Railway vehicle and funicular apparatus
US10449978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61B12/105
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A funicular intended particularly for transporting heavy loads between an upstream station (10) and a downstream station (12), comprises a railway track (14) connecting the upstream station (10) to the downstream station (12) and a vehicle (16) running on the track (14) and drawn by at least one towing cable (30). The vehicle comprises a chassis (50) defining a median longitudinal vertical plane that rests on at least one pendulum running gear, comprising two independent lateral pendulum devices (60) situated on either side of the median longitudinal vertical plane, wherein each lateral pendulum device (60) comprises a secondary pendulum (62) articulated in relation to the chassis (50) around a horizontal secondary pivot axis and two primary pendulums, each articulated in relation to the secondary pendulum (62) around a horizontal primary pivot axis, wherein the primary pivot axes of the two primary pendulums are spaced apart from one another longitudinally on either side of the secondary pivot axis, wherein each primary pendulum is associated with at least two support rollers designed to run on the railway track (14), each rotating around a rotation axis parallel to the primary pi…
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