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(19) INDIA (21) Application No.: 00345/KOLNP/2005 A
(22) Date of filing of Application: 07/03/2005 (43) Publication Date: 09/06/2006
(54) Title of the invention: END POSITION DETECTOR FOR MOVABLE SWITCH PARTS
(51) International classification : B61L 5/10
(31) Priority Document No : A 1196/2002
(32) Priority Date : 07/08/2002
(33) Name of priority country : AUSTRIA
(86) International Application No and : PCT/AT03/00218
Filing Date
: & 31/07/2003
(87) International Publication No : WO 04/014710
(61) Patent of addition to Application No : NA
Filed on : NA
(62) Divisional to Application No : NA
Filed on : NA
(71) Name of Applicant:
VAE EISENBAHNYSTEME GMBH.,
AND
VAE GMBH.,
Address of the Applicant:
ALPINESTRASE 1, A-8740 ZELTWEG,
AUSTRIA.
AND
ROTENTURMSTRASSE 5-9, A-1010
WIEN, AUSTRIA.
(72) Name of the Inventor:
SCHNEDL, KARL;
LASSACHER, ARMIN;
Filed U/S 5(2) before The Patents (Amendment)
Act, 2005: NO
(57) Abstract:
The invention pertains to an end position detector for movable switch parts (3) which comprises a rod assembly and a housing (12),
into which the rod assembly penetrates and in which at lest one sensor for sensing an end position of the rod assembly is arranged.
According to the invention, the rod assembly is connected to the movable switch part (3) such that it can be pivoted in a vertical plane
that lies transverse to the longitudinal direction of the rails, wherein the rod assembly comprises at least one rod (8) of circular cross
section, and wherein said rod (8) in its region that penetrates into the housing (12) in a sealed fashion carries on its periphery at least
one switching flank (13) that cooperates with a switch contact (16).
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