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Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1998

Filed:

Jul. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Manfred Lucking, Essen, DE;

Dieter Zimek, Essen, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
191 / ; 191 / ; 191 11 ; 191 / ;
Abstract

An arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive (1) while the locomotive is passing through a section which is not spanned by a contact wire, for example, while passing through a transshipment facility. To supply power to the locomotive (1) which has a current collector (2), a movable supply car (3) is provided, with the movable supply car (3) having an arm (4) on which a current collector bow (5), which simulates a contact wire, is mounted. The locomotive (1) and the supply car (3) are coupled to a path measuring system which orients the position of the current collector bow (5) toward the respective position of the current collector (2) of the locomotive (1)


Find Patent Forward Citations

Lucking, Manfred. (1998). Arrangement for supplying power to an electric locomotive (U.S. Patent No. 5788033). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5788033

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