| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 191045000 | COLLECTORS | 48 |
| 20090114495 | 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 fibers may be made of any conducting material, but carbon, graphite, carbon/carbon, or a mixture thereof are preferred. Diodes may be used to restrict the backflow or loss of energy. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20110233018 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - An electrical connection device for an electric vehicle includes an arm, attached to a moving vehicle, and an air-bearing electrical-pickup device, disposed at a distal end of the arm. The air-bearing electrical-pickup device is positionable adjacent to an electric-powered guideway and configured to receive electrical power therefrom. The air bearing electrical-pickup device includes an air inlet positioned to provide a flow of air between the guideway and the air bearing device, and an induction loop, configured to sense ferromagnetic material in the guideway. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120043172 | NON-CONTACT POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - A non-contact power receiving apparatus includes a power reception coil receiving, by electromagnetic resonance, the electric power transmitted from a power transmission coil; a rectifier rectifying the electric power received by the power reception coil; coil, a load receiving the electric power rectified by the rectifier; a resistance and a connection switch provided in a pair of power lines for transmitting the electric power from the power reception coil through the rectifier to the load, the resistance and the connection switch being connected in series between the pair of power lines; and a control device. The control device renders the connection switch conductive when determining where the power reception coil is positioned, and renders the connection switch nonconductive when the electric power is transmitted to the load from the power reception coil through the rectifier. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20130220757 | TELESCOPIC PROTECTIVE COVERING - The invention relates to a current collector strip ( | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140041980 | ADAPTIVE ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods of the invention relate to transferring energy from a vehicle to a device via a track circuit. Embodiments of the present invention include a power source of a vehicle that can be utilized to transfer energy through a track circuit to a device coupled thereto. The track circuit can include a section of track having a first pair of insulated joints located on a first rail and a second pair of insulated joints on a second rail, each pair separated by a distance. Moreover, a signal can be communicated to the vehicle based on receipt of the transferred energy. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20150014110 | SWITCHING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A switching device for an electrically driven vehicle, in particular a track vehicle, has a switch unit that is provided for respectively connecting and disconnecting a vehicle drive unit to and from an electrical supply line carrying high voltage and has at least two switch contacts. A drive unit is provided for driving a relative movement of the switch contacts with respect to one another. A housing unit receives the switch unit and the drive unit. The housing unit contains a support for supporting at least the switch unit. In order to provide a generic switch device for which a compact construction can be achieved, the switch unit is arranged in a lying position relative to the support. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150021134 | CURRENT TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR CHARGING ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORES OF VEHICLES AT OVERHEAD CHARGING STATIONS - The invention relates to a vehicle-side current transmission device ( | 01-22-2015 |
| 20160123521 | TELESCOPIC ARM WITH A PUSH-PULL CHAIN DRIVE - The invention relates to a telescopic arm ( | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160129790 | Weatherproof Track and Contact for Electrical Feeding of Road Vehicles - A contact device ( | 05-12-2016 |
| 191047000 | Bar | 1 |
| 20130092492 | UPPER LATERAL STRUCTURE FOR THE OCCASIONAL OR CONTINUOUS COLLECTION OF MAIN-DRIVE OR AUXILIARY ELECTRICAL POWER BY A LAND VEHICLE - An upper lateral collection structure ( | 04-18-2013 |
| 191048000 | Conduit plow | 1 |
| 20090038902 | Method of providing electricity to a moving automobile - This invention describes a new method of supplying a moving automobile with electricity. Electrodes placed beneath the automobile pass over electrodes embedded in the roadway. The capacitance between the electrodes beneath the car and the electrodes embedded in the roadway closes the circuit and high voltage pulses or a high voltage sinusoidal signal is transferred from the electrodes in the roadway to the electrodes beneath the car. This power is used to charge the car batteries. Hence the charging occurs while the automobile is in motion so that the automobile can travel from city to city without ever stopping. | 02-12-2009 |
| 191049000 | Third-rail shoe | 10 |
| 20090205915 | CURRENT COLLECTING CONTACT MEMBER - In a current collecting contact member | 08-20-2009 |
