公开(公告)号：US20040035315A1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-26

申请号：US10645144

申请日：2003-08-20

发明人： Bryan Richards

IPC分类号： B61B012/04

CPC分类号： B62D1/28 ,  B61B15/00 ,  E01B2/003 ,  E01B25/28 ,  E01C1/002

摘要： A point-to-point transit system for riders includes an elongate guideway, a plurality of autonomous vehicles disposed in the guideway, a plurality of selectively actuable rider access portals in the side of the guideway, and a control system, configured to automatically guide the vehicles within the guideway. The rider access portals are configured to allow ingress and egress of riders to the autonomous vehicles in the guideway. The control system is configured to allow each vehicle to travel between origin and destination locations that are independently selected by a rider.

摘要翻译： 用于骑手的点对点转接系统包括细长的导轨，布置在导轨中的多个自主车辆，在导轨侧面的多个可选择性地启动的骑手进入门禁，以及控制系统，被配置为自动地引导 导轨内的车辆。 驾驶员进入门户被配置为允许车手进入和离开导轨中的自主车辆。 控制系统被配置为允许每个车辆在由骑手独立选择的起点和目的地位置之间行进。

公开(公告)号：US06564721B2

公开(公告)日：2003-05-20

申请号：US10067598

申请日：2002-02-07

申请人： Robert L. Stiles

发明人： Robert L. Stiles

IPC分类号： E01B2500

CPC分类号： E01B25/00 ,  B61B13/04 ,  B61B15/00

摘要： The rail transport system may generally be an elevated rail system that may be located along existing transportation right of ways such as roads, railroads, rivers, etc. While the system is generally structured for elevated roadways, it may also have surface or ground level elements. The system uses rail sections and rail switch sections having two load rail elements to carry automobile carrier cars and passenger cars. Guide rails are attached to the load rail elements by upstanding guide rail supports.

摘要翻译： 轨道运输系统通常可以是可以沿着道路，铁路，河流等方式的现有运输权利位置的高架轨道系统。虽然系统通常构造用于高架道路，但是也可以具有地面或地面层面的元件 。 该系统使用具有两个负载轨道元件的轨道段和轨道开关部分来承载汽车载体轿车和乘用车。 导轨通过直立的导轨支撑件连接到负载轨道元件上。

公开(公告)号：US06523480B1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-25

申请号：US09719592

申请日：2001-08-06

申请人： Palle Rasmus Jensen

发明人： Palle Rasmus Jensen

IPC分类号： B61B1304

CPC分类号： B61B15/00 ,  Y02T30/30

摘要： A transport system of the dual-mode type which comprises dual-mode vehicles (1) and a monorail (2), whereby said dual-mode vehicles can run both on an ordinary roadway (10) and as rail vehicles on the monorail (2). The monorail has a substantially triangular cross-sectional profile (7) with one apex of the triangle facing upwards, and the vehicles (1) each have a downwards-facing, through-going indentation (6) in the longitudinal direction with a cross-sectional profile which corresponds substantially to the cross-sectional profile (7) of the monorail (2). Each vehicle has driving wheels (8) for running on a roadway (10) and drive- and support wheels for running on the monorail (2). The vehicle has at least two drive-wheels (13a, 13b) are placed with their axes of rotation (20a, 20b) substantially vertical, and such that at least one drive-wheel (13a, 13b) for running on the monorail is placed on each side of a substantially vertical surface of the monorail (2).

