Railroad car having multiple penetration resistant and protective structures
AssigneeCngmotive, Inc.
InventorsDavid I. Scott, Pedro T. Santos, Robert Thomas Scott
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Abstract
A railroad car including a plurality of penetration resistant and protective structures including a penetration resistant and protective underframe, penetration resistant and protective first end, second end, and center bulkheads, penetration resistant and protective first, second, third, and fourth side walls, and protective first and second roof hatches, all configured to protect internal cylinder assemblies, the pipes that communicate the gas from the cylinders of the cylinder assemblies, and the safety critical valves, regulators, and other equipment connected to such cylinders and pipes of the railroad car in an accident (such as a derailment, crash and/or roll-over).
Claims19
A railroad car comprising:
- a first truck;
- a second truck;
- and
- an underframe supported by the first truck and the second truck, the underframe including a penetration resistant bottom wall, a penetration resistant first side wall connected to the bottom wall, and a penetration resistant second side wall connected to the bottom wall, wherein the penetration resistant first side wall includes an outer frame supporting a first layer of a plurality of first crushable members extending in a first direction, and a second layer of a plurality of second crushable members extending in a second different direction.
A railroad car comprising:
- a first truck;
- a second truck;
- an underframe supported by the first truck and the second truck;
- a penetration resistant first side wall connected to the underframe, wherein the first side wall includes a first layer of a plurality of first crushable members extending in a first direction and a second layer of a plurality of second crushable members extending in a second different direction;
- at least two spaced apart penetration resistant bulkheads connected to the underframe;
- and
- a cylinder assembly connected to each of the bulkheads.
A railroad car comprising:
- a first truck;
- a second truck;
- an underframe supported by the first truck and the second truck;
- and
- a penetration resistant first side wall connected to the underframe, wherein the first side wall includes an outer frame, a first panel, a layer of a plurality of first crushable tubes extending in a first direction, a second panel, a third panel, a layer of a plurality of second crushable tubes extending in a second different direction, and a fourth panel.
A railroad car comprising:
- a first truck;
- a second truck;
- a penetration resistant underframe supported by the first truck and the second truck;
- a penetration resistant first end bulkhead connected to the underframe;
- a penetration resistant second end bulkhead connected to the underframe;
- a penetration resistant center bulkhead connected to the underframe;
- a first cylinder assembly connected to the first end bulkhead, connected to the center bulkhead, and connected to the underframe;
- a second cylinder assembly connected to the second end bulkhead, connected to the center bulkhead, and connected to the underframe;
- a penetration resistant first side wall connected to the first end bulkhead, connected to the center bulkhead, and connected to the underframe;
- a penetration resistant second side wall connected to the second end bulkhead, connected to the center bulkhead, and connected to the underframe;
- a penetration resistant third side wall connected to the first end bulkhead, connected to the center bulkhead, and connected to the underframe;
- a penetration resistant fourth side wall connected to the second end bulkhead, connected to the center bulkhead, and connected to the underframe;
- the first, second, third, and fourth side walls each including an outer frame, a first panel, a layer of a plurality of first crushable tubes extending in a first direction, a second panel, a third panel, a layer of a plurality of second crushable tubes extending in a second different direction, and a fourth panel;
- a first roof hatch connected to the first side wall and the third side wall;
- and
- a second roof hatch connected to the second side wall and the fourth side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.