| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 104165000 | TRACTION | 44 |
| 20110239896 | RACK BAR HAULAGE SYSTEM WITH AN IMPROVED RACKBAR - A rack bar haulage system including a plurality of rack bars, each having spaced apart gear teeth extending between cheek sections at opposite sides of the rack bar. The haulage system also includes a clog including two spaced apart sidewalls, and openings through the sidewalls. One cheek section has a clog wall receiving cavity adapted to receive one of the clog sidewalls, the clog wall receiving cavity being defined by spaced apart cheek section flanges. The cheek section flanges each have an opening there through, and the cheek section flange openings are aligned with the clog sidewall openings. A pin is insertable through the sidewall openings and the openings in the cheek section flanges, and the spaced apart cheek sections are positioned so that the envelope formed by the gear teeth is at the same level on the rack bar as the pin for retaining the rack bar in the clog. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20140076192 | MOTORIZED DOLLY - A motorized dolly includes an elongated frame, a first and second arc-shaped rail, a first and second pulley, a continuous belt, a motor, a platform, a first and second set of rollers or wheels, a fastener and one or more controls. The first arc-shaped rail has a first radius to a point in space. The second arc-shaped rail has a second radius greater than the first radius. The first and second pulleys are attached to the elongated frame proximate to each end. The continuous belt is movably attached to the first pulley and the second pulley. The motor is operably engaged with the first pulley, the second pulley or the continuous belt. The first and second set of rollers or wheels are attached to the platform and movably engaged with the first and second rails, respectively. The fastener securely is attached to the platform and the continuous belt. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20150122143 | MOTORIZED DOLLY - A motorized dolly includes an elongated frame, a first and second arc-shaped rail, a first and second pulley, a continuous belt, a motor, a platform, a first and second set of rollers or wheels, a fastener and one or more controls. The first arc-shaped rail has a first radius to a point in space. The second arc-shaped rail has a second radius greater than the first radius. The first and second pulleys are attached to the elongated frame proximate to each end. The continuous belt is moveably attached to the first pulley and the second pulley. The motor is operably engaged with the first pulley, the second pulley or the continuous belt. The first and second set of rollers or wheels are attached to the platform and moveably engaged with the first and second rails, respectively. The fastener securely is attached to the platform and the continuous belt. | 05-07-2015 |
| 104162000 | Pusher | 4 |
| 20080229965 | Car wash roller - A low weight corrosion resistant car wash roller includes a plastic body. The roller also includes a shaft with a sleeve arranged thereon. A set of plastic rollers are arranged on the shaft in contact with the sleeve. A second removable fastener is arranged in the body and has a plastic idle wheel arranged on each end thereof. The roller also includes a carrier link rotatably secured to the body. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20100258025 | Railcar Positioning System - A railcar positioning system operable as either an indexer or progressor is disclosed which includes a pair of spaced trackside railcar movers positioned outside and parallel to the rails of a railroad track. Each railcar mover includes a spaced trackside guideway located next to one of the railway rails, a plurality of spaced connected dog carriages mounted for operation together in the guideway, each dog carriage carrying a pusher dog mounted on the carriage, a reciprocating hydraulic cylinder associated with the plurality of spaced, connected dog carriages. A hydraulic power unit is connected to operate each of the cylinders individually or together and a control system is associated with the power unit for controlling the operation of the positioning system such that said positioning system may be optionally operated as an indexer or as a progressor. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20140261056 | Tandem Carriage Railcar Indexer - A railcar indexer system is disclosed that includes a design that enables extremely high loads to be moved without exceeding present railcar limitations. The railcar handling system of the present invention employs hydraulically-operated indexers that divide the load between consecutive dog carriages that, in turn, operate to apply force to railcar bogey frames or axles on consecutive railcars. This transfers a large amount of force to be applied to a lead railcar and enables a much larger amount of force to be applied to the next railcar and a larger total force to be applied to a string of railcars. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150083017 | RATCHETING RAILCAR INDEXER - A railcar handling system is disclosed that includes an indexing unit having a plurality of dog carriages, serially aligned in fixed spaced relation, each carriage carrying a railcar axle-engaging dog and a railcar wheel sensor and a hydraulic operating system including a hydraulic cylinder for moving the plurality of dog carriages in unison in a reciprocating ratcheting manner and operating said axle-engaging dogs. A control system is provided to coordinate the operation of the railcar handling system. | 03-26-2015 |
| 104166000 | Longitudinal rotary shafts | 1 |
