Patent ID: 6374745
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: E01B

Abstract:
A track-alternating arrangement for magnetic-levitation roadways for vehicles having a plurality of sections coupled securely one to another, said vehicles traveling free of contact with said roadways, said track-alternating arrangement comprising: a series of mutually aligned bearers in said roadways; one of said bearers in each roadway for establishing a junction to join the roadways together, said bearer being an inflectable bearer to form said junction; each bearer in an inflected state in one roadway being aligned with another bearer in an adjacent roadway; an abutting one of said bearers adjacent said inflectable bearer and being pivotable about a pivot out beyond a free base of a vehicle traveling over the roadway, said abutting bearer being pivotable without being deformed; said inflectable bearer having a bent shape when establishing said junction and said abutting bearer having a substantially straight-lined unbent shape when pivoted about said pivot and thereby being free of deformation, bending stress and material fatigue, said vehicle being guided by two inflectable bearers receiving continuous deformations for guiding the vehicle uniformly with minimum transitions, transitions to said inflectable bearer and between two inflectable bearers being securely locked, unused bearers being held free of outward deformation, the secure locking being released in a region of said pivot to let the abutting bearer turn outwardly about the pivot.