MOTOR UNIT Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: crossing equipment; motor units in particular. SUBSTANCE: motor has body with roadway built in deck, power plant and propulsion-and-steering complex arranged in body. Collapsible pontoons connected with body are provided with coupling units and ramps on outer sides. Collapsible pontoons are articulated with body in plane of bottom by means of displacement panels made integral with pontoon bottoms and in plane of deck, by means of connecting bridges. Located in spaces between sides of body and sides of collapsible pontoons are rigid fore and aft floats provided with fairings which are swivel in horizontal plane. Located between these floats are collapsible floats which are articulated to lower planes of connecting bridges. EFFECT: extended functional capabilities of motor unit; increased cargohoisting capacity of motor unit increased length of its roadway. 2 cl, 10 dwg