公开(公告)号：US20210009169A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-14

申请号：US17038205

申请日：2020-09-30

申请人： JAC Operations, Inc.

发明人： Cloyd Wirick ,  Greg P. Josephson ,  David F. Single ,  Kerry Sauter ,  Robert J. Roxby

IPC分类号： B61D7/02 ,  B61F1/02

摘要： A method of modification of a railcar which includes providing an existing railcar with a cold formed center sill; removing an upper portion of the railcar; Cutting and splicing the center sill; Forming an upper railcar body having top chord sections and a pair of end walls and side walls coupled to the top chord structure, wherein each sidewall includes a side sheet, a plurality of side stakes and side sill; Forming an underframe construction including the spliced center sill, bolsters configured to be above truck assemblies and coupled to the center sill and a plurality of lateral I-Beam cross bearers that extend from the center sill toward and stopping short of the inside of the side sheet, and wherein the cross bearers include vertical connection plates configures for coupling to side stakes which are positioned between the bolsters; and Coupling the upper body to the underframe.

公开(公告)号：US12054183B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17018536

申请日：2020-09-11

申请人： JAC Operations, Inc.

发明人： Greg P. Josephson ,  Michael H. Kress ,  Kerry Sauter ,  Robert J. Roxby ,  Cloyd Wirick

IPC分类号： B61D3/08 ,  B61D3/00 ,  B61D7/00 ,  B61D17/04 ,  B61F1/02 ,  B61F1/12 ,  B61F1/14

CPC分类号： B61D3/08 ,  B61D3/00 ,  B61D7/00 ,  B61D17/04 ,  B61F1/02 ,  B61F1/12 ,  B61F1/14

摘要： An open top gondola car includes top chord sections; a pair of end walls and side walls coupled to the top chord structure, wherein each sidewall includes a side sheet a plurality of side stakes and side sill; and an underframe construction including a center sill running the length of the car, bolsters configured to be above truck assemblies and coupled to the center sill and a plurality of lateral I-Beam cross bearers that extend from the center sill toward and stopping short of the inside of the side sheet, and wherein the cross bearers include vertical connection plates configures for coupling to side stakes which are positioned between the bolsters.

公开(公告)号：US20210039685A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US17018536

申请日：2020-09-11

申请人： JAC Operations, Inc.

发明人： Greg P. Josephson ,  Michael H. Kress ,  Kerry Sauter ,  Robert J. Roxby ,  Cloyd Wirick

IPC分类号： B61D7/00 ,  B61D17/04

摘要： An open top gondola car includes top chord sections; a pair of end walls and side walls coupled to the top chord structure, wherein each sidewall includes a side sheet a plurality of side stakes and side sill; and an underframe construction including a center sill running the length of the car, bolsters configured to be above truck assemblies and coupled to the center sill and a plurality of lateral I-Beam cross bearers that extend from the center sill toward and stopping short of the inside of the side sheet, and wherein the cross bearers include vertical connection plates configures for coupling to side stakes which are positioned between the bolsters.