Bi-modal mechanically trackable road vehicle with automatic axle

Details Bi-modal mechanically trackable road vehicle with automatic axle Bi-modal mechanically trackable road vehicle with automatic axle

1980-02-19

1982-08-31

Reese, Randolph A.

Railways

Derailment guards

Guide rollers

104119, 105144, 180131, B61F 900

Patent

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043466591

ABSTRACT:
A bi-modal mechanically trackable vehicle adapted to be rail driven with or without a guide track, the vehicle including at least one non-steerable axle having non-steerable wheels mounted thereon, a plurality of tracking transverse guide rollers are provided for guiding the vehicle along the track. The transverse guide rollers are at least indirectly mounted at the non-steerable axle in an area of the respective wheels so as to be transversely displaceable. The non-steerable axle is mounted on the vehicle so as to be freely pivotable about a vertical axis. An arrangement is provided for automatically selectively locking the at least one non-steerable axle in an exact transverse position for driving without a guide track and for unlocking the at least one non-steerable axle from the exact transverse position. The locking and unlocking arrangement includes a latch longitudinally displaceably mounted on the non-steerable axle and a retainer mounted on the frame of the vehicle so as to be immovable at least in a transverse direction. The retainer includes a latch retainer adapted to engage the latch in a substantially shape-fitting fashion when the at least one non-rotatable steering axle is in the exact transverse position.

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patent: 1064167 (1913-06-01), Pinthor
patent: 2588078 (1952-03-01), Black
patent: 4183304 (1980-01-01), Forster
patent: 4231295 (1980-11-01), Forster
patent: 4267779 (1981-05-01), Binder

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