US1419675A - Railway baggage or general-goods car - Google Patents

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US1419675A
US1419675A US354362A US35436220A US1419675A US 1419675 A US1419675 A US 1419675A US 354362 A US354362 A US 354362A US 35436220 A US35436220 A US 35436220A US 1419675 A US1419675 A US 1419675A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D47/00—Loading or unloading devices combined with vehicles, e.g. loading platforms, doors convertible into loading and unloading ramps

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  • the present invention relates to a new and improved ⁇ railway baggage or general goods car destined for the transport of goods, cattle and horses. ⁇ l
  • the primary object of t-he invention is to provide self-locking means to secure the skid in its position for use.
  • Another object consists in providing such means for locking the skid which are simple in construction and easy to be actuated even in the dark and by uneXperienced operators.
  • F ig. 1 shows a goods-car in a side elevation.
  • Fi 2 shows half line --B of Fig. 1.
  • F ig. 3 is a front view vof the skid applied to a car.
  • Figs. 1 and 5 show one of the end pieces of the guides for the skid in different .positions.
  • v Fig. 6 is a top view of one end of the skid arranged in its guides;
  • F'gs. 7 and 8 show sectionson the lines of a ear in a section on C-D and E-F of Fig. 5 illustrating theA arrangement of the tongue tov guide the skid.
  • FIG. 1 denotes the floor of a goods car which is provided with two sliding side doors 2 in the well known manner.
  • Each guide-way is providedat each end with a guide piece 6.
  • the skid 8 comprises an iron frame covered by wooden boards, it is strongly built and its length corresponds to the breadth of the car.
  • the ledges 17 are parallel with each otherV and their upper surfaces are inclined downwardly toward .the ends of the skid 8.
  • I larrange two abutments 14 Fig. on the beam ⁇ 12 between which an arm 16 of the shaftll plays.
  • the hooks 9, 10 are held and brought in engagement with the skid 8 by a spring 53, they slide over the ledges 17 when the skid 8 is moved on its guide-ways 4f, 5;
  • each guide piece 6 there is a horizontal 'groove in line with the guide-ways 4c, 5 and a branchedoffv guide groove 18 leading upwardly and ending is a short horizontal groove 19.
  • the switch 2O comprises a The arrangement of. the
  • the lever 26, 28 is rotatablyinounted in the guide piece 6 and projects with a curved arm 2,8 in thecvpath of the skid 8. vIf the skid 8 rests beneath the floor 1 (Fig. 5) the arm 28 abuts against the lower side of the skid 8 and the switch 2O assumes the position as shown in Fig. 4.
  • the tongue 23 takes the position shown in which it guides the hind roller .7 into the branched-ofi:1 groove 18.
  • the skid 8 resting on arm 28 secures the tongue 23 in its position. If the skid 8 is withdrawn into its position for use shown in Fig. ⁇ 2 by dotted lines, the rollers 7 ⁇ at the fore part of the skid leave the pieces y6 the rollers 7 at the hind end pass into the grooves 18 and ascend until they bear against abutments 30 resting on springs in the front partl 32 of the guide pieces 6. As soon as the skid 8 leaves the arm 28 the tongue 23 swings V upwards, the weight of the parts'21, 26 exceeding that of the; parts 23, 28.
  • a double armed lever 39, 40 rotatably mounted in said piece 6 by means of a bolt 41.
  • the arm 39 projects into the path of the roller 7 in the groove 19 and is held in the position shown in Fig. 4 by means ofthe weighted arm 40.
  • a third arm 45 is fastened to the Vbolt 41 against which a lock bolt 43 abuts.
  • the bolts 43 onV each side of the car are fixed to a rod44 journalled in bearings and provided at each end with a handle 42. In the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the bolts 43 lock the levers 39, 40 in the position shown and theskid 8 is secured in its position.
  • the handles 42 are turned in such a manner thatthe arm 39 leaves the groove 19.
  • the skid 8 By moving the skid 8 in its position for use it is automatically secured against accidental displacement when loading or unloading they car.
  • the arms 39 are turned out of the way of the rollers 7 by rotatingv the rod 44 and the skid 8 is moved against the car.
  • the rollers 7 on the hind or upper part of the skid 8 descend the groove 18 and theskid may be pushed below the floor. Y
  • the rollers 7 may pass the switch 20 at theoplposite car side the tongue 23 being in its uppermost position (see Fig. 4).
  • skid y8 is moved into the guides 4,75 the hooks 9, 10 slide on the ledge 17 until they fall over the .hind end thereof.
  • the skid 8 isy now secured in its proper position the ends? of it projecting just far enough from the sidesV of the car to be used as a second tread.
  • the skid may be withdrawn from any side of the car, in no position it loses the connection with the car and in no way interferes with the general arrangement and design of the Caf.
  • Y f f Foldable railings may be provided which may be used for unloading cattle or I'may arrange rails at the side walls of the car which could be used for railings in case of Y,
  • v 1 A skid, Vrollers thereon, at its ends, guides in which the skid is mounted for movement, guide pieces at the ends of the guides, each having an Ainclined guideway and a branched-off guide way-a ⁇ t the upper portion of said inclined guide way, switches to direct the skid from the horizontal to the inclined guide ways, andy operating ⁇ anda branched-0H guide way at the upperv portion of saidl inclined guide way, vswitches to direct the skid from the horizontal to the inclined guide ways, and yieldable bu'ers against whichv the rear rollers ofthe skidVv strike, when the rear end of the skid is elevated.
  • Y j A skid, Vrollers thereon, at its ends, guides in which the skid is mounted for movement, guide pieces at the ends of the guides, each having an Ainclined guideway and a branched-off guide way-a ⁇ t the upper portion of said inclined guide way, switches to direct the skid from the horizontal to the inclined guide ways, andy operating ⁇ anda
  • Al railway car comprising inv combination a skid, rollers on said skid, two guideways fixed beneath the car'floor in line with the side doors of the car, a guide piece at eachend of each guide way, each guide piece having a horizontal groove in line with the corresponding guide way and an ascend ing groove branching-0Ev from said horizontal groove, switcheg'to lead the rollers from f the horizontal to the ascending groove, each switch comprising a tongue projecting into the path yof the rollers, means to set said switch by gravity and by the skid and means to lock' the switch
  • said means In testimony whereof I affix my signature comprising a double-armee; lever, one arm in presence of tWo Witnesses. projecting into the path o the said roller, a shaft rotatably mounted and provided LYBERAT 5 With handles, locking arms fixed to said Witnesses:

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US2660034A (en) * 1947-05-21 1953-11-24 Maxwell F Kemper Method and apparatus for placing fluent material
US20160113071A1 (en) * 2013-04-26 2016-04-21 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives Electromagnetic induction furnace and use of the furnace for melting a mixture of metal(s) and oxide(s), said mixture representing a corium

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US2660034A (en) * 1947-05-21 1953-11-24 Maxwell F Kemper Method and apparatus for placing fluent material
US20160113071A1 (en) * 2013-04-26 2016-04-21 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives Electromagnetic induction furnace and use of the furnace for melting a mixture of metal(s) and oxide(s), said mixture representing a corium

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