公开(公告)号：US4078500A

公开(公告)日：1978-03-14

申请号：US660508

申请日：1976-02-23

申请人： Paul Zuppiger

发明人： Paul Zuppiger

IPC分类号： B61B9/00 ,  B61B12/10 ,  B61B15/00 ,  B61J3/04 ,  B66B21/12 ,  B61B10/00

CPC分类号： B66B21/12 ,  B61B12/105 ,  B61B15/00 ,  B61J3/04

摘要： A vehicle system has a track along which a cable is driven, preferably at constant speed, to entrain a plurality of vehicles rollingly along the track. The vehicle carries a pair of pinch rollers adapted to grip the cable without slippage and at least one of these rollers is journaled on the vehicle and can entrain a star-shaped member whose spokes or arms have rollers adapted to engage cam surfaces disposed along the track. Depending upon the orientation of the cam surfaces, the vehicle may be displaced at a rate in excess of the linear speed of the cable, at the same rate as the cable or at a slower speed. This allows the vehicle to be slowed down for embarkation and disembarkation but permits the vehicle to be driven at high speeds between such embarkation/disembarkation stations all while the cable is operated at substantially constant speed.

摘要翻译： 车辆系统具有轨道，轨道沿着该轨道被驱动，优选地以恒定速度驱动，以沿轨道卷绕多个车辆。 车辆携带一对夹紧辊，其适于夹持电缆而没有滑动，并且这些辊中的至少一个轴颈卡在车辆上并且可夹带星形构件，其轮辐或臂具有适于接合沿轨道设置的凸轮表面的辊 。 根据凸轮表面的方向，车辆可以以与电缆相同的速率或以较慢的速度以超过电缆的线速度的速率移动。 这允许车辆降落以便登乘和下船，但是允许车辆在这些登机/下船站之间以高速驱动，同时电缆以基本上恒定的速度运行。