Global Patent Index - EP 0551833 B1

EP 0551833 B1 19960424 - Turning device for railway vehicles

Title (en)

Turning device for railway vehicles

Title (de)

Drehvorrichtung für Schienenfahrzeuge

Title (fr)

Dispositif tournant des véhicules de chemin de fer

Publication

EP 0551833 B1 19960424 (DE)

Application

EP 93100173 A 19930108

Priority

DE 4200567 A 19920111

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0551833A1] The turning device for rail-bound vehicles permits, in particular, reversal of the direction of movement of successive rail-bound vehicles at a rapid rate. The device comprises a turntable (1), on which two stretches of rail (2a,b, 3a,b) cross one another at 90 DEG , a rail feeding stretch (4a,b) and a rail discharging stretch (5a,b) which are also at an angle of 90 DEG to one another. In the initial condition, a vehicle (10) travels over the rail feeding stretch to the turntable (1). The turntable (1) turns through 90 DEG and the vehicle (10) leaves the turntable (1) backwards on the rail discharging stretch (5a, b). While the first vehicle is leaving the turntable (1), a second vehicle may already be moving up to the turntable (1) over the rail feeding stretch (4a,b). The turntable (1) in each case turns in discrete steps through 90 DEG , always in the same direction of rotation. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A63G 7/00; B61J 1/04

IPC 8 full level

B60S 13/00 (2006.01); A63G 7/00 (2006.01); B61J 1/00 (2006.01); B61J 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61J 1/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0551833 A1 19930721; EP 0551833 B1 19960424; DE 4200567 A1 19930715; DE 4200567 C2 19950309; DE 59302297 D1 19960530; ES 2089588 T3 19961001; JP 2529636 B2 19960828; JP H0680081 A 19940322

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93100173 A 19930108; DE 4200567 A 19920111; DE 59302297 T 19930108; ES 93100173 T 19930108; JP 253593 A 19930111