CHASSIS ON RAIL Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering, in particular, agrobridges.

SUBSTANCE: agrobridge is manufactured according to double chassis pattern and comprises girder fixed by means of rotary wheels on wheeled carts provided with counter-rollers. Railway is made double track, with contact drive, in the form of number of parallel rails connected in pairs by means of semi-circular rails. Each straight rail is joined with its one end to two adjacent semi-circular rails and terminates in switch, and with its other end to dead part with stop. Railway mounted on girder is provided with wheeled cart having counter rollers and driven from pull-type dc engine, two sprockets and chain. Load-lifting winch and roller supports with guides between carts and girder frame are mounted on girder to provide compensator.

EFFECT: increased efficiency owing to unification, and reduced power consumption.

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