US3862604A
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Locomotive engine compartment
Assignee: ANF Industrie
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Filing: 1973-04-13
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Granted: 1975-01-28
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Expires: 1993-04-13
Abstract
Abstract An engine compartment of a gas-turbine railway train having a vehicular engine compartment containing driving components and their accessories, and auxiliary power production equipment units constructed and arranged in inter-grouping relation therewithin, the vehicular engine compartment being thermally and acoustically insulated throughout and being adapted for proximate location near baggage or passenger spaces. The vehicular engine compartment may include a stabilization chamber for receiving air through scoop means for thence expanding the air before its entry into air filter means. Heating means for melting snow is included within the filter means. The filter means, the driving and auxiliary components may be easily assembled and disassembled.
Inventors
- 👤 Andre E Pelabon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:47
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61C; B61C17/00; B61C17/04; B61C5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A self-propelled passenger car for a railway train having a plurality of compartments therein, one of said compartments being thermally and acoustically insulated, said one compartment being subdivided into a stabilization chamber and an engine compartment, one exterior side wall of said stabilization chamber being provided with a bi-directional air intake opening, a main gas turbine for propelling said car and an auxiliary gas turbine for supplying electrical power contained in said engine compartment, an exhaust opening provided in the exterior roof of said engine compartment and means for conducting exhaust gases from said turbines to said exhaust opening, means including air filter means for communication between the air intakes of said gas turbines and the interior of said stabilization chamber, and a sound attenuated air inlet provided in an exterior wall of said engine compartment for normal air circulation therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A self-propelled passenger car for a railway train having a plurality of compartments therein, one of said compartments being thermally and acoustically insulated, said one compartment being subdivided into a stabilization chamber and an engine compartment, one exterior side wall of said stabilization chamber being provided with a bi-directional air intake opening, a main gas turbine for propelling said car and an auxiliary gas turbine for supplying electrical power contained in said engine compartment, an exhaust opening provided in the exterior roof of said engine compartment and means for conducting exhaust gases from said turbines to said exhaust opening, means including air filter means for communication between the air intakes of said gas turbines and the interior of said stabilization chamber, and a sound attenuated air inlet provided in an exterior wall of said engine compartment for normal air circulation therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The invention defined in claim 1, wherein an adjacent compartment in said railway car is for baggage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention defined in claim 1, wherein said means for conducting exhaust gases comprises muffler means disposed in said opening in the exterior roof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The invention defined in claim 3, wherein said muffler means is removable from said opening in the roof and the size of said opening is sufficient to permit removal of a gas turbine from said car through said opening.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention defined in claim 1, wherein another of the compartments in said railway car is to be occupied by passengers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
74 words
The invention defined in claim 5, wherein said passenger car is provided with parallel side walls, one of said side walls defining said one exterior wall of the stabilization chamber provided with said bi-directional air intake opening, said intake including a series of vanes extending angularly outwardly beyond the siDe wall of the car, certain of the elements being directed in one longitudinal direction, and other elements being directed in the opposite longitudinal direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The invention defined in claim 6, wherein said air intake also includes sound deadening interior louvers.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-01-27 | 1978-07-29 | 1979-01-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-01-27 | 1982-07-29 | 1983-01-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-01-27 | 1986-07-29 | 1987-01-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |