Title:
モノレール・システム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004535321
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A monorail system for passenger and light freight transportation provides a support structure with an essentially planar top surface and a stabilizer guide rail having a vertical web portion supporting a head portion. The head guides a vehicle along the top surface while conductors secured to the web portion transmit electrical current to the vehicle through a current collector secured to the vehicle. A portion of the stabilizer guide rail may be flexible providing a simple, inexpensive device for switching the vehicle between a plurality of tracks. The system operates equally well with a variety of vehicle propulsion and suspension systems including electromechanical, magnetic levitation or linear electric motors. In addition, the system may be operated with a semi-maglev system, wherein the vehicle is partially supported by wheels and magnetic levitation.
Inventors:
Svenson Einer
Application Number:
JP2002562592A
Publication Date:
November 25, 2004
Filing Date:
February 01, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Svenson Einer
International Classes:
B61B13/06; B60L13/00; B60L13/06; B61B13/00; B61B13/04; B61B13/08; E01B25/10; (IPC1-7): B61B13/06; B60L13/00; B61B13/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hatsushi Shimizu
Kazunori Hashimoto
Kazunori Hashimoto