RIGID TOWING GEAR Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; towing of vehicles on combination running gears converted for movement along rails and motor roads and along railway tracks without driver in cab. SUBSTANCE: towing gear has rod with traction loops on ends. One of traction loops has rubber shock absorber and two cams following the outline of railway autocoupler. Right-hand cam provides engagement with traction side of larger tooth of autocoupler, and left-hand cam is locked by lock of autocoupler. Front impact surface of traction loop engaging with impact surface of mouth and autocoupler lock self-release preventing device is provided with projecting tooth getting into hole of preventing device in housing of autocoupler. EFFECT: provision of reliable coupling of transport vehicles. 2 dwg