Method for producing different variants of rails from an assembly set, and system having a vehicle which is movable on a rail component

US9932047B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9932047-B2
Application numberUS-201113884731-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 4, 2011
Priority dateNov 10, 2010
Publication dateApr 3, 2018
Grant dateApr 3, 2018

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In a method for producing different rail variants from an assembly set, and system having a vehicle which is movable on a rail part, the assembly set includes a rail profile part and two different reactive components, and the rail profile part includes an interface at which one of the different reactive components is optionally able to be connected.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: producing different variants of rails from an assembly set, the assembly set including a rail profile part and two different reactive components, the rail profile part having an interface at which a first one of the different reactive components is connectable to produce a first one of the different variants, and at which a second one of the different reactive components is connectable to produce a second one of the different variants, wherein the interface connects to only one of the first and second different variants at a time, wherein the first one of the different reactive components is capable of serving as part of a first type of electromotive drive, wherein the second one of the different reactive components is capable of serving as part of a second type of electromotive drive, and wherein the rail profile part has drilling aids, including drilling grooves, spaced apart from each other for forming the interface and/or for introducing bores, a first drilling aid, but not a second drilling aid, being used for joining the first one of the reactive components to produce the first variant, and/or for introducing a bore for a screw connecting the first one of the reactive components and the rail profile part, the second drilling aid, but not the first drilling aid, being used for joining the second one of the reactive components to produce the second variant, and/or for introducing a bore for a screw connecting the second one of the reactive components and the rail profile part. 2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the rails include monorail rails and/or suspended railroad rails. 3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a blade of a linear asynchronous motor or an eddy current motor is used as the first one of the reactive components, or a holding part, accommodating permanent magnets, of a synchronous linear motor, or a reactive component of a reluctance motor or a gear rack.

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Classifications

  • E01B25/10Primary

    Mono-rails; Auxiliary balancing rails; Supports or connections for rails · CPC title

  • B61B13/00Primary

    Other railway systems · CPC title

  • Supports · CPC title

  • Rack rails; Supports or connections for rack rails · CPC title

  • Supporting rails; Auxiliary balancing rails; Supports or connections for rails · CPC title

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What does patent US9932047B2 cover?
In a method for producing different rail variants from an assembly set, and system having a vehicle which is movable on a rail part, the assembly set includes a rail profile part and two different reactive components, and the rail profile part includes an interface at which one of the different reactive components is optionally able to be connected.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Schmidt Josef, Berger Ralf, Thome Markus, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E01B25/10. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 03 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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