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EP 2021545 A1 20090211 - GUIDEWAY

Title (en)

GUIDEWAY

Title (de)

FAHRWEG

Title (fr)

VOIE DE PASSAGE

Publication

EP 2021545 A1 20090211 (DE)

Application

EP 07728189 A 20070417

Priority

EP 2007053726 W 20070417
DE 102006025014 A 20060526

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE102006025014A1] The magnetic suspension railway track comprises rail sections (3) mounted on support columns (6) attached to a base plate (8). Resilient mountings (11) are positioned between the base plate and the track bed (9).

IPC 8 full level

E01B 2/00 (2006.01); E01B 25/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E01B 2/003 (2013.01 - EP US); E01B 25/305 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007137909A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102006025014 A1 20071129; CN 101454508 A 20090610; EP 2021545 A1 20090211; EP 2021545 B1 20130522; US 2010242786 A1 20100930; WO 2007137909 A1 20071206

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102006025014 A 20060526; CN 200780019473 A 20070417; EP 07728189 A 20070417; EP 2007053726 W 20070417; US 30183007 A 20070417