Cable transportation system and method for transporting people or goods and clamp for a vehicle of a cable transportation system
US11097750B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61F9/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cable transportation system for transporting people or goods defines an advancing path extending between two end stations and having a designated length L, and has a hauling cable looped into a closed ring and having a forward branch and a return branch, which extend between the end stations; at least one vehicle configured to be alternately advanced between the two end stations, and selectively and alternately clamped to the forward branch and the return branch of the hauling cable at the end stations; and a drive member for advancing the hauling cable along the advancing path and selectively stopping the hauling cable when the vehicle clamped to the hauling cable is at one end station.
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