摘要翻译： 一种包括双模车辆（1）和单轨（2）的双模式的运输系统，由此所述双模式车辆可以在普通道路（10）上运行，并且作为轨道车辆在单轨（2）上运行 ）。 单轨具有大致三角形的横截面轮廓（7），其三角形的一个顶点面向上，并且车辆（1）各自在纵向上具有向下的贯穿的凹陷（6） 截面轮廓基本上对应于单轨（2）的横截面轮廓（7）。 每个车辆具有用于在道路（10）上行驶的驱动轮（8）和用于在单轨（2）上行驶的驱动和支撑轮。 车辆具有至少两个驱动轮（13a，13b），它们的旋转轴线（20a，20b）基本垂直地放置，并且使得至少一个用于在单轨上行驶的驱动轮（13a，13b） 在单轨（2）的基本垂直的表面的每一侧上。

公开(公告)号：US20020189489A1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-19

申请号：US10212907

申请日：2002-08-06

发明人： J. Kirston Henderson

IPC分类号： B61K005/00

CPC分类号： B60P1/43 ,  B60P3/077 ,  B61B5/02 ,  B61B15/00

摘要： 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 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.

公开(公告)号：US20020029720A1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-14

申请号：US09859144

申请日：2001-05-15

发明人： Lou Esposito ,  Rick Tremblay

IPC分类号： B61D001/00 ,  B60N005/00

CPC分类号： B60F1/02 ,  B61B15/00 ,  B61D15/00 ,  Y02T30/30

摘要： This invention is a freight and mass transit system which utilizes a road-rail adaptive vehicle. The adaptive vehicle is self-powered, and, with its power unit intact, is able to travel both on roads and on rails. In one embodiment, the adaptive vehicle loads easily and rides securely on a flat-bed type rail car. In another embodiment, the wheels or axles of the vehicle adapt to cooperate with the rail-line rails for traction and guidance, and the vehicle rides directly on the rails. Preferably, the rail version of the adaptive vehicle is connectable with other similar vehicles, so that a set of adaptive vehicles may travel like a train down the rails. Also, preferably, the rail version of the adaptive vehicle is connectable with the freight and passenger compartments of other similar vehicles, so that passengers may move from one adaptive vehicle to another in order to make their necessary travel connections during the rail transit.

摘要翻译： 本发明是利用公路轨道自适应车辆的货运和公共交通系统。 自适应车辆是自供电的，并且其动力单元完好无损，能够在道路和轨道上行驶。 在一个实施例中，自适应车辆容易地加载并且牢固地骑在平板式轨道车上。 在另一个实施例中，车辆的车轮或车轴适合与轨道轨道协作以进行牵引和引导，并且车辆直接在轨道上骑行。 优选地，自适应车辆的轨道版本可以与其他类似的车辆连接，使得一组自适应车辆可以像列车一样沿轨道行进。 此外，优选地，自适应车辆的轨道版本可以与其他类似车辆的货运和乘客舱室连接，使得乘客可以从一个自适应车辆移动到另一个，以便在轨道交通期间进行必要的行驶连接。

公开(公告)号：US20010042488A1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-22

申请号：US09852816

申请日：2001-05-09

发明人： Frank C. Randak

IPC分类号： B61B001/00 ,  B61B005/00

CPC分类号： B61K1/00 ,  B61B5/00 ,  B61B15/00

摘要： An improved system for transporting vehicles and passengers from one destination to another using pallets, trains and guideways. The automobile uses ramp 1 to enter station 2 and park in port 3. The port then rotates 45 degrees 4 and parallel to a pallet guideway 5. The system then moves the pallet 6 along the pallet guideway next to a port 7 and parks. A mechanism on the pallet transfers the vehicle from the port 7 to the pallet 6. The pallet accelerates on a pallet guideway 8 and moves next to a train 9 that is traveling in the same direction on a train guideway 10. The pallet docks with an empty slot 11 on said train while both are moving. The pallet moves the automobile onto said train and undocks. The empty pallet continues along the pallet guideway 12 back to the station to pick up another vehicle. As said train approaches the next station, an empty pallet docks with the train at the said slot that contains the automobile. The pallet transfers the automobile from the train to the pallet. The mechanism on the pallet transfers the vehicle from the pallet to the empty port 13. The AVT-Port then rotates 45 degrees and the automobile exits by way of ramp 14.

