Patent ID: 8371538

Claim:
A system for switching a plurality of guide way tracks to connect and disconnect a plurality of track sections to accommodate a vehicle, comprising: a primary frame component; a primary pivot actuator coupled with the primary frame component; a primary switch member configured to be driven rotationally about an axis of the primary switch member by the primary pivot actuator; a first guide way track supported by the primary switch member and spaced radially from the axis of the primary switch member, wherein the first guide way track is configured to complete a first track segment when the primary switch member is rotated such that the first guide way track is interposed between a first track section and a second track section; a second guide way track supported by the primary switch member and spaced radially from the axis of the primary switch member, wherein the second guide way track is configured to complete a second track segment when the primary switch member is rotated such that the second guide way track is interposed between the first track section and a third track section; a secondary frame component; a secondary pivot actuator coupled with the secondary frame component; a secondary switch member configured to be driven rotationally about an axis of the secondary switch member by the secondary pivot actuator; a third guide way track supported by the secondary switch member and spaced radially from the axis of the secondary switch member, wherein the third guide way track is configured to complete a third track segment when the secondary switch member is rotated such that the third guide way track is interposed between the third track section and a fourth track section; a fourth guide way track supported by the secondary switch member and spaced radially from the axis of the secondary switch member, wherein the fourth guide way track is configured to complete a fourth track segment when the secondary switch member is rotated such that the fourth guide way track is interposed between a fifth track section and a sixth track section; and a controller configured to sequentially or simultaneously activate the primary pivot actuator to complete the first track segment or the second track segment, and the secondary pivot actuator to complete the third track segment or the fourth track segment to facilitate passage of the vehicle.