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EP 2188450 B1 20131218 - SWITCHING MEMBER

Title (en)

SWITCHING MEMBER

Title (de)

WEICHENSTÜCK

Title (fr)

PIÈCE D'AIGUILLAGE

Publication

EP 2188450 B1 20131218 (DE)

Application

EP 08785252 A 20080731

Priority

EP 2008006310 W 20080731
DE 102007038498 A 20070814

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009021638A1] The invention relates to a system comprising rail sections, between which a switching member is disposed, a drive device for driving the switching member during the changing of the switchblade position, wherein the switching member is operated in an elastic deformation region during the changing of the switchblade position.

IPC 8 full level

E01B 25/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01B 25/12 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009021638 A1 20090219; DE 102007038498 A1 20090226; DE 102007038498 B4 20161020; EP 2188450 A1 20100526; EP 2188450 B1 20131218

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2008006310 W 20080731; DE 102007038498 A 20070814; EP 08785252 A 20080731