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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2004
Applicant:
Andreas Tazreiter, Waidhofen, AT;
Inventor:
Andreas Tazreiter, Waidhofen, AT;
Assignee:
Knorr —Bremse AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 23/00 (2006.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A retractable step for entering and exiting rail vehicles. The retractable step has a surface which can be walked upon and is configured to be extended in an essentially linear direction to bridge a gap between the rail vehicle and a platform. The retractable step includes a leading edge and has at least one sensor configured to prevent a collision with objects during an extension operation of the retractable step. The strip is movably connected to the retractable step and extends over an entire length L of the retractable step.