System for propelling a levitated train
AssigneeKittappa Rayaprolu
InventorKittappa Rayaprolu
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Abstract
A levitated train is propelled by a system including at least a pair of wheels in cotact with a rail head. The rail head has a horizontal top surface and two vertical sides on either side of the horizontal top surface. A wheel of each wheel assembly has a cylindrical side face with flanges at the top and bottom. The cylindrical face of each of the wheels is in contact with the sides of the rail. The wheel assembly is power driven by a corresponding motor to impart motion to the train. The train is provided with a plurality of such wheel assemblies to be propelled along a rail track. The width of the wheels is greater than the width of the rail head. The flanges on the side of the wheels in a wheel assembly limit the freedom of motion of the train during the levitation.
Claims10
A system (100) for propelling a levitated train, the system (100) comprising:
- a pair of wheel assemblies adapted to be received onto a rail head (114) of a rail (120), wherein the rail head (114) comprises of a first side and a second side;
- each wheel assembly of the pair of wheel assemblies comprises;
- a wheel (102) configured to be positioned horizontally to the rail head (114),
- wherein the wheel (102) comprises of a first flange (104), a second flange (108) and a wheel face (106),
- wherein the wheel face (106) is adapted to be in contact with the first side of the rail head (114);
- and
- a motor (112) comprised of a first end (122) and a second end (124), wherein the first end (122) is adapted to be connected to a bottom of the train and the second end (122) is adapted to be connected vertically to the wheel (102) via a shaft (110),
- wherein the wheel assembly is configured to be placed on a corresponding one of the first side and the second side of the rail head (114) such that the corresponding side of the rail head (114) is configured to be positioned in between the first flange (104) and the second flange 108 of the wheel of the wheel assembly, and
- a width of the wheel face (106) of the wheel (102) is greater than a width of the corresponding side of the rail head (114) in contact with the wheel face (106) such that the wheel (102) has space to move vertically up and down on the rail (120) while maintaining contact with the corresponding side of the rail head (114), and
- wherein the first flange (104) and the second flange (108) limit variation in levitation of the levitated train, and
- wherein the wheel (102) in each wheel assembly is configured to be rotated, by the motor (112), thereby propelling the levitated train.
A system for propelling a levitated train, the system comprising:
- at least one pair of wheel assemblies adapted to be received onto a rail head of a rail, wherein the rail head comprises of a first side and a second side;
- each wheel assembly of the at least one pair of wheel assemblies comprises:
- a wheel to be positioned horizontally to the
- rail head,
- wherein the wheel comprises of a first flange, a second flange and a wheel face,
- wherein the wheel face (106) is adapted to be in contact with the first side of the rail head;
- and
- a motor comprised of a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adapted to be connected to a bottom of the train and the second end is adapted to be connected vertically to the wheel via a shaft,
- wherein the wheel assembly is configured to be placed on a corresponding one of the first side and the second side of the rail head such that the corresponding side of the rail head is configured to be positioned in between the first flange and the second flange of the wheel of the wheel assembly, and
- a width of the wheel face of the wheel is greater than a width of the corresponding side of the rail head in contact with the wheel face such that the wheel has space to move vertically up and down on the rail while maintaining contact with the corresponding side of the rail head, and
- wherein the first flange and the second flange limit variation in levitation of the levitated train, and
- wherein the wheel in each wheel assembly is configured to be rotated, by the motor, thereby propelling the levitated train.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.