Station with loop configuration for hyperloop transportation system
US10493859B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G67/603
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A station for a hyperloop transportation system includes a tube comprising a low-pressure environment, a plurality of tracks within the tube, each track adapted to carry a hyperloop capsule, and a turntable joined to an end of the tube, adapted to rotate a capsule one hundred and eighty degrees. The station also includes a platform disposed on a side of the tube, adapted to hold a plurality of people, and a plurality of gates disposed in one side of the tube. Each gate includes a door forming a barrier between the low-pressure environment of the tube and an exterior of the tube, and a sealing mechanism adapted to form a seal with a hyperloop capsule.
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