Passenger transport installation comprising independent vehicles travelling on tracks and hauled by cables, and method for transporting passengers
US8573133B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61B12/125
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A public passenger transport installation includes two end stations connected via two tracks for inbound and outbound travels. At each station, both tracks join into a common single connector track section via a switch. Each of the tracks is associated with at least two endless cables, which extend from one of the station to the other one, and more precisely from one of the connector track section to the other. The endless cables associated with one track run in parallel to one another, and are laterally offset with respect to one another by a given distance, which is constant along the track and at the stations. Vehicles provided with releasable clamps can be individually coupled to the cables. Each clamp is movable between at least four indexed lateral positions, each corresponding to one of the cables on the connector track section. Each cable can be individually driven at continuously variable speed between standstill and a cruising speed.
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