US 12,448,737 B2
Guide rail beam, track beam unit, and track beam for rail vehicle
Saining Wang, Shenzhen (CN); Xiaotong Liu, Shenzhen (CN); Jing Yang, Shenzhen (CN); Dandan Guan, Shenzhen (CN); and Danli Wu, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to BYD Company Limited, Shenzhen (CN)
Appl. No. 17/764,080
Filed by BYD COMPANY LIMITED, Guangdong (CN)
PCT Filed Sep. 23, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/117138
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 25, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/063226, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 201910941146.9 (CN), filed on Sep. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0389663 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. E01B 25/24 (2006.01); E01B 25/28 (2006.01)
CPC E01B 25/24 (2013.01) [E01B 25/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A guide rail beam for a rail vehicle, wherein the rail vehicle comprises a road wheel and a guide wheel located under the road wheel, and the guide rail beam comprises:
a fixing plate disposed on a mounting surface;
a flange plate, disposed above the fixing plate, wherein the road wheel is configured to travel on the flange plate;
a web plate comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein an upper end of the web plate is connected with the flange plate, a lower end of the web plate is connected with the fixing plate, the first surface and the second surface are exposed, and the web plate is in contact with and be associated with the guide wheel to guide a traveling track of the guide wheel; and
a stiffening rib, wherein the stiffening rib is exposed, an upper end of the stiffening rib is connected with the flange plate, and a lower end of the stiffening rib is connected with the fixing plate.