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EP 2224060 B1 20180110 - Maintenance vehicle for working on rails of a railway track

Title (en)

Maintenance vehicle for working on rails of a railway track

Title (de)

Arbeitswagen für Gleisarbeiten bei Bahnstrecken

Title (fr)

Véhicule d'entretien pour travaux sur rails de chemin de fer

Publication

EP 2224060 B1 20180110 (DE)

Application

EP 10001019 A 20100202

Priority

DE 102009010631 A 20090226

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2224060A2] The working vehicle (1) has a conveyor (3) for transporting materials (4). The conveyor is positioned in an allowed regulating light area for the regular railway traffic of the working vehicle. The conveyor is laterally guided.

IPC 8 full level

E01B 27/00 (2006.01); B61D 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61D 15/00 (2013.01); E01B 27/00 (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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2224060 A2 20100901; EP 2224060 A3 20121226; EP 2224060 B1 20180110; DE 102009010631 A1 20100909; DE 102009010631 B4 20110519

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10001019 A 20100202; DE 102009010631 A 20090226