Abstract:
A running gear for a gondola of a gondola lift system for use with support means of the gondola lift system. The running gear includes a running gear frame coupleable to a cabin of the gondola via a support arm, and at least one running wheel, rotatably mountable on the running gear frame, for traveling on a running device of the support means. The running gear includes a guide unit coupleable to the running gear frame via a swivelable cantilever. The guide unit includes a guide element for a form fit with one of two guide devices of the support means, and an actuator element for the form fit with one of two actuator devices of the support means that are rigidly coupled to the running device for deflection of the running device. The running gear includes a control element for swiveling the cantilever together with the guide unit.
Abstract:
A guided vehicle includes a guidance unit having first and second V-mounted guide pulleys resting on first and second running surfaces of a guide rail. The running surfaces are on sides of a median longitudinal plane of the guide rail and each pulley has a flange for freely gripping the guide rail. A device and method protecting against loss of vehicle guidance include a section with longitudinal height fixed along its length to a guide rail part, between running surfaces, the section having a cross-section guiding the unit during derailment or loss of guidance thereof with the section fixed to the guide rail part. The cross-section geometry holds the first pulley flange on the side of the median plane including the first pulley running surface and the second pulley flange on the side including the second pulley running surface. A device fixes the section to the guide rail.
Abstract:
A bogie for a high-speed railway vehicle includes a wheel set, an axle box, a primary spring suspension device, a frame, a secondary spring suspension device and a foundation braking device. A wheel of the wheel set has an LMA wheel tread. The foundation braking device is mounted by a three-point hitch structure. The axle box is a structure which is separatable in a vertical direction, and an off-line safety protecting device is mounted at a lower portion of the axle box. A traction rod of the secondary spring suspension device is a single traction rod. A center pin is provided with an integral hoisting device. Two anti-yaw dampers, as a group, are arranged at either side of the secondary spring suspension device, and the two anti-yaw dampers have the same damping coefficient.
Abstract:
A guide wheel (33) for guiding a vehicle along a track is equipped with an annular tread section (61) that comes into contact with a guide rail extending along the track and a pair of sidewall sections (62) that are formed continuing from both edges of the tread section (61) in the axial direction and extend inward in the radial direction, said guide wheel (33) being characterized in that protrusions (63a, 63b) are formed over the entire circumference of each of the sidewall sections (62).
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.
Abstract:
Provided is a guide device for a guide rail-type vehicle which travels while being guided along a travel track. The guide device is provided with: guide wheels which include main guide wheels and branched guide wheels, the main and branched guide wheels being in contact with and roll on guide rails arranged on both sides of the travel track; steering arms which steer the vehicle; and elastic support members which each includes one end affixed to each of the steering arms and which each includes the other end including guide wheels rotatably supported thereon, the elastic support members absorbing an impact load by deflecting about the one end thereof.
Abstract:
A guided ground vehicle that travels on a track having an electric contact rail for supplying electricity to the vehicle, the rail including several electrical circuits, each electrical circuit being connected to at least one electric switching member. The vehicle includes a device for managing a derailment of the ground vehicle and generating means for generating a control signal for controlling one of the electric switching members connected to the electrical circuits positioned across from the ground vehicle, to close that electrical circuit. The device includes detecting means for detecting the derailment of the ground vehicle and processing means connected to the detecting means and to the generating means. The processing means are adapted to deactivate the generating means to inhibit the generation of the control signal, in order to cause the opening of the circuits across from the vehicle.
Abstract:
A method and device lock a guiding system of a vehicle guided by at least one rail. The locking device includes first and second cylinders combined with guiding devices belonging to the guiding system of a steering axle. Each of the cylinders contains at least two characteristic configuration states: a first configuration state placing the guiding device with which the cylinder is combined in a first guiding state, and a second configuration state placing the guiding device with which the cylinder is combined in a second guiding state. A power supply supplies power to the cylinders to switch the configuration state. The power supply is coupled with a rotary member, the rotation of which is mechanically linked to the movement of the vehicle, such that a change in the direction of rotation of the rotary member is transmitted to the power supply and switches the configuration state of the cylinders.
Abstract:
People & Cargo Transit Systems & Vehicles (PCTSV), using Narrow Vehicles (NV), which can have the form of a Bus, Train, Tram, Maglev, Mono-Rail, even Car or Truck. A preferred version of which is Single Seat Wide, preferably a Bus type to need no Rail, using Dedicated Narrow Lanes adjacent to Curbside of existing intra-city streets or limits of inter-city roads. NV and Lane have Anti-Roll Over Means to stabilize such a narrow vehicle, which also eliminate NV Swaying even when NV is a Bus or Car with no inherent Sway Limiting. Being Ultra Narrow with No Sway and Running at Curbside results in Negligible or No Blocking of other vehicles by NV. Lane/Tack, Anti-Sway & Anti-Roll Structures all Allow being Run Over by other Traffic and have structures not to be damaged, thus can be crossed over at Crossroads and other entrances and exits along the Lane. NV has enough Doors and is Narrow, hence each Passenger can reach a seat or exit, with No Isle inside it to walk along. So it can have Low Profile, like a Sports Car. Hence it is easy to have Covered Trenches at cross roads for non-stop crossing. Trenches can run along most or all the Track, in which case adherence to streets and roads is relieved. Such Narrow and Shallow Trenches take a tiny fraction of time and costs of Skyways or Subways. Each Passenger thus can have her own door, own seat, in a small Cabin, which can be opened and closed to next Cabin, have reclining seats to join to that of next Cabin to sleep on, have laptop tray, etc. All those make PCTSV much more appealing to user's, even better than private transport. There are many Variations other than above. There is an NV Car for the last mile and or long distance use, which can integrate with NV Public Transit. Also modifications to NVs for use in Cargo and Parcel Transit.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a rail vehicle, including a wagon body and a suspension system having a running gear supporting the wagon body. A sensor device and a control device are provided. The sensor device capturing an actual value of at least one status variable being representative of a spatial relationship between a first reference part of the sensor device associated to a part of the running gear and a second reference part of the sensor device associated to the wagon body. The control device performs a malfunction analysis using the actual value of the status variable, the malfunction analysis assessing fulfillment of at least one predetermined malfunction criterion. The control device provides a malfunction signal if the malfunction analysis reveals that the malfunction criterion is fulfilled.