Stability bracing for twist on high gondolas or hopper cars
US4082045A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 1976 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61D17/043
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A high volume railway gondola car particularly suited for high speed rail operations having a bracing structure extending the length of the car including a plurality of serially interconnected V-shaped trusses having laterally longitudinally downwardly convergent bracing members coupling the car walls to the underframe along the centerline of the car.
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