GB235681A - Improvements in and relating to rack railways - Google Patents

Improvements in and relating to rack railways

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Publication number
GB235681A
GB235681A GB9597/24A GB959724A GB235681A GB 235681 A GB235681 A GB 235681A GB 9597/24 A GB9597/24 A GB 9597/24A GB 959724 A GB959724 A GB 959724A GB 235681 A GB235681 A GB 235681A
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Prior art keywords
rack
pinion
reached
rotate
spring
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Expired
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GB9597/24A
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General Electric Co
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General Electric Co
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Priority to GB9597/24A priority Critical patent/GB235681A/en
Priority to FR595819D priority patent/FR595819A/en
Publication of GB235681A publication Critical patent/GB235681A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61C—LOCOMOTIVES; MOTOR RAILCARS
    • B61C11/00—Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of means applying the tractive effort; Arrangement or disposition of running gear other than normal driving wheel
    • B61C11/04—Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of means applying the tractive effort; Arrangement or disposition of running gear other than normal driving wheel tractive effort applied to racks

Abstract

235,681. British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., (General Electric Co.). April 15, 1924. Rack-propelling gear.--In a rack railway system means are provided on the locomotive which will co-operate with the main or auxiliary rails to rotate the rack pinion at such a speed that it will mesh with the rack without shock. In the construction shown in Fig. 2, the rack pinion 16 carries friction wheels 18 adapted to engage spring-supported auxiliary rails 19 before it reaches the rack, so that these rails rotate the pinion at the proper speed for meshing with the rack when the latter is reached. The wheels are of the same diameter as the pitch circle of the pinion. The pinion and friction wheels may be spring mounted in their truck instead of the auxiliary rails being spring supported. In the construction shown in Fig. 4, the rack pinion 13 is mounted on a hollow shaft 18 connected by a universal joint 25 to a shaft 16 carrying a friction wheel 17 which can be brought down into engagement with the ordinary rail 10 to rotate the pinion before the rack is reached. The rack pinions are driven by electric motors through gearing; the motors may be started before the rack is reached, the friction wheels acting to govern the speed of the pinions. The locomotive may comprise an adhesion wheel driving truck and a rack driving truck, the two trucks being coupled together and driven by separate motors. According to the Provisional Specification, the end section of the rack may be spring mounted.
GB9597/24A 1924-04-01 1924-04-15 Improvements in and relating to rack railways Expired GB235681A (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9597/24A GB235681A (en) 1924-04-01 1924-04-15 Improvements in and relating to rack railways
FR595819D FR595819A (en) 1924-04-01 1925-03-26 Improvements to railways and rack-and-pinion vehicles

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US437101XA 1924-04-01 1924-04-01
GB9597/24A GB235681A (en) 1924-04-01 1924-04-15 Improvements in and relating to rack railways

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GB235681A true GB235681A (en) 1925-06-25

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4515409A (en) * 1980-07-18 1985-05-07 Dresser Europe S.A. Mining machine
DE102012004082A1 (en) * 2012-02-29 2013-08-29 Createc Fischer & Co. Gmbh Device for a vacuum and for transmitting or allowing a movement
CN111301234A (en) * 2020-03-02 2020-06-19 上海海洋大学 Multifunctional auxiliary robot for walking and getting on/off vehicle of legless disabled person
CN113200075A (en) * 2021-05-19 2021-08-03 太原矿机智能装备制造有限公司 Driving monitoring and analyzing method for mining rack rail clamping locomotive

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4515409A (en) * 1980-07-18 1985-05-07 Dresser Europe S.A. Mining machine
DE102012004082A1 (en) * 2012-02-29 2013-08-29 Createc Fischer & Co. Gmbh Device for a vacuum and for transmitting or allowing a movement
DE102012004082B4 (en) * 2012-02-29 2014-02-13 Createc Fischer & Co. Gmbh Device for a vacuum and for transmitting or allowing a movement
CN111301234A (en) * 2020-03-02 2020-06-19 上海海洋大学 Multifunctional auxiliary robot for walking and getting on/off vehicle of legless disabled person
CN113200075A (en) * 2021-05-19 2021-08-03 太原矿机智能装备制造有限公司 Driving monitoring and analyzing method for mining rack rail clamping locomotive

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