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US 8,408,141 B2Granted
Cable transportation system and relative operating method
AssigneeRolic Invest S.Ar.L.
InventorsAndrea Durante, Federico Bavaresco, Giuseppe Conte
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Abstract
A cable transportation system having a pull cable defined by a number of strands and drawn along a path; at least one transportation unit movable along the path and connected to the pull cable by a coupling device; a metal structure located along the path to support and guide the transportation unit; and at least one guide roller for guiding the pull cable and supported by the metal structure by leaf springs which reduce vibration caused by the strands of the pull cable contacting the guide roller.
Claims14
A cable transportation system comprising:
- a pull cable defined by a plurality of strands and configured to be drawn along a path;
- at least one transportation unit configured to move along the path and connectable to the pull cable by a coupling device;
- a structure located along the path and configured to support and guide the at least one transportation unit;
- a guide roller supported by the structure and configured to guide the pull cable, wherein the guide roller is connected to the structure by a plurality of leaf springs configured to reduce vibration caused by contact between the plurality of strands of the pull cable and the guide roller;
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- a frame supporting the guide roller, said frame being connected to the structure by the leaf springs.
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