| 20090078149 | Pillow Block Bearing for Shaft Driven Conveyor System with Self Aligning Feature - A rotating shaft drive system is configured to propel a load along a conveying path of an overhead conveyor system. A stationary frame extends along the conveying path and supports the rotating shaft drive system. A movable carriage is suspended from the stationary frame and engages with a rotating shaft of the shaft drive system to propel the carriage and the load. The rotating shaft comprises a plurality of shaft segments supported pillow blocks at each end of the rotating shaft segments, and the pillow blocks create a gap between adjacent shaft segments. The movable carriage has at least one canted driven roller configured to engage with adjacent rotating shaft segments and to create a helical loci of tractional engagement that provides sufficient drive force to propel the carriage and the load along the conveying path. The drive system is further configured to provide continuous propulsion as the canted driven roller moves across the gap between adjacent shaft segments. | 03-26-2009 |
| 104168000 | Transverse live roll | 1 |
| 20090158955 | Transportation System - A mass transit system includes a plurality of pedestal-mounted rings which provide a support through which a vehicle travels. The pedestals are spaced apart on the ground, but no rail or connecting structure on or above ground is required. An underground conduit carries electrical and communications cable that connects the pedestals together. The rings include a plurality of rollers to drive, guide and stabilize the vehicle at lower speeds. For higher speeds flywheels are mounted on the pedestals. The flywheels are preferably driven by an electrical motor, which engages a friction or clutch plate on the vehicle separate from the rings. The friction plate or linear clutch is mounted separate from the rings on the vehicle and is lowered to engage and disengage the flywheel. The flywheel is also mounted on a shock absorber to smooth the travel of the vehicle. | 06-25-2009 |
| 104172100 | Chain | 4 |
| 104172300 | Beneath vehicle | 3 |
| 20100242785 | CAR WASH CONVEYOR DOLLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A car wash dolly of the type used in connection with multi-tier car wash conveyors comprises, in mirror image arrangement, first and second pairs of stainless steel journals having external bearing surfaces and polymeric rollers mounted for rotation on said bearing surfaces wherein the journals are nitro carburized and mechanically polished prior to assembly. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100300323 | ROLLER ASSEMBLY CALL UP MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE WASH CONVEYOR - A roller assembly call up mechanism for a vehicle wash conveyor having an endless chain with a plurality of spaced roller assemblies attached thereto for pushing a vehicle along a slotted track, is located below the track and includes a power cylinder, a crank arm connected to the power cylinder and an axle connected to the crank arm for rotation with the axle. A ramp in the form of a pair of spaced forks is connected to the axle for rotation therewith. A slotted link is pivotally connected at one end to the ramp and at an opposite end to the entrance trap door whereby when the power cylinder is actuated the ramp and the trap door are pivoted upwardly. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110088585 | AUTO LAUNDRY CONVEYOR DOLLY - A car wash dolly that uses a single shaft having two camshaft lobes and a series of snap ring grooves. The bolt-less design of the dolly includes a stronger camshaft and minimized component count. The center link and wheels may be mounted directly on the shaft to produce a sturdy design for the dolly. Grooves and snap rings are provided to “lock” wheels in their place on the shaft and to keep wheels physically close to one another to prevent dirt or other debris from getting between the wheels. Optional thrust washers also may be provided between plastic wheels and snap rings to reduce friction between the wheels during operation of the dolly in a car wash facility. The dolly according to the present disclosure is intended to roll, via a conveyor chain, on a slotted track of an auto-laundry system. Because of rules governing Abstracts, this Abstract should not be used to construe the claims in this patent application. | 04-21-2011 |
| 104172500 | Chain construction | 1 |
| 20110179968 | Universal dog chain - Drive dog chains are assembled with alternating universal inside attachment links and outside sidebars and riveted pin connections. The universal inside attachment links have full size end sections and central sections of reduced height. Filler attachments are attached with machine screws to the central sections. Upper surfaces of the filler attachments are level with upper surfaces of the end sections and upper surfaces of the outside sidebars. Filler attachments are removed from selected ones of the center sections and replaced with pusher attachments secured at an end of each selected center section. A drive dog chain is manufactured and stored in uniform strands. Upon ordering, the pusher attachments replace the filler attachments at selected spacings on the chain. | 07-28-2011 |
| 104173100 | Cable | 31 |
| 20080229966 | Method for Operating a Cableway System with a Valley Station and with at Least One Mountain Station, and Cableway System - A method for operating a cableway system, and a cableway system with a valley station and with at least one mountain station and with transportation devices which can be moved between said stations. In the stations, the transportation devices are moved along a guide rail by way of conveying means, such as conveying wheels, assigned thereto, through a first boarding and disembarking region for the passengers and, selectively, along at least one further guide rail branching off from the guide rail via at least one diverter, along which transportation devices can be moved, likewise by way of conveying means, through at least one second boarding and disembarking region. A control unit is provided, to which the outputs of sensors assigned to the boarding and disembarking regions are supplied and by way of which the diverters and the conveying means can be controlled, with the transportation devices being moved through the boarding and disembarking regions as required. