Railway switch

Details Railway switch Railway switch

1994-12-16

1996-03-19

Oberleitner, Robert J.

Railways

Switches

For levitated vehicle

10413005, E01B 2600, E01B 2512

Patent

active

054995833

ABSTRACT:
A railway switch has a rightward switch position for coupling a track with a right track and a leftward switch position for coupling the track with a left track. Each track has a right rail and a left rail. The switch has a first or right rail of the rightward switch position, a second or left rail of the rightward switch position, a third or right rail of the leftward switch position and a fourth or left rail of the leftward switch position. The switch includes a turning segment whose carrier member supports the second and third rails and is rotatable through 90.degree.. The first and fourth rails are shiftably supported by respective switch tongues. The turning segment and the switch tongues are each movable into first and second positions. In the first position the first and second rails are in an operative state and the third and fourth rails are in a withdrawn, inoperative state, whereas in the second position the third and fourth rails are in an operative state and the first and second rails are in a withdrawn, inoperative state.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3313243 (1967-04-01), Lauber
patent: 3670659 (1972-06-01), Schurch
patent: 3782291 (1974-01-01), Maison
patent: 5094172 (1992-03-01), Kummer

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