Cable transportation system for transporting people and method for operating the same
US11155276B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61B12/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cable transportation system extends along a track and has two haul cables driven respectively by respective motors and having respective mutually aligned end portions; a vehicle with two clamping devices configured to attach the vehicle to the haul cables; a passenger station at the end sections of the haul cables; two control cams arranged respectively at the end sections of the haul cables; and two actuators configured to bring the control cams into an operating position to open the clamping devices and into a resting position in which they do not interfere with the clamping devices, the control cams being spaced apart by a distance equal to the distance between the clamping devices in such a way that when the clamping device is at the control cam, the clamping device is at the control cam.
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