System for transferring passive vehicles on an active movable tr

Details System for transferring passive vehicles on an active movable tr System for transferring passive vehicles on an active movable tr

1976-04-06

1978-03-14

Hoffman, Drayton E.

Railways

Traction

104 18, 104147R, 198324, 198334, B61B 1312

Patent

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040784991

ABSTRACT:
This transport system for transferring passive vehicles such as cars, platforms, containers, by means of a continuous-drive conveyor is characterized in that each vehicle comprises, in addition to carrier wheels engaging the main and fixed carrier rail, at least one tire-mounted wheel carried by cross beams projecting laterally from the vehicle, the tire-mounted wheel being adapted to engage intermediate retarding or acceleration tracks, a skid mounted in parallel relationship at the end of the cross beams and adapted to engage endless belts driven at low linear speeds for embarkment and disembarkment purposes, and also for transferring the vehicle to turnaround turntables at the ends of the system, and another skid adapted to engage the main endless belt conveyor for driving the vehicle at high speed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2756686 (1956-07-01), Kendall et al.
patent: 2936873 (1960-05-01), Seidman
patent: 3012517 (1961-12-01), Gale
patent: 3690267 (1972-09-01), Sutton
patent: 3871303 (1975-03-01), Woodling
patent: 3944044 (1976-03-01), Hamy

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