Railways – Moving train
Patent
1976-07-30
1978-04-04
Blix, Trygve M.
Railways
Moving train
104 88, 104122, B61K 100
Patent
active
040820424
ABSTRACT:
This invention is a continuation of my system for vertical transfer of containers to and from moving vehicles wherein the improvement comprises the simplification of the double-dip overhead track for containers or container carriers by elimination of some or all of the dip switches and controls therefore, the track having transfer dips and rises spaced apart and at different gage or elevation with rails for front wheels on container or carrier out of phase with rails for the rear wheels in spaced relation so that containers or container carriers have wheels at one end to run on outer rails and wheel or wheels at other end to run on inner, narrower gage, or upper rails substantially maintaining the container or carrier level on the dips and rises of the overhead track. This invention includes wheel arrangements for container or container carrier for these tracks. This invention is shown applied in both passenger and freight transfer systems and for both split dip and rise spaced apart for containers or carriers with wheels which leave the dip and enter the rise (lift out before set in) and continuous or connected dip and rise (set in before lift out). Passenger cars have novel coupling carriage and track on roof to receive containers at considerable speed difference. The containers or container carriers on the station tracks are propelled and retarded by conveyors or by wave motion of sections of the track to eliminate need for being self propelled. A gantry of special and simplified design transfers containers to and from storage to put them in waiting order for the train. Containers are stored on carriers on classification tracks.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3910196 (1975-10-01), Denenburg
patent: 3956994 (1976-05-01), Barry
Blix Trygve M.
Keen D. W.
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