Rail vehicle for the transport of heavy and/or bulky goods

A rail vehicle having a region of a longitudinal central plane and having a vertical axis near an end of the vehicle facing away from the central section for transporting heavy and bulky goods, which includes:

• drive mechanism respectively arranged at each end of said vehicle, two loading bridges respectively supported by said drive mechanisms, a beak provided with each loading bridge, a joint about which said beak is rotatable, each of said drive mechanisms comprising a plurality of multi-axle bogies, at least two bridge girders respectively interconnecting said bogies at said vehicle ends, each of said at least two bridge girders pivotally supporting one of said beaks through the intervention of a displaceable member, two displacing mechanisms, each of said displacing mechanism comprising:
• a fist displacing means facing one vehicle end and operatively connected to the respective adjacent displaceable member and also comprising a second displacing means facing the respective pertaining central portion of the vehicle, a pivot operatively connecting the pertaining displaceable member to said beak, said pivot being guided on said beak, and control means operatively connected to said displacing mechanism for controlling said first and second displacing means in conformity with each other, said displaceable member being pivotable about a vertical axis near that end thereof which faces away from the central section of said vehicle, at least one of said displacing mechanisms including a cylinder-piston drive arranged within the region of the longitudinal central plane of said vehicle.

A rail vehicle having a region of a longitudinal central plane and having a vertical axis near an end of the vehicle facing away from the central section for transporting heavy and bulky goods, which includes:

• drive mechanism respectively arranged at each end of said vehicle, two loading bridges respectively supported by said drive mechanisms, a beak provided with each loading bridge, a joint about which said beak is rotatable, each of said drive mechanisms comprising a plurality of multi-axle bogies, at least two bridge girders respectively interconnecting said bogies at said vehicle ends, each of said at least two bridge girders pivotally supporting one of said beaks through the intervention of a displaceable member, two displacing mechanisms, each of said displacing mechanisms comprising:
• a first displacing means facing one vehicle end and operatively connected to the respective adjacent displaceable member and also comprising a second displacing means facing the respective pertaining central portion of the vehicle, a pivot operatively connecting the pertaining displaceable member to said beak, said pivot being guided on said beak, and control means operatively connected to said displacing mechanism for controlling said first and second displacing means in conformity with each other, said displacing mechanisms including at least two cables respectively connected to the ends of said displaceable member within the region of the longitudinal central plane of said displaceable member, one end of one connected cable extending transverse to the driving direction of said vehicle and being connected to that end of the displaceable member which faces toward the central section of said vehicle whereas the other end of the other cable is pivotally connected to that side of said displaceable member which faces toward the vehicle end, said cables being connected to a device for moving same.

A rail vehicle having a region of a longitudinal central plane and having a vertical axis near an end of the vehicle facing away from the central section for transporting heavy and bulky goods, which includes:

• drive mechanism respectively arranged at each end of said vehicle, two loading bridges respectively supported by said drive mechanisms, a beak provided with each loading bridge, a joint about which said beak is rotatable, each of said drive mechanisms comprising a plurality of multi-axle bogies, at least two bridge girders respectively interconnecting said bogies at said vehicle ends, each of said at least two bridge girders pivotally supporting one of said beaks through the intervention of a displaceable member, two displacing mechanisms, each of said displacing mechanisms comprising:
• a first displacing means facing one vehicle end and operatively connected to the respective adjacent displaceable member and also comprising a second displacing means facing the respective pertaining central portion of the vehicle, a pivot operatively connecting the pertaining displaceable member to said beak, said pivot being guided on said beak, and control means operatively connected to said displacing mechanism for controlling said first and second displacing means in conformity with each other, said displacing mechanism including at least two chains respectively pivotally connected to the ends of said displaceable member within the region of the longitudinal central plane of said vehicle, said chains extending transverse to the driving direction of said vehicle, one chain being connected to that end of said displaceable member which faces toward the central section of said vehicle, whereas the other chain is pivotally connected to that side of said displaceable member which faces toward the vehicle end, actuating means being provided and connected to said chains for moving the same.