US898177A - Tank-car. - Google Patents

Description

WiTNESSES:

PATENTED SEPT. s, 1908. M. 0. BLEST.

TANK GAR.

APPLIGATION IILED JAN. 29, 1908.

INVENTOR 4 SHBETsAHI-JET L .PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908. M. 0. BLEST.

TANK GAR. AIPLIGATION FILED JAN.29, 1908.,

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WITNESS No. 898,177. 'PATE-NTED SEPT. a", 1908. M. 0. BLEST.

TANK GAR. APPLIOATI ON FILED JAN. 29

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INVENTO WITNESSES:

Atty's UNITED srnrns rnrnnr orrrcn- MINOT G. BLEST, OF BELLEVUE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO- PRESSED STEEL CAB GOM- PANY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

- TANK-GAR.

Specification of Letters Pat ent.

' Patented Sept. s, 1908.

Application filed January 29, 1908. Serial No. 418,274.

curely stayed down at its ends without restricting expansion and contraction of metal, and additional support or bracing given to the draft sills or draft portions of the center sills, and parts carried thereby, these latter results being accomplished without detract-- ing from the desirable qualities of a head block construction.

Such im rovements are hereinafter described an shown in the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to like parts, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation with parts broken away and parts in section of the end of a tank ear, the trucks being removed; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same, the tank being removed; Fig. 4 is a sectional end elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1 on the line 44 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail sectional pers ective view of one of the head block end races showing also portions of the up er and lower head block tie members, and ig. 6 is a modification of the same.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, 1 represents the side sills, 2 the center sills, and 3 the end sills of'the underfr ame of the car.

4 are the cross-bearers connecting the side sills 1 and the center sills 2.

5 are saddle members mounted on crossbparers 4 and adapted to support the, tank 6.

"lank 6 may be su'itably stayed down upon saddles 5 by turn-buckle straps 7 suitably secured to the car underframe.

At each end of the car is an end sill cover plate- 8 riveted to the upper flanges of the side and end sills and further-riveted at an intermediate portion to the central head block brace 9 which is riveted to the center sills 2'and which extends upwardly through a notch 10 in .said end sill cover plate; 11 is the head block which rests at its central portion upon the center sill structure of the car and which is sup orted near its outer ends by the lower hea block tie members 12 secured at their forward ends to brackets 13 riveted to the end sills 3. Lower tle members 12 are preferably of pressed steel formation, their flanges de ending and embracing at their outer ends t e sides of the brackets 13. Tie members 12 are'fiattened and se cured by riveting through the lower outer flanges of the saddle members 5, the cover plate of the cross-bearers 4 and the upper he outer flanges of the cross-bearers 4. ends of the head block's therefore rest upon the webs of the lower tie members 12 14 are angular braces, one near each end of the head blocks 11, having a horizontal outward portion riveted to the end sill coyer plate 8, a U-shaped intermediate portion riyeted to the webs of the .lower tie members 12 and a vertical inner portion abutting and bolted to the head blockl 1. 1'4 brace the head block 11, stiffen the lower tie members 12 and help to supportend sill cover plate 8.

15 are upper tie members, one neareach end of head blocks 11, bent over the head block 11 at their forward ends and extending from the forward edge of the head block 11 over the upper surface of said head block downwardly to and riveted to the outer lower flanges of the saddle members 5, the

cover plate of the cross-bearers 4 and to the upper outer flanges of said cross-bearers 4.

Angular braces Lower tie members 12 and upper tie members 15 are further secured in position and to said head block 11 by vertical bolts which pass through the head block and through said members, there being further a washer plate 16 carried by the bolts at their lower ends.

17 are head block end braces, one near each end of the head block, interposed betweenthe lower tie member 12 and the upper tie member 15, here shown polygonal m shape and formed of castings having a central verticalweb with peri heral flanges extending in either direction t erefrom. Braces 17 are secured to lower tie members 12 and through said members and through the upper tie members 15 by rivets which pass,

flanges of the braces 17. Braces 17 are furthermore seqired to the head block by means of horizontal bolts which pass through (the flanges of the braces and through the area, thus obtaining about an equal strength head block, which bolts carry washers at their outer ends bearing against-the outer face of the head block; braces 17, therefore, further serve to secure tie members 12 and 15 to head block 11. Braces 17-may be made of pressed steelt'if desired, as shown in Fig. 6.-

The tie m mbers12 and-15 are so bent that I they meet at a point between the cross-bearers and the head block endbraces at which point they are secured by means of rivets. this way the stress is transformed into a shearing stress in the rivets. A further ob ject of connecting the tie members 12 and 15 at this point is to obtain an increased rivet between the rivets and the smallest transverse sectional area of the top tie member to resist the turning action of the head block.

18 are end stay straps, one at each extreme end of tank, looped over the upper surface of the tank andconnected to turnbuckles 19 which are suitably connected by link 20 to a ribbed anchor yoke 21; anch'or yoke 21 extends beneath the draft portions of the center sills 2and forms a su port for the draft portions of the center s' ls 2, the

draft-gear and other parts carried by the draft portions of the c enter sills 2 likewise forming a brace for the draw ,bar guide or carrier late 22, and the anchor yoke 21 is bolted t rough its web portions to the draw bar guide or carrier plate 22 and the lower flanges of the center sills. u

The form of head block end braces-herein shown and described not only permits of the .location of the end tank stays nearer or at the extreme ends of the tank, butth-ey fur thermore permit of the bringin of said stays directly down to the center s' s where they are secured, to their anchor yokes. With this construction it will be seen that the end invention.

