Electromagnetic system for transversely aligning railway rolling stock on rails
AssigneeSociete M.T.E.
InventorYves Machefert-Tassin
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Abstract
A system for transversely aligning railway rolling stock on the rails including electromagnets arranged outside the wheel base of the rolling stock axles. The electromagnets are transversely aligned to the rails and separated from the rails by air-gaps. Movement of the rolling stock from off-centre produces a restoring force from the magnets.
Claims4
An electromagnetically guided railway rolling element, comprising a plurality of electromagnets outside an interaxle wheelbase of the element, each of said magnets being positioned such that, in use, it overlies a rail and is separated from the rail by an air-gap, two poles for each of said magnets which are aligned transversely of the rails and are offset relative to a vertical medial plane of the rail;
- and means for connecting said electromagnets to axle-boxes of the element preventing transverse movement therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.