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US 4,057,017 AGranted
Continuous transport system, in particular for public transport
AssigneeCentre Stephanois de Recherches Mecaniques Hydromecanique et Frottement
InventorDaniel Michalon
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Abstract
A continuous transport system for serving an urban region, for example, for ublic transport. The transport system includes at least one looped main track which cooperates with at least one station track. The main track conveys platforms with removable cabins disposed thereon at a constant speed, and the cabins are adapted to be transferred to similar platforms provided on the station track. The station track varies the speed of the cabins therealong to permit embarkation and disembarkation therefrom.
Claims27
A continuous transport system comprising:
- at least one main looped track;
- a plurality of vehicles, each said vehicle including a platform and a removable cabin;
- said main track having a plurality of said platforms secured thereto at regular intervals and being adapted to convey said platforms at a constant speed;
- at least one looped disembarkation and embarkation station track having a portion thereof substantially parallel to a section of said main track;
- said station track having a plurality of said platforms secured thereto and being adapted to convey said platforms therealong at a varying speed;
- wherein each said platform disposed on said portion of said station track which is substantially parallel to said section of said main track is conveyed in a side-by-side horizontal projection relationship and at an equal speed with respect to a corresponding platform disposed on said section of said main track;
- each of said removable cabins being adapted to be transferred between a platform disposed on said portion of said station track and a corresponding platform disposed on said section of said main track;
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- wherein said station track is adapted to never intercept in the same plane with said main track.
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