563results about "Rail and road vehicles" patented technology

An integrated support structure apparatus is provided for attaching either a fifth wheel trailer hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch to a truck bed. The integrated support structure comprises an H-shaped body that is attached to at least one truck frame rail below the truck bed. A gooseneck ball receiver is attached to a central portion of the body and aligned with a gooseneck opening in the truck bed. A plurality of mounting pads are formed integrally as part of a plurality of end inserts that are assembled to the body.

An integrated support structure apparatus is provided for attaching either a fifth wheel trailer hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch to a truck bed. The integrated support structure comprises an H-shaped body that is attached to at least one truck frame rail below the truck bed. A gooseneck ball receiver is attached to a central portion of the body and aligned with a gooseneck opening in the truck bed. A plurality of receptacles are attached to the body in an array and are aligned with a corresponding plurality of pedestal access openings in the truck bed.

An improved self-propelled mobile track vehicle (MTV) capable of traveling by road at normal highway speeds and traveling by rail after conversion at a narrow railroad crossing by producing a device for rotating the vehicle 90 degrees. The vehicle is powered by a diesel engine driving through a power shift transmission to the roadway and railway axles. A significant advantage over other types of road / rail vehicles is that 100 percent of the vehicle's weight is carried on the rail wheels, which are powered and braked, thereby allowing higher and safer rail speeds. One way to convert the vehicle from roadway travel to railway travel is to maneuver it into a position parallel to the track at a road crossing. The rail axles are then extended and road axles retracted. In addition, a turntable mounted at the vehicle's center of gravity also allows the vehicle to convert at a narrow road crossing. While at railway / roadway crossing the unit raises and rotates 90 to align with the desired roadway or railway. The vehicle can assist in starting a train by extending the powered road axle so that the inner rubber tires contact the rail and the high traction of rubber on rail assists in increasing starting traction of the vehicle thus allowing the vehicle to assist in starting a train.

A rail car mover apparatus for a loader vehicle comprises means to rotatably attach a pair of front rail wheels to a front end of the loader vehicle such that the front rail wheels are spaced to engage the pair of railroad rails and such that the front rail wheels can move up and down in response to forces exerted by a front actuator; means to rotatably attach a pair of rear rail wheels to a rear end of the loader vehicle such that the rear rail wheels are spaced to engage the pair of railroad rails and such that the rear rail wheels can move up and down in response to forces exerted by a rear actuator; and a coupler adapter adapted at a rear end thereof for attachment to a front portion of the loader arms and adapted at a front end thereof for coupling to a rail car hitch.

A vehicle, particularly a semitrailer, is adapted for driving on both a road and a railroad track. The semitrailer includes a traction vehicle, which is joined articulately to a trailer. The traction vehicle has a front rail-wheel unit and a rear rail-wheel unit, whereas the trailer includes only one rear rail-wheel unit. At least one of the two latter rail-wheel units includes drive means, and one or both of said units may consist of a bogie that includes two axles, or one or both of said units may be a single-axle unit. All rail-wheel units are vertically movable to enable the vehicle to be placed on the railroad and adjacent rubber wheel to be lifted.

A umbrella and table support including telescopical tubes projecting rearwardly from a trailer hitch receiver, a vertically projecting sleeve at the rear extremity of such tubes, a collar telescopically received on such sleeve and supporting the rear extremity of a large table top from a support plate, the forward extremity being carried on a horizontal surface of the vehicle mounting the hitch receiver.

The invention discloses a towing vehicle capable of being used for both roads and rails. The towing vehicle capable of being used for both roads and rails can make full use of the weight of the entire vehicle, is good in driving stability, is high in speed, and has low requirements for sites. The towing vehicle capable of being used for both roads and rails comprises a vehicle frame, a front axle, a rear axle, a front towing mechanism, a rear towing mechanism, a front guide mechanism and a rear guide mechanism, wherein a front wheel is arranged on the front axle, a rear wheel is arranged on the rear axle, the vehicle frame is a hinged type vehicle frame, the hinged type vehicle frame comprises a front vehicle frame and a rear vehicle frame, the front vehicle frame is connected with the rear vehicle frame through a pin shaft, vehicle frame driving hydraulic cylinders are respectively arranged at two sides of the vehicle frames, two ends of each vehicle frame driving hydraulic cylinder are hinged to the front vehicle frame and the rear vehicle frame respectively, a revolution rail-getting-on device is arranged at the front end of the rear vehicle frame, the front wheel and the rear wheel are both of a double-tire structure, and the center distance of each inside tire is the same as the rail gauge. The towing vehicle capable of being used for both roads and rails adopts the hinged type vehicle frame, permits both the front axle and the rear axle to be provided with double tires, guarantees that the inside tire of the front axle and the inside tire of the rear axle are contacted with a rail when the towing vehicle drives on the rail, and achieves full-wheel driving.

