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Title:
MONORAIL SWITCH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/068783
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a monorail switch such that deflection when a vehicle is traveling is suppressed and beam structure is simplified. The monorail switch, which switches the track to a straight state or curved state, comprises a straight movement beam (11) and an arc-like curved movement beam (12). Carriages (21a, 21d) serving as centers of rotation are installed on one end of the straight movement beam (11) and the curved movement beam (12), movable movement-assisting carriages (21b, 21c, 21e, 21f) are installed on the other end and in an intermediate section, and lock receivers (43b, 43c, 43e, 43f) are installed on the carriages (21b, 21c, 21e, 21f). Anchoring devices (41a, 41b) are installed on the ground side in intermediate positions between the carriage position in the straight state and the carriage position in the curved state, and the anchoring devices (41a, 41b) have power to rotate locking rollers (45). The locking rollers (45) are rotated in the straight state and the curved state so as to engage with the lock receivers of the carriages.

Inventors:
AWA MASANAO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/078607
Publication Date:
May 08, 2014
Filing Date:
November 05, 2012
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Assignee:
HITACHI LTD (JP)
International Classes:
E01B25/06
Foreign References:
JP2009144454A2009-07-02
JP2012172318A2012-09-10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Corporate Body Dai-ichi Kokusai Tokkyo Jimusho (JP)
The first international patent firm of a patent business corporation (JP)
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