摘要翻译： 一个改进的系统，用于使用托盘​​，火车和导轨将车辆和乘客从一个目的地运输到另一个目的地。 汽车使用斜坡1进入站2并停放在端口3中。然后端口旋转45度4并平行于托盘导轨5.然后，系统沿着托盘导轨移动端口7并停放。 托盘上的机构将车辆从端口7传送到托盘6.托盘在托盘导轨8上加速并且移动到在列车导轨10上沿相同方向行进的列车9上。托盘与 所述列车上的空槽11都在移动。 托盘将汽车移动到所述火车上并且脱开。 空的托盘沿着托盘导轨12继续返回站以拾起另一辆车。 当列车接近下一站时，一个空的托盘与列车在所述的包含汽车的槽处对接。 托盘将汽车从列车转移到托盘。 托盘上的机构将车辆从托盘传送到空口13.然后AVT端口旋转45度，汽车通过斜坡14离开。

公开(公告)号：US5592883A

公开(公告)日：1997-01-14

申请号：US243257

申请日：1994-05-16

申请人： F. Jay Andress, III

发明人： F. Jay Andress, III

IPC分类号： B60F1/00 ,  B61B3/02 ,  B61B15/00 ,  B61B3/00

CPC分类号： B61B3/02 ,  B60F1/00 ,  B61B15/00

摘要： A monorail transportation system has an elongated, overhead monorail (12) with a vehicle (14) having a coupler (16) that movably travels along the upper surface of monorail (12) and a drive wheel (20) that engages the lower surface or underside of monorail (12) to propel vehicle (14) therealong. The coupler (16) and drive wheel (20) are recessed in the top of the vehicle (14) during road travel and extended for travel along the monorail (12). The vehicle includes a movable sled (130) that carries the vehicles batteries (56) to balance the vehicle (14) about its longitudinal centerline during travel along the monorail (12).

摘要翻译： 单轨运输系统具有细长的顶部单轨（12），其具有车辆（14），车辆（14）具有沿着单轨（12）的上表面可移动地行进的联接器（16）和驱动轮（20），该驱动轮接合下表面或 单轨铁路（12）的下侧，以推动车辆（14）。 联结器（16）和驱动轮（20）在道路行驶期间凹陷在车辆（14）的顶部，并且沿着单轨（12）延伸行进。 车辆包括可移动的滑板（130），该活动滑架在沿着单轨（12）的行进期间携带车辆电池（56）以在其纵向中心线周围平衡车辆（14）。

公开(公告)号：US3987734A

公开(公告)日：1976-10-26

申请号：US547212

申请日：1975-02-05

申请人： Clifford V. Horn

发明人： Clifford V. Horn

IPC分类号： B61B12/02 ,  B61B12/10 ,  B61B13/04 ,  B61B15/00 ,  B61K1/00 ,  E01B25/22

CPC分类号： E01B25/22 ,  B61B12/02 ,  B61B12/105 ,  B61B13/04 ,  B61B15/00 ,  B61K1/00

摘要： A modular rapid transportation system is described which features transport modules for carrying passengers and/or freight, high-speed, constant-velocity conveyors for transporting the transport modules from station to station and variable-speed transfer vehicles at the stations capable of matching velocities with the high-speed conveyors for loading and unloading the transport modules onto and off of the conveyors. A station in the system is located between at least two oppositely-moving, constant-velocity conveyors and includes at least two closed-circuit, overhead rails above the constant-velocity conveyors.The transfer vehicle travelling on a rail accelerates from a loading/unloading section of the rail with a transport module and matches the velocity of one of the constant-velocity conveyors, transfers the transport module to that conveyor and then moves to a storage section of the rail. The empty transfer vehicle then accelerates from the storage section of the rail, matches velocities with the oppositely-moving, constant-velocity conveyor, attaches to and removes a transport module from that conveyor, accelerates with the transport module back to the module-loading section of the rail.A system of detectors located at each station provides signals, enabling automatic loading and spacing of modules on the conveyor. A manual override control system is provided for overriding the automatic system.Inherent fail-safe design features are provided for preventing collision of transport modules during the loading and unloading processes.

