CARRIAGE FOR HEAVY LOADS, ESPECIALLY METALLURGICAL VESSELS, ADAPTED FOR MOVEMENT ON RAILS

摘要

A wheeled carriage which is adapted to run on rails has a chassis for supporting a load and more particularly a metallurgical vessel. The chassis provides axles on which the wheels are mounted in groups, of which at least two wheel groups are secured by their axles to the chassis at attachment locations and are not adjustable in height. The remaining wheel groups are provided with pivotal axles, the latter being provided with joints by which the remaining wheel groups are secured to the chassis, thereby permitting vertical adjustments of the remaining wheel groups relative to the chassis. Two of the joints are combined to form a single joint. The chassis is adapted to support the load within a base which lies in an area whose terminal locations are defined by the attachment locations and the joints.