101 |
Machine for transport of passengers and cargo |
US921180 |
1997-08-29 |
US6039135A |
2000-03-21 |
J. Kirston Henderson |
An electrically powered vehicle transportation system utilizes a guideway with parallel enclosed rails. Each enclosed rail has an electrical bus bar for supplying power to vehicles on the guideway. The guideway will accommodate dual-mode vehicles that are capable of usage on conventional streets as well as on the guideway. The guideway also accommodates conventional vehicles and ferries that operate only on the guideway. The enclosed rails have a downward facing slot on an inner wall. The vehicle axles are offset, with a portion extending through each slot. The dual-mode vehicle has a body with axles that are extensible. The axles move from a retracted position, with the wheels recessed within the wheel wells, to an extended position. In the extended position, the wheels locate within the enclosed rails. Conventional vehicles and freight are carried on ferries that move along the guideways. |
102 |
Rail gripping vehicle |
US537792 |
1996-01-18 |
US5657699A |
1997-08-19 |
Arthur Ernest Bishop |
A combination including a track arrangement and a vehicle to be operated on the track arrangement. The track arrangement has two sets of laterally spaced apart running faces, each set including an upper running face and a lower running face. The vehicle includes a plurality of steerable axle assemblies, each axle assembly having an axle arrangement, a pair of upper wheels journalled on the axle arrangement and engageable with respective upper running faces; and a pair of lower wheels journalled on the axle arrangement and engageable with respective lower running faces. A steering arrangement urges the axle assemblies to align with the track arrangement. A loss sensing arrangement which senses a loss of adhesion or an imminent loss of adhesion of the upper wheels with respect to the respective upper running faces. A signal arrangement generates a signal indicative of one of the loss of adhesion and the imminent loss of adhesion of the upper wheels with respect to the respective upper running faces. An actuating mechanism forces the second set of wheels into running engagement with the respective lower running faces in response to the signal from the signal arrangement and with a force of engagement dependent on the signal from the signal arrangement. |
103 |
Modular installation for controlled transport of parts or products |
US44847 |
1987-04-16 |
US4940000A |
1990-07-10 |
Laszlo Horvath; Georges Martin; Heiner Schween |
The present invention relates to a modular installation for controlled transport of parts or products. This installation includes at least one autonomous pallet (10) carrying a traction mechanism, preferably in the form of an electric motor-brake (14), this pallet being provided with wheels (15, 16, 30, 31) for circulation on a rail network, conveying the motor feed current and the control signals for the traction mechanism of the pallet. The pallet comprises two girders (11 and 12) and a plate (13) provided with two centering pins (21). The installation is advantageous in that it is flexible and allows an adaptation to all utilizations, especially because the pallets may be managed individually by a central data processing unit. |
104 |
Rail vehicle conveying system and rail covers therefor |
US87103 |
1987-08-14 |
US4823704A |
1989-04-25 |
Shigeyoshi Fujita; Tomoyuki Sasaki; Kazuyoshi Fukuhara; Hiroshi Nishikawa |
A conveying system having a cart traveling on a rail. A rail cover strut is disposed along the rail and a rail cover is attached to the rail cover strut. A wheel or wheels of the cart are mounted on a bracket extending to pass under the lower end of the rail cover. |
105 |
Cantilevered train system |
US56755 |
1987-06-01 |
US4729322A |
1988-03-08 |
Russell P. Harshberger |
Apparatus to travel on primary rails includes:(a) a truck having primary wheels adapted to roll on primary rails under the wheels;(b) and side wheel structure carried by the truck and projecting at the side thereof, for car stabilizing upward engagement with elongated auxiliary rail structure above the side wheels,(c) three being a turnable having a vertical axis of pivoting, there also being extensions of the primary rails and of the auxilary rail structure on the turntable, all at one side of that vertical axis. |
106 |
Track unit for high-performance rapid-transit trains |
US43221074 |
1974-01-10 |
US3919947A |
1975-11-18 |
SIMON MICHAEL; GEYER WERNER |
Track unit apparatus for high performance rapid transit trains which includes a single tubular support frame supporting guide tracks for the high speed train vehicles as well as guide tracks for additional conveying vehicles. The track units include guide tracks for supporting overhead or suspension high speed train vehicles, which guide tracks are attached at cylindrical steel longitudinal tubular members. These longitudinal members also directly support surface type railroad tracks or roadways for conventional type surface trains. A plurality of such longitudinal tubular members are provided, with a pair of these members being spaced laterally from one another at the upper part of the frame and at least one other of these tubular members being spaced below and intermediate the upper members so as to form a triangle or other polygonal cross-sectional shape in conjunction with tubular lattice members connecting the respective longitudinal tubular members. The railroad or roadway supports are provided above the upper longitudinal tubular members. Intermediate the triangular shape bounded by the tubular members, further guide structure is provided for conveying vehicles so that the space taken up by the support frame is optimally utilized. In addition, the longitudinal tubular members, as well as additional pipelines, also include spaces for accommodating conveyance of materials such as gases, fluids, fluidized solids, and the like.
