Lateral guidance device for wheel sets of rail vehicles

摘要

Lateral magnetic guidance apparatus for laterally guiding a wheel set of a rail vehicle with respect to a support rail. The apparatus includes electromagnets carried with the wheel sets and positioned and controlled so as to effect return of the wheel set to a central position along the rail whenever the wheel set deviates from the central position. At least one electromagnet is provided which has a multi-piece pole shoe with a plurality of pole faces disposed longitudinally spaced from one another along the support rail.