RAILWAY LONG-WHEELBASE PLATFORM FOR LARGE-CAPACITY CONTAINERS Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC B61D3/20 B61F1/02 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to railway vehicles, particularly to railway long-wheelbase platform for large-capacity containers. Said railway long-wheelbase platform for large-capacity containers comprises frame 2 with automatic couplers and brakes 4 mounted on two bogies 1. Frame comprises equal-height centre sill with box section at ends and double-tee-section at medium part. It is provided with reinforcing vertical ribs at transitions of cross-sections and two transverse beams arranged behind body bolster beams with box-section and height varying over beam length, and medium transverse beams made of tubes and welded in between centre sill and side beams at the level of centre sill cross-section medium plane.

EFFECT: higher capacity and lower empty weight-to-carrying capacity ratio at increased stiffness and strength.

4 cl, 2 dwg