Transportation system for city transportation with traction cable and railroad system having a central routing control and electronic calling systems in the stations
First Claim
1. A transportation system for city transportation having a two-track rail system, comprisinga rail system having a first end and a second end,a plurality of cars running independently on said rail system,a plurality of stations arranged between said first end and said second end and along said rail system, said rail system structured and arranged to allow said cars to stop in said stations for the pick-up and discharge of passengers,said rail system comprisinga secondary line and a main line, a path is formed by said secondary line and said main line which allows cars travelling on said main line to pass other cars on said secondary line, said secondary line being connected at opposite ends to said main line and passing through said stations,a central control,an electronic calling system installed in each of said stations,station selection devices arranged in said cars, said electronic calling system in each of said stations being connected to said station selection devices such that one of said cars is guided into one of said stations when said electronic calling system in said one of said stations is activated, and said station selection devices cooperating with said central control to ensure the receiving readiness of said one of said cars,a towing device structured and arranged to transfer said cars from said secondary line onto said main line, andan endless traction cable arranged along said main line, said car being coupled to said traction cable when said cars are arranged on said main line, said endless traction cable structured to drive said cars on said main line between said first end and said second end of said rail system.
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Abstract
In a transportation system for city transportation in which the cars are moved on a rail system and are brought at least part of the time into circulation from a circulating traction cable and the cars are fastened with clamps on the traction cable, stations are arranged at any given distance between the end railway stations with reversing devices for the traction cable, cars come to stand on a secondary track at the stations, and the through traffic has the ability to pass the standing cars. In the individual stations, an electronic calling system is installed which in cooperation with a central control causes a next car with a free place to seek the stations and to pick up the passenger(s), or to transfer a further car or car train into the rail system. In the cars themselves are provided station selection devices for the next stop. The secondary track is preferably arranged above or below the through rail system. The stations are thereby simplified, and it is possible to enter the stopping car directly, similar to a platform.
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13 Claims
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1. A transportation system for city transportation having a two-track rail system, comprising
a rail system having a first end and a second end, a plurality of cars running independently on said rail system, a plurality of stations arranged between said first end and said second end and along said rail system, said rail system structured and arranged to allow said cars to stop in said stations for the pick-up and discharge of passengers, said rail system comprising a secondary line and a main line, a path is formed by said secondary line and said main line which allows cars travelling on said main line to pass other cars on said secondary line, said secondary line being connected at opposite ends to said main line and passing through said stations, a central control, an electronic calling system installed in each of said stations, station selection devices arranged in said cars, said electronic calling system in each of said stations being connected to said station selection devices such that one of said cars is guided into one of said stations when said electronic calling system in said one of said stations is activated, and said station selection devices cooperating with said central control to ensure the receiving readiness of said one of said cars, a towing device structured and arranged to transfer said cars from said secondary line onto said main line, and an endless traction cable arranged along said main line, said car being coupled to said traction cable when said cars are arranged on said main line, said endless traction cable structured to drive said cars on said main line between said first end and said second end of said rail system.
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12. A transportation system, comprising
a two-track rail system including a main line and a secondary line, an endless traction cable arranged along said main line, a plurality of cars driven by said endless traction cable and running on said rail system, said cars being suspended from said rail system, a plurality of stations on said secondary line structured and arranged to allow said cars running on said main line to be called into said stations to stop for the pick-up and discharge of passengers, secondary tracks arranged in conjunction with said stations, said secondary tracks connected with said main line through two entrance shunts and one exit shunt, said secondary tracks each comprising a first track section implemented as a storage area for empty cars and a second track section implemented as a station track for the pick-up and discharge of passengers, wherein said cars on said secondary track travel independently of said cars running on said main line and ar capable of being integrated into said main line by said endless traction cable and an electronic communication system comprising an electronic calling system installed in each of said stations, station selection devices arranged in said cars, and a central control, wherein said electronic calling system and said station selection devices act in cooperation with said central control to call a particular one of said cars traveling on said main line to stop at a desired one of said stations and a particular one of said cars stored on one of said secondary tracks can be transferred onto said main line.
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