RAIL TRUCK Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport. SUBSTANCE: rail truck intended for coupling with semitrailers and similar vehicles has truck proper with wheeled chassis 3 and turnable frame 7 above chassis Load bearing jacks or inflatable cushions are installed between chassis and frame to displace frame relative to chassis vertically between lower and upper positions. Truck has locking arrangement placed on frame and chassis and intended for holding frame 7 in detachably connected position with chassis 3 when frame reaches upper position. Truck has also horizontal support 133 of circles mounted on frame for hinge displacement relative to vertical axle, thus providing lateral oscillations. One of circles 9 is mounted on other end of support. Truck is furnished with means for automatic centering of first circle on frame when the latter reaches upper position. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 18 cl, 13 dwg