| 20110139561 | Pressing-on device for a current collector and method for energy transmission - A current collector for a rail vehicle and a method for transmitting energy from power rails to the vehicle employ a contact shoe that includes an upper sliding contact surface and a lower sliding contact surface. A first pressing-on force forms a sliding contact between the upper sliding contact surface and an upper contact surface of a first power rail, when the contact shoe is in an upper sliding contact position. A second pressing-on force forms a sliding contact between the lower sliding contact surface and a lower contact surface of a second power rail, when the contact shoe is in a lower sliding contact position. The pressing-on forces may be applied by a pressing-on device attached to the contact shoe. The contact shoe may be moved into the upper sliding contact position by the first power rail, and into the lower sliding contact position by the second power rail. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110315497 | MEDIUM FOR AN ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTION STRIP - The invention relates to a medium ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120261224 | AUXILIARY AND MOTIVE ELECTRIC POWER PICK-UP STRUCTURE FOR LAND VEHICLES - An auxiliary and motive electric power pick-up structure for articulated and non-articulated land vehicles, such as electric public transport vehicles, that pass close to a collector-shoe-type power supply member mounted on a stationary support ( | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120318625 | POSITIONING AND/OR HOLDING A PLURALITY OF LINE SECTIONS OF ELECTRIC LINES ALONG A DRIVE WAY OF A VEHICLE - A shaped block for positioning and/or holding a plurality of line sections of one or more electric lines along the track of a vehicle includes a plurality of recesses and/or projections. Edges of the recesses and/or the projections each delimit a space for the line sections into which one of the line sections can be introduced, so that said line section extends through the space in a longitudinal direction of the space. The longitudinal directions of the spaces delimited by the edges of the recesses and/or by the projections extend essentially mutually parallel in a common plane. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130020162 | System Adapted For One or More Electrically Propellable Vehicles (Arm-Shaped Contact Means) - Contact means ( | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130025989 | System Adapted For One or More Electrically Propellable Vehicles (Contact Means) - The present invention has its application to a vehicle-related arm-shaped contact means (( | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130081915 | Pressure Plate Assembly And Method For Power Transmission - A pressing device for a current collector moves a contact shoe unit is movable relative to a current rail. The pressing device includes a rocker unit and a spring unit. The spring unit having a helical spring rotatably biasing rocker unit is rotatable such that the contact shoe unit is movable into a sliding contact position in only one direction spring unit. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130213754 | SEGMENTED COLLECTOR SHOE ASSEMBLY - A collector shoe assembly for use with an electrified conductor rail is disclosed. A support block comprised of first and second housing members secured together which has a plurality of spaced-apart, spring-loaded collector shoe segments movably positioned therein, the outer ends of which are in engagement with the conductor rail. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20150090553 | BOGIE FOR RAIL VEHICLE - The present invention provides a bogie for a rail vehicle, including: two pairs of wheel sets arranged frontward and backward ( | 04-02-2015 |
| 191050000 | Trolley | 27 |
| 20110220447 | CURRENT COLLECTOR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR RTG CONTAINER STACKER CRANES - The invention relates to a current collector system for fastening to a vehicle, I particular a container stacker crane, wherein the vehicle can be moved along in a line (T), and at least one busbar (S) is arranged on the line (T), wherein the current collector system has a collector trolley (W) having at least one busbar (AB), and the at least one current collector (AB) can be brought in contact with a busbar (S), wherein the collector trolley (W) of the current collector system is mounted to be freely displaceable vertically, in particular by means of at least one guide (F). | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120000739 | ROLLING STOCK SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120037471 | CURRENT COLLECTOR AND ENERGY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a current collector | 02-16-2012 |
| 20140020999 | CIRCUIT BREAKING UNIT AND RAILCAR INCLUDING THE SAME - A railcar includes: a power collector configured to collect electric power through overhead contact lines; a circuit breaking unit connected to the power collector and arranged on a roof of a car; and a plurality of electric power cables connected to the circuit breaking unit. The circuit breaking unit includes: a circuit breaker arranged above the roof and connected to a circuit connected to the power collector; and a branch joint which is integrally connected to a terminal portion of the circuit breaker and arranged under the circuit breaker and to which the plurality of electric power cables are connected. | 01-23-2014 |
| 191054000 | Indefinite path | 2 |
