Railways – Switches – For toothed rail
Patent
1988-10-25
1990-05-15
Kashnikow, Andres
Railways
Switches
For toothed rail
104195, 246265, E01B 2528, B65G 4300, B61L 506, B60M 700
Patent
active
049247760
ABSTRACT:
A switch for a floor transportation system is described, whereby a guide rail is provided below the floor level. A guide pin extends into this guide rail. In front of this guide pin, a guide shoe of ferromagnetic material is pivotally provided. In the area of the switch, the side walls of the guide rail are provided with electromagnets which pull the guide shoe toward the one or the other wall area so that the guide shoe and the guide pin can be directed into one or the other branch rail of a guide rail fork.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3946974 (1976-03-01), Stiefel et al.
patent: 4658731 (1987-04-01), Schumann
Graham Mathew C.
Kashnikow Andres
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