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Carrier and a magnetic levitation railway provided with said deck

US7699006B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

15References

22Claims

0Family size

Assignee

THYSSENKRUPP TRANSRAPID GMBH · DE

Inventors

Luitpold Miller · Ottobrunn, DE
Qinghua Zheng · San Jose, US
Markus Bauer · Oberkochen, DE
Werner Hufenbach · Dresden, DE
Klaus Kunze · Dresden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2004
Grant date	Apr 20, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 12, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE01B25/305
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a carrier (11) and a magnetic levitation railway provided with said carrier. The inventive carrier (11) comprises a sliding surface (14) and the sliding skates of a vehicle travelling along said magnetic levitation railway. According to said invention, the sliding surface (14) is provided with a coating (15, 16, 17) which comprises at least on the external area thereof an additional material which is compatible with the material for skates and reduces friction and ware.

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