CAR SHUNTING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B61J3/00 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to railroad transport, particularly to shunting equipment. Shunting device comprises fork truck with its front wheels placed on two pairs of drive rollers articulated by shafts and reduction gears with drive wheels which is arranged on self-propelled platform. Said platform incorporates a post mounted at its front to support coupling device to engage with car automatic coupling. Platform rear accommodates swing ladders for fork truck for come on/off said platform. Proposed device comprises also a retainer consisting of rotary lever. One of the latter has teeth while another end is jointed with pusher arranged on the frame to cone in contact with the thrust rigidly fixed on inner rear side of said swing ladders. Lever teeth are located under frame rear wheel axle to engage with wheel rim gear. Aforesaid frame consists of two crosswise girders wherein wheel axles are mounted, and two lengthwise girders between which RH and LH shafts are mounted articulated via reduction gear with driven rollers, each coupled with front and rear axles. Coupling device consists of case on one-way jaw opening pivoted on cantilever girder to turn in horizontal plane.

EFFECT: higher hauling force and safety of operation.

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