PNEUMATIC-FRAME MEMBER AND VEHICLE FOR FOLDING, LOADING AND CARRYING MEMBERS OF MOBILE FERRY-BRIDGE SET Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: vehicle-carried ferry- bridge facilities. SUBSTANCE: pneumatic-frame member 1 of ferry-bridge set has two middle containers 2 and two extreme containers 3 whose upper part-deck being made in form of bearing sheet with rods reinforced by stiffening units, and pneumatic-frame floats 17 with trusses arranged under each container. Trusses are connected with tensioning devices by means of cables. Middle containers are interconnected by deck locks and by two bilge hinges in lower plane of container open cut. Each extreme container is hinge-coupled with middle container in deck plane by three deck hinges and two bilge locks arranged at level of container lower open cut. Two butt-joining devices and two pin-type locking mechanisms are arranged in one plane at equal distance from longitudinal axis skew symmetrically on transoms of pneumatic frame member. Butt-joining devices and pin-type locking mechanism are designed for fixing the members to form bridge or ferry. Truss close to rear side of bearing sheet of deck is rigidly secured in container, while remote truss is furnished with protective sheet made of strong material. EFFECT: improved performance characteristics. 15 cl, 33 dwg