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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056484 | Vehicle with anti-roll devices A vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, having a longitudinal axis, at least one first vehicle component which is supported via at least one first spring device on at least one first wheel unit and at least one second spring device on at least one second wheel unit... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7438000 | Running gear for rail vehicles The invention relates to a running gear for rail vehicles, especially for passenger traffic, wherein a frame (1) is supported, by means of primary springs, on wheels or sets of wheels, and whereon a superstructure (5) is supported, optionally with inse... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7124692 | Overhead suspended transportation system and method An overhead transportation system includes a support structure positioning a running surface above ground level for operating a truck along the running surface. A car body is suspended from a beam or chassis carried by the truck in such a manner to place a center of... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6786159 | Safe rail vehicle tilt control method In a safe method of controlling the tilt of a rail vehicle traveling on a track, different sections of the track are allocated authorized tilt limit values representative of a safety gauge within which the train can tilt without risk of colliding with infrastructure... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6641161 | Apparatus and method for leveling a trailer bed A leveling system for a load hauling trailer which will improve the stability of a payload having a high center of gravity, thereby allowing loads, which would otherwise not be transportable, to be moved over roadways. The leveling system includes a base ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6622637 | Arcuate tilting mechanism for high speed trains The present invention is directed to an arcuate tilting mechanism for use with a vehicle having a passenger compartment and a carriage traveling on a track where the mechanism comprises an arcuate roller gear divider mounted on the underside of the passen... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6581527 | Adjustable side bearing for a railcar A side bearing for a railcar having a car body and a bolster. The side bearing includes a top member adapted to be located adjacent the car body of the railcar. The top member includes a downwardly extending projection. The side bearing also includes a ba... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6484074 | Method of and device for controlling controlled elements of a rail vehicle A method of controlling controlled elements of a rail vehicle, in which method descriptive geometrical characteristics of the rail track are calculated by measuring inertial values on board the vehicle and control set points for said controlled elements a... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6457420 | Rail vehicle including an end car extended by a cab A rail vehicle including an end car extended by a cab, wherein the car and the cab have separate structures with adjacent ends that are pivotally mounted on the same bogie, the structure of the cab being supported solely by the bogie while cantilevered th... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6401628 | Railway vehicle On an outer periphery of a link 30 for connecting a member car body 20 and a bogie car frame 11, vessel is provided and 42 into which particle shaped members 41 are inserted. A rotation vibration generated from a drive system of a running electric motor 1... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6397129 | Comfort monitoring system and method for tilting trains Using a lateral acceleration measurement to which passengers are subjected in a passenger car of a tilting train, a comparison to an acceptable level of lateral acceleration is made. As a result of this comparison, the control of the tilting system is alt... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6278914 | Adaptive signal conditioning device for train tilting control systems The described device uses the signal from an inertial force sensor as input and produces a filtered output with minimal delay. The filtering level is determined by the device, according to a function of the input signal observation and a pre-defined desir... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273003 | Camber control for rail vehicles The invention relates to a tilt control for the superstructure of a rail vehicle, that includes a transversal acceleration sensor and a tilt control device controlled therefrom for tilting the superstructure along its longitudinal axis in relation to the ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6273002 | Rail vehicle with a vertical support actuator A rail vehicle equipped with a support actuator of variable vertical length mounted between a vehicle body and a running gear located underneath. In order to maintain an operational supporting device and adequate ride comfort after a failure or overload o... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6244190 | Tilting mechanism The invention refers to a tilting mechanism for creating track curve-dependent tilt of the superstructure of rail vehicles (1), consisting of a coupling (15) with which the superstructure (2) is movably connected to a bogie (3) in such a way that the supe... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6216602 | Balance control mechanism for overhead traveling carrier A balance control mechanism for an overhead traveling carrier includes a movable section disposed on a carrier body at a position below the fulcrum of a traveling wheel of the carrier such that the movable section can be moved laterally of the carrier bod... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6205933 | Support for a vehicle body on a chassis A support for a car body on a chassis, in particular on a truck of a rail vehicle. A support comprises a fluid-actuated piston-cylinder unit arranged between car body and chassis, and a rocker support arranged also between car body and chassis which compr... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6202566 | High-speed high-capacity transportation system A high-speed high-capacity transportation system is composed of an elevated inverted U-shaped electrified guideway that provides traction and capture surfaces for wheeled motive modules that ride within. Payloads are suspended below the motive unit using ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6199875 | Tilting apparatus having actuators, and a tilting bogie having actuators A tilting apparatus for tilting a body (4) of a vehicle, the apparatus being disposed in a bogie underframe, and secondary suspensions (3) being disposed under the body (4) of the vehicle, the tilting apparatus being characterized in that it includes firs... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6131520 | Rail vehicle A rail vehicle having at least one superstructure which can be inclined by an angle of inclination () and which is supported on at least one undercarriage. At least one current collector arranged on the roof of the rail vehicle, the current collect... