MEET — CATOLET

In one of the first projects to be protected, incidentally, by the copyright certificate № 347232, has already been laid all the highlights of the design, which is meant today by the word “cacolet”. Here was envisaged and case-polymac, and is spaced from the center of mass of the motor, and pendulum the scheme of movement of the Cabinet. Reducible to the scheme-section (Fig. 1) clearly presented the main elements and components of this transport device.

In polulace on the axles installed in the crankcase; it is rigidly fixed on the shafts debalance. The shafts are rotated from the motor through reducer. Circular motion disbalansov ensure the emergence of centrifugal force transmitted through the axle to the body and always acting on one “diagonal” relative to the longitudinal vertical plane of the apparatus, that is directed alternately up and down.

 

The shift of the center of gravity of the hull-propeller relative to the point of contact with the road appears moment causing translational motion of the entire apparatus. To complete the maneuver, simply turn the Carter debalance relative to the shaft to change the plane of action of centrifugal force will change the direction of movement of Catolica.

The first question that arises when reading this diagram: what about the crew, the cargo — what is it in such a mechanical an unbroken Mustang, galloping up hill and down Dale! During design development the problem, of course, was no less important than the structure of the machine. Output was originally looking for the location of the driver, passengers and cargo in the cabin-the cradle mounted in the housing on hinges, neutralizing his swing. In the future, there are other options.

 

Fig. 1. Scheme Catolica:

1 — housing with a spherical bottom, 2, 3 — debalance, 4 — shaft, 5 — cradle-cabin, 6 — axle, 7 — motor, 8 — Carter.

 

Fig. 2. Catolet — “Yula” (appearance and layout):

1 — housing-hemisphere, 2 — curved bottom, 3 — movable ring, 4 — roller, 5 — cabin, 6 — engine.

 

Fig. 3. The scheme of movement of Catolica (represented by one cycle).

 

Otherwise, though outwardly close to the decision machine is available in the project, also received certificate number 388943. It recalls the familiar children’s toy whirligig. It has a curved convex bottom. Over it and inside the case around the diameter of the ring passes, is able to rotate around a vertical axis. The ring rests the cab of the machine with special rollers. As a generator of mechanical vibrations used free-piston engine mounted and fixed on the movable ring. The direction of transport coincides with the vertical plane of the placement of the generator oscillations. Enough so to turn the ring oscillator on the corner — the transport will reverse direction without rotating the housing.

It is interesting to see on the following scheme (Fig. 3) a succession of phases of movement of Catolica. In the initial phase of the centrifugal force created by debalance should lift the “front” part of the machine (the front it could be all). Then, when the subsequent lower position disbalansov guideline is directed downwards — will begin rolling the spherical body at the bottom until it stops “forward” part of the surface on which movement occurs. At this point, at the upper location disbalansov guide will be looking up again and start raising the body. There is a sort of freeze with a simultaneous small foward flight. Then again, reliance on the “back” part of the spherical bottoms and the repetition of the cycle of movement.

 

Fig. 4. Mine train based on Catolica: tractor and truck.

 

As already mentioned, katlety begin to emerge from the stage of existing models. The figure shows a diagram of a shaft of the train based on Catolica. Its main part consists of two catalynia truck: active driving and passive, which is the head part of the cargo run. The cab brought forward depends on the rest of the composition. This train is designed to transport materials in giproshaht, that is, to operate in cramped, unsuitable for other types of tractors conditions.