Installation for the downhill transportation of passengers from a higher station to a lower station
AssigneeInnova Patent GmbH
InventorReinhard Albrich
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The installation enables the downhill transportation of passengers from a higher station to a lower station along a rail. Cars that are guided along the rail are equipped with the first of two interacting elements of an electromagnetic braking device, in particular with one or more permanent magnets, and the guide rail being equipped with the second elements, in particular braking strips made from an electrically conductive nonmagnetizable material, such as copper or aluminum, which interact with said first elements of the braking device. Each car is equipped with one or more first elements with an operating brake that is adjustable as a function of its load, and with one or more first elements of a safety brake that is activatable during downhill travel.
Claims22
An installation for the downhill transportation of passengers from a higher station to a lower station, comprising:
- a guide rail extending from the higher station to the lower station and cars guidable along said guide rail between the higher station and the lower station;
- a brake system with interacting elements including first interacting elements mounted to said cars and second interacting elements mounted to said guide rail;
- wherein each car is equipped with at least one of said first interacting elements of an operating brake and said operating brake is adjustable as a function of a load of said car, and with one or more first elements of a safety brake that is activatable during downhill travel of said car;
- and
- a testing station disposed at the higher station for adjusting said operating brake as a function of the load of a respective said car.
An installation for transporting passengers from a higher station to a lower station, comprising:
- a guide rail extending from the higher station to the lower station and cars guidable along said guide rail between the higher station and the lower station;
- a brake system including an operating brake and a safety brake each formed with first and second interacting elements mounted to said cars and to said guide rail, respectively;
- wherein each car is equipped with at least one of said first interacting elements of said operating brake and said at least one first interacting element is adjustable as a function of a load of said car, and with at least on first element of said safety brake activatable during a downhill travel of said car from the higher station to the lower station;
- and
- a testing station disposed at the higher station for adjusting said operating brake as a function of the load of a respective said car.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.