Lifting and pivoting mechanism for railway wagon used for oblique loading/unloading of road transport vehicles engages with underside of wagon

摘要

The mechanism consists of at least one lifter and at least one driven rolling unit engaging with the underside of a wagon (6) and combined in a single assembly (13) on a pivot (14). The rolling unit is in the form of driven rollers (20, 21) which are moved up or down by a thrust system, with movements corrected by a take-up mechanism to ensure a straight and vertical final approach trajectory. The axes of the rollers are positioned radially relative to the centre of the railway wagon's pivot, and the assembly can be moved lengthwise relative to the track.