Wheel and rail assembly

Details Wheel and rail assembly Wheel and rail assembly

1991-11-06

1992-05-19

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Railways: surface track

Track curves

238 16, 238122, 104245, E01B 514, B61F 900, B61K 504

Patent

active

051140730

ABSTRACT:
A laterally stable and self-turning wheel and rail assembly. The curved rolling surfaces of the wheels bear against curved contact surfaces of the rails such that centrifugal force causes lateral translation of the wheels on the rails, thereby increasing the effective rolling radius of an outside rail while decreasing or maintaining the same effective rolling radius of an inner wheel. The altered rolling radius causes the wheels to move along a curved path without slipping or sliding. Flanges are provided adjacent track turnouts so that guide members activated by a vehicle operator may contact the flanges to either maintain the vehicle in the same set of tracks, or switch the vehicle through the turnout onto a new section of track.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1070248 (1913-08-01), Haldeman
patent: 2046448 (1934-02-01), De Buigne
patent: 3788233 (1974-01-01), Colovas et al.
patent: 4212247 (1980-07-01), Lusk
patent: 4435829 (1984-03-01), Siler et al.

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