| 摘要 |
The invention is a trailer for carrying assembled automobiles, designed to be towed on the highway by a conventional motorized truck-tractor unit. The trailer is equipped with hoisting points to facilitate lifting and transporting the trailer unit from above by cargo container handling cranes, such as those found at shipyards and railyards. In addition, the trailer is equipped with hydraulic valves and hydraulic cylinders which serve to control the position of numerous tracks within the body of the trailer. These tracks accommodate the tires of the automobile cargo carried within the trailer. By adjustment of the hydraulic cylinders supporting the multiple tracks, the internal storage configuration of the trailer can be varied, to accommodate a wide variety of makes, models and numbers of automobiles, and to ensure that said automobiles are carried in a suitable position for safe transport. The trailer body is designed to accommodate the fittings and fixtures on most commonly used flattop railroad cars, and also features three in-line road wheels on each side of the trailer body, and three separate axles supporting each pair of wheels disposed on opposite sides of the trailer. The additional space created between the opening between the wheels on opposite ends of the same axle allows the trailer to accommodate one additional vehicle within the body of the trailer, while still providing sufficient tire surface to satisfy the highway load requirements of most states. As an additional feature, the hinged top of the trailer, which opens to accommodate the loading process, is connected to the rear tailgate and side doors of the trailer with a series of mechanical interlocks, ensuring that when the trailer top and rear door of the trailer are closed and locked, the side doors of the trailer are likewise closed and locked.
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