PADDLE-WHEEL TRANSPORT CRAFT Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: transport facilities; construction of amphibian transport facilities with non-tight bodies. SUBSTANCE: transport facility has chassis with bumpers and body mounted on frame. Body is provided with hydrofoils and front grid. Front bumper is made in form of float provided with projections at end sections in front of paddle-wheels and recess under front grid. Projections at end sections of front bumper may be made over length exceeding width of wheels. Upper surface of above-mentioned projections lies at level of lower edge of front hydrofoils of body. Upper surface of projections is flat; it is made in form of platforms whose trailing edge is located at lower edge of front hydrofoils of body. Front bumper may be hollow and its interior may be filled with foamed polymer material. EFFECT: improved service characteristics of transport facility due to simplification of its construction, increased reserve of buoyancy, improved hydrodynamic characteristics and enhanced efficiency. 6 cl, 2 dwg