Global Patent Index - EP 1169517 A4

EP 1169517 A4 20030416 - PIVOTABLE GUIDEBEAM SWITCH

Title (en)

PIVOTABLE GUIDEBEAM SWITCH

Title (de)

DREHBARER FÜHRUNGSTRÄGERSCHALTER

Title (fr)

AIGUILLAGE PIVOTANT POUR RAMPE DE GUIDAGE

Publication

EP 1169517 A4 20030416 (EN)

Application

EP 00913897 A 20000310

Priority

  • US 0006461 W 20000310
  • US 12404599 P 19990312

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0053848A1] A pivotable switch arrangement (10), as shown in Figure 1, for switching a guided vehicle guidebeam including a vehicle guideway (12), a main guidebeam (14) secured to the vehicle guideway, and a plurality of turnout guidebeams (16) secured to the vehicle guideway and spaced from the main guidebeam. Each of the turnout guidebams includes an extendable locking pin (17) at an end facing the main guidebeam. A pivotable guidebeam section (24) is pivotally connected to the guideway adjacent an end of the main guidebeam. The guidebeam section defines a cavity (34). A drive mechanism (39) is connected to the guidebeam section and is configured to pivot the guidebeam section between the turnout guidebeams, and align an end of the guidebeam section with one of the turnout guidebeams. The locking pin engages the cavity when the guidebeam section is aligned with the one of the turnout guidebeams.

IPC 1-7

E01B 25/06; E01B 25/12; E01B 25/26

IPC 8 full level

E01B 25/06 (2006.01); E01B 25/12 (2006.01); E01B 25/26 (2006.01); E01B 25/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

E01B 25/06 (2013.01 - EP KR); E01B 25/12 (2013.01 - EP); E01B 25/26 (2013.01 - EP); E01B 25/34 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0053848 A1 20000914; AU 3525700 A 20000928; AU 759649 B2 20030417; CA 2365781 A1 20000914; EP 1169517 A1 20020109; EP 1169517 A4 20030416; HK 1043617 A1 20020920; KR 20020018652 A 20020308; MX PA01009185 A 20020621

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0006461 W 20000310; AU 3525700 A 20000310; CA 2365781 A 20000310; EP 00913897 A 20000310; HK 02103604 A 20020513; KR 20017011577 A 20010912; MX PA01009185 A 20000310