US3901160A - Short headway switching system - Google Patents

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US3901160A
US3901160A US494433A US49443374A US3901160A US 3901160 A US3901160 A US 3901160A US 494433 A US494433 A US 494433A US 49443374 A US49443374 A US 49443374A US 3901160 A US3901160 A US 3901160A
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Jr John H Auer
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Priority to NL7508889A priority patent/NL7508889A/nl
Priority to FR7524090A priority patent/FR2281254A1/fr
Priority to IT12736/75A priority patent/IT1033949B/it
Priority to GB32681/75A priority patent/GB1522486A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B13/00—Other railway systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L23/00—Control, warning, or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or vehicle trains
    • B61L23/002—Control or safety means for heart-points and crossings of aerial railways, funicular rack-railway
    • B61L23/005—Automatic control or safety means for points for operator-less railway, e.g. transportation systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D1/00—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
    • B62D1/24—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle not vehicle-mounted
    • B62D1/26—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle not vehicle-mounted mechanical, e.g. by a non-load-bearing guide
    • B62D1/265—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle not vehicle-mounted mechanical, e.g. by a non-load-bearing guide especially adapted for guiding road vehicles carrying loads or passengers, e.g. in urban networks for public transportation
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B25/00—Tracks for special kinds of railways

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US494433A 1974-08-05 1974-08-05 Short headway switching system Expired - Lifetime US3901160A (en)

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US494433A US3901160A (en) 1974-08-05 1974-08-05 Short headway switching system
CA229,001A CA1033216A (en) 1974-08-05 1975-06-10 Short headway switching system
ZA00754612A ZA754612B (en) 1974-08-05 1975-07-17 Short headway switching system
NL7508889A NL7508889A (nl) 1974-08-05 1975-07-25 Geleidingsstelsel voor voertuigen.
FR7524090A FR2281254A1 (fr) 1974-08-05 1975-08-01 Dispositif d'aiguillage permettant aux vehicules de se suivre a court intervalle
IT12736/75A IT1033949B (it) 1974-08-05 1975-08-04 Sistema di instradamento di veicoli che si succedono a breve intervallo
GB32681/75A GB1522486A (en) 1974-08-05 1975-08-05 Vehicular transportation systems

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FR (1) FR2281254A1 (nl)
GB (1) GB1522486A (nl)
IT (1) IT1033949B (nl)
NL (1) NL7508889A (nl)
ZA (1) ZA754612B (nl)

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US4203369A (en) * 1976-09-28 1980-05-20 Perrott Francis Cyril Transportation systems
US4554873A (en) * 1981-09-04 1985-11-26 Plessey Overseas Limited Material handling and sorting system
FR2623459A1 (fr) * 1987-11-23 1989-05-26 Cfd Ind Dispositif de guidage et de changement de voie pour vehicule guide par un rail
US5272985A (en) * 1990-08-18 1993-12-28 Robert Bosch Gmbh Apparatus for transporting workpieces
US5473233A (en) * 1994-03-08 1995-12-05 Stull; Mark A. Electromagnetically propelled high-speed high-capacity transportation system for short-distance travel in urban and suburban areas
WO1995035221A1 (en) * 1994-06-21 1995-12-28 In Ki Kim Switch system for personal rapid transit
US5778796A (en) * 1994-06-21 1998-07-14 Kim; In Ki Switch system for personal rapid transit
US5992575A (en) * 1996-03-23 1999-11-30 Kim; In Ki Personal rapid transit braking systems
US6029104A (en) * 1995-11-08 2000-02-22 Kim; In Ki Position recognition apparatus for a personal rapid transit control system
DE10035070A1 (de) * 2000-07-17 2002-01-31 Gerhard Wagner Verzweigungsvorrichtung von spurgeführten Transporteinheiten
US6622635B2 (en) 1998-01-12 2003-09-23 Autran Corp. Automated transportation system
US6629502B2 (en) * 2000-09-14 2003-10-07 Daifuku Co., Ltd. Conveyance system
WO2007124740A1 (de) * 2006-04-30 2007-11-08 Uwe Stahn Aktives schienengebundenes transportsystem
US7827917B1 (en) * 2006-12-18 2010-11-09 Joy Kirston Henderson Redundant steering system for guideway vehicle