公开(公告)号：US3919947A

公开(公告)日：1975-11-18

申请号：US43221074

申请日：1974-01-10

申请人： MASCHF AUGSBURG NUERNBERG AG

发明人： SIMON MICHAEL ,  GEYER WERNER

IPC分类号： B61B5/02 ,  B61B15/00 ,  E01B25/30 ,  E01B25/32 ,  E01D2/00 ,  E01D2/04 ,  E01D18/00 ,  B61B3/02 ,  E01D9/00

CPC分类号： E01D18/00 ,  B61B5/02 ,  B61B15/00 ,  E01B25/305 ,  E01B25/32 ,  E01D2/00 ,  E01D2/04 ,  E01D2101/30

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 用于高性能快速运输列车的轨道单元装置，其包括用于高速列车车辆的单个管状支撑框架以及用于附加输送车辆的导轨的单个管状支撑框架。 轨道单元包括用于支撑架空或悬架高速列车车辆的引导轨道，该引导轨道附接在圆柱形钢纵向管状构件上。 这些纵向构件还直接支撑用于常规型表面火车的表面型轨道或道路。 提供了多个这样的纵向管状构件，其中一对这些构件在框架的上部处彼此横向间隔开，并且这些管状构件中的至少另一个在上部构件的下方和中间隔开形成 三角形或其他多边形横截面形状与连接相应的纵向管状构件的管状网格构件相结合。 铁路或道路支撑设置在上纵向管状构件上方。 中间由管状构件限定的三角形形状，提供进一步的引导结构用于输送车辆，使得由支撑框架占据的空间被最佳地利用。 此外，纵向管状构件以及附加管道还包括用于容纳诸如气体，流体，流化固体等材料的输送的空间。

公开(公告)号：US3903807A

公开(公告)日：1975-09-09

申请号：US32324873

申请日：1973-01-12

申请人： LEE AVERETTE T

发明人： LEE AVERETTE T

IPC分类号： B61B13/00 ,  B61B15/00 ,  B61J1/02 ,  B61K5/04 ,  E01B25/12

CPC分类号： B61K5/04 ,  B61B13/00 ,  B61B15/00 ,  B61J1/02 ,  Y02T30/30

摘要： A rapid transit system which transports people and articles including automobiles, small trucks and the like throughout a network of local, branch or regional transit routes. The transit vehicle is a unitary, self-supporting structure which is transported and guided by spaced sets of wheels mounted and turning on pylons. The transit vehicle is compartmented into cubicles in one rigid structure which could be approximately 21 feet wide by 60 feet high and 1,500 to 2,000 feet long. The pylon construction supports the transit vehicle above the right of way property, typically at a minimum height of approximately 60 feet. Each pylon includes an upper power frame assembly having a large wheel for supporting and four smaller wheels for guiding the transit vehicle. A base frame mounted between the pylon and it foundation is provided when necessary to compensate for changes in grade. Motors driving the wheel are used to propel the transit vehicle over the pylons. These may be external motors driving through the propulsion wheel shaft or the propelling rotor may be integral with the propulsion wheel driving against stator coils framed from the bearing hub structure. Guide wheels on opposite sides of the power frame of the pylon are geared to turn at the same tread velocity as the propulsion wheel and absorb the wind side load of the vehicle. The power frame may include transformers, rectifiers, power controls, circuit breakers and other control and highly failsafe operating equipment responsive to the networks (remote) central control system. The transit vehicle is an elongated truss which would extend from one pylon to another in a cantilevered fashion. Thus the transit vehicle may engage with the next pylon approximately 300 feet away providing the only bridge for the vehicle as it proceeds along the route. The system would include local routes that would eventually become integrated with branch and regional routes within the system. The pylons may be individually mounted on mobile trucks to roll in groups on tracks or rails to be moved sideways to simultaneously move the transit vehicle in this fashion. The pylons may be removed and be replaced as required by the transit vehicle itself so that the transit may continue uninterrupted.