APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STEERING A GUIDEWAY VEHICLE

A steering apparatus is provided for use on a transit vehicle (10) which includes separate steerable drive tires (45, 50) intended to follow the contour of a guide rail (20). An adjustable linkage (80) transmits the motio n of a guide frame (65) following a guide rail (20) to the steerable drive tir...

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Hauptverfasser:	WEULE, CHRISTIAN, SCHWALM, JEFFREY J, COOPER, WILLIAM, KRAUSE, RALF, STRUBELT, HOGER
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS MOTOR VEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES ORARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH RAILWAYS TRAILERS TRANSPORTING WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAILVEHICLES
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Zusammenfassung:	A steering apparatus is provided for use on a transit vehicle (10) which includes separate steerable drive tires (45, 50) intended to follow the contour of a guide rail (20). An adjustable linkage (80) transmits the motio n of a guide frame (65) following a guide rail (20) to the steerable drive tir es (45, 50) and positions the linkage (80) to provide the proper slip angle to the steerable drive tires (45, 50).