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US 4,469,187 AGranted
Articulated bus
AssigneeM.A.N. Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsFaust Hagin, Hans J. Drewitz
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Abstract
Articulated bus having a two-axle leading car and a single-axle trailing car. The leading car has a driving axle which is driven alternatively by an internal-combustion engine arranged in the trailing car and an electric motor arranged in the leading car.
Claims3
An articulated bus comprising:
- a leading car and a trailing car pivotally connected to each other, the leading car having a front axle and a rear axle and the trailing car having only one axle,
- an electric motor carried by the leading car in a position in front of the rear axle thereof, with reference to the direction of travel of the bus,
- means for furnishing electric power to the motor from an overhead electric line,
- an internal combustion engine carried by the trailing car, and
- means for alternatively driving the rear axle of the leading car by one of the electric motor, when an overhead electric line is available, and the internal combustion engine, when an overhead electric line is not available,
- each of the motor and engine being connectable solely to said rear axle.
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