Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
105215100 | Supplemental wheel | 16 |
20090101042 | Apparatus for enabling an excavator to mount, demount and travel on railroad tracks - A glyde-rail apparatus removably attached to a carrier such as an excavator to enable the excavator to mount and demount at any point along a railroad track and to travel along the railroad track without damaging the railroad track. A non-metallic cover attaches to the track of the excavator. A front swing arm assembly and a back swing arm assembly attach to ends of the excavator. A first pair of hydraulic cylinders on the front swing arm assembly and a second pair of hydraulic cylinders on the back swing arm assembly enable rail wheels to be raised or lowered. An operator of the carrier controls the raising and lowering of the front swing arm assembly and the back swing arm assembly from within a cab of the carrier by a combination of hydraulic controls in the carrier and the glyde-rail apparatus. | 04-23-2009 |
20160052529 | GUIDE DEVICE FOR GUIDE RAIL-TYPE VEHICLE, AND GUIDE RAIL-TYPE VEHICLE - Provided is a guide device for a guide rail-type vehicle which travels while being guided along a travel track. The guide device is provided with: guide wheels which include main guide wheels and branched guide wheels, the main and branched guide wheels being in contact with and roll on guide rails arranged on both sides of the travel track; steering arms which steer the vehicle; and elastic support members which each includes one end affixed to each of the steering arms and which each includes the other end including guide wheels rotatably supported thereon, the elastic support members absorbing an impact load by deflecting about the one end thereof. | 02-25-2016 |
105215200 | Railway/highway truck | 14 |
20080236437 | Axle Suspension System For Trucks - An axle suspension system for vehicles for enabling smooth drive on heavy snow roads as well as on normal highways, comprising at least one axle unit having at least two wheels adaptable for snow ride and a means for moving the at least one axle unit between a bottom position and a top position. The at least two wheels make ground contact and the rear wheels of the vehicle are elevated off the ground in the bottom position. The rear wheels make ground contact and the at least two wheels are elevated off the ground in the top position. | 10-02-2008 |
20100011986 | HYBRID PERSONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM - A system and method for hybrid personal transit and components thereof is disclosed. The hybrid personal transit (“HPT”) system can be a system of combined highway and monorail transportation methods, which allows roadworthy HPT vehicles to transition onto, and run on, a system of monorails. The rails can be built on the ground, on poles, or in tunnels. A unique drive system will allow each HPT vehicle to alter drive output from the HPT vehicle's tires to a rail drive system. | 01-21-2010 |
20100199879 | BIMODAL CONTAINER CHASSIS - The disclosure provides a bimodal container chassis of differing lengths in a gooseneck type as well as a flat beam type for supporting ISO and domestic containers and other cargo during highway as well as railway transit. The bimodal container chassis has a front end equipped with a king-pin for connecting to a tractor and a rear end equipped with braking and suspension components, axles, wheels and tires, which make the bimodal container chassis suitable for road transport. The bimodal container chassis has front and rear ends for connecting, and thereby suspending, the bimodal container chassis including but not limited to its payload between two rail bogies, which make the bimodal container chassis suitable for rail transit. The bimodal container chassis is constructed of sufficient strength and stiffness to withstand in-train forces of 400,000 pounds tension and compression, yet the bimodal container chassis is constructed of reasonable weight for being competitive and complying with bridge laws as well as other highway regulations. | 08-12-2010 |
20110139031 | CONNECTION MECHANISM AND METHODS FOR CONVERTIBLE RAILWAY-ROADWAY SYSTEMS - Devices, systems, and methods for connecting a rail bogie to a bimodal hauling vehicle and converting the vehicle for use over either a railway or roadway are disclosed. An illustrative system for connecting a rail bogie to a bimodal hauling vehicle includes a receiver unit coupled to the vehicle. A king pin and bogie locking mechanism on the receiver unit can be used to releasably secure the rail bogie to the receiver unit during transitioning of the vehicle from a highway mode of operation to a railway mode of operation. The bogie locking mechanism can include a number of lock jaw members and a lock jaw actuator, which can be engaged to actuate the lock jaw members between an unlocked position and a locked position about a number of locking pins on the rail bogie frame. | 06-16-2011 |
20110265683 | TRACK-GUIDED VEHICLE WHEEL TRUCK - A track-guided vehicle wheel truck prevents wear and deterioration of a guide wheel and a guide rail, and ensures running stability while simplifying the structure. In the track-guided vehicle wheel truck, a guide frame | 11-03-2011 |