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080229967 | Installation for Conveying Individuals - An installation conveys individuals by way of a transporting device along a track located above the ground and borne by supports. The installation further has a base station, an apparatus for conveying the transporting device from the base station to a top station, and a running rail for the transporting device which starts from the top station and runs predominantly downward. The running rail extends along curves and loops from the top station to the base station. Provided in the region of the base station, in which the boarding location for the passengers is located, is a conveying tower configured with an upward-conveying apparatus for the transporting device. Located in a region of the top station is a transfer location at which the transporting device occupied by passengers is transferred from the upward-conveying apparatus to the running rail, along which they descend to the base station. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080276823 | Remote-Controlled Vehicle Designed to be Mounted on a Support and Capable of Clearing an Obstacle - The invention concerns a remote-controlled vehicle designed to be mounted on a support and capable of clearing an obstacle on the support. The vehicle comprises first and second mobile frames. At least one articulated arm is mounted mobile on the first frame and a wheel is mounted on the articulated arm to maintain the vehicle on the support. A fastening means co-operates with the wheel and is adapted to retain the wheel on the support. At least one temporary support arm is mounted mobile on the second frame. The temporary support arm comprises retaining means for maintaining the vehicle on the support. The vehicle comprises motor means connected between the frames and the arms for moving same with respect to one another so as to clear an obstacle encountered on the support. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20100162917 | UNIVERSAL BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A system comprising a cable held in suspension and a trolley traveling along the cable. The trolley may include a brake pad positioned to contact the cable. The brake pad may include a plurality of segments contacting the cable. A first such segment may be formed from a first material. A second such segment may be formed from a second material, distinct from the first material. The sequence, composition, gaps, and the like of the plurality of segments may be selected to provide a desired resistance to wear, frictional coefficient, all-weather braking, and the like. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100263569 | CARRIAGE FOR A RECOVERY PLOUGH - The invention relates to a traction carriage for an underground mining plow, comprising a traction carriage body which can be inserted into a cavity in a plow body and which on the rear side of a guide recess | 10-21-2010 |
| 20120024187 | CABLE RAILWAY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A cableway system has a conveying cable and chairs, which can be coupled to the conveying cable and are coupled to the conveying cable along the path of the cableway system, are uncoupled from the conveying cable at the entrance into the stations, are guided through the stations, along guide rails, by way of control tires, and are coupled to the conveying cable again at the exit from the stations, furthermore the chairs are designed with at least one safety bar and a device for adjusting the safety bar, and for locking the same, and a device for checking the locking are arranged at the exit from the stations. A first device for adjusting and locking the safety bar and an associated device for checking the locking and a second device for adjusting and locking the safety bar and an associated device for checking the locking are provided at the exit from the stations. In the case where locking has not taken place, the first checking device that is associated with the first device for adjusting and locking the safety bar, causes the second device for adjusting and locking the safety bar to be moved into its active position. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20140305331 | CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BOGIE, AND CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A BOGIE - A cable transportation system bogie extends along a longitudinal axis and has a main frame defining a supporting surface; a platform configured to support at least one car; and an articulated mechanism connected to the main frame and the platform, and configured to transmit pulling force between the main frame and the platform, and to permit movement of the platform with respect to the main frame in any direction. | 10-16-2014 |
| 104173200 | Ski tow | 9 |
| 20080282928 | Heated ski lift - The present invention is an improved ski lift. The ski lift contains a solar power source which is attached to one or more heating elements. The heating elements heat a passenger's hands during transit up the mountain. As a result, the passenger is made more comfortable during transit, increasing his or her overall skiing experience. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080307998 | SNOWBOARDERS CHAIR FOR USE ON A SKI LIFT - The present invention relates to a ski lift chair specifically designed for use by snowboarders. The chair comprises a plurality of seats facing in a perpendicular to the line of travel direction and can be either in-line back to back, in-line front-to-back or a combination of the two. The chair can be mixed on a ski lift with chairs designed for skiers or used alone with only snowboarder chairs. