US1733014A - Tender - Google Patents

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TENDER Filed Jan. 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet TENDER Filed Jan. 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet lllillnvllhnff I IlllllllllJ r. I I l Patented Oct. 22, 1929 UNITED STATES ELMEB E. HICKEN, F OOLLINGSWOD, NEW JERSEY TENDERl Appngaon mea .Tammy 12,1929. serial No. 89,209.

My invention relates to locomotive tenders of the cylindrical type.

One object of the present invention is to make a tender of this type with a cast metal bottom frame, to which the cylindrical por tion of the tender is secured, and to provide the usual fuel receptacle at the forward end of kthe tender, making a-portion of the end of the tender an integral part of the frame. A further object of the invention is to make l the seams at the points of connection between the sheet metal cylindrical portion and the top and bottom of the tender with the flanges projecting outwards, so that repairs can be made and new rivets applied at the outside of the tender tank.

In the accompanying drawings: Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 1-1, Fig. 3, illustrating my improved tender of the cylindrical type;

' Fig. 2 is a plan view of the bot-tom frame of the tender;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the tender; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4--4, Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on the line 5 5, Fig. 1;

Figs. 6 and 7 are views illustrating the outside'joints of the cylindrical portion of the tender tank; e

Fig. 8 is a viewy of the forward end of the casting forming the base and illustrating the end extensions; and

Fig. 9 -is a sectional view on the line 9 9, Fig. 8. l

eferring to 'the drawings, the bottom frame 1 of the tender is clearly shown in plan view, Fig. 2, made as a unitary structure, preferably of cast steel. There is an upper plate 2 and a lower plate 3, spaced apart as clearly shown in Fig. 1 and forming a hollow beam, the plates being connected by side members 4. The upper late v2 is extended at 4W each side as shown 1n ig. 4, and forms the bottom of both the fuel section and the water section of the tender. The edges of this upper plate have down-turned flanges 5, and braces 6 extend from the fianged portions of the plate 2 to the bottom plate 3. The centre bearings 7 may form an integral part of the casting, or they may 'be made separate as shown 1n Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Cast inte al with the bottom frame are the longitu inal members 8 which form the side walls of a Stoker, if one is used. These 5.. members have longitudinal rails 9 for the stoker mechanismlif At the end of the compartment 10, in which the Stoker is located, is a plate 11 also cast integral with'the bottom frame 1 and is connected with the side plates 60 8, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4. This late has an out-turned flange 12 to which the ange of the inclined plate 13 is attached. This plate forms a` division between the rear end of the fuel compartment andthe forward end of the water compartment of the tender, and has a vertical portion 13 which terminates above the water chamber in the present instance.

Cast integral with the plate 8 are ribs 14, to which the transverse dash plates 15 are attached by welding or riveting, and on the inner surface of the end plate 11 are ribs 16 to which the longitudinal plates 17 are attached. In some instances, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the end portions 18 are cast integral with the bottomframe and are connected at their inner ends with the longitudinal plates 8, forming the side walls of the Stoker chamber 10. When a stoker is not used, the plates 8 form the side walls or a continuation of the fuel compartment. J f;

The side walls of the water Icompartment A .are formed of sheet metal plat/es 19, curved as shown in Fig. 4. The lower edge of each 85 plate has an outwardly extending flange 204 which is attached to the outwardly projecting yflange 5 of the vframe preferably by rivets 21 or other fastenings, while the upper edge of the plates have outwardly projecting flanges .3 22 which are secured to the outwardly projecting flanges 23 of the top plate 24, Figs. 5 Y Y and 7 by rivets or other astenings. By this construction the joints between the side plates and the top plate for the bottom frame can be repaired without discharging the water from the tank and without entering the tank.

The top plate 24 extends from the plate 13, separating the water section A. from the fuel section B to the rear header 25.I which is flanged at 26. This header is shaped so that it can be secured to the end of the bottom frame l above the rear bumper portion 27 of the frame. The forward bumper 28 and the rear bumper 27 are made hollow as shown and extend substantially the full width of the tender, and braces 29 extend from the outer ends of the bumpers to the main frame as shown in Fig. 2, making a very rigid construction.

