Patent ID: 9614355
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: F16M,H02B

Claim:
1. A racking mechanism for moving elements of a mobile electrical substation between a transport mode and an operational mode, the racking mechanism comprising: a fixed structural member; a moveable structural member; a bearing disposed between a side surface of the fixed structural member and a side surface of the moveable structural member; and at least one of (i) a locking mechanism for locking the fixed structural member with respect to the moveable structural member, such that when the locking mechanism is locked the fixed structural member does not move with respect to the moveable structural member in the transport mode of the mobile electrical substation, or (ii) a stop element on the fixed structural member for limiting movement of the moveable structural member during retraction of the moveable structural member into the transport mode of the mobile electrical substation.