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US 6,363,858 B1Granted
Transport device comprising at least one carriage or like vehicle circulating on a cable
AssigneeAerofun (Societe a Responsabilite Limitee)
InventorPhilippe Voirin
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Abstract
A transport device includes a vehicle on an elongated support element extending between a departure station and an arrival station, the departure station being located at a higher elevation than the arrival station. The arrival station includes at least one braking unit for slowing the vehicle. The braking unit may be a series of rollers that engage the vehicle or a series of downwardly depending members that strike lateral extension from the vehicle.
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A transport device comprising:
- an elongated support element extending between an arrival station that has a first braking unit and a departure station that is higher in elevation than said arrival station;
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- a vehicle having at least one first roller that is movable along said elongated support element and an upper surface defining a rolling path,
- said first braking unit comprising a plurality of second rollers in series that are pivotally attached to a first carrying body that is above said elongated support element at said arrival station, said plurality of second rollers engaging said elongated support element when said vehicle is not between said plurality of second rollers and said elongated support element and engaging said rolling path and slowing said vehicle when said vehicle is between said plurality of second rollers and said elongated support element.
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A transport device comprising:
- an elongated support element extending between an arrival station that has a first braking unit and a departure station that is higher in elevation than said arrival station;
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- a vehicle having at least one first roller that is movable along said elongated support element and lateral extensions from both sides thereof,
- said first braking unit comprising a plurality of downwardly depending members that are arranged in pairs on opposite sides of said elongated support member and that strike said lateral extensions and slow said vehicle as said vehicle enters said arrival station.
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