha t to said rotatable shaft, means movable into and out of the ath of said piston rod for locking and u ooking said doors, and a motor and hand lever for operating said means.

24. In a dump car discharge door operating mechanism, means for operating said mechanism, said means comprising a piston rod, means for operating said piston rod by hand power, a member movable into and out of the path of said piston rod, a hand lever for moving said member out ofthe path of said piston rod, and means for automatically moving said member into the path of said piston rod.

25. In a dump car discharge door operating mechanism, a motor for operating said mechanism, said motor comprising a cylinder and a piston rod, a member movable into and out of the path' of said piston rod for locking and unlocking said mechanism, a motor for operating said member, and a hand lever for operating said member, said lever being loosely connected with said member to permit the free movement of said member independent of said lever.

26. In a dump car discharge door operating mechanism, means for operating said mechanism, said means comprising a piston rod, means slidable into and out of the path of said piston rod for locking and unlockin said mechanism, a lever for moving said slidable means out of the path of said piston rod and means independent of said lever for automaticall moving said member into the ath of sai piston rod.

In testimony w ereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' MIR'Q'I C. 'BLEST.

Witnessesz- FRANK E. MILLER, .H. M. Batman.

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