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6009978 | Rail guage face lubricating apparatus A rail gauge face lubricating apparatus (10) comprising a delivery assembly (12) for delivering lubricant to the rail head (40) and a pump (14) for producing a pressure to deliver lubricant to the deliver assembly (12), the deliver assembly (12) comprisin... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5970883 | Link tilt device and a link tilt bogie The present invention relates to a link tilt device for a tilting cross-member suitable for being disposed in a bogie frame in such a manner as to be suspended from the bogie frame by means of the links, secondary suspensions being disposed between the ti... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5947031 | Railway truck leveling valve arrangement for closer overall height control A railway truck leveling valve arrangement for improved railway car floor height control comprises a pneumatic level regulating valve, a rigid, lightweight bar, and a leveling valve linkage. The level regulating valve is connected to and mounted above a s... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5943962 | Device for counteracting transverse forces acting on a rail vehicle A device for compensating for the transverse forces acting on a rail vehicle whose car body is supported via spring action on at least one undercarriage and which can be displaced via a transverse compensator in transverse direction with respect to the un... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5921185 | Body-tilt system for articulated vehicles, a vehicle including such a system, and a set of such vehicles A system enables two vehicles to tilt at different angles, wherein one of the vehicles includes a supporting end and the other vehicle includes a supported end, where the vehicle having the supporting end and the vehicle having the supported end are assoc... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5787815 | Storage of track data in a position-controlled tilt system A method and device for tilting a car body of a vehicle in a trackbound train when the train passes through a track curve. The respective vehicles in the train comprise bogies supporting a car body resting thereon, includes devices for tilting the car bod... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5784969 | Process and device for regulating the earth-related inclination of railroad vehicle boxes A process and device for controlling the inclination of rail vehicle boxes in a railway vehicle, the rail vehicle boxes sitting on spring-suspended bogies with at least one pair of wheels which can be pivoted about the longitudinal axis. The centrifugal a... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5775230 | Guidance system and process for controlling the lateral inclination on a rail vehicle Upon the measurement of lateral acceleration conditions on a rail vehicle and the optimizing accordingly of the inclination of the load-bearing floor, problems result due to time delays between the measurement and the setting as well as to disturbances wh... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5769400 | Height and inclination control of a wagon body The present invention is a process and system for controlling the wagon body of a vehicle which can be used alone or in combination with a steel spring system. The control system has comparatively small geometrical dimensions and requires relatively littl... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5671682 | Sway brace with sprung support and supplementary and emergency spring The invention relates to a sway brace on rail vehicles. The aim of the invention is to find a solution in which the effort and expense needed to produce the sprung sway braces can be reduced and the transverse forces and the resultant wear occurring on de... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5671683 | Railway vehicle with variable trim body A railway vehicle having a variable trim body, comprising two bogies with respective frameworks and swinging transverse members, articulated connection levers between each swinging transverse member and the body, and a body roll control system to perform,... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5636576 | Tilting system for railway rolling stock Tilting system for railway vehicle, having a memory unit with the parameters of the sections of the route, a position detector system which continually communicates the parameters of speed and actual absolute position of the vehicle to an intelligent cont... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5582110 | Wheeled vehicle construction for increased speed A vehicle movable along a pair of tracks includes a drive for pivoting the vehicle body with respect to the front and rear wheel assemblies about a pivotal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle body. The wheels include track-engaging surfa... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5564342 | Railway vehicle with variable trim body A railway vehicle having a variable trim body, comprising two bogies with respective swinging transverse members pivotally connected to the body, and a control system for controlling roll of the body about its longitudinal axis, by use of linear actuators... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5560589 | Active vibration damping arrangement for transportation vehicles An active vibration damping arrangement which is adapted to improve passenger ride comfort in various types and categories of transport vehicles; especially such as, but not limited to railroads, buses, automotive devices, maglev (magnetic levitation) veh... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5558024 | Body roll control system for a railway vehicle with variable trim body A body roll control system in a railway vehicle with a variable trim body, wherein two pairs of fluid pressure linear actuators are substantially vertically interposed between the body and the opposite sides of two bogies. The control system comprises a s... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5454329 | Anticentrifugal active lateral suspension for railway vehicles Anticentrifugal active lateral suspension apparatus for balancing the non-compensated centrifugal acceleration along a curve of a railway vehicle, including fluid pressure jacks, interposed transversely between the body and the opposite sides of each bogi... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5331903 | System for controlling the rotation of the body of a railway vehicle about its longitudinal axis The system of the invention comprises a gyroscope having two degrees of freedom fixed to a carriage of the vehicle and having a first axis of sensitivity disposed in the longitudinal direction of the carriage and a second axis of sensitivity disposed in t... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5323710 | Forwardly and rearwardly self-adjusting arrangement for driving a trackbound towing unit An arrangement for driving a trackbound traction unit and being self-adjusting in both the forward and rearward directions. The arrangement includes at least two drive wheels with associated transmissions, two carrier arms whose longitudinal axes substant... | 06/28/1994 |
