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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
J Edward Anderson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert A Sells, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
104130 ;
Abstract
A switching mechanism for use in a transit system employing vehicles (10) traveling on a guideway (12), the switching mechanism includes forward and rearward switching subassemblies each having upper (32) and lower (36) switch arms. The upper switch arms include switching wheels (34) which selectively engage switch channels (42) positioned on opposite sides of the guideway to cause the vehicle to follow a selected path on the guideway (12). A stabilizer mechanism (90) for biasing the switch arms into operating position is provided.