Railcar for transport of steel coils with removable bi-level roof
AssigneeGunderson LLC
InventorsGlenn A. Sandheinrich, Justin Dobsch
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Abstract
A railcar for transporting one or more steel coils. In various embodiments, the railcar includes a front truck assembly, a rear truck assembly, a center sill assembly including a center sill operably supported by the front and rear truck assemblies, and first and second side walls supported by and substantially coupled to the center sill assembly such that the first and second side walls are spaced-apart from and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the center sill.
Claims49
A railcar with a plurality of transverse bunks along the car body for transporting a metal coil in each transverse bunk, the railcar comprising:
- a longitudinally extending railcar frame with first and second opposed ends;
- a pair of side walls extending the longitudinal length of the railcar and secured to the frame on opposed sides of the railcar, the side walls having an interior and an exterior surface;
- each transverse bunk comprising:
- (a) at least one bottom plate with first and second of laterally opposed side edges and longitudinally opposed end edges as well as a bottom plate upper surface and a bottom plate lower surface;
- (b) a first side plate with laterally opposed side edges and longitudinally opposed end edges, a first of the laterally opposed side edges of the first side plate connected to the first laterally opposed side edge of the bottom plate, the first side plate having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- (c) a second side plate with laterally opposed side edges and longitudinally opposed end edges, a first of the laterally opposed side edges of the second side plate connected to the second laterally opposed side edge of the bottom plate, the second side plate having an upper and a lower surface;
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- (d) a transverse bunk reinforcing member with longitudinally opposed end edges and reinforcing member side edges extending transversely across the railcar, the reinforcing member side edges welded to and spanning the entire longitudinal length of the lower surface of each of the first and second side plates;
- wherein, the longitudinally opposed end edges of the bottom plate, first and second side plates and bunk reinforcing members are welded to the interior surfaces of the sidewalls.
A railcar with a plurality of transverse bunks along the car body for transporting a metal coil in each transverse bunk, the railcar comprising:
- a longitudinally extending railcar frame with first and second opposed ends;
- a pair of side walls extending the longitudinal length of the railcar and secured to the frame on opposed sides of the railcar, the side walls having an interior and an exterior surface;
- each transverse bunk comprising:
- (a) a bottom plate with first and second laterally opposed side edges and longitudinally opposed end edges as well as a bottom plate upper surface and a bottom plate lower surface, the bottom plate extending as a horizontal segment from the second laterally opposed edge to a first line of inflection upwardly to a second line of inflection and extending more vertically to and terminating at the first laterally opposed edge;
- (b) a side plate with first and second laterally opposed side edges and first and second longitudinally opposed end edges as well as side plate upper surface and a side plate lower surface, the first laterally opposed side edge of the side plate slightly lapping the second laterally opposed side edge of the bottom plate, the side plate extending upwardly proximate the lap from a first line of inflection to a second line of inflection whereupon the side plate extends more vertically before terminating at the second laterally opposed side edge;
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- (c) a transverse bunk reinforcing member with longitudinally opposed end edges, a separate reinforcing member welded to and spanning the entire longitudinal length of the lower surface of the bottom and side plates;
- wherein, the longitudinally opposed end edges of the bottom plate, side plate and bunk reinforcing members are welded to the interior surfaces of the sidewalls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.