MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617052571 A) filed by Faiveley Transport Tours on April 24, 2026, for Pantograph Comprising A Safety Device And Method Implemented By Such A Pantograph.
Inventors include Caffier, Benjamin; Delahais, Gwendal; and Blanchet, Guillaume.
The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.
Abstract: The invention relates to a pantograph (1) for a rail vehicle, the pantograph comprising a structure and an articulated frame (5) mechanically connected to the structure, and a head mechanically connected to the articulated frame, wherein the pantograph is characterised in that it comprises a safety device (36) and an actuator (30) configured to act on the articulated frame via the safety device, and wherein the safety device is configured to selectively: - mechanically couple the actuator to the articulated frame, whereby the articulated frame can be moved, by the actuator, between a raised position in which the head is in contact with a catenary and a lowered position in which the head is brought closer to the structure; and - mechanically uncouple the actuator from the articulated frame, whereby the articulated frame moves into the lowered position, under its own weight, independently of the action of the actuator.
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