A decoupler for coupling / decoupling drive between a power train output and road wheels or marine drive means in an amphibious vehicle, is integrated with a constant velocity joint, saving space, weight, and cost for low production volumes, and simplifying mounting arrangements. Power train output shaft enters casing through aperture, and terminates in a flange with splines. Baulk ring and synchrocone provide synchromesh action between drive ring and driven CV joint cap. Rod is attached to selector arm, located in slot, allowing coupling and decoupling by an external control, which may be assisted by a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder. The synchromesh parts may be sourced from truck gearboxes. CV joint is mounted in bearings, and may be a Rzeppa type. Groove allows fitment of a conventional dust gaiter.

A railcar-moving vehicle comprises a modified semi-tractor, having a highway mode for operation on roadways, and a rail mode for operation on rails. The vehicle includes an elongate frame with selectively extendable high rail wheels for guiding the vehicle on rails, and rubber-tired drive wheels for operation on roadways. The rubber-tired drive wheels are configured to support the vehicle on a roadway in highway mode, and to contact the rails in rail mode. A moveable weight is disposed on a rear portion of the frame. A load-shifting mechanism moves the moveable weight between a rearward position for rail mode and a forward position for highway mode.

The invention relates to the field of rescuing fire fighting trucks, in particular to a bidirectional-traveling road-rail dual-purpose multifunctional emergency rescuing fire fighting truck. The bidirectional-traveling road-rail dual-purpose multifunctional emergency rescuing fire fighting truck comprises a truck frame and road traveling bridges connected to the truck frame, and further comprises rail traveling systems, each rail traveling system comprises an upper rotation base, a lower rotation base and a swinging arm, the upper rotation bases are fixedly connected with the truck frame, the lower rotation bases are connected with the upper rotation bases in a rotatable mode, and one ends of the swinging arms are hinged to lower landing legs of the lower rotation bases. According to the bidirectional-traveling road-rail dual-purpose multifunctional emergency rescuing fire fighting truck, wheel pairs have the rotation characteristic, compared with the conditions that in the prior art wheel pairs are pressed through a rail to carry out steering, and reverse braking is achieved through a driving system, a braking mode of the bidirectional-traveling road-rail dual-purpose multifunctional emergency rescuing fire fighting truck is not limited by the 40-Km / h truck speed any more, the speed is one time higher than that of a conventional road-rail truck, and the emergent and rapid requirements during fire rescuing can be met.

The invention relates to the field of rescuing fire fighting trucks, in particular to a bidirectional-traveling road-rail dual-purpose multifunctional emergency rescuing fire fighting truck. The bidirectional-traveling road-rail dual-purpose multifunctional emergency rescuing fire fighting truck comprises a truck frame and road traveling bridges connected to the truck frame, and further comprises rail traveling systems, each rail traveling system comprises an upper rotation base, a lower rotation base and a swinging arm, the upper rotation bases are fixedly connected with the truck frame, the lower rotation bases are connected with the upper rotation bases in a rotatable mode, and one ends of the swinging arms are hinged to lower landing legs of the lower rotation bases. According to the bidirectional-traveling road-rail dual-purpose multifunctional emergency rescuing fire fighting truck, wheel pairs have the rotation characteristic, compared with the conditions that in the prior art wheel pairs are pressed through a rail to carry out steering, and reverse braking is achieved through a driving system, a braking mode of the bidirectional-traveling road-rail dual-purpose multifunctional emergency rescuing fire fighting truck is not limited by the 40-Km / h truck speed any more, the speed is one time higher than that of a conventional road-rail truck, and the emergent and rapid requirements during fire rescuing can be met.

A refuse container hitching device including a horizontally extending hitch insert, a vertically extending vertical member of adjustable length, a horizontally extending top member, a refuse container support plate that extending downwardly from the top member, and at least one locking strap for locking the handle of a refuse container to the support plate during towing.

This invention is an apparatus and method for reversible intermodal conversion of transport tractors and trailers, highway-to-rail. Trailer add-ons are wheel mount shims and an axle housing draft sill pin receptacle. No add-ons are required for tractors. Highway-to-rail conversion involves securing a rail interface apparatus, consisting of rail carriage assemblies, bogies, and end coupler draft sills beneath each vehicle to align and bear loads-to-rails, and to provide draft load transfer. Staging is on paved grade slightly above rail level. Vehicle conversion is made without loading / unloading mechanized infrastructure, add-on weight, wheel removal, or powered actuators. Full use of inherent vehicle suspension and anti-roll devices is afforded. Draft sills, pneumatic brake lines, and knuckle couplers are employed for train configurations. Draft may be afforded by either a locomotive or a rail converted highway tractor.

