Elevated Slide-Railway with covered Sliding Surface.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 28th May, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Elevated Slide-Railway with covered Sliding Surface.
We, RICHARD LANDANER, of Berlin, Kleistrasse 22, Banker, and OTTO
HABERMEHL, of Berlin Naunynstrasse, Engeener, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention relates to the construction of a new elevated railway, differing
from the systems now in use, part of the weight of the cars or wagons being sup-
ported by slide cheeks.
Said cheeks are attached to some conformable turntables being so arranged to
receive sideward movements on the same and slide along in couvered slideways.
The balance of the weight is divided on two or more friction-wheels, moving on
special rails and receiving their motion from electro-motors or some other accus-
tomed motor. The essential technical difference of this railway system compared
to those now in use is, that the guiding of the cars or wagons in the direction of
the rails is not accomplished by wheel-flanges as has till late been customary, but
is now fulfilled by slide-cheeks being double-guided in slide-rails. It is obvious
that by applying this means all noise and disturbance being chiefly experienced by
rubbing and friction of wheels on the rails is effectually avoided, at the same time
rendering it possible of also using elevated railways in those cases where objections
on account of disturbance and noise made by all existing systems made the use of
elevated railways impossible and in case of existence the result has been the fall
of rents, danger in scaring animals being compelled to drive below the elevated
railway.
In the accompanying drawing
Figs. 1 and 2 represent a front view and side elevation of part of a wagon showing
turntables, sliding cheeks, friction and slide-rails.
Fig. 3 is a plan of the turntable-device showing as example one of the possible
arrangements for machine or construction parts being directly connected to the
turntable. The wagon frame a can be bedded in any customary manner to the
turntable capable of being turned, for instance by means of springs b. To the turn-
table the friction-wheels d are connected by means of springs and are driven by
the electro-motors e by means of cog-wheels, whereas the turntable itself rests upon
the bent levers i by the use of the springs f carrying the slide-cheeks h and
turning-link g, the lever i in this manner being compelled to take the slide-
cheeks along, upon the car, at the same time the turntable receiving a front or
backward motion.
The slide-cheeks are guided by the slide-rails k, which as shown in the drawing
are covered to prevent dirtying etc. and filling up with dust, rain or snow.
The slide-rails have slits on the sides, through which the bent levers i, carrying
the slide cheeks project.
To diminnesh the friction of the slide-cheeks in the slide rails to the most possible
minimum a suitable quantity of grease, lard, oil or equivalent is imported.
The friction-wheels d run upon a special friction-rail 1. In the space between
the friction-rail and slide-rails the conductors m are arranged, being so insulated

page_text: that the necessary current can be taken by a contact attached to the turntable in
the usual manner.
Any suitable friction-brake can be applied for diminishing the speed. It is
obvious that if desired, the slide-rails can be arranged in the middle between two
friction-rails. The same of course can be done with the box of the car or wagon
regarding the undercarriage of the same and in regard to the spring-connection of
the latter with the slide-cheeks, any suitable construction being adaptable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. In an elevated slide railway the arrangement of slide-cheeks (h) applied to
receive part of the pressure of the cars, moving in slide rails (k) guiding the move-
ment of the railway and receiving the remaining pressure, smooth friction-wheels
running on a common rail, with the invention of giving motion to the cars,
substantially as described.
2. In an elevated slide-railway the arrangement of covered slide-rails (k) with
slides arranged on both sides of the same for the purpose of giving entrance to bent
levers i carrying slide cheeks (h) the covering of the slide-rails preventing filling
of the same with dust snow, rain, substantially as described.
3. In an elevated slide railway the arrangement of covered slide-rails (k) with
slides, bent levers i projecting into said slids carrying slide-cheeks (h) sliding
within covered slide-rails, friction-wheels imparting motion received from an electro
or other motor to the car by means of cog-wheels and running on a friction-rail
being either arranged in the middle between the slide-rails (k) or both slide-rails
between two friction-rails each then to carry a friction-wheel substantially as
described.
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WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.