Having thus described my invention, the

following is what I claimas new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a tank car, a head block, 'an inclined brace for securing said head block to the underframe and a head block brace fitted between said tie member and the head -block.

2. In a tank car, a head block, an inclined u per tie member forsecuring said head b ock to the underframe and a flanged head block brace having an incl ned uppe surface bracing said tie member.

r 3. In a tank car, a head block, a horizontal sear/7 tie member, an inclined tie member for securing said head block to the underframe and a 'said tie members.

6. In a tank car, a head block, upper and lower tie members for securing said head block to the underframe and a brace member interposed between said tie members and secured to said head block.

7. In a tank car, a head block, upper and lower tie members for securing said head block to the underframe and a brace member interposed between said tie members and secured to said head block and tie members.

, 8. In a'tank car, a head block, upper and lower tie members for securing said block to the underframe and a brace member inter posed between said .tie members and having a web and flanges.

9. In a tank car, a head block, upper and lower tie members for securing sa1d head blockto the underframe and a head block brace interposed between the said tie members, ha a central web and flanges pro- 'jectin in either direction therefrom.

10. n a tank car, a head block, upper and lower tie members for securing said head block to the underframe and a brace member inter osed between 'said tie members and secure thereto. 11. In a tank car, a head block, upper and lower .tie members for securing said head block to the underframe, a head block brace casting interposed between said tie members and secured to said head block.

12. In a tank car, a head block, upper and lower tie members for securing said head block to the underframe and a head block brace interposed between s'aid-tie members,

having a central web and flanges projecting in either direction from said web and secured to said tie members and said head block.

13. In a tank car, a hcadblock a central brace for said head block on one side thereof, upper and lower tie members secured to said head block at or near each end thereof, a flanged head block end brace casting interposed between said tie members on the side opposite said central brace and secured to said tie members and to said head block.

14. In a tank car, a head block, a 'ressed steel tie member extending from en sill to cross-bearer of the underframe supporting said head block at its end, an upper tie memseam? ber secured to the cross-bearer passing over said head block and secured to the upper face thereof and a brace or stifienerinterposed' between said tie members, secured thereto and to' saidhead block.

15. In a tank car, ahead block, a lower tie membersecuredto the end of said head block of pressed steel formation and extending'from end sill ,to cross-bearer,.an end sill 1 block and saidlower tie member and a flanged head block'end brace interposed between and secured to said tie, members and to said head block.

16. In a tank car, a head block and a pressed metal head block tie member secured thereto and to a cross-bearer and end sill of the underframe.

17. In a tank car, a head block and a pressed metal head block tie member secured to one of the cross-bearers of the underfrarne with its flanges'depending, its web bearing against the head block and secured also to' the end sill.

18. In a tank car, a head block, and means for securing said head block to the underframe and a narrow flanged head block end brace, in combination'with an endtank stay extending over the upper surface of the tank, downwardly between the tank and said end brace and secured to the center sills of the underframe.

19. In a tank car, an end stay comprising a suitable band extending over the upper surface of the tank, an anchor yoke connecting the lower ends of said band beneath the draft g 20. In a tank car, an end sta comprising a suitable band extending over t eupper surface of the tank, a ribbed anchor yoke connecting the lower ends of said band beneath the draft rigging.

21. In a tank car, an end-sta comprising asuitable band extending over t e upper surface the tank, a ribbed anchor oke secured tot e center sills beneath the raft rigging.

- 22. In a tank car ha g a customary draw bar guide or carrier p ate carried by the center sills, a tank sta extending down from the tank and an"anc or yoke connected to said tank stay and secured'to the center sills and draw bar guide or carrier plate.

23. .In a tank car having a customary draw bar guide or carrier plate carried by the center sills, a tank stay extending down from the tank and a ribbed anchor yoke connected -to said tank stay and secured to the center sills and draw bar guide or carrier plate.

24. In a tank car, a head block, an end sill cover plate, and a brace secured to said head block and sup orting said cover plate.

I 25. In a tanli car, a head block, an end sill, a pressed steel head block tie member, with flanges depending, supporting said head block near its end, and secured to said endsill and a brace secured to said head block m1 tie member and supporting said cover plate. I

26. In a tank car, a head block, a tie member'running longitudinally of the car and a narrow flanged metal brace running longitudinally of the car and secured to said tie member.

27. In a tank car, a head block, upper and lower tie members for said head bloc and a narrow flanged brace extending longitudinally with said tie members, interposed therebetween andsecured to said tie members and to said head block.

28. In a-tank car, a tank stay anchor plate having a plurality of strengthening flanges and a connection for the stay secured between the said fianges.

29. In a tank car, a tank stay anchor plate recessed to receive the draft rigging carrier plate.

30. In a tank car, a tank stay anchor plate I shaped to forma brace and support for the draft rigging carrier plate.

31. In a tank car, a head block, and a narrow vertical head block brace having flanges on thr e or more of its edges.

32. n a tank car, a tank staying device extending beneath the draft rigging to support the atter;

33. In a tank car, tank staying means extending from the tank under the draft rigging to support the latter.

The foregoing specification signed atMc- Kees Rocks, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, this thirteenth day'of-January', 1908.

MINOT o. BLEST.

Witnesses:

G. C. LA BE, H. B. FIsHER.

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