发明名称 Passive switch for a railway track
摘要 A passive switch for a railway track is disclosed. A railway car is moveable along the railway track in a facing direction. The passive switch includes a first track section and a second track section. The first track section includes a first main track, a first diverging track, and a first guard rail. The first guard rail is shaped to guide a first wheel of the railway car from the first main track onto the first diverging track as the first wheel travels in the facing direction within the passive switch. The second track section includes a second main track and a second diverging track. The second main track is shaped to guide a second wheel of the railway car from the second main track onto the second diverging track.
申请公布号 US9617689(B2) 申请公布日期 2017.04.11
申请号 US201414551504 申请日期 2014.11.24
申请人 The Boeing Company 发明人 Atmur Robert J.;Rogers Thorin Arthur
分类号 E01B7/10;B61J1/10;E01B7/00 主分类号 E01B7/10
代理机构 Thompson Hine LLP 代理人 Thompson Hine LLP
主权项 1. A passive switch for a railway track, wherein a railway car is moveable along the railway track in a facing direction, the passive switch comprising: a first track section including a first main track, a first diverging track, and a first guard rail, wherein the first guard rail is shaped to guide a first wheel of the railway car from the first main track onto the first diverging track as the first wheel travels in the facing direction within the passive switch, and wherein the first flooded section represents a raised section of the railway track that raises the first wheel of the railway car as the railway car moves along the railway track, the first flooded section located between the first guard rail and the first main track, and between the first guard rail and the first diverging track; and a second track section including a second main track and a second diverging track, wherein the second main track is shaped to guide a second wheel of the railway car from the second main track onto the second diverging track as the second wheel travels in the facing direction within the passive switch.
地址 Chicago IL US