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US 6,543,368 B1Granted
Coil car structure
AssigneeNational Steel Care Limited
InventorJames W. Forbes
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AssigneeNational Steel Care Limited
InventorJames W. Forbes
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A railcar unit has a pair of deep sidewalls and a cradle mounted between the sidewalls for carrying coils. The sidewalls span the distance between the two railcar trucks, and act as a pair of deep beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep sidewalls are arranged to extend above and below the center sill of the cradle and to give vertical stiffness to the car. The center sill is a straight through sill for carrying buff and draft loads between the couplers. The cradle is made from a set of cross bearers welded to the center sill to form a series of segmented beams, covered by plating. The cross bearers are welded to the sidewalls at lap joints. The cross bearers are all of the same design and can be made from a rolled beam. The sidewalls have their deepest section at mid-span, and are tapered to a thinner section toward the end structure of the cars. The tapering includes provision of an access way between the railcar truck wheels and the sidewall to permit brake maintenance.
A rail car for carrying metal coils, comprising:
A rail car for carrying metal coils comprising:
A rail car for cry metal coils, comprising:
A rail car for carrying metal coils, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.