Railway car center filler
AssigneePullman Incorporated
InventorsRoy W. Miller, Bhaskara R. Mutyala
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Abstract
A modular center filler for railway vehicles comprising an inverted U-shaped core member fitted between front and rear cover plates and securely attached to a bottom cover plate to which a center plate is attached. Downwardly extending legs of the core are aligned with corresponding inner, beveled edges of the center plate which receive high forces during transit as a car rocks back and forth. The core member is positioned to receive these forces and transmit them into the center filler structure, car bolster and car body framing for even distribution throughout the vehicle.
Claims8
A modular center filler for railway vehicles for providing a high strength area in a center filler pocket located within a draft sill of the vehicle at the junction of a car bolster and said draft sill, comprising:
- a bottom cover plate having means for attachment to an associated center plate;
- front and rear cover plates attached to the bottom cover plate and extending upwardly therefrom at substantially right angles for generally the height of the center filler pocket;
- a core member disposed between said front and rear cover plates;
- said core member having upstanding, substantially parallel legs spaced inwardly from the sides of said draft sill and having ends attached to the front and rear cover plates, and having a top cover intermediate of and interconnecting the parallel legs, said core forming a hollow beam interconnecting the front and rear cover plates with the bottom cover plate;
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- center pin guide means located and secured within the core member extending from the bottom cover plate to an opening in the top cover of the core member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.