Guideway

Abstract

A guideway for track-bound vehicle such as a magnetic suspension railway vehicle includes a plurality of serially arranged carriers. Each carrier further includes a guideway slab having vehicle guidance elements arranged thereon, the guideway slab supported on a web oriented in a longitudinal direction of carrier and extending downwardly from the guideway slab. A foundation member bears the weight of the carriers relative to an underlying surface upon which the guideway is constructed. The webs extend from the guideway slab towards the foundation member. Resilient members are disposed between the foundation member and the underlying surface that resiliently support the foundation member in a vertical direction relative to the underlying surface.

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         19 . A guideway for track-bound vehicle such as a magnetic suspension railway vehicle, comprising:
 a plurality of serially arranged carriers, wherein each of said carriers further comprises a guideway slab having vehicle guidance elements arranged thereon;   said guideway slab further comprising a web oriented in a longitudinal direction of said carrier, said web extending downwardly from said guideway slab;   a foundation member that bears the weight of said carrier relative to an underlying surface upon which said guideway is constructed, said web extending from said guideway slab towards said foundation member; and   resilient members disposed between said foundation member and said underlying surface that resiliently support said foundation member in a vertical direction relative to said underlying surface.   
     
     
         20 . The guideway as in  claim 19 , wherein said carrier further comprises a support base attached to a bottom of said web, said support base configured on said foundation member. 
     
     
         21 . The guideway as in  claim 19 , wherein said web is supported directly on said foundation member without intervening structure. 
     
     
         22 . The guideway as in  claim 19 , further comprising additional resilient members disposed between said foundation member and said underlying surface that resiliently support said foundation member in a horizontal direction relative to said underlying surface. 
     
     
         23 . The guideway as in  claim 19 , wherein said foundation member is continuous along said carriers. 
     
     
         24 . The guideway as in  claim 19 , wherein said foundation member is discontinuous along said carriers and comprises a plurality of distinct and spaced apart foundation members. 
     
     
         25 . The guideway as in  claim 24 , wherein adjacent ends of at least two said carriers are supported on a single one of said foundation members. 
     
     
         26 . The guideway as in  claim 19 , wherein sad foundation member is seated within a trough defined in said underlying surface. 
     
     
         27 . The guideway as in  claim 19 , wherein said guideway is constructed in a tunnel and said underlying surface comprises a bottom of said tunnel. 
     
     
         28 . The guideway as in  claim 19 , wherein said carrier further comprises a support base attached to a bottom of said web, said support base configured on said foundation member, and wherein at least one of said support base or said foundation member comprise a wedge-shaped configuration to super-elevate said guideway slab in curved sections of said guideway. 
     
     
         29 . The guideway as in  claim 19 , wherein said carrier further comprises a support base attached to a bottom of said web, said support base adjustably configured on said foundation member. 
     
     
         30 . The guideway as in  claim 19 , wherein said carrier further comprises a support base attached to a bottom of said web, said support base configured on said foundation member, and further comprising a grouting compound filling a joint between said support base and said foundation. 
     
     
         31 . The guideway as in  claim 19 , wherein said carriers are not connected to each other in the longitudinal direction other than by support of adjacent said carriers on a common said foundation member. 
     
     
         32 . The guideway as in  claim 31 , wherein said carriers further comprise a support base attached to a bottom of said web, said support bases of adjacent said carriers supported on a common said foundation member and adjustable relative to said common foundation member such that one said carrier has an angular offset relative to said adjacent carrier. 
     
     
         33 . The guideway as in  claim 19 , wherein said web comprises separate web members spaced apart in a transverse direction of said carrier and running a longitudinal length of said carrier.