FREIGHT CAR BODY Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport. SUBSTANCE: body has frame, side and end face walls, and sectional detachable roof. Guides secured on upper binder of side walls are made in form of yokes. Slots for guide are made on side binders of sections. Locking devices installed on side walls have L-shaped turnable grips and are coupled with control mechanism and spontaneous grip turning interlock mechanisms. Each turnable grip is arranged inside yoke. Control mechanism is mounted on lower binder of side wall. Control mechanism has two parallel support strips with conical holes, nut arranged between strips in holes, and screw. Nut thrust end faces are made spherical for engagement with inclined surfaces of holes. Grip is coupled with screw by tie rod. Grip position indicator is secured on screw. Spontaneous grip turning interlock mechanism is made in form of two relatively perpendicular horizontal stops mounted on grip, and two vertical strips secured on side wall. Strips are installed with displacement in height relative to each other by thickness of stop, and length of strips is equal to distance between stops. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 2 cl, 7 dwg