Class 191/45R - COLLECTORS

Subclass of Class 191 - Electricity: transmission to vehicles
Definition: Subject matter having the portion of the current communicating
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 03/27/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8141690	Current collecting contact member In a current collecting contact member 7 that is arranged on the side surface of a vehicle 1 so as to face a train wire 35 laid near a track 30 of the vehicle 1, and is configured so as to collect electric power from the train wire...	03/27/2012
7478712	Energy collection An energy collection system may collect and use the energy generated by an electric field. Collection fibers are suspended from a support wire system supported by poles. The support wire system is electrically connected to a load by a connecting wire. The collection...	01/20/2009
7301433	Fuse and truck cable assembly for a rail vehicle third rail current collector A fuse and truck cable assembly for a rail vehicle third rail current collector comprising a truck cable, a cable-engaging element, a fuse canister, a canister closure, a fuse contact element, and a flexible gland arranged so that the fuse can be replaced in the fus...	11/27/2007
7188716	Current collector Current collector for a third rail, including a base parallelogram extending from a vehicle, with a mounting for a collector shoe extending from the parallelogram, wherein the base parallelogram has a first leg running on the rail side, a second leg running along th...	03/13/2007
6557676	Innovia vehicle lock-on device Disclosed is a lock-on device including a member and a grounding pad. A first end of the member is configured to be connected to a guide frame of a rail vehicle. The grounding pad is attached to a second end of the member. The grounding pad may be attache...	05/06/2003
6523654	Reducing inrush current when transformer in electric vehicle is connected to power A method of controlling connection of a transformer of an electric vehicle, such as a train locomotive, to an alternating voltage supply carried by a trolley wire, the object being to reduce the transformer inrush current on connection of the transformer ...	02/25/2003
6474455	Current collector A current collector is located on a roof cover plate of a car body for a rail vehicle. Mounted on said current collector is an intermediate carrier for a current collector frame which is equipped with two wearing strips. Said intermediate carrier is suspe...	11/05/2002
6360860	Current collector A current collector is used with an elongated, generally closed rail having a slot extending the length thereof and plural power conducting strips disposed within and extending the length of the rail, with the current collector providing power to a mobile...	03/26/2002
6314890	Dual use transportation system A dual use transportation system having a dual mode guideway infrastructure with guide rails, power and communication sources adjacent to a roadway surface and with dual use vehicles having a movable, detachable connector gear assembly that moves to exten...	11/13/2001
6286646	Current collector trolley for a rail current system Conductor system for warehouse cranes or transporters servicing warehouse shelving. Each shelving unit contains a conductor with conductive elements which have been mounted in a vertical plane. At least one warehouse crane or transporter and an assembly c...	09/11/2001
6273001	Pantograph for tilting trains A device for collecting electric current for a rail vehicle that tilts. The rail vehicle includes a car body having a roof and a bogie beneath the car body. The bogie has a bogie frame and a bolster above the bogie frame and the car body is supported on t...	08/14/2001
6264017	Multi-conductor power bar system and trolley therefor An elongated housing in the general shape of an inverted "U" having a lengthwise slot in a lower portion which includes six inner elongated conductor strips. Disposed within the housing and extending through the lower slot is a trolley with four sets of t...	07/24/2001
6230861	Buried power supply system for an electric vehicle, and an electric vehicle equipped to use such a system A buried power supply system for an electric vehicle (17) equipped with collector shoes (16, 22), the system comprising a succession of conductive segments (5A, 5B, 5C) that are electrically isolated from one another, and that form a conductive track for ...	05/15/2001
6227123	Railroad car pick-up shoe A wayside electrical pick-up shoe for operating the discharge, or the like, of a railcar includes a spring biased electrical contact pivotally attached to a base plate with a mechanism for electrically insulating the base plate from the electrical contact...	05/08/2001
6216835	Power trolley towing device A power rail is mounted on the face of storage system support columns. The power from the rail is transmitted to the equipment using a right angle, low clearance power rail trolley. The towing device is mounted to the side of the moving equipment. The dev...	04/17/2001
6105741	Electric distribution systems and electrical take-off apparatus therefor An electric distribution system which includes an elongated generally channel-shaped busway having a top wall and a pair of side walls with bus bars secured to the interior of the side walls. An electrical take-off is slidably secured within the busway wi...	08/22/2000
6079335	Unsprung third rail collector beam support for a swing arm primary suspension railway truck There is an electric railway truck comprising an unsprung third rail collector beam for a swing arm primary suspension. The collector beam and attached current collector is mounted to the truck frame through the use of mounting adapters, links, and elasto...	06/27/2000
