Cable return pulley and cable transportation system comprising such a pulley
US9682713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H55/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cable transportation system cable return pulley has a hub, which is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation and has a plurality of lateral coupling sides lying along respective coplanar straight lines crosswise to the axis of rotation; and a main body, which is coupled to the hub, has an annular seat configured to house the cable, and a quantity of sectors equal to the quantity of lateral coupling sides of the hub, and wherein each sector is coupled to the hub and to the adjacent sectors solely along two of the straight lines.
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