Pole Couplings Patents (Class 191/60.5)
  • Patent number: 6363862
    Abstract: This power pick-up for a railway vehicle comprises a pantograph (4) and a pantograph support (7), the pantograph support (7) comprising a stationary chassis (8) for mounting on the roof (2) of a railway vehicle (3), and a mobile chassis (9) carrying the pantograph (4) and connected to the stationary chassis (8) to tilt laterally with respect thereto on each side of a position of rest. The mobile chassis (9) is connected to the stationary chassis (8) by two tilting rigid lateral supports (14), each tilting support (14) being articulated, on the one hand, to the stationary chassis (8) at two longitudinally-spaced points (17) and, on the other hand, to the mobile chassis (9) at two longitudinally-spaced points (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Alstom
    Inventors: Laurent Hazard, Eric Benard