AMPHIBIAN EQUIPMNT OF WHEELED VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B62D3/00 B62D63/02 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to all-wheel-drive all-wheel-turn vehicle with body. Proposed vehicle comprises wheel frame (1), body (2) turning about said body, support rollers, turret (3) with stabiliser, engine (4) with clutch and gearbox, central reduction gear (5), transmission, control drive, two track-mechanism, wheel shock absorbers and brakes. Wheel frame (1) and body (2) are made tight. Four spare wheels (10) are mounted on the bottom of wheel frame (1). Water screw propulsor (11) is mounted at the rear of body (2) that allows transfer of engine crankshaft torque to screw propeller via clutch to drive splined shaft of reversing reduction gear. Said reversing reduction gear has two flared out and coupled bevel gears. Said bevel gear is coupled via telescoping splined shaft with screw propeller reducer bevel gear. Entire water screw propulsor is rigidly secured onto two skids that can move in slots of body (2). Said skids have two fixed positions: top position intended for floating, bottom position is intended for running. All housings wheel pair cross-axle differentials (8) accommodate wheel what-jet propellers. Front part of body (2) accommodates folding fairing (13) with its left side pivoted to body (2) and right side pivoted to the bottom. In assembly of fairing (13) in laid-out flat position, bottom is fitted into body lower part chute and bolted to RH side bottom. The handles of suppressed locks are fixed on the body (2) to prevent the chance opening them by fixatives.

EFFECT: amphibian capabilities.

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