Thyssenkrupp Transrapid Gmbh

Siegbert Kunz

Olaf Huber

Axel Hempelmann

A magnetic levitation vehicle is described, which comprises a car body (), being mounted by means of pneumatic air springs () on a suspension frame (), said suspension frame () being supported by means of supporting points () on pairs of carrying magnets (A,B). According to the invention a control device () is assigned to said pneumatic springs () in such a manner that on failure of one of the two carrying magnets (A,B) the pressure in the pneumatic springs () can automatically be reduced to a pre-selected fraction of the nominal air pressure (FIG.).

Magnetic levitation vehicle comprising a pneumatic spring control system

A magnetic levitation railway having an eddy-current brake () cooperates with a reaction rail () of the driveway (). The eddy-current brake () has at least one brake magnet () which is movably mounted to the vehicle () and transversely to the reaction rail () and which is made to abut the reaction rail () if a normal force, for example, fixed by means of springs () is exceeded.

Magnetic levitation train provided with an eddy-current brake

A magnetic levitation railways has at least one vehicle, a compressed air supply unit provided in the vehicle and at least one consumer connection line, the compressed air supply unit has at least two compressed air lines laid in the vehicle and connected to at least one compressed air source each, and the consumer connection line can be connected to one another of the compressed air lines.

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Miesbach, Germany

Siegbert Kunz