| 20150321563 | NON-RAIL-BOUND VEHICLE - A non-rail-bound vehicle, in particular a truck, includes a current collector for supplying electric energy from a two-pole overhead conductor. A rocker can be vertically lifted or lowered by a rocking movement of a support extension arm about horizontal tilting axes of lower hinge assemblies and can be laterally displaced by a tilting movement of a support extension arm about vertical pivot axes of the lower hinge assemblies. The lower hinge assemblies are supported on a lifting device which is connected to a vehicle frame of the vehicle and through which the current collector can be vertically moved between a lower parked position and an upper operating position. In this manner, overhead conductors with an extended height range can be contacted without the current collector influencing the entire length of the vehicle. | 11-12-2015 |
| 191055000 | Bow | 1 |
| 20120305357 | Sensor Element for a Sensor Device - The invention relates to a sensor element for a sensor device and a carbon collector having a sensor element, in particular for energy transfer from a contact wire to a vehicle, wherein the sensor element is formed from a fluid-scaled tube profile ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 191057000 | Multiple contact | 1 |
| 20130313059 | DRIVING SYSTEM, DRIVING SYSTEM FOR RAILROAD-VEHICLE, AND RAILROAD-VEHICLE AND MULTI-CAR TRAIN MOUNTED WITH SAME - A system corresponding to a plurality of different power sources (overhead contact line, power generator driven by engine, and fuel cells) is proposed as a method of using an optimum power supply in an electrified route and a non-electrified route. Provided are: a power conversion circuit that includes AC input ends, the number of which corresponds to the maximum number of phases among a plurality of different AC power supplies, and that converts AC power to a direct current; and switching means for switching a connection state of the AC power supplies and the power conversion circuit, wherein the connection state is switched according to the power supplies. | 11-28-2013 |
| 191059000 | Heads | 18 |
| 20130105263 | END HORNS FOR PANTOGRAPH ASSEMBLY | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130270050 | IMPACT MITIGATING STRUCTURE OF CONTACT STRIP PIECE - A slider is slightly moved in a direction in which both side surfaces of the slider come in contact with inclined surfaces of impact mitigating parts of neighboring contact strip pieces. For this reason, the inclined surface of the impact mitigating part of the contact strip piece which the slider approaches is relatively downwardly slid with respect to one side surface of the slider. In addition, the inclined surface of the impact mitigating part of the contact strip piece from which the slider moves away is relatively upwardly slid with respect to the other side surface of the slider. As a result, since an impact generated between the contact strip piece and the slider is mitigated by the impact mitigating part without fitting the slider into a stepped section between the neighboring contact strip pieces, the slider is smoothly transferred from the one contact strip piece of the neighboring contact strip pieces to the other contact strip piece. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140216878 | NON-CONTACT POWER FEEDING APPARATUS USING CONDUCTIVE FLUID - Disclosed is a non-contact power feeding apparatus using a conductive fluid, through which an electric railroad vehicle or a trolleybus receives required power from a contact wire in a non-contact state by using the conductive fluid. The non-contact power feeding apparatus according to the present invention includes: a fluid injection hole defined in a vehicle to inject the conductive fluid toward the contact wire; a conductive fluid container for supplying the conductive fluid that is injected through the fluid injection hole; a pressing pump for injecting the conductive fluid within the conductive fluid container through the fluid injection hole; and a current collection terminal disposed on a side of the fluid injection hole to receive the power from the contact wire in a non-contact manner by using the conductive fluid as a medium. According to the present invention, since the conductive fluid is injected toward the contact wire through the fluid injection hole to feed the power in a non-contact manner, wear-out of the power feeding apparatus and the contact wire does not occur and thus costs for maintenance and repair can be reduced. | 08-07-2014 |
| 191590100 | Sliding contact | 14 |
| 20090211861 | Collector Shoe Device - An object of the present invention is to realize a structure able to well retain contact performance between an overhead line and a slider | 08-27-2009 |
| 20130048458 | SLIDING STRIP FOR A SLIDING CONTACT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SLIDING STRIP - The invention relates to a sliding strip (12) and to a method for producing a sliding strip (12) for a sliding contact device (10) which rests in a prestressed manner against an overhead wire (15), in particular for supplying electrical power to rail vehicles, having a carbon moulding (17) and at least one metallic conduction device, that is arranged in the carbon moulding, in order to locally increase the electrical conductivity, wherein the conduction device has at least one conduction layer (23), which extends on a plane transversely with respect to the sliding direction (18) and in the direction of a prestressing force (19), and is formed by a layer of a metallic conductive material (21), which is arranged on at least one flank of a slot (20) which extends transversely with respect to the sliding direction in the carbon moulding. