SIDE AND/OR FRONT/REAR WALL OF WAGON BODY Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B61D17/06 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: side and/or front/rear wall of wagon body is made of hollow compressed panels, and it has corner posts, head and bottom plates made of compressed sections. Panels are positioned by length in horizontal plane and they consist of two flat outer walls and inner stiffening ribs. Panel length is equal to wall length and panel walls are 3-6 mm thick with distance between them being 40-120 mm. Panel walls may have same or different thickness. Inner stiffening ribs of panels are 2-4 mm thick, the angle of inclination to each other comprising 60°.

EFFECT: increase of cargo-lifting capacity at expense of wagon weight decrease, manufacturing labour content decrease, aerodynamic air drag decrease during movement.

4 cl, 4 dwg