LONG-CUT CARRIER Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; carriage of long- cut flexible loads. SUBSTANCE: proposed carrier has bogies and frame with end face beams 3 and over-bogie beams 4 and end parts with fitted- on side braces. It has also load-thrust devices, each being made for rolling in longitudinal direction in form of roll arranged in parallel with over-bogie beam and secured on frame in V-shaped brackets 6. End parts are made in form of pans 7 with end face walls. Each pan rests on end face beam through supports, is flexible coupled with frame in longitudinal direction through damper and is installed for engagement with back travel limiters. Damper is made in form of several horizontal springs arranged symmetrically relative to longitudinal axis of frame and installed on branch pipes rigidly secured on end face beams. Springs are furnished with adjusting screw arranged inside branch pipes and thrusting at one side against brackets secured on pans from bottom and at other side, against end face beam. Back travel limiters are V-shaped brackets mentioned above. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 3 dwg