WALKING SUPPORT FOR CROSS-COUNTRY TRANSPORT VEHICLES Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC B62D57/32 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: walking support comprises body with walking propellers of course motion installed on sides. Walking propellers of course motion are arranged in the form of flat hinged four-link chains of lambda-shaped type and comprise curvilinear supports, which are equipped with ski-shaped shoes. Power drive of course motion is kinematically connected with walking propellers and comprises system for overcoming of local obstacles, which includes front walking propellers of course motion of cycle type and mechanism for changing of walking support motion direction. The latter comprises rotary platform installed in horizontal plane under body of walking support and equipped with rotary reversible power drive. Walking propellers of orthogonal type are installed on sides, arranged in the form of pairwise grouped legs in the form of hydraulic cylinders with independent hydraulic drive. Ends of grouped legs on one side are connected directly to rotary platform, one rigidly, the second one hingedly, and on the other side are hingedly connected with lugs of additional ski-shaped shoe common for each pair of legs.

EFFECT: provides for possibility of maneuvering and overcoming of local obstacles with minimum power inputs.

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