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EP 0904458 B1 20011219 - POINT-OPERATING SYSTEM

Title (en)

POINT-OPERATING SYSTEM

Title (de)

WEICHENSTELLSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE MANOEUVRE D'AIGUILLE

Publication

EP 0904458 B1 20011219 (DE)

Application

EP 97925069 A 19970610

Priority

DE 19623286 A 19960611
EP 9703001 W 19970610

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9747812A1] The invention concerns a point-operating system (1) with moving tongues (3) and moving switch diamonds located in box-type sleepers (6). The reliability of the system is improved, in particular the availability of the tongue is increased, by virtue of the fact that exposed areas have a flexible covering (9, 10).

IPC 1-7

E01B 7/20

IPC 8 full level

E01B 7/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61L 5/02 (2013.01); E01B 7/20 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE GB LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9747812 A1 19971218; AT E211202 T1 20020115; AU 3033497 A 19980107; DE 19623286 A1 19971218; DE 59705897 D1 20020131; EP 0904458 A1 19990331; EP 0904458 B1 20011219

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9703001 W 19970610; AT 97925069 T 19970610; AU 3033497 A 19970610; DE 19623286 A 19960611; DE 59705897 T 19970610; EP 97925069 A 19970610