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AssigneeKrauss-Maffei Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsGunther Winkle, Peter Schwarzler, Peter H. Otto, Peter Molzer, Christian Walkner
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A magnetic-suspension or levitation vehicle comprises a track having a plurality of substantially continuous rails cooperating with respective systems upon the vehicle, e.g. a reaction rail cooperating with a linear induction motor, a contact rail cooperating with shoes for delivering current to or electrically connecting the vehicle to a central station, an armature rail for a magnetic suspension and/or guide arrangement etc.; at least two and preferably all of the rails are mounted upon common supports which, in turn, are anchored to the track structure at spaced locations along the vehicle path. Thus the relative positions of the rails can be established in a factory and the prefabricated rail assembly erected at the track site as a unit.
In a levitation-type vehicle system comprising a track and a vehicle displaceable along a path on said track, said vehicle including at least two of the elements (a) to (e), said elements being (a) electromotor means for propelling said vehicle along said track, (b) electromagnetic suspension means for magnetically supporting said vehicle on said track, (c) electromagnetic guide means for laterally positioning said vehicle relative to said track, (d) contact-shoe means for effecting an electrical connection between said track and said vehicle and (e) emergency support means engageable with said track upon failure of said electromagnetic suspension means, said track comprising a support extending generally continuously along the vehicle path and at least two generally continuous rail members respectively cooperating with said two elements of said vehicle, the improvement which comprises mounting members common to said at least two rail members and anchored to said support at spaced-apart locations along said track, said mounting members comprising combination brackets formed with means for affixing said brackets to said support and means for mounting said rail members on said brackets.
In a levitation-type vehicle system comprising a track and a vehicle displaceable along a path on said track, said vehicle including at least two of the elements (a) to (e), said elements being (a) electromotor means for propelling said vehicle along said track, (b) electromagnetic suspension means for magnetically supporting said vehicle on said track, (c) electromagnetic guide means for laterally positioning said vehicle relative to said track, (d) contact-shoe means for effecting an electrical connection between said track and said vehicle and (e) emergency support means engageable with said track upon failure of said electromagnetic suspension means, said track comprising a support extending generally continuously along the vehicle path and at least two generally continuous rail members respectively cooperating with said two elements of said vehicle, the improvement which comprises mounting members common to said at least two rail members and anchored to said support at spaced-apart locations along said track, said mounting members being profile brackets projecting laterally toward the vehicle perpendicularly to the vehicle path, said rail members being mounted on free ends of said brackets, said brackets defining with said supports adjustment gaps filled with a compressionresistant mortar.
In a suspension vehicle system having a track provided with at least one support extending along the vehicle path and a rail cooperating with a vehicle system, the improvement which comprises a plurality of rail-support brackets spaced along said support and extending transversely to said path toward the vehicle, said brackets having free ends and said rail being affixed to said free ends, means for anchoring said brackets to said supports with adjustment gaps therebetween, and bodies of compression-resistant mortar in said gaps between said brackets and said support.
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