Patent · US Expired

Funicular railway car having compartment suspended above chassis

US4693186A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 3, 1986
Grant dateSep 15, 1987
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61B9/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A car of a funicular railway with track sections of different gradients, having a compartment suspended from a hanger arm supported by a carriage. A jack keeps the compartment horizontal, whatever the gradient.

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