A railcar-moving vehicle comprises a modified semi-tractor, having a highway mode for operation on roadways, and a rail mode for operation on rails. The vehicle includes an elongate frame with selectively extendable high rail wheels for guiding the vehicle on rails, and rubber-tired drive wheels for operation on roadways. The rubber-tired drive wheels are configured to support the vehicle on a roadway in highway mode, and to contact the rails in rail mode. A moveable weight is disposed on a rear portion of the frame. A load-shifting mechanism moves the moveable weight between a rearward position for rail mode and a forward position for highway mode.

The invention belongs to the technical field of design and manufacturing of coal mine underground auxiliary transportation equipment, solves the technical problems that in the coal mine transportation field, no traction engine capable of realizing trackless or tracked reloading is provided, and unidirectional driving is not conducive to health and safe driving, and provides an explosion-proof diesel engine road-rail vehicle for a coal mine underground roadway. The road-rail vehicle comprises a carriage, a main cab, a vice cab, front wheels, rear wheels, a frame, suspensions, transmission shafts, a transfer case, drive axles, a clutch, a hydraulic oil tank, a fuel tank, a waste gas treatment tank, a feed water tank, an air filter, a gas tank, a diesel engine, a hydraulic mechanism, a pneumatic mechanism, wheeltrack guiding devices, a quick change-over device and traction connection devices. The road-rail vehicle is provided with a mode switching system, so that the switching of a trackless working mode and a tracked working mode can be realized; four-wheel driving and bidirectional driving are adopted; and the road-rail vehicle is reasonable in design, compact in structure, small size, strong in climbing ability, and flexible, can shuttle in a narrow coal mine underground roadway, and freely and conveniently run forwards and backwards.

A combination vehicle for the use of various roadways. The combination vehicle (1) consists of a traction. head (14) and a trailer element (15) for requirements of various types of use and in this combination, is determined for three alternative types of locomotion including wheel / road (6), whecl / rails (7) and magnetic levitation (8). For the whecl / rails (7) and wheel / road (6) types of locomotion, the vehicle is provided with a combined flange wheel (5) and street wheel (4). For its use as a maglev vehicle, at least four supports (11) with extendable or swing-out current-carrying magnetic coils (12) and asynchronous short-stator motors (13) arc arranged on both sides of the chassis.%! For the transition from one type of locomotion to another, the roadways (6, 7) are lowered relatively to each other using ramps. To overcome points of discontinuity such as intersections (38), switches (39) and level crossings, roadway sections (40, 41, 42, 43, 45) are lowered or swung out in relation to each other.

The two-purpose road-track vehicle includes two wheel systems, including one for road running and the other for track running. It may run in road flexibly and run in track with orderliness, safety, comfort and economic efficiency. The two-purpose road-track vehicle has the functions of high safety, high comfort, less maintenance, long service life, low power consumption, less pollution, etc.

The invention discloses a track sand removal vehicle for both a highway and a railway. The track sand removal vehicle comprises a power device, a control system, a chassis, a sand collection and discharging device, a suspension system and a chassis on-site U-turn mechanism. The sand collection and discharging device is installed at the front end of the chassis by means of the suspension system. The power device is installed at the rear end of the chassis. The control system is used for connecting the power device, the sand collection and discharging device and the suspension system. Travelling systems of the chassis include the highway travelling system and the railway travelling system. The highway travelling system and the railway travelling system are connected with the control system and the power device through transmission systems. The power end of the sand collection and discharging device is connected with the power device through the control system. The highway travelling system and the railway travelling system are arranged on the chassis and are selectively used according to different working environments, the using range of the sand removal vehicle is improved, and the equipment cost of a railway enterprise is lowered.

The present invention discloses a guide device of a convertible vehicle on railway and highway, pertaining to the field of transportation machinery. The device comprises a vehicle framework, a drive bridge, a driving wheel, a single-axle bogie, a guide wheel and a lifting mechanism; the single-axle bogie is connected with the guide wheel; the drive bridge and the wheel are arranged on the vehicle framework by a drive bridge suspension fork; the single-axle bogie is arranged on the vehicle framework by a guide mechanism suspension fork; the drive bridge suspension fork and the guide mechanism suspension fork both adopt a rigidity-variable mechanism such as an air spring or a hydraulic device and the rigidity-variable mechanism can automatically configure the bearing capacity of the drive bridge suspension fork and the guide mechanism suspension fork; the lifting mechanism and the single-axle bogie are connected so as to change the vehicle purpose by controlling the position of the single-axle bogie. The guide device provided by the present invention not only meets the adhesion requirement of the guide device under different loads in railway driving and prevents the vehicle from derailing under any condition and at any speed, but also satisfies the adhesion requirement for driving the vehicle drive bridge.

