ARTICULATED VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC B62D53/00 B60D1/14 

FIELD: transport engineering; railway vehicles.

SUBSTANCE: proposed articulated vehicle consists of prime mover with fifth wheel coupled made in from of turnable with hinge mounted grips and lock engaging with pivot of semitrailer furnished with support device mounted on its frame. Vertically arranged and rigidly fastened plates changing into horizontal intersections are mounted on each grip on its end face surface pointed to head to head of prime movable. Half-bushings mounted on said sections form conical hole in joint whose vertical axis coincides with longitudinal axis of symmetry of rod rigidly arranged for movement in hollow pivot. Said rod is hinge-secured on one of arms of spring-loaded bellcrank installed on frame of semitrailer for angular turning. Other arm of bellcrank is in contact with support post of semitrailer support device.

EFFECT: improved labor conditions when operating trailer-train.

4 dwg