Cast integral with the bottom frame are ribs 30 in the present instance, to which the transverse dash plates 3l are attached. The

4side walls of the fuel section B are partly curved to a point where they join the inclined plates 32, separating the forward water compartments from the fuel chamber, and the upper portions 19 ot' these plates are vertical and the eXtreme ends are bent in as at 19", forming an inwardly projecting flange on each side of the fuel compartment as clearly shown in Fig. et. Additional braces or dash plates may be used without departing from .the main features of my invention. as the number of longitudinal and transverse dash,

plates depends materially upon the size of the tender.

In the present instance the coupling head 33 forms an integral part ot' the bottom frame, and in some instances the steps 3l may also be cast integral with the said frame.

By the above construction it will be seen that all seams or joints are on the outside of the water section of the tender, so that access may be had to all the rivets or other fastenings from the outside, dispensing with the necessity for withdrawing the water from the tank section when repairs are necessary, and obviating the necessity of workmen entering the said section; and, as described above, the bottom frame can be made as an integral casting and made with guideways for the stoker, when a Stoker is used, or the frame may be made with longitudinal walls which form the supports for the 'partition between the fuel section and the for-ward end of the water section. and, in some. instances, when found desirable, the end portions of the tender may form integral parts 'of the tender.

l claim l. The combination in a locomotive tender, of a cast metal bottom frame having downwardly projecting flanges at each side; a cylindrical sheet metal tank structure having tank plates with downwardly projecting flanges at their lower edges; and means for attaching said tankplates to the flanges of the bottom frame.

2. The combination in a locomotive tender, of a cast metal bottom frame having downwardly projecting flanges'at each side; a cylindrical sheet metal tank structure having side plates with downwardly projecting flanges atitheir lower edges; means for attaching said tank plates tothe flanges of the bottom frame, said side plates having upper flanges extending downwardly; a top plate having upwardly projecting flanges at each side; and means for attaching said flanges of the top plate to the flanges of the side plates, said top plate forming the top of the water section of the tender.

3. The combination in a locomotive tender, of. a cast metal bottom frame having integral longitudinal plates forming the lower side walls of the fuel chamber; an integral wall forming an end plate of the fuel chamber; sheet metal plates forming the body of the water section of the tender; and sheet metal plates forming inclined walls separating theV fuel chamber from the water chamber.

4. The combination in a locomotive tender, of a cast metal bottom frame having integral longitudinal plates forming the lower side walls of the fuel chamber; an integral vwall forming an end plate of the fuel chamber; sheet metal plates forming the body of the water section of the tender; and sheet metal plates forn'iing inclined walls separating the fuel chamber from the waterA chamber, said longitudinal plates and end plate of the vfuel chamber having out-turned flanges to which the inclined plates ofthe fuel chamber are secured.

5. The combination in a locomotive tender, of a bottom frame consisting of upper and lower plates and vertical plates forming a central longitudinal tubular member, the upper plate being extended and having downturned flanges at its edges; sheet metal plates forming the sides of the tender and having down-turned flanges at'their lower edges; rivets securing the down-turned flanges of the side plates to the down-turned flanges of the bottom frame, the upper part of lthe forward portion of said plates being vertical and forming'the upper portion of the fuel chamber; inclined plates separating the fuel chamber from the water chamber, said side plates being curved inwardly and having vertical flanges; a top plate with vertical,

flanges; and rivets securing the flanges of the top plate to the flanges at the upper portions of the side plates.

6. The combination in a locomotive tender of the cylindrical type, of an integral cast bottom section extending from one end of the tender to the other and having downwardly turned flanges at each side and cast metall end sections; side plates forming the sides of the tender and having downwardly extending flanges secured to the downwardly projecting flanges of the bottom section and end plates secured to the east metal ends of'tbetender.

ELMER E. HICKEN.

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