Global Patent Index - EP 2648957 A1

EP 2648957 A1 20131016 - IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO TRAMS

Title (en)

IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO TRAMS

Title (de)

VERBESSERUNGEN IM ZUSAMMENHANG MIT STRASSENBAHNEN

Title (fr)

AMÉLIORATIONS CONCERNANT DES TRAMS

Publication

EP 2648957 A1 20131016 (EN)

Application

EP 11808691 A 20111208

Priority

  • GB 201020990 A 20101210
  • GB 2011052434 W 20111208

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2486272A] The section 100, for use in a rail or tram network, has two sets of steerable wheels 26, 28, 50, 52, each set having two wheels on respective stub shafts or similar supports which are rotatable about vertical axes. The direction of each wheel 26, 28 is determined by the angle between the tram section and a leading or following tram section by means of a mechanical linkage comprising a control lever 106 operating a connecting lever 108 which acts on a push rod 112 and track rods 42. Alternatively, electrical or hydraulic control means are used. A further option is control by a track sensor.

IPC 8 full level

B61D 13/00 (2006.01); B61F 3/16 (2006.01); B61F 5/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

B61D 13/00 (2013.01 - EP); B61F 3/16 (2013.01 - EP); B61F 5/38 (2013.01 - GB); B61F 5/44 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 201020990 D0 20110126; GB 2486272 A 20120613; EP 2648957 A1 20131016; WO 2012076893 A1 20120614

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 201020990 A 20101210; EP 11808691 A 20111208; GB 2011052434 W 20111208