A switch for a point machine, point machine having said switch, and a method for operating said point machine. The switch opening and closing a circuit providing current to the motor of the point machine. The switch having an elastic element, such as a spring, to create “snap-action” to open and close the circuit. Operation of the motor compressing the spring to open the circuit and cut-off power to the motor when the point machine has completed movement of a point.
POINT MACHINE AND ELECTRICAL SWITCH WITH SNAP-ACTION AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAID POINT MACHINE
WEICHENANTRIEB UND ELEKTRISCHER SCHALTER MIT SCHNAPPEFFEKT UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB DES WEICHENANTRIEBS
APPAREIL DE MANOEUVRE D'AIGUILLE ET INTERRUPTEUR À ACTION BRUSQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DUDIT APPAREIL DE MANOEUVRE D'AIGUILLE
2021-03-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC |
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