Patent ID: 8833505
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B60D,B62D

Abstract:
1. Transport equipment suitable for transporting excavated rock material in mines and in underground as well as surface excavation, the transport equipment comprising: a mobile transport equipment body comprising a plurality of wheels including at least one drive wheel and at least two wheels arranged to be first steerable wheels, and a transport equipment centre articulation which divides the body of the transport equipment into a front body part and a rear body part, the drive wheel located in the front body part and the first steerable wheels located in the rear body part, and steering of the transport equipment being implemented such that the front body part and the rear body part of the body are steered to rotate about the centre articulation with respect to one another by means of articulated steering; and a trailer connectable to the body of the transport equipment by a fastening articulation, the trailer comprising a trailer body, a trailer transport box, and a plurality of wheels of which at least two wheels are arranged to be second steerable wheels, wherein at least one of the first steerable wheels and the second steerable wheels are mounted for rotation to a common transverse axle, and wherein the common transverse axle is pivotable relative to the body about a vertical axis of the transport equipment or the trailer body to which it is attached to turn the transport equipment.