Display conveying trolley position to operator

A display for use in an off-highway truck includes a position element providing an indication to an operator of the off-highway truck to align the off-highway truck with an overhead trolley line as well as a pantograph element providing an indication to the operator to raise or lower a pantograph as...

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Main Authors Gilmore Donald J, Hendrickson Matthew L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.05.2017
Subjects
ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES
ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL
MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES
OTHER AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT FOR RAILWAYS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RAILWAYS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A display for use in an off-highway truck includes a position element providing an indication to an operator of the off-highway truck to align the off-highway truck with an overhead trolley line as well as a pantograph element providing an indication to the operator to raise or lower a pantograph associated with the off-highway truck to respectively make or break contact with the overhead trolley line. In an optional aspect, an alarm indicator may be provided for signaling an alarm condition to the operator of the off-highway truck.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213435129