Railway rolling stock – Locomotives – With land engaging wheel
Patent
1997-04-07
1998-09-08
Morano, S. Joseph
Railway rolling stock
Locomotives
With land engaging wheel
1052152, B61C 1300
Patent
active
058029800
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle for operation on both road and railroad track (off road) is provided with a wheeled chassis comprising a steered front wheel axle and rear wheel differential axle(s), all with road or rubber tire wheels. A front axle and a rear wheel differential axle(s) are provided with rail wheels, the rear rail wheel axle(s) being suspended horizontally behind the rear most tired axle(s) of the wheel chassis. The rail wheel differential axle(s) are horizontally displaceable to be moved into engagement with the railroad track during the lifting of adjacent road or rubber tire wheels out of engagement with the ground. The rear rail wheel differential axle(s) is located behind the rear most wheel axle(s) for road or rubber tire wheels of the vehicle and is being driven by the rubber tire vehicles differential in front of it. The rail differential axle(s) also incorporates a link suspension system including an engagement mechanism permanently secured to the rear part of the vehicle. In conjunction with this rail drive system a holding device including an anti axle dive system is to be installed on the rear road or rubber tire wheel suspension system so that it holds the suspension system and axle(s) at a fixed dimension when the steel wheel differential axle(s) is engaged with the rail and lifts the road or rubber tired axle(s) and suspension system out of engagement with the ground. The above application may be reversed so that the steel rail wheel axle(s) are in front of the road or rubber tire wheel axle(s).
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DFM Enterprises, Inc.
Morano S. Joseph
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