RAILWAY CAR MOVER Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; moving cars over short distances, for instance, gondola peat carriers at discharge stations. SUBSTANCE: arranged along rail track is endless drive traction member with fitted on carriage. Mounted on carriage body are pushing and support rollers engaging with guides laid inside rail track. Body is made in form of three-arm equalizer with support rollers on lower arms and pushing roller on upper arm. Pushing roller forms a pushing pair with each support roller, depending on direction of movement of traction member. Axis of equalizer is located from guide surface at a distance greater than radius. Outline of body sides is such that sides do not project into the limits of circumference of car wheel axle inscribed between pushing pair rollers. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 2 cl, 3 dwg