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US 2007/0175354 A1Published application
Rail assembly, rail bodies and associated production method
OwnerJurg Jakobinventor
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Abstract
The inventive rail bodies of the rail assembly consist of a base and cover plate which form a running surface of said rail assembly. The corners of the rail bodies are provided with recesses in which fixing elements whose upper face flashes with the running surface are arranged. The traversal edges of the recesses from a diagonal with respect to a longitudinal direction of the rail body in such a way that a wheel is not exposed to slack impacts when passing between the running surface and the rail assembly. Said simple design makes it possible to attain an impact-free wheel running.
Claims16
Rail system comprising,
- a plurality of rail elements situated one after the other, each rail element having
- at least one running surface, extending in the longitudinal direction of the rails, in the area of the wheels of a vehicle that is to be accepted,
- at least parts of a linear drive mechanism and of a guide system for the vehicle, and
- two transverse sides that run transverse to the longitudinal direction of the rails and that each abut the transverse sides of adjacent rail elements,
- at least one recess being provided in the running surface, starting from each transverse side, and fastening elements for the rail elements being situated in the recesses, wherein
- a transverse edge that terminates the recesses in the longitudinal direction of the rails runs obliquely and not at a right angle to the longitudinal direction of the rails,
- each fastening element has front and rear terminating edges that run essentially parallel to the transverse edges, and
- the fastening elements are situated with an upper side essentially flush with the running surface and are fashioned for the temporary reception of the pressure force of the wheels between the rail elements.
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