METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR WASHING RUNNING GEARS OF TRACK-LAYING VEHICLES Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: washing facilities. SUBSTANCE: vehicle is placed on bearing surface coaxially with bath longitudinal axis, is secured by winch wire rope and, moving in reverse gear, winds off winch wire rope and gets on non-solid surface of bath bottom. When axis of rocking is crossed, bath, together with vehicle, turns towards rear wall to stop. When vehicle moves forward, its track slides along bearing platform of bath, thus washing vehicle running gear. Washing done, vehicle is pulled out of bath by means of winch when bath is returned to initial position. EFFECT: enhanced cleaning. 3 cl, 3 dwg