6070703	Adjustable contact shoe assembly for a train A contact shoe assembly for a train movable along a support track having an electrically-energized power rail extending substantially parallel with the support track. The contact shoe assembly includes a support member with two spaced-apart guide channels...	06/06/2000
6044767	Slotless electric track for vehicles An improved track and vehicle system are provided for model electric vehicles. The track system includes a number of interconnectable panels having alternate portions of negative and positive polarity conductor strips defined on a top surface thereof. The...	04/04/2000
5869786	Arrangement in connection with a conductor track An arrangement in connection with a conductor track, the conductor track having a connection groove extending in the longitudinal direction of the track for connecting devices to the conductor track, and current conductors mounted in the connection groove...	02/09/1999
5816169	Model monorail system A model monorail system having at least one engine and at least one car coupled thereto, both being configured to move along a single upper rail member that is supported in an elevated position by a plurality of upright rail supports. In the preferred emb...	10/06/1998
5657842	Brush contact for a vehicle Brush contact for a vehicle, in particular a vehicle that runs on rails and that has a propulsion unit that is to be supplied with an electric current, with a sliding element for the transferral of the electric current from a live conductor, which is carr...	08/19/1997
5647463	Axle for track-bound electrical toy vehicles, particularly railroad vehicles An axle for track-bound electrical toy vehicles, particularly railroad vehicles, with an axle shaft which consists preferably of a synthetic material and to the end of which current-drawing wheel rims are rotatably disposed by means of ball bearings, the ...	07/15/1997
5464176	Shunting device A shunting device used on railroad maintenance vehicles, such as pickup trucks and other maintenance vehicles, for transmitting electrical signal through railroad tracks for operating signalling devices and notification to the dispatcher. The shunting dev...	11/07/1995
5373791	Toy wheel A toy wheel for a model electric train is provided which is formed of two parts axially arranged next to each other. One part of the wheel has a rolling face having a high coefficient of friction for engagement with a track rail. The other part of the whe...	12/20/1994
5263562	Carbon brush for collector A carbon brush for a collector has a recess which is filled with a layer of galvanically applied, copper plating, in which at least one longitudinal wire is provided as a connecting conductor, which is mechanically and electrically linked with the brush t...	11/23/1993
5054722	Road-rail shunt A device that attaches to a pneumatic tired convertible rail highway vehicle for the purpose of shunting electrical current of railroad tracks so that the current will actuate signaling devices. The shunt mechanism is actuated by raising and lowering the ...	10/08/1991
5041702	Contact strip for pantograph used on electric railcar A contact strip for a pantograph used on an electric railcar, comprising a front surface member which is to be in contact with the trolley wire to collect current from the latter and a rear surface member which is to be fixed to the collector head, the fr...	08/20/1991
4645885	Endless conveyor In an endless conveyor with a plurality of load carriers, current collectors are associated with the load carriers and each exhibit an input part and a current collecting part. The current collecting part is mounted on the load carriers rotatably relative...	02/24/1987
4447680	Power collection apparatus for a transportation system A power collection apparatus is disclosed for the purpose of power distribution from a central power supply to the propulsion motors of at least one mass transit vehicle operative with a predetermined roadway track, including one or more rail gaps and/or ...	05/08/1984
4155434	Electric conductor system for rapid transit railways A rail electrification system for electric railways utilizing 3-phase power, comprising three conductor rails arranged in a group characterized by a staggered relationship, commonly known as a delta configuration, so that two of the rails face in one dire...	05/22/1979
4084669	Composite collector A collector for collecting and passing an electric current in sliding contact, which is used for an electric train, a crane, a hoist or the like, said collector comprising a substrate metal or metal matrix into which a solid lubricant is dispersed, a laye...	04/18/1978
4014418	Tire with embedded current collector A current-collecting elastic tire for a vehicle in which a plurality of electrodes of conductive material are continuously or discontinuously embedded in the tire body in the circumferential direction of the tire tread portion, and these electrodes are ex...	03/29/1977
3983978	Current collecting system for self-propelled aerial tramway carriage using two supporting cables Electric power is provided to the motor of a self-propelled carriage of an aerial ropeway through two cables by which the carriage is supported....	10/05/1976
3971460	Apparatus for electrically connecting two conductors between two rotatable elements Electrical connection apparatus for two conductors respectively connected to an electrical supply source and to a utilization device, the conductors being respectively secured to first and second elements which are relatively rotatable with respect to one...	07/27/1976

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Class 191/45R - COLLECTORS