Transverse bulkhead connection to filament wound vehicle body sides
AssigneeACF Industries, Incorporated
InventorsDouglas C. Ruhmann, Frederick E. Vorwerk, James D. Mundloch
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Abstract
Bulkhead supports (18) are integrally connected to opposite side portions of a filament wound hopper car body (16). The bulkhead supports include longitudinally spaced extensions (20, 22) extending inwardly from the car body sides. The transverse bulkheads (14) are located within the extensions on either side of the car with longitudinal clearance (31). Resilient bulkhead cushioning members (32) are located between the bulkhead and each extension. The resilient bulkhead cushioning members extend only a short distance transversely to reduce or substantially eliminate the introduction of bending moments into the car body sides when the transverse bulkheads are subjected to lading loads.
Claims9
A transverse bulkhead restraining assembly comprising:
- bulkhead support means integrally connected to transversely spaced sides of a filament wound vehicle body;
- said bulkhead support means including longitudinally spaced extensions extending inwardly from said vehicle body sides;
- opposite end portions of said transverse bulkheads located within said extensions on both sides of the vehicle with longitudinal clearance;
- resilient bulkhead cushioning means located adjacent each side and between said bulkhead and each extension on each side of the car;
- said resilient bulkhead cushioning means extending only a short distance transversely of the vehicle to introduce bulkhead loads into said car body sides primarily in shear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.