The invention discloses a transportation vehicle, and particularly relates to a traffic system equipped with tracks. The vehicle of the invention is provided with two sets of track wheels: one set of narrow track wheel and one set of wide track wheel, wherein, the narrow track wheel is suitable for two tracks with a smaller space, and the wide track wheel is suitable for two tracks with a larger smaller space, the position of the narrow track wheel is fixed, the position of the wide track wheel can be axially switched internally and externally. The fork of the used track adopts upper and lower layer structures, the main track generally adopts narrow gauge (wide gauge can also be adopted), the upper fork adopts wide gauge, and the lower layer adopts narrow gauge; the running path at the fork is decided by the vehicle, when the wide track wheel is switched to the inside position, the vehicle selects to run on the lower fork; and when the wide track wheel is switched to the outside position, the vehicle selects to run on the upper fork.

The invention relates to a towing fork truck for a highway and a railway and a driving method thereof. The towing fork truck comprises a fork truck body, the rear part of a tail directive wheel of the fork truck body is provided with a pair of liftable rear rail wheels controlled by a hydraulic transmission mechanism, the front part of a front driving wheel of the fork truck body is provided with a pair of front rail wheels which are fixed on a main frame and can lift with the swing of the main frame, a fork in the front of the fork truck is fixed with a base, the base is provided with a permanent seat which rotates around a vertical shaft fixed on the base, a shackle bar is fixed on the base, and the base and the top end of the vertical shaft respectively extend a supporting rod which is fixed with a fork lifter in the front of the fork body. The workers can realize the converting drive between on the road surface and the rail by simple operation, and the fork truck is particularly operated on trench platform position; when the fork truck draws different vehicles, the shackle bar does not need to be detached, the permanent seat is only rotated, and the needed shackle bar can be selected; and the fork truck has the advantages of simple structure, convenient operation, safe and reliable use, and the reduction of labor intensity of workers.

A method and apparatus for operating a vehicle to be driven on the road as well as railroad tracks includes an auxiliary drive suspended below a frame of the vehicle. The auxiliary drive includes a hydraulic roller assembly having a roller component for engaging a tire of a vehicle to be propelled. A hydraulic cylinder extends said roller component from a first, unengaged position to a second, engaged position. A hydraulic motor is operatively connected to a chain drive for driving said roller component so that said roller component rotates and imparts a corresponding rotary force to the tire of the vehicle. In operation, the vehicle is placed in neutral and the auxiliary drive is actuated. The auxiliary drive can be controlled at any location, thereby allowing the vehicle to be driven without a driver.

The invention provides a travelling system used for a road-rail vehicle. A rail vehicle is connected with a road travelling system at the same time. A vehicle body translation mechanism and a vehicle body lifting mechanism are connected with the mass cg of a vehicle body. A rear road wheelset mainshaft and a rear rail wheelset mainshaft depend on a V-shaped belt pulley and commonly use a power system with the V-shaped belt pulley; two H-shaped guideways of a vehicle body translation mechanism are respectively vertical to the vehicle body; the corresponding position of the vehicle body is connected with a fixed bracket and the lower end thereof is connected with a supporting shaft and a rolling bearing which is coincident with the internal wall of the upper beam of the guideway; a fixed shaft is connected between adjacent fixed brackets; the rolling wheel on the fixed shaft is coincident with the upper beam surface of the guideway; the right internal wall of the bottom beam of the guideway is connected with a rack; a transmission shaft between the two guideways is connected with the V-shaped belt pulley and an axle box; gears at the two ends of the transmission shaft are respectively engaged with the rack; the axle box is fixedly connected with a vehicle chassis; the vehicle body can implement the translation from the station to the rail along the guideway; the lifting mechanism of the vehicle body can lead the railway wheelset to fall on the rail, thus implement the mutual road-rail conversion of the road-rail vehicle.

The invention relates to a road and railway dual purpose vehicle, which comprises a highway travel system, a railway travel system and a suspension system arranged on the highway travel system and railway travel system. The suspension system comprises a suspension device composed of an air spring and a height regulation mechanism, and the height of the air spring is regulated by regulating the air amount charged in the air spring. The combined vehicle has the advantages that the air suspension system is used to actively level the height of the left-right two sides of the vehicle body to guarantee the driving safety without roll-over, according to regulating the charging of the air amount in the air spring arranged on different wheel pairs, the distribution of the axle load of the lifting transport vehicle of the highway and railway under the conditions of highway or railway, no-load or heavy-load can be regulated.

