US969933A - Journal-box. - Google Patents

Description

L. G. WOODS.

I JOURNAL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED IEKZB, 1908.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

INVENTOR.

WITNESSES.

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LEONARD G. WOODS, F PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

JOURNAL-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 28, 1908. Serial No. 418,336. I

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

- To all whom it may concern:

' Be it knownthnt I, LEUNARDHG'. VVoons, a resident of Pittsburg, iu the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful ln'iprovement in Journal-Bones; and I do hereby declare the "scription thereof.

vfollowing to be a full, clear, and exact (16-1 This invention relates to I journal boxes for railwayear trucks.

The object is to provide a journal box whieh'is light,-yet strong, so as to do away with 'dai'igerous and frequent brea-kages and which conforms to and'is interchangeable with the vMaster Car Builders standard journal'box. d I

The invention relates to that type of jourpal box consisting ofa pressed body portion with arigid top of a metal of different char acter rigidly secured'to the body. T lie-invention comprises the details of "construction of a boX'of this character here matter described and claimed In theaccompanying drawing Figure lis a side of my improved journal box;

'Fig. 2-is in part a planview and in part a horizontal section-of the sameon the-line 2'-- 2, Figs; 3 and 4; Fig. 3'is a central vertical longitudinal section-through the box;

andFig. 4 is a vertical t-ransverses'ec-tion on The journal box cornprises a cast or drop forged top portion 1 ends pressed metal body portion 2. The latter" comprises sides 3-endbottom-'4, said bottom being turned upwardly at its outer-end-,- as at'5, tojc'o'nform tot he usual Master Car Builders. type and 25 for g to prdvidethe usual opening 6 for the axle 'box li d.'- 'The bottom ist-urned upwardly shallow fiange 7 which does not-extend up at 'thein'ner end of the" box tdplovide a as ay'wall to'retain t-heoil." The edges of the side portions 2 at their inner ends are'also. .5.

flanged inwfirdlyslightly, as at 8,jin order I. to-prpvide a finish at this part, but-can be Cleft ofl'if preferred. The-flanges 7 and 8,

* however, are comparatively narrow, so that erin togetherof a'large' a'mountof metal at I fyvmeansqof a flanges lO -on its side edges which are se the body can be pressed by a simple die oporation and withoutnecessita-ting the gaththe;v ower inner corners of the box.

The pocket for the dust guard is forrhed ressed metal plate 9 having.

outed to the" si:des; ofithe' body by suitable 'quite to the axle opening'uandserves merely through, in which case the dust means, such as rivets ll, and also having a bottom flange fitting ui'iderneath the bottom of the body of the-box. This pressed plate isspaced from the inner endof the box.

leaving the vertical spacel t in which the dust guard is located, and being prov ded with the'openlng 15 through Winch the axle passes. Some railroads prefer an openbottom and a closed top, others a slot clear guard plate can be modified to suit The top 1 isformed either of cast metal or as a forging; It is provided on its top at its forward or outer end with the usual lugs 16 to which the axle box lid is hinged and is also ribbed, as at 17, giving lightness Without sacrificing strength; Along its side edges on. its lower face it is provided-with the continuous depending. flanges 19 fitting inside the pressed body portion and serving as a means to secure the top and body portion together, such as by means of rivets 20 driven through the flanges and the sides 2 .of the body; These fllnges are continuous for the .len th of the box and are of considerable depth, thus giving material strength, bracingthe box and tending to keep it square. Midway of their lengths these flanges are extended to'a considerable depth, always in contact wit-h the sides of the body so as to brace the latter, and also forming shoulders 22 for holding the journal bearing. 'N ear its forward'end the top is provided with the lugs 23 which actas etc 5 for the journal box'wedge,

. a n its side edges thebox is provided with I the lugs 24 which are provided with holes receiving the journal box bolts,

These lugs 24 are stifiened' by means of braces 26 connecting the same Wltll. "the flan (5519; These braces also strengthen the insi e shoulders 29 The sides 2 of the bodv are notched or cut-sway, as indicated at 2? tofit around these braces. The bra'cesfQfi are recessed fromb'elow so as to provide: vet-,

tical kerfs'. or slots 28. into 'which' '.the top I fit. The braces are prefer edges of the body ably rounded off at their lower ends," as" shown at 29, in order to assist the edges 0t.

the body to enter the slots when assembling.

The plate sides of the body have-a tight fit in said slots. The. slots'serv'e to prevent the sheets. from bending or yielding when there is 'a' tendency to :force "the b'oi out of square. They-a so permit the. braces '26 to be m sr .t s asmi i r the case. The deep braces and flanges supbeing preferably located on both sides of the tie bar. The side corrugations and 31 and bottom corrugations 34: angl 35 are preferably continuous as shown to extend around the lower corners of the body and give strength at these points and prevent the box from getting out of square. To further assist in preventing the sides from getting out of true vertical position the corrugations 30 and 31 extend practically up to the upper edges of the sides of the box, considerably above the lower edges of the flanges 19; thus giving great stiffness to the side walls of the box at and below the flanges, and preventing bending of said side walls over the lower edges of the flanges 19. The extension of the corrugations above the lower edge of the flanges, together with having the top edges of the intermediate por tions of the side walls fitting up into the slots or grooves 28 in braces 26, prevents the sides of thebox from getting out-of vertical position and assists in keeping the box square.

The axle box described is interchangeable with the Master Gar Builders type. It is light, and yet stronger than the usual cast box. The top portion is rigid so as to effec tively take care of the vertical loads and also of the lateral loads produced by starting and stopping the train, as Well as its-resist the endwise thrusts of the axles diie to the swinging of the car bodies on curves. The

'- peculiar construction of the pressed body portion with the corrugations extending continuously around the lower corners thereof and extending up above the lower edges of the flanges 19 of the top, gives great stiffness to the body and not only assists in resisting vertical pinching stresses due to drawing the 3ournal box nuts tight, but also acts as' a diagonal brace between the arch bar and tie bar and prevents the box from getting out of square.

The box is designed to resist'all of the much stronger than the pressed steel boxes which have heretofore been designed, and some of which did not conform to the Master Car Builders standards.

What I claim is:

1. A'journal box composed of a pressed plate body portion comprising sides and a bottom, and a rigid top portion of metal of a different character provided on its side edges with continuous deep vertical flanges to whichthe body portion is secured, and having outwardly projecting journal box lugs, and braces extending from the side flanges to said lugs, said braces being pro vided with vertical slots or kerfs for receiving the top ed es of the sides of the body.

2. A journa box composed of a pressed plate body portion comprising sides and a bottom, and a rigid top portion of metal of a different character provided on its side edges with continuous deep vertical flanges to which the body portion is secured, and having outwardly projecting journal box lugs, and braces extending from the side.

flanges to said lugs, said braces being provided with vertical slot-s or kerfs for receiving the top edges of the sides of the body, said body being provided with vertical cor rugations or ribs extending upwardly above the lower edges of said flanges.

3. A journal box composed of'a pressed.

plate body portion comprising sides and a bottom and a rigid top portion of metal of a different character provided on its side edges with flanges to which the body portion 1 is secured, and having outwardly projecting journal box lugs, and braces extending from the side flanges of said lugs, said braces being provided 'Withj'vertical slots or kerfs,

and the sides of the body portion being cut away to'fit around the braces an d having the edges of said cutaway portiorfs projecting up into the kerfs or slots in the braces.

In testimony whereof, I the said LEONARD G. Woons have hereunto set my hand.

LEONARD G. \VOODS. WVitnesses:

ARGHIBALD M. MCGREA, CHAS. S. Fonnnn g

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