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130105264 | PANTOGRAPH ASSEMBLY | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130140121 | CONTROL STRATEGY FOR PROVIDING REGENERATIVE ELECTRICAL POWER TO TROLLEY LINE IN TROLLEY CAPABLE MINING TRUCK - A trolley capable mining truck includes a pantograph supported on a machine frame for electrically connecting the truck with an overhead trolley line. A power system includes an onboard electrical power source providing electrical power to electric drive propulsion motors along a first electrical path in a first configuration of the power system. The pantograph provides electrical power from the overhead trolley line to the electric drive propulsion motors along a second electrical path, which includes a transient damping reactor, in a second configuration of the power system. The power system also includes a third configuration in which, during a braking mode of the trolley capable mining truck, the electric drive propulsion motors provide regenerative electrical power to the overhead trolley line through the pantograph along a third electrical path including a regenerative power converter, wherein the regenerative power converter includes the transient damping reactor. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20140097054 | NON-RAIL-BOUND VEHICLE - A non-rail bound vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle or a bus, has a current collector for feeding electrical energy from a two-pole overhead line. The contact wires of the overhead line are configured as forward and return conductors, and each can be contacted by at least one contact strip of the current collector. Due to the fact that the current collector is provided with two support extension arms, which are tiltably and rotatably hinged to both the vehicle and a rocker bearing the contact strips such that the rocker can be both raised and lowered and also can be moved transversely to the direction of travel, the current collector can be safely coupled to and decoupled from the contact wires, even at higher driving speeds of the vehicle. Furthermore, lateral inaccuracies with respect to a lane while steering the vehicle can be permanently compensated for by the current collector. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140110205 | NON-RAIL-BOUND VEHICLE - A non-rail-bound vehicle, in particular a truck or bus, includes a current collector for feeding in electrical energy from a two-pole overhead line, the forward conductors and return conductors of which can each be contacted by a contact shoe of the current collector. The current collector has two support struts, which are rotatably articulated on the vehicle in such a way that they can pivot transversely to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle while guided in a common pivot plane. The support struts are connected in an articulated manner to a rocker carrying the contact shoes. In this way, the current collector can be safely connected to or disconnected from a contact wire during operation of the vehicle on multilane roadways having an electrified lane at least in sections, even at higher driving speeds, and can reliably maintain contact with the contact wire. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140138200 | NON-RAIL-BOUND VEHICLE - A non-rail-bound vehicle, truck or bus, includes a current collector feeding electrical energy from an overhead line installation having a contact wire. The collector has a contact strip with a working region contacting the contact wire. An actuating device coupled to the collector adjusts the contact strip. The contact strip is horizontal and adjustable transversely to a vehicle longitudinal axis. A sensor senses the position of the vehicle relative to the contact wire. A control device connected to the sensor and the actuating device actuates the actuating device based on the sensed vehicle position, so that the contact strip maintains contact with the contact wire within its working range. The vehicle thus reliably maintains contact with the contact wire through the collector during operation on multilane roadways with an at least partially electrified lane, even at relatively high speeds of, for example, 80 to 100 km/h. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140202816 | COLLECTOR DEVICE OF ELECTRIC TRAIN AND COLLECTOR METHOD THEREOF - A collector device of an electric train and a collector method thereof are provided. The collector device includes a collector unit and a magnetic unit. The collector unit has a first side, a second side and a graphite skateboard. The first side and the second side are the two opposite sides of the collector unit, and the graphite skateboard is disposed on the first side, wherein the first side of the collector unit is in contact with a power source having a magnetically permeable capacity via the graphite skateboard, so as to draw an operation voltage. The magnetic unit has an electromagnetic coil body. The magnetic unit is configured on the second side of the collector unit, for providing an attractive force between the collector unit with the power source, so as to reduce a contact loss rate. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140202817 | ICE BREAKING PANTOGRAPH - An ice breaking pantograph is described, having a sliding element moveable between an operative position where it is engaged to an overhead train or tram power line and a non-operative position where it is separated from the overhead power line; at least one arm, having a first end which can be hinged to a train or tram vehicle and a second end connected to the sliding element; an active actuator on the arm to move it in order to move the sliding element between the operative position and the non-operative position; a vibrator operating on the sliding element and activatable in the operative position of the sliding element to remove ice and/or snow from the overhead power line. