Airdock assembly
AssigneeHyperloop Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJett FERM, Yuka MATSUYAMA
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Abstract
An airdock for connecting a transportation vehicle to a loading area in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system. The airdock includes a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle. The airdock is operable to maintain the transportation vehicle in a low-pressure environment of the transportation system while providing the pathway through the low-pressure environment.
Claims20
An airdock for connecting a transportation vehicle to a loading area in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system, the airdock comprising:
- a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle,
- wherein the airdock is operable to maintain the transportation vehicle in a low-pressure environment of the transportation system while providing the pathway through the low-pressure environment.
A method of operating an airdock for connecting a transportation vehicle to a loading area in a high-speed, low-pressure transportation system, the airdock providing a pathway for off-loading and loading of passengers and/or cargo to the transportation vehicle, the method comprising:
- maintaining the transportation vehicle in a low-pressure environment of the transportation system while providing the pathway through the low-pressure environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.