The invention provides a guide wheel mechanism and an autorailer. The guide wheel mechanism comprises two guide wheels which are connected together through an axle, axle blocks are arranged on the axle, and each guide wheel is correspondingly provided with a guide link mechanism which comprises an oil cylinder holder, a sliding support, a first rotating arm, a second rotating arm and an oil cylinder; the oil cylinder holders are fixed on a chassis of the autorailer, the bodies of the oil cylinders are articulated with the oil cylinder holders, the sliding supports are horizontally and slidably connected with the oil cylinder holders, the piston rod of each oil cylinder is articulated with one end of the related sliding support, the upper ends of the first rotating arms are articulated with the chassis, the upper ends of the second rotating arms are articulated with the other ends of the sliding supports, the lower ends of the first rotating arms are articulated with the middles of the second rotating arms, and the axle blocks are fixed on the lower ends of the second rotating arms. By means of the guide wheel mechanism, the reliability of the autorailer is enhanced.

The invention provides a highway-railway dual-purpose motor tractor, which comprises a guiding device, a traction device and a braking device. The highway-railway dual-purpose motor tractor is characterized by also comprising a vertical top and bottom rail device. The vertical top and bottom rail device comprises bases, rotary supporting seats and multiple sets of lift driving mechanisms. The bases and the rotary supporting seats are connected by rotary supporting mechanisms; the lower end of each base is provided with a positioning table matched with two rails; each set of lift driving mechanisms consists of outer columns, inner columns and lift cylinders; and the outer columns are respectively sheathed into the inner columns. According to the highway-railway dual-purpose motor tractor provided by the invention, the rotary action of the whole motor tractor is controlled by the vertical top and bottom rail device used for the highway-railway dual-purpose motor tractor through the rotary supporting mechanisms, and the lift movement of the whole motor tractor is realized by the lift cylinders, and therefore, lane conversion between highways and railways is realized rapidly and safely. The highway-railway dual-purpose motor tractor has the advantages that the reliability is high, the operating efficiency is high and the operating difficulty is lowered.

The invention provides an external detection working platform of a spherical tank, and belongs to the technical field of special equipment for external regular checking of industrial spherical tanks. The working platform comprises a vehicle-mounted lifting device, a rail conversion device, a hydraulic system and a control system; balance supporting legs are arranged at the front end and the rear end of a crossbeam of a truck chassis, a retractable aerial ladder is arranged on the upper portion of the truck chassis, the rail conversion device is arranged at the bottom of the crossbeam, and guide rails are arranged on two sides of the bottom of a movable platform; a hydraulic motor is arranged on the rear portion of the upper surface of the movable platform, and an output shaft of the hydraulic motor is connected with an input shaft of a gear transmission box; the end of an output shaft of the gear transmission box is provided with a spur gear meshed with a gear rail; two sets of translation sliding blocks matched with the guide rails are symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the movable platform, the front portion of the upper surface of the movable platform is provided with a circular boss matched with a rotary workbench, the rotary workbench is provided with an aerial ladder support, the tail ends of the three stages of retractable aerial ladder are hinged, and the other end of the retractable aerial ladder is hinged to a bent swing arm; one end of a workbench hydraulic push rod is hinged to the bent swing arm, and the other end of the workbench hydraulic push rod is hinged to a manned working basket.

The invention provides a wheeltrack dual-purpose omnidirectional movable transferring platform. The wheeltrack dual-purpose omnidirectional movable transferring platform comprises an omnidirectional movable chassis, a lifting track walking part, a lifting platform and a transverse pushing device. The lifting track walking part is connected with a main vehicle body of the omnidirectional movable chassis. The relative positions of a track wheel assembly and the omnidirectional movable chassis are changed in the mode that the included angle of two swing frames is changed through driving of screws, and thus the change of an omnidirectional movable mode and a track wheel movable mode is achieved. Under the track wheel movable mode, the transferring platform can move efficiently on a track at a high speed. Under the omnidirectional movable mode, the transferring platform can move omnidirectionally and is suitable for a small-space place. The lifting platform is connected with the main vehicle body of the omnidirectional movable chassis. The transverse pushing device is fixed to the upper end of the lifting platform. Through the transferring platform, picking and placing of goods on different-height goods shelves and long-distance and short-distance transferring can be achieved.