SPRING COMPENSATOR OF CONTACT SYSTEM CONSTANT TENSION Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC B60M1/26 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to electrified railroad transport and aims at perfecting contact system suspension. Proposed compensator comprises fluted pulley, compensating cable, left face plate, spindle, oil seal, bearing, right face plate, contact flat coil spins, casing, attachment angle bar, mounting anchor plate, bar, and braking device. Said compensating cable is wound on fluted pulley fastened on spindle. One end of said cable is fastened to pulley and another end is secured to contact system. Said spindle is arranged on left and right face plates by means of oil seals and bearings. Said left and right plates, casing, angle piece and mounting anchor plate make closed box case. Said flat coil spring fitted in said box case has its inner hook secured to spindle and outer hook secured to angle secured to box case.

EFFECT: lower weight, higher reliability.

14 cl, 10 dwg