Ropeway transport system
OwnerAndre Fraser Monteiroinventor
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Abstract
A ropeway or cable system is disclosed having at least two cable loops (1,20) that form a track, a first loop extending directly between two end station embarking or disembarking stations of the track, and a second loop extending between the two end stations via intermediate embarking or disembarking stations) or turning towers on the track. A vehicle (2) is carried from a loop, the vehicle (2) having a cable gripping mechanism (37, 38, 43, 44), the cable gripping mechanism being capable of switching attachment of the vehicle between two or more cable loops (1,20), so as to change the loop that carries the vehicle (2).
Claims7
A ropeway system comprising:
- a suspension system comprising two powered substantially horizontal slide gripping actuators operating in a direction perpendicular to the line of travel of a ropeway vehicle and in opposition to each other,
- wherein each slide gripping actuator comprises an independent gripping system,
- wherein each of the two gripping systems is configured to move between a retracted and an extended position, and
- wherein one of the two gripping systems moves to the extended position to attach to one of at least two ropeway cables while the ropeway vehicle is suspended by the other of the two gripping systems from another of the at least two ropeway cables.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.