RAILWAY TANK CAR Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; transportation of dangerous cargoes. SUBSTANCE: tank has barrel 1 secured in frame 2, running gear 3, hood 5 with drain-and-fill-in devices. Safety bows 6, 7 are installed on top of barrel 1 from both sides of hood 5 at side of bottom plates 4. Height of bows exceeds that of hood 5. Each bow has cross braces and longitudinal braces 13. One end of each brace is rigidly connected with bow 6, 7, and other end is secured on barrel 1. Guard sheets 14 are fastened on longitudinal braces 13. Bows 6, 7 with longitudinal braces 13 and guard sheets 14 preclude injuries of hood 5 with drain-and-fill-in devices if tank turned upside down in accidents. EFFECT: enhanced safety of dangerous cargo transportation. 7 cl, 6 dwg