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US 4,899,665 AGranted
Assembly comprising both a vehicle movable on rails and supporting means for the vehicle comprising the rails
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Abstract
Assembly comprising a vehicle movable on rails and a support for the vehicle, wherein at least the lower part of the vehicle is situated under the geometric tangent plane below the wheels. The support is shaped in such a way to provide an empty space suitable for housing the lower part of the vehicle which is located under the geometric plane.
Claims9
An assembly, comprising
- a vehicle adapted to move on rails,
- rails mounted to support said vehicle movably thereon,
- wheels for movably mounting said vehicle on said rails,
- said vehicle comprising a pair of lateral flyers, and being internally divided into two decks,
- an upper deck for accommodating loads such as passengers, and a lower deck for accommodating heavy loads such as cargo,
- a floor of said upper deck being substantially at a level of said flyers,
- means for supporting said rails and providing an empty area between and below said rails,
- said lower deck of said vehicle and a center of gravity of the vehicle being located below a tangent plane passing under said vehicle wheels when said vehicle is substantially level upon said rails,
- wherein said flyers each longitudinally extend along said vehicle,
- said wheels are situated directly underneath each said flyer, and
- each said flyer comprises a recess on a lower surface thereof for accommodating said wheels.
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