IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0182977
(2011-07-14)
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등록번호 |
US-8573132
(2013-11-05)
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우선권정보 |
IT-MI2010A1297 (2010-07-14) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
- Conte, Giuseppe
- Coco, Franco
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Rolic International S.AR.L.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
26 |
초록
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A cable transportation system switch having a first straight rail; a second straight rail forming an angle of more than 0° and less than 45° with the first straight rail; and a third straight rail located between the first and second straight rail and movable selectively between a first operating po
A cable transportation system switch having a first straight rail; a second straight rail forming an angle of more than 0° and less than 45° with the first straight rail; and a third straight rail located between the first and second straight rail and movable selectively between a first operating position, in which the third straight rail contacts the first straight rail and is parallel to the second straight rail, and a second operating position, in which the third straight rail contacts the second straight rail and is parallel to the first straight rail.
대표청구항
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1. A cable transportation system switch comprising: a first rail including a straight portion;a second rail including a straight portion forming an angle of more than 0 degrees and less than 45 degrees with the straight portion of the first rail; anda third straight rail located between the straight
1. A cable transportation system switch comprising: a first rail including a straight portion;a second rail including a straight portion forming an angle of more than 0 degrees and less than 45 degrees with the straight portion of the first rail; anda third straight rail located between the straight portion of the first rail and the straight portion of the second rail, said third straight rail including a first guide member and a second guide member located on opposite sides of a web of the third straight rail to define respective curved paths tangent to the web of the third straight rail, said third straight rail being selectively moveable between: (i) a first operating position in which a free end of the third straight rail forms a first joint with the first rail and the third straight rail is parallel to the straight portion of the second rail, and(ii) a second operating position in which the free end of the third straight rail forms a second joint with the second rail and the third straight rail is parallel to the straight portion of the first rail. 2. The cable transportation system switch of claim 1, wherein the third straight rail is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a plane of the first rail, the second rail, and the third straight rail. 3. The cable transportation system switch of claim 2, wherein the axis is equidistant from the first rail and the second rail. 4. The cable transportation system switch of claim 2, which includes: a fourth straight rail parallel to the straight portion of the first rail; anda fifth straight rail parallel to the straight portion of the second rail;the fourth straight rail and the fifth straight rail forming a vertex close to the axis. 5. The cable transportation system switch of claim 4, wherein the actuating device includes a linear actuator located between a first end and a second end of the third straight rail. 6. The cable transportation system switch of claim 1, which includes an actuating device connected to the third straight rail to move the third straight rail between the first operating position and the second operating position. 7. The cable transportation system switch of claim 1, wherein: the first rail has a first contoured portion;the second rail has a second contoured portion; andthe free end of the third straight rail is configured to form the first with the first contoured portion of the first rail, andthe free end of the third straight rail is configured to form the second joint with the second contoured portion of the second rail. 8. The cable transportation system switch of claim 7, wherein: the first rail, the second rail, and the third straight rail each have a top portion and a bottom portion;the bottom portion of the first rail defines a first rail bottom portion cutout along the first contoured portion;the bottom portion of the second rail defines a second rail bottom portion cutout along the second contoured portion; andthe top portion of the free end of the third straight rail defines a third straight rail top portion cutout such that: the first rail and the third straight rail overlap in the first operating position, andthe second rail and the third straight rail overlap in the second operating position. 9. The cable transportation system switch of claim 7, wherein: the first rail, the second rail, and the third straight rail each include an upper flange defining a rolling track for a transportation unit;the upper flange of the first rail defines a first rail upper flange cutout along the first contoured portion;the upper flange of the second rail defines a second rail upper flange cutout along the second contoured portion; andthe upper flange at the free end of the third straight rail is complementary in shape to the cutouts in the first rail and the second rail. 10. The cable transportation system switch of claim 7, wherein: the first rail and the second rail each include a web; andthe web of the first rail, the web of the second rail and the web of the third straight rail define a rolling track for a steering trolley of a transportation unit. 11. A cable transportation system comprising: at least one transportation unit having wheels, and steering trolleys configured to steer the wheels;a track along which the at least one transportation unit runs;two hauling cables configured to be engaged by the at least one transportation unit; anda switch located along the track and including: a first rail including a straight portion;a second rail including a straight portion forming an angle of more than 0 degrees and less than 45 degrees with the straight portion of the first rail; anda third straight rail located between the straight portion of the first rail and the straight portion of the second rail, said third straight rail including a first guide member and a second guide member located on opposite sides of a web of the third straight rail to define respective curved paths tangent to the web of the third straight rail, said third straight rail being selectively moveable between: (i) a first operating position in which a free end of the third straight rail forms a first joint with the first rail and the third straight rail is parallel to the straight portion of the second rail, and(ii) a second operating position in which the free end of the third straight rail forms a second joint with the second rail and the third straight rail is parallel to the straight portion of the first rail. 12. The cable transportation system of claim 11, wherein the third straight rail is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a plane of the first rail, the second rail, and the third straight rail. 13. The cable transportation system of claim 12, wherein the axis is equidistant from the first rail and the second rail. 14. The cable transportation system of claim 12, which includes: a fourth straight rail parallel to the straight portion of the first rail; anda fifth straight rail parallel to the straight portion of the second rail;the fourth straight rail and the fifth straight rail forming a vertex close to the axis. 15. The cable transportation system of claim 14, wherein the actuating device includes a linear actuator located between a first end and a second end of the third straight rail. 16. The cable transportation system of claim 11, which includes an actuating device connected to the third straight rail to move the third straight rail between the first operating position and the second operating position. 17. The cable transportation system of claim 11, wherein: the first rail has a first contoured portion;the second rail has a second contoured portion;the free end of the third straight rail is configured to form the first joint with the first contoured portion of the first rail, andthe free end of the third straight rail is configured to form the second joint with the second contoured portion of the second rail. 18. The cable transportation system of claim 17, wherein: the first rail, the second rail, and the third straight rail each have a top portion and a bottom portion;the bottom portion of the first rail defines a first rail bottom portion cutout along the first contoured portion;the bottom portion of the second rail defines a second rail bottom portion cutout along the second contoured portion; andthe top portion of the free end of the third rail defines a third straight rail top portion cutout such that: the first rail and the third straight rail overlap in the first operating position, andthe second rail and the third straight rail overlap in the second operating position. 19. The cable transportation system of claim 17, wherein: the first rail, the second rail, and the third straight rail each include an upper flange defining a rolling track for a transportation unit;the upper flange of the first rail defines a first rail upper flange cutout along the first contoured portion;the upper flange of the second rail defines a second rail upper flange cutout along the second contoured portion; andthe upper flange at the free end of the third straight rail is complementary in shape to the cutouts in the first rail and the second rail. 20. The cable transportation system of claim 17, wherein: the first rail and, the second rail, each include a web; andthe web of the first rail, the web of the second rail and the web of the third straight rail define a rolling track for a steering trolley of the at least one transportation unit.
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