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107 |
Transportation means |
US41106073 |
1973-10-30 |
US3871300A |
1975-03-18 |
PERROTT FRANCIS CYRIL |
Means of transportation comprises a vehicle movable along a track having a branching zone and at least two alternative branching routes with guidance means in the form of a stationary guide member associated with each said route. A vehicle-mounted follower is engageable with one of said guide members to cause the vehicle to move along one branching route and a second selectively operable vehicle-mounted follower is engageable with the other guide member to cause disengagement of the first follower as a result of transverse movement of the vehicle which thus travels along the other branching route. The propulsion means for the vehicle may include a magnetic member mounted on the vehicle and a stationary magnetic member extending parallel to one side of the branching zone.
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108 |
Railroad track with braking surfaces for high speed trains |
US56850166 |
1966-07-28 |
US3339675A |
1967-09-05 |
BINGHAM SIDNEY H |
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109 |
Duo-rail transportation system |
US10194161 |
1961-04-10 |
US3238894A |
1966-03-08 |
MAKSIM JR JOHN |
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110 |
Track-mounted transport means or systems |
US2661160 |
1960-05-03 |
US3119349A |
1964-01-28 |
HAMPTON VERNER W; RENWICK NORMAN H F; GREEN GEORGE D |
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111 |
High-speed rail vehicle |
US76707747 |
1947-08-07 |
US2503120A |
1950-04-04 |
RUDOLF MEYER |
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112 |
Superspeed elevated railway |
US54634044 |
1944-07-24 |
US2469432A |
1949-05-10 |
CECIL COX WALTER |
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113 |
Interurban and subway transportation system |
US2886035 |
1935-06-28 |
US2076914A |
1937-04-13 |
NEWTON RAY F |
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114 |
Amusement aerial railway. |
US20437717 |
1917-11-28 |
US1300555A |
1919-04-15 |
BEHRENS RUDOLF |
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115 |
Mail-bag-handling apparatus. |
US1913782031 |
1913-07-30 |
US1136281A |
1915-04-20 |
SHELLEY ISAAC E; SHELLEY SIMON A |
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116 |
Coasting device for purposes of amusement. |
US1910587819 |
1910-10-19 |
US981462A |
1911-01-10 |
MOSS LOUIS N |
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117 |
Automatic coasting-cycle. |
US1903183684 |
1903-12-03 |
US754823A |
1904-03-15 |
SMITH EDWARD A |
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118 |
Electrical traction towage. |
US1902113177 |
1902-06-25 |
US724367A |
1903-03-31 |
WOOD STEPHEN W |
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119 |
High level tramway |
US594061D |
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US594061A |
1897-11-23 |
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120 |
Bicycle attachment |
US559652D |
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US559652A |
1896-05-05 |
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