EP 2094525 A2 20090902 - GUIDEWAY SWITCH APPARATUS FOR MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED VEHICLES
Title (en)
GUIDEWAY SWITCH APPARATUS FOR MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED VEHICLES
Title (de)
FAHRWEGSCHALTVORRICHTUNG FÜR MAGNETSCHWEBEFAHRZEUGE
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE COMMUTATION DE DISPOSITIF DE GUIDAGE POUR VÉHICULES À SUSTENTATION MAGNÉTIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2007088375 W 20071220
- US 87088406 P 20061220
- US 96062807 A 20071219
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2008148988A1] A switch is used, at the divergent zone, to cause the vehicle bogie to follow one path or the other in the guideway. This is accomplished by substituting an attracting magnetic array on the side that the vehicle bogie is desired to follow. The switch may operate without moving parts, so there is no inertial penalty to limit operational frequency. The switch is designed to fail gracefully in the absence of activation power or control signals. Further, the switch is designed to ensure that there would be no derailment or dropping of a vehicle.
IPC 8 full level
B60L 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
E01B 25/26 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2008079975A2
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
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2008148988 A1 20080626; EP 2094525 A2 20090902; US 2010199876 A1 20100812; WO 2008079975 A2 20080703; WO 2008079975 A3 20080925
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 96062807 A 20071219; EP 07869647 A 20071220; US 2007088375 W 20071220; US 76400910 A 20100420