Deformable drive sheave
AssigneeLeitner-Poma of America, Inc.
InventorJean-Francois Mugnier
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Abstract
A drive sheave equipped with a deformable tire is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the drive sheave comprises a tire portion wherein the tire portion comprises an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface. The tire portion also comprises a first surface extending between the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface. In addition, the tire portion comprises a second surface extending between the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface, wherein the second surface is oppositely disposed relative to the first surface. At least one opening in the tire portion extends between the first surface and the second surface.
Claims12
A tramway comprising:
- a rope extending between a first terminal and a second terminal, said rope being movable at a first velocity;
- at least one carrier being connectable to said rope;
- a track located in said first terminal, wherein said track comprises a first drive sheave operable at a first velocity and a second drive sheave operable at a second velocity;
- a disengagement mechanism to release said at least one carrier from said rope, wherein a portion of said at least one carrier is contactable with said first drive sheave when said at least one carrier is released from said rope;
- said first drive sheave and said second drive sheave comprising:
- a tire portion;
- said tire portion comprising an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface;
- said tire portion comprising a first surface extending between said inner circumferential surface and said outer circumferential surface;
- said tire portion comprising a second surface extending between said inner circumferential surface and said outer circumferential surface, said second surface being oppositely disposed relative to said first surface;
- at least one opening in said tire portion extending through said first surface and said second surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.