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DE2627523C2 (de) * 1976-06-18 1985-04-04 Daimler-Benz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart Verkehrssystem mit Fahrrinne und darin mechanisch quergeführten straßengängigen Fahrzeugen

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US3033126A (en) * 1957-10-28 1962-05-08 Nelson Lab Inc Switch
US3098454A (en) * 1959-11-07 1963-07-23 Maestrelli Raffaello Automatic steering system for vehicles supported on pneumatic tired wheels

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US3593668A (en) * 1969-07-24 1971-07-20 Stanray Corp Static switch
US3788233A (en) * 1971-08-05 1974-01-29 Ford Motor Co Guided transportation system
US3712239A (en) * 1971-10-04 1973-01-23 Ford Motor Co Steering mechanism

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US3033126A (en) * 1957-10-28 1962-05-08 Nelson Lab Inc Switch
US3098454A (en) * 1959-11-07 1963-07-23 Maestrelli Raffaello Automatic steering system for vehicles supported on pneumatic tired wheels

Cited By (21)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4203369A (en) * 1976-09-28 1980-05-20 Perrott Francis Cyril Transportation systems
US4554873A (en) * 1981-09-04 1985-11-26 Plessey Overseas Limited Material handling and sorting system
FR2623459A1 (fr) * 1987-11-23 1989-05-26 Cfd Ind Dispositif de guidage et de changement de voie pour vehicule guide par un rail
US5272985A (en) * 1990-08-18 1993-12-28 Robert Bosch Gmbh Apparatus for transporting workpieces
US5473233A (en) * 1994-03-08 1995-12-05 Stull; Mark A. Electromagnetically propelled high-speed high-capacity transportation system for short-distance travel in urban and suburban areas
WO1995035221A1 (en) * 1994-06-21 1995-12-28 In Ki Kim Switch system for personal rapid transit
US5778796A (en) * 1994-06-21 1998-07-14 Kim; In Ki Switch system for personal rapid transit
CN1048216C (zh) * 1994-06-21 2000-01-12 金仁起 用于个人快速交通系统的道岔系统
US6029104A (en) * 1995-11-08 2000-02-22 Kim; In Ki Position recognition apparatus for a personal rapid transit control system
US5992575A (en) * 1996-03-23 1999-11-30 Kim; In Ki Personal rapid transit braking systems
US6622635B2 (en) 1998-01-12 2003-09-23 Autran Corp. Automated transportation system
DE10035070A1 (de) * 2000-07-17 2002-01-31 Gerhard Wagner Verzweigungsvorrichtung von spurgeführten Transporteinheiten
DE10035070B4 (de) * 2000-07-17 2013-09-12 Cargocap Gmbh Verzweigungsvorrichtung von spurgeführten Transporteinheiten
US6629502B2 (en) * 2000-09-14 2003-10-07 Daifuku Co., Ltd. Conveyance system
US20040025739A1 (en) * 2000-09-14 2004-02-12 Daifuku Co., Ltd. Conveyance system
US6931996B2 (en) * 2000-09-14 2005-08-23 Daifuku Co., Ltd. Conveyance system
WO2007124740A1 (de) * 2006-04-30 2007-11-08 Uwe Stahn Aktives schienengebundenes transportsystem
US20090235839A1 (en) * 2006-04-30 2009-09-24 Uwe Stahn Active Rail Transport System
CN101432177B (zh) * 2006-04-30 2011-04-13 乌韦·施塔恩 主动式轨道运输系统
US8146506B2 (en) * 2006-04-30 2012-04-03 Uwe Stahn Active rail transport system
US7827917B1 (en) * 2006-12-18 2010-11-09 Joy Kirston Henderson Redundant steering system for guideway vehicle

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CA1033216A (en) 1978-06-20
GB1522486A (en) 1978-08-23
NL7508889A (nl) 1976-02-09
IT1033949B (it) 1979-08-10
ZA754612B (en) 1976-06-30
FR2281254B1 (nl) 1978-05-19
FR2281254A1 (fr) 1976-03-05

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