SCHAKELINRICHTING VOOR EEN RAILVOERTUIG.

摘要

A conveyor installation embodying individual rail-bound self-propelling vehicles or vehicle groups, wherein each vehicle is equipped with a drive motor supplied with power via current rails. The vehicles or vehicle groups possess at both ends a respective contact element essentially located at the same height and at least the contact element which is rearwardly located with regard to the direction of travel has current supplied thereto. The front contact element is coupled with a switching element located at the drive current circuit of the drive motor and interrupts the drive current of the drive motor at least for such length of time as, viewed in the direction of travel, the front contact element touches the rear contact element of a similar type vehicle or vehicle group located forwardly in the direction of travel.