RAILWAY PASSENGER CAR WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC B61D35/00 E03B1/00 B61K11/02 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to auxiliary railway car equipment. Proposed water supply system comprises water tank 1, water consumers 9, water tank filling appliances, water cleaner filter 2 with settler 3, and control appliances to control water tank filling and settler cleaning. Filling appliances consist of water filling tubes 16 arranged inside tank and provided with baffle 17 and overflow tube 15. Water filling tube bottom ends are equipped with shut-off valves 18 communicated with control board 14 and appliances 19 to connection to servicing station. Water cleaning filter 2 comprises hollow case accommodating intake chamber 4, discharge chamber 5 and filtration elements 6 arranged there between. Discharge chamber 5 of filter 2 has branch pipes 7 provided with controlled valves 10 communicated with control board 14. Clean water consumers 9 are connected by pipelines 8 to branch pipes 7. Settle sediment level pickups 21 and water tank water level pickups 13 are connected with control board.

EFFECT: higher quality of water and increased overhaul life.

3 cl, 1 dwg