EP 0856449 A1 19980805 - Improved intermodal vehicle for forming a train of highway trailers
Title (en)
Improved intermodal vehicle for forming a train of highway trailers
Title (de)
Verbessertes Fahrzeug für den kombinierten Verkehr zum Aufbau eines Zuges aus Sattelauflieger
Title (fr)
Véhicule intermodal amélioré permettant de former unt rain de semi-remorques
Publication
Application
Priority
US 3716297 P 19970204
Abstract (en)
An improved intermodal vehicle (10) for forming a train of highway trailers has an upper frame (42) comprising a continuous drawbar (150) to which highway trailers (12,14) may be connected, each of the highway trailers having leading a trailing coupler socket assemblies (22,24). The upper frame (42) is mounted on a pair of steerable lower frames (30,32) by springs (52,54), preferably air springs, there being a pair of springs for each rail wheel (26,28) of the intermodal vehicle, one spring being positioned before each wheel and one being positioned after each wheel. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
B61D 3/12 (2013.01); B61D 3/184 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- US 5291835 A 19940308 - WICKS HARRY O [US]
- WO 9421503 A1 19940929 - RAILRUNNER SYSTEMS INC [US], et al
Citation (search report)
- [A] WO 9200213 A1 19920109 - INNOTERMODAL INC [CA]
- [A] DE 19515110 A1 19961031 - KRONE BERNHARD GMBH MASCHF [DE]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT CH DE ES FR GB IT LI
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0856449 A1 19980805; CA 2228707 A1 19980804; EA 000591 B1 19991229; EA 199800112 A1 19980827
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 98101918 A 19980204; CA 2228707 A 19980204; EA 199800112 A 19980204