CARRIER

• Main Authors: ZHAVYRKIN V.P, KOCHETOV V.D, GORBUNOV JU.A, SAVIS'KO O.I, SAVINOV A.V, UGOL'KOV A.M, MAKARYCHEV V.G, NOVIKOV L.D, BUSARNOV V.A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: 27.11.1999
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RAILWAYS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TOCARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

FIELD: transport engineering; railway vehicles for carrying long-cut loads round in form with relatively thin envelope. SUBSTANCE: carrier has frame mounted on bogies with front and rear supports installed on cantilever sections and cradles calibrated in vertical plane arranged between supports. Carrier is furnished with service platforms and trusses. One of bogies is provided with electric drive and reduction gear mounted on bogie axle. Posts are installed additionally on frame symmetrically relative to its longitudinal axis. Guide heads arranged in upper parts of posts are provided with inclined surface changing into vertical surface for catching load-lifting devices and installing carrier-rocket symmetrically relative to longitudinal axis of vehicle in cross direction. Upper parts of gear support are furnished with similar guide heads in which V-shaped slot is made additionally on inclined surface for catching load-lifting devices and providing accurate mounting of carrier-rocket in longitudinal and cross directions. Moreover, detachable screw stops are installed between frame and calibrated cradles at both sides. Screw stops are made in form of screw turned into housing to provided engagement of housing with frame and engagement of screw with calibrated cradle. EFFECT: provision of safety of carrier-rocket in shipment, reliable and convenient loading and unloading and improved control over loading and unloading. 2 cl, 9 dwg