Abstract:
The branching device has: a first main line movable guide and a second main line movable guide that are movable between a main line guide position where a vehicle is guided from a first main line guideway to a second main line guideway and a main line retraction position not guiding the vehicle from the first main line guideway to the second main line guideway; a first branch movable guide and a second branch movable guide which are movable between a branch guide position where the vehicle is guided from the first main line guideway to a branch track and a branch retraction position not guiding the vehicle from the first main line guideway to the branch track; and a movable equipment causing the first main line movable guide, the second main line movable guide, the first branch movable guide, and the second branch movable guide to be movable.
Abstract:
This invention is equipped with: a steering shaft provided to an underframe of a carbody of a vehicle travelling on a traveling road surface of tracks; king pins provided as a pair to end sections of the steering shaft at both sides in the width direction; axle hubs swingably provided to the steering shaft via the king pins; tires mounted plurally to each of the axle hubs; guide wheels, which roll over guide rails provided to the tracks in the direction of extension of the tracks, and which are guided from the width direction of the tracks; a guide device part for supporting the guide wheels and the steering shaft; and a steering mechanism for causing the axle hubs to turn about the king pins in accordance with the displacement of the guide device part.