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140305760 | Current Collector System, Crane System and Method for Delivering a Current Collector Trolley to a Busbar - A current collector system for a vehicle movable along a busbar arrangement, with at least one current collector trolley and current collector contacts arranged thereon that can be connected to a busbar of the busbar arrangement and with a vertical delivery unit for moving the current collector trolley in a vertical delivery direction, or with a horizontal delivery unit with at least one delivery element movable in a horizontal delivery direction for moving the current collector trolley in the horizontal delivery direction, as well as a corresponding crane system. The current collector trolley can be moved by a belt drive with an elastic and/or flexible belt in the vertical delivery direction, or in that the delivery element can be moved via a belt drive with an elastic and/or flexible belt in the horizontal direction, and with a crane system equipped with the above. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140311850 | TRANSMISSION OF AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT VIA A SLIDING CONTACT - The invention relates to the transmission of an electrical current via a sliding contact. The invention likewise relates to a device ( | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150034441 | TROLLEY-TYPE TRUCK - A trolley-type truck is provided with a pantograph and travels in a trolley mode under electric power from an overhead wire and a non-trolley mode without obtaining electric power. The pantograph has a base frame, a bottom frame and a top frame rockably attached to the base frame, and a collector shoe supported by the top end portion of the top frame. A fixing member is disposed on the top end side of the top frame for fixing the pantograph, a hook device is disposed on the base frame, and a hook receiver is disposed on the base frame in order to receive the fixing member. When a frame assembly formed of the bottom frame and the top frame is folded, the fixing member becomes seated in the hook receiver and is pressed by means of the hook device, thereby securely fixing the frame assembly to the base frame. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150136555 | PANTOGRAPH DEVICE OF TROLLEY TRUCK - A pantograph device of a trolley-type truck includes: a base frame; a bottom frame rockably attached to the base frame; a top frame rockably attached to the vicinity of the top end portion of the bottom frame through a connecting shaft; a collector shoe rockably supported in proximity to the top end portion of the top frame; a hydraulic cylinder for raising and lowering the bottom frame, attached to the base frame; and a spring which acts so as to rotate the top frame upward through the connecting shaft. By erecting the bottom frame by the hydraulic cylinder, the tensile force produced in the spring is increased and the top frame is rotated upward through the connecting shaft. This makes it possible to obtain a wide movable range without use of a long and strong spring and enhance the followability to overhead wires without increasing pressing force. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150352959 | NON-RAIL-BOUND VEHICLE - A non-rail-bound, electrically driven vehicle contains a vehicle body having a vehicle width and a current collector for feeding traction energy from an overhead line. The current collector has two support brackets, an apex member connected to overhead-contact-line-side ends of the support brackets and lying transversely to a longitudinal axis, and two rockers mounted so as to rotate about an apex member axis. The support brackets are articulated at their vehicle-side ends to the vehicle body such that the rockers can be adjusted in height between a lowered idle position and a raised contact position and can be transversely moved between two lateral deflected positions. Accordingly, the rockers can be moved transversely independently of one another, wherein it is possible to adjust a current collector width so that it is less than the vehicle width. Therefore the vehicle can also be licensed for operation outside electrified routes. | 12-10-2015 |
| 191600200 | Lateral swing | 1 |
| 20130256073 | ASSEMBLY JIG OF CONTACT PLATE ASSEMBLY - When a plurality of contact plate pieces are arranged on a loading part of a contact plate assembly jig, the plurality of contact plate pieces are arranged by a contact plate piece aligning part in a row. Further, the neighboring contact plate pieces are held by an interval holding part at a predetermined interval (Δ | 10-03-2013 |
| 191064000 | Poles | 2 |
| 20140027229 | TRANSPORT VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH CURRENT COLLECTOR - A dump truck | 01-30-2014 |
| 191065000 | Frames | 1 |
| 20130264163 | PANTOGRAPH MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A mounting structure for one or more pantographs is provided. The mounting structure comprises a bottom support structure, a mid support structure, and a top platform. The bottom support structure includes a pair of primary front legs. The mid support structure includes a pair of secondary front legs coupled to the pair of primary front legs. The mid support structure further includes a pair of angled rear legs rigidly connected to the pair of secondary front legs by a deck. The pair of secondary front legs extends above the deck. The mid support structure further includes a first and second pair of front and side extended support arms rigidly connected to a top portion of the pair of secondary front legs. The top platform is coupled to the mid support structure and is configured to mount the one or more pantographs. | 10-10-2013 |
