Coil railcar with floating floor sheet
US10589757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61D45/003
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transverse trough coil car includes a plurality of transverse troughs, a pair of trucks, a center sill supported on the trucks, a pair of side walls extending the length of the car coupled to the center sill, and a plurality of trough forming assemblies with each trough forming assembly including at least one floating floor sheet. Each one floating floor sheet is structured to allow for thermal expansion in a first direction along a longitudinal axis of the car body and in a second direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the car body.
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