20120031298 | TRACK-GUIDED VEHICLE WHEEL TRACK - In a track-guided vehicle wheel truck, a guide frame can be turned relative to a steering axle of a running wheel. A support shaft is adjustably provided on the guide frame. A receiving member is provided projecting toward the vehicle end side. A link lever capable of interlocking the turning of the guide frame and the steering of the running wheel, is provided along the vehicle front and rear direction. A center-side end part of the link lever is rotatably mounted to the receiving member. A vehicle end-side end part of the link lever is rotatably mounted to a connecting rod that enables the steering of the running wheel. A long hole extending in the vehicle front and rear direction, is provided in an intermediate part of the link lever. The long hole and the support shaft are rotatably engaged with each other at a given position. | 02-09-2012 |
20120240814 | BIMODAL CONTAINER CHASSIS - A bimodal container chassis for supporting a container during roadway and railway transit includes a mainframe having first and second ends, a top edge and a bottom angled edge. The bottom angled edge is positioned at an angle from horizontal. A running gear attachment is connected to the mainframe and slidable along the bottom angled edge in first and second directions between an over-the-road position and an over-the-rail position. The first direction is upward and toward the first end and the second direction is downward and toward the second end such that the running gear attachment is disposed adjacent the second end when in the over-the-road position and disposed upward relative to the over-the-road position and toward the first end when in the over-the-rail position. | 09-27-2012 |
20120325107 | INTERMODAL RAIL VEHICLE TO FORM A TRAIN - The improved intermodal vehicle has a one-piece upper frame assembly with a horizontal load carrying surface below the ends of a drawbar for connecting the trailers. Each highway trailer has a coupler socket assembly at both its front and rear into which the drawbar enters and connects to the intermodal vehicle by a vertical coupling pin projecting upward from the horizontal load carrying surface. The coupling pin is operated up and down by either manual or air operated actuators, and locks in the up position by a manually operated safety latch. The upper frame is supported from dual steerable lower frames by primary air springs so that when the springs are deflated, the upper frame is lowered to allow the trailers to be pushed upon the load carrying surface. When the air springs are inflated, the trailers are raised so that the trailer wheels are carried above the railroad track. | 12-27-2012 |
20130087067 | REGULATING DEVICE, RAILWAY WHEEL DEVICE, WORKING MACHINE AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR DRIVING OF A RUBBER WHEELED WORKING MACHINE ALONG A RAILWAY TRACK - A regulating device is disclosed for a working machine including at least four rubber wheels and a railway wheel unit in the area of a forward and rearward end, respectively, of the working machine, which each include at least two railway wheels and of which at least one can be raised and lowered by way of at least one power generating device. The regulating device includes a position regulating device by which the power generating device, in a driving position, is automatically controllable to maintain the railway wheels on a predetermined perpendicular distance from an arbitrary reference point on the chassis of the working machine. A railway wheel device, a working machine and a method for regulating the railway wheel unit are also disclosed. | 04-11-2013 |
20130098263 | UNDER-WAY TRANSFER VEHICLES AND SYSTEM - This is a vehicle transfer system to connect a roadway vehicle such as a bus to and from a train either when stopped or moving. It mounts the bus end or ends each on the swivel end of a railway car. The bus end which couples a railway car has wheels that retract to clear from the track. All wheels of the bus are lifted if the bus is supported on a railway car at each end. Automatic couplers are provided to couple to a moving train. If the bus is only supported at the front on a swivel coupling car it can have hi-rail retractable swivel truck wheels lowered to the rails to guide the rear of the bus around sharp tram curves. | 04-25-2013 |
20130104769 | Personal road-rail vehicles | 05-02-2013 |
20130298796 | Excavator Adapted for Railroad - An improved excavator for use in construction and repair of railroad tracks is provided. The excavator has one set of removable flanged wheels on the backfill blade side of the excavator, and one set of retractable flanged wheels on the side opposite the backfill blade side. The excavator may also include a tow bar or tow bar receiver enabling easy transportation to and from a worksite. | 11-14-2013 |
20140261066 | Retractable Rail Wheels for a Road/Rail Vehicle - A road/rail vehicle apparatus comprising a vehicle frame, and a rail axle with rail wheels rotatably attached to ends thereof. The rail axle is attached to the vehicle frame by a parallel link assembly. An airbag mounting plate is fixed to a link arm of the parallel link assembly, and an airbag is attached at a lower end thereof to the airbag mounting plate and attached at an upper end thereof to the vehicle frame. An airbag control is operative to vary air pressure inside the airbag, and as the airbag expands and contracts as the rail axle moves up and down the end plates of the airbag remain substantially parallel to each other increasing the range of travel and reducing lateral stresses on the airbag. | 09-18-2014 |
20140261067 | RAIL GEAR - Disclosed are various embodiments for rail gear that may facilitate a vehicle traversing on the rails of a railway. The rail gear may comprise a first rail guidewheel and a second rail guidewheel in rotatable connection with an axle. The rail gear may also comprise a first mount that is restricted from rotating with respect to the axle and a second mount that is configured to rotate with respect to the axle. | 09-18-2014 |