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100180791 | Snowboarder's Chair for Use on a Ski Lift - The present invention relates to a ski lift chair specifically designed for use by snowboarders. The chair comprises a plurality of seats facing perpendicular to the line of travel direction and can be either in-line back to back, in-line front-to-back or a combination of the two. The chair can be mixed on a ski lift with chairs designed for skiers or used alone with only snowboarder chairs. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20120103226 | CABLEWAY SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING SKIERS AND ILLUMINATING INDICATOR STRIP - A cableway system for conveying skiers from a valley station to a mountain station has a continuous, and continuously moving, conveying cable, which is guided in the terminal stations via deflecting pulleys, of which at least one is a driven head wheel. The system includes chairs with seats for several skiers. The chairs are uncoupled from the conveying cable at the entrance into the stations, and guided through the stations, along guide rails, at a speed which is reduced in relation to the speed of the conveying cable, wherein the skiers sit on these chairs, or disembark therefrom, and the chairs are once more coupled to the conveying cable at the exit of the station. Skier-access barriers, are located in the valley station through which the skiers pass into the region of the movement paths of the chairs. A marking is provided in the region of the movement path of the chairs that indicates to the skiers the necessary positions for sitting on the chairs. The marking here is formed by a plurality of luminaires or luminary groups arranged in the surface of the ground in a direction transverse to the movement direction of the chairs, wherein each of the seats located on the chair is assigned a separate luminaire or luminary group. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120186483 | CABLE-TOW SYSTEM HAVING A STATIONARY SUPPORT CABLE - A cable-tow system including a skiing surface. A drive tower, including a drive pulley, and a support tower, including a return pulley, are positioned on a periphery of the skiing surface. The cable-tow system further includes a stationary support cable spanning a first distance between the drive tower and the support tower. A movable drive cable spans a second distance between the drive pulley and the return pulley. The movable drive cable travels in an orbital fashion between the drive pulley and the return pulley. A truck is connected to the movable drive cable and includes at least one race pulley. The at least one race pulley engages the stationary support cable. A tow rope is connected to the truck and includes a handle for towing a skier. Movement of the movable drive cable moves the truck along a length of the stationary support cable. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120312187 | SNOW SLED TOWING DEVICE - A device and system for towing snow sleds either alone or with one or more riders along the surface of a snow cover slope to a higher position includes a tow cable extending continuously along a closed loop path between the starting position and the arriving position along the slope. Tow cable pulleys are located at the starting position and the arriving position upon which the cable is supported and driven. A drive motor is operatively connected to one of the cable pulleys and operating to rotatingly drive the pulley to drive the cable through the closed loop path. One or more tow hooks are connected in series at spaced intervals to the tow cable for conjoint movement therewith. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120325106 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OVERHEAD CABLE TOWED SPORTS - An elevated loop of cable or other flexible traction member extends suspended above a surface over which a sport participant is to be towed. The loop includes upper and lower legs which run between a pair of pulleys which are mounted for rotation in substantially vertical planes atop respective ones of a pair of mutually separated support structures. At least one of the pulleys is coupled to a reversible, variable speed drive. A carrier is coupled to one leg of the loop and in response to rotation of the drive, unit travels along according to a reversible variable speed velocity profile. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130213255 | APPARATUS FOR OVERHEAD CABLE TOWED SPORTS - An apparatus for propelling a towed sports participant back and forth one or more times over a surface of land and/or water via a tow line, includes a pair of mutually spaced support structures. An end of the tow line is coupled to a movable carrier mounted to an elevated, reversibly drivable, closed elongated loop having vertically separated upper and lower legs which extend between a pair of mutually-spaced, pulleys which are supported by way of the support structures and mounted for rotation in substantially vertical planes. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130305954 | DC Motor Tow Winch - A tow winch powered by a DC motor and a rechargeable battery. A tow rope is wound by the winch spool, the tow rope having a tow handle with one or more wireless throttle control members to start, stop and adjust the speed and acceleration of the retrieval operation. A marker device is incorporated into or attached to the tow rope and a sensor switch is provided on the base, whereby when the marker device is detected by the sensor switch the winch is disengaged. The base and operational components are sized and structured such that straps may be connected to the base and the tow winch carried like a backpack. | 11-21-2013 |
| 104178000 | Drive and control | 8 |
| 20100018434 | Cable Railway System - A cable railway system has two or more stations and at least one carrying cable and a conveying cable extending between the stations and guided in the stations by way of deflection pulleys. At least one of the pulleys is driven. Vehicles, such as cable cars or chairs, may be boarded or disembarked from in the stations by the passengers. The system may also have one or more fixed carrying cables along which the cars are moved by way of one or