DEVICE FOR TRANSVERSE HORIZONTAL FORCE TRANSFER FROM A BODY TO TWO RAIL VEHICLE TROLLEYS Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: transportation technology. SUBSTANCE: main balancing member is made in the form of a longitudinal torsion bar mounted on body 1 in bearings 5 and 6. Vertical levers 7 and 8 are fixed on bar 4. The levers are connected to the centers of trolleys 2 and 3 by transverse horizontal rods 11 and 12 hinged on lever end sections and on trolleys. Rods 11 and 12 may have constant length or made elastic for elongation and compression with inclusion therein of elastic dissipative elements. The rods may have adjusting members. Bar 4 may be made rigid or elastic for torsion, or sectional to ease the assembly work. The whole mechanism may be disposed in the body above trolleys 2 and 3, or to envelop the body frames along their height. The desired transverse horizontal forces distribution is achieved by selection of lever arms of appropriate length. EFFECT: increased stability; simplified design. 6 cl, 6 dwg