Transport system with a minimum of two supporting points disposed on opposite sides of inter-connected ring frames

• US 5,275,111 A
• Filed: 03/21/1991
• Issued: 01/04/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Milorad Saviccevic
• Original Assignee: Milorad Saviccevic
• Inventors: Saviccevic, Milorad
• Primary Examiner(s): Oberleitner, Robert J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rutherford, Kevin D.
• Application Number:
  US07/672,958
• Time in Patent Office: 1,020 Days
• Field of Search: 104/89, 104/138.1, 104/138.2, 104/130.1, 104/124, 104/125, 104/282, 104/307, 104/121, 105/365, 105/147
• US Class Current: 104/138.1
• CPC Class Codes: B61B 13/10 Tunnel systems pneumatic tubes conveyors B65G ; B61C15/045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E01B 25/305 Rails or supporting constructions
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 30/00 Transportation of goods or passengers via railways, e.g. energy recovery or reducing air resistance

Abstract

The invention refers to a transport system with a minimum of two supporting points disposed on opposite sides of inter-connected ring frames, where within the annular tube (21) along tracks travel light rail vehicles with a passenger cabin. The structure of the cabin is similar to that of an airplane fuselage, where the cabins are at the same time supported by the lower and upper rotating bases which are disposed in the shape of rails (2,3) which include the side rails (10) also bonded to the opposite sides of the basic rings (1). The basic rings (1) are inter-connected by side supports (18) bonded by side bonds (19) for longitudinal central supports (12,13) and longitudinal side supports (14,15) disposed on horizontal frame beams (11) of double columns (10) as vertical supports (4b) of the support structure system.

Claims

1. A transport system for a light weight passenger vehicle having a cabin structure supported by one of rotating bases with drive axles and wheels, and gliders with leading magnets of a magnetic railway, comprising a minimum of two supporting points disposed on opposite sides of interconnected ring frames through which the light weight passenger vehicle can pass, the ring frames including a plurality of basic rings (1, 1a), on which at least two tracks (2, 3), including lower tracks and upper tracks, are bonded so as to support the passenger rail vehicle, the at least two tracks (2, 3) being disposed vertically on opposite sides of the basic rings (1, 1a) so as to simultaneously support the rail vehicle on the lower tracks and hang the rail vehicle from the upper tracks, the plurality of basic rings (1a, 1a) are connected together into a cylindrical cage tube-shaped member (21) by longitudinal beams (12, 13, 14, 15, 18) and transverse bonds (19), tracks of a multi-rail railway being disposed in the tube-shaped member (21), said tracks also including side tracks (20) bonded on opposite lateral sides of the basic rings, and further comprising means (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f) for supporting the tube-shaped member (21), wherein the supporting means includes vertical support members (4b) shaped as double columns connected on an upper side by a horizontal beam (11), with supported lower central longitudinal beams (12) and lower side longitudinal beams (14) interconnected by horizontal bars (17), as well as vertical bars (16) with which upper central longitudinal beams (13) and upper side longitudinal beams (15) are connected, the beams and bars being bonded to the basic rings (1) so as to form a grill support structure of the tube-shaped member (21) that is connected to the upper side of the vertical support members, wherein the basic rings (1) are connected to the horizontal frame beams (11) of the double columns (10) by the lower central longitudinal beams (12) and lower longitudinal side beams (14) to which the basic rings are bonded by the transverse bonds (19), the basic rings being interconnected by longitudinal side beams (18), and being bonded by the transverse bonds (19) with the upper central longitudinal beams, so as to form a support structure.