HEAVY GOODS MULTI-TIERED VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC B60F3/00 B62D57/00 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: heavy goods multi-tiered vehicle contains a head tractor with a caterpillar propulsor and trailing platforms of a sledge type and joined by couplings to turn platforms relative to neighboring ones. The head tractor is configured to perform impact destruction of ice hummocks by the body and cross water reservoirs with depth up to 3 m. The control cab is mounted on the body and is designed to accommodate crew of the tractor and passengers. Inside the body there are additional fuel tanks and a diesel generator, while the exhaust and air supply pipes are installed over the engine compartment and tightly fixed thereon. The front edge of the body is pointed, and the trailing platforms are designed to carry a standard cargo container. The skids of the trailing platform are made in the form of sealed enclosed bodies. The couplers of the platforms are configured to rotate relative to each other in vertical and longitudinal plane and in horizontal plane.

EFFECT: improved cross country capacity.

4 cl, 4 dwg