Vehicular body for hauling hot slag and other materials having a removable metal lining

• US 4,826,233 A
• Filed: 08/16/1984
• Issued: 05/02/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1982
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: LeRoy G Hagenbuch
• Original Assignee: LeRoy G Hagenbuch
• Inventors: Hagenbuch, Leroy G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Reeves, Robert B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stormer, Russell D.
• Application Number:
  US06/641,320
• Time in Patent Office: 1,720 Days
• Field of Search: 296/39 R, 296/39 A, 296/183, 296/184, 296/187, 296/203, 52/483, 52/573, 298/1 H, 105/409, 165/41, 165/54, 165/56, 165/169, 266/165, 220/901, 403/208, 403/235-236, 403/28, 403/392, 403/395, 403/396, 403/398
• US Class Current: 296/39.3
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 1/286 Loading buckets
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/02 Platforms; Open load compartments flat wagons including posts or standards B61D3/08
• CPC Class Codes: C21B 3/10 Slag pots; Slag cars

Abstract

A vehicular body for hauling materials, comprising an external skeletal frame of metal members forming the primary load-bearing structure of the body; a metal lining supported by the skeletal frame and forming the interior surfaces of the body for containing loads of material, the exterior surface of the lining being exposed to the ambient atmosphere through the openings in the skeletal frame; and coupling means securing the lining to the skeletal frame while permitting relative movement between the lining and the frame so that the lining and the frame can expand and contract differentially without stressing each other. The lining of the vehicular body is preferably detachably coupled to the skeletal frame to facilitate removal of the lining for maintenance of replacement purposes.

Claims

1. A vehicular body for hauling hot materials comprising an external skeletal frame of metal members forming the primary load-transmitting structure of the body,

a removable metal lining supported by said skeletal frame and forming the interior surface of the body for containing loads of hot material, the exterior surface of said lining being exposed to the ambient atmosphere through the openings in said skeletal frame for dissipating heat from loads of hot material, and

coupling means securing said lining to said skeletal frame while permitting relative movement between said lining and said frame so that said lining and said frame can expand and contract differentially without stressing each other.

2. A vehicular body as set forth in claim 1 which includes means for limiting thermal conduction between said skeleton frame and said lining to minimize the temperature cycling of said frame.

3. A vehicular body as set forth in claim 2 wherein said means for limiting thermal conduction comprises spacers which limit the area of direct contact between said frame and said lining.

4. A vehicular body as set forth in claim 1 wherein said coupling means comprises means for normally holding said lining spaced away from the said frame.

5. A vehicular body as set forth in claim 1 wherein said coupling means are fastened to said lining by removable fastening means to facilitate the removal of said lining from said skeletal frame for maintenance or replacement purposes.

6. A vehicular body as set forth in claim 1 wherein said lining comprises a plurality of different plates each of which is free to expand and contract relative to adjacent plates.

7. A vehicular body as set forth in claim 6 wherein at least certain pairs of adjacent plates overlap each other in sliding contact so that the plates can expand and contract relative to each other.

8. A vehicular body for hauling materials comprising an external skeletal frame of metal members forming the primary load-transmitting structure of the body,

a metal lining supported by said skeletal frame and forming the interior surface of the body for containing loads of material, said lining covering the openings in said skeletal frame, and

coupling means for detachably fastening said lining to said skeletal frame so that said lining can be removed from said frame for maintenance or replacement purposes.

9. A vehicular body as set forth in claim 8 which includes means for limiting thermal conduction between said skeleton frame and said lining to minimize the temperature cycling of said frame.

10. A vehicular body as set forth in claim 9 wherein said means for limiting thermal conduction comprises spacers which limit the area of direct contact between said frame and said lining.

11. A vehicular body as set forth in claim 8 wherein said detachable fastening means couples said lining to said skeletal frame while permitting relative movement between said lining and said frame so that said lining and said frame can expand and contract differentially without stressing each other.

12. A vehicular body as set forth in claim 8 wherein said lining comprises a plurality of metal plates each of which is free to expand and contract relative to the other plates.

13. A vehicular body for hauling materials comprising an external skeletal frame of metal members forming the primary load-transmitting structure of the body,

a metal lining supported by said skeletal frame and forming the interior surface of the said body covering the openings in said skeletal frame for containing loads of material,

said lining being formed by a plurality of metal plates which are free to expand and contract relative to each other, and

coupling means for detachably fastening each of said lining plates to said skeletal frame.