Patent · US Expired

Cable transport apparatus

US5024162A · kind A · utility

5Cited by

8References

4Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Konrad Doppelmayr & Sohn Maschinen-fabrik Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG · AT

Inventors

Ernst Nigg · Schwarzach, AT
Elmar Fuchs · Schwarzach, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 2, 1990
Grant date	Jun 18, 1991
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 2, 2010

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB61B12/022
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cable railway installation comprising cable return disks (2) arranged at he bottom and top stations, at least one of which disks (2) is driven, and comprising a carrying and hauling cable (3) arranged around the cable return disks (2) and guided over guide or deflecting rolls (12) for moving transportation means, such as seats (5). The cable return disk (2) forms the rotor of the drive motor, especially a reluctance motor.

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