Year: 1896

page_text: heing date of first Foreign Application (in 1st Oct.. 1845
United States of America),
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 22nd Apr., 1596
Complete Specification Left, 16th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1847
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 22nd Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1847
I, GEORGE ROBERT JOUGHINS, residing at Berkley, in the County of Norfolk,
State of Virginia, U.S. of America, Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A bogie frame formed of metal beams, and having pedestals or horns fashioned
out of said beams, provided with an opening at their sides.
I make my bogie frame mainly of two beams of metal of any suitable section,
such as channel beams, I beams, pressed steel or built up beams; each beam being
manufactured or bent into a letter U shape to constitute two half side frames and
one transom; the vertical sides of the letter U representing the two half side frames
and the horizontal joining line representing the transom.
To complete the bogio frame the two transoms are joined together, and a space
allowed between them for a centre pin.
My invention also embraces, as part of the aforesaid truck, a novel method of
making a pedestal or horn for the accomodation of the axle box, and for its
superimposed spring, thus: I split up or cut the web of a rolled beam for a suitable
distance from the pedestal, then open it out, spreading the flanges apart so as to
form the upper and lower part of the pedestal or horn above and below the centre
line, cutting away the superfluous metal. An opening is left on the side of the
pedestal, which is closed by a suitable rubbing piece, and which is easily removeable;
by thus making the opening on the side of the pedestal, the wheels with attached
axle boxes may be much more casily taken out thau on any previous arrangement
of Hanged metal frames, containing vertically moving axle boxes, which have all
had the opening in the bottom.
My invention therefore embraces in this truck, in addition to the above described
frame and horn, the combination of flanged metal beams, whether integral or built
up, with a horn having an opening at the side, and a journal box moving vertically
therein.
Dated this 8th day of April 1896.

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1, GEORGE ROBERT JOUOHINS, of Borkley, Virginia, United States of
America, Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in metal railway bogie frames, and the
objects of my improvement are; first, to construct a more durable bogie frame and
one less liable to derangement than any previously made; second, to construct a
lighter, stronger, and cheaper frame than any hitherto mado; third, to facilitate
the removal and replacing of wheels.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is an elevation; Fig. 2, a plan of the
bogie frame; Fig. 3, a vertical cross section through V, V.
attain my objects by making the frame mainly of two beams of metal, each
beam being bent, as shown, to constitute two half sides A, and one transom B. The
transoms may be placed any convenient distance apart, with distance pieces and
tic plates connecting them; but if placed back to back as shown on the drawings,
they may be simply rivetted together. The transoms will also require to be slightly
bent at their center to give the necessary space for the usual center pin, all forming
a strong, simple and cheap frame.
To form a horn or pedestal for the accommodation of the journal box, I split up
the metal beam for a suitable distance from the eud to C, cut out the superfluous
material then open it out and bend the top and bottom parts of beam to form the
top and bottom parts of pedestals, as shown at D and F, then restore the strongth
of the beam by attaching in any suitable way over the split which has been opened
out, a piece of inetal such as E, or of any other convenient form, or by welding a
piece imo it.
To form the spring pocket, a space is cut out of the frame above the journal box
as shown at K.
To facilitate the removal and replacement of wheels in the style of bogie frame
described, and in which the journal box has a vertical movement within the
pedestals, cut away part of the pedestal or horn, as shown at G, for a sufficient
height to easily admit the journal box, leaving the bottom of the horn permanently
closed by prolonging the frame beneath the journal box as shown at F, so that
wheels with attached axles may be rolled out of place as soon as the weight of the
car is removed from them. The open space at the end is filled up with a removable
piece of suitable shape, as H, which forms a shoe or rubbing piece for the journal
box to rub against.
It ie ovident that other sectious of rolled beams instead of the channel beanis
shown may be used in the construction of this bogie without departing from the
nature of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
:
:
1. The metal bogic frame for railway cars constructed by bending two beams, so
that each beam shall form two half side frames and one transom, substantially as
described.
2. In a motal beam side frame, a spring pocket formed within a pedestal baving
an opening at the side by prolonging above the journal box the said pedestal for a
sufficient space to accommodate a spring, substantially as described.

page_text: 3. In a pedestal formed at the end of a metal beam side frame and having a.
opening at the side and in which the journal box has a vertical movement a
removable piece of metal to fill up said opening and provided with a rubbing face
on one side for the journal box to rub against, substantially as described.
4. A bogie frame consisting of two U shapod metal beams joined together
substantially as described and the ends of the said beams adapted to receive aul
support journal boxes, as herein set forth.
5. In a metal bogie frame for railway cars, the side frames of which are formed
from beams, the horn or pedestal constructed by cutting to shape, splitting up and
opening out the end of the side frame, with an attached piece of metal to restore
the strength of the beam, substantially as described.
6. In a metal bogie frame for railway cars, the transoms of which are formed.
from beams attached together, the transoms beut at their centers outwardly from.
ench other for the reception of a center piu, substantially as described.
7. A bogie frame made up of metal beams, the ends of the said beams fashioned
to form pedestals with spring pockets and end openings, and removeable pieces.
adapted to close the end openings, substantially as described.
8. A pedestal provided with a spring pocket above the journal box, and having.
an opening at its side, closed by a removable piece of metal in combination with a
flanged metal side frame, substantially as described.
9. A pedestal permanently closed at the bottom and open at the side and having
a removable piece of metal alapted to close said opening in combination with a
journal box having a vertical, movement therein, substantially as described.
10. The combination of the side frame formed of flanged metal beams, the
pedestal having an opening at the side, and a journal box moving vertically in said
pedestal, substantially as described.
11. The combination of the side frame formed of flanged metal, the pedestal.
having an opening at the side, the journal box moving vertically in said pedestal,
and a removable piece of metal having a rubbing face on one side for the journal
box to rub against, substantially as described.
Dated this 5th day of January 1897.