Railway passenger vehicle side plate construction

Claim 2

In a railway passenger vehicle having spaced side wall units supporting a roof unit, a side plate positioned at the junction of each side wall unit and the roof unit and including: a side wall unit attachment portion depending from the side plate to receive said associated side wall unit; roof unit attachment means spaced vertically from the side wall unit attachment portion; a side plate body portion extending between the side wall unit connecting portion and the roof unit connecting means; plate mounting means positioned within the side plate; reinforcing plate members being fastened on associated plate mounting means and including a first plate extending from the roof attachment means and wall unit attachment portion of the sidE plate thereby combining with the side plate body portion to form an enclosed hollow beam portion.

Claim 3

The invention according to claim 1, and: said side plate body portion including said an integrally formed gutter means.

Claim 4

The invention according to claim 1, and: said roof unit having sheet means forming the outer surface thereof; roof post members extending transversely of the vehicle and supporting said sheet means; a stepped portion in the side plate receiving the sheet means to form a continuous smooth roof surface.

Claim 5

The invention according to Claim 1, and: said reinforcing plate members including said first plate and a second plate extending downwardly and divergingly from a common apex at the roof unit.

Claim 6

The invention according to claim 4, and: third plate portion connecting said first and second plates to form a side plate reinforcing triangle structure.

Claim 7

The invention according to claim 4, and: said first and said second reinforcing plates being noncontinuous members spaced along the length of the side plate.

Claim 8

In a vehicle having a pair of spaced side wall units and a roof unit, a side wall construction including outer wall means, vertical and horizontal framing members attached to the outer wall means, window openings in the wall means between certain of said framing members, a continuous side plate forming the top portion of the side wall unit and including: a roof unit attaching portion including a roof supporting flange and an associated wall portion abutting said roof unit thereby forming a roof unit receiving means; side wall attaching portions including a flange portion and an outer wall receiving seam means; a wall portion forming a continuation of the roof and wall units and extending between the roof unit attaching portions and the side wall attaching portions; reinforcing plate means attached within the side plate and including at least one plate member connecting both the roof unit attaching portion and said side wall attaching portions thereby forming a reinforced side plate beam means.

Claim 9

In a vehicle having a pair of spaced side wall units and a roof unit, a side wall construction including outer wall means, vertical and horizontal framing members attached to the outer wall means, window openings in the wall means between certain of said framing members, a continuous side plate forming the top portion of the side wall unit and including: a roof unit attaching portion including a roof supporting flange and an associated wall portion abutting said roof unit thereby forming a roof unit receiving means; side wall attaching portions including a flange portion and an outer wall receiving seam means; a wall portion forming a continuation of the roof and wall units and extending between the roof unit attaching portions and the side wall attaching portions; reinforcing plate means attached within the side plate and including at least one plate member connecting both the roof unit attaching portion and said side wall attaching portions thereby forming a reinforced side plate beam means.

Claim 10

The invention according to claim 7, and: said side plate being a car length continuous extruded member formed of aluminum alloy and having an integrally formed gutter portion.

Claim 11

The invention according to claim 7, and: said side plate having reinforcing plate mounting portions including plate receiving portions for positioning and attaching of the reinforcing plate means.

Claim 12

The invention according to claim 7, and: said reinforcing plate means including first, second, and third plate members forming a reinforcing triangular beam within the side plate.