VEHICLE THAT IS NOT BOUND TO RAILS

DRIVE December 16, 2015
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The invention relates to a non-rail-bound, electrically powered vehicle (1). It comprises a vehicle body (10) having a vehicle width (B1) and a current collector (20) for feeding traction energy from a two-pole overhead line. The current collector (20) has two support arms (21), a cross-beam (24) lying transversely to a vehicle longitudinal axis (L) and articulatedly connected at overhead line-side ends (22) of the support arms (21), and two rockers (25) rotatable about a cross-beam axis (S) with contact strips (26). The support arms (21) are articulated at their vehicle-side ends (23) to the vehicle body (10) in such a manner that the rockers (25) are height-adjustable between a lowered rest position and a raised contact position and are laterally adjustable between two lateral deflection positions. According to the invention, the rockers (25) are independently laterally adjustable, whereby a current collector width (B2') that is less than the vehicle width (B1) is adjustable at least in the rest position of the current collector (20). As a result, the vehicle (1) according to the invention can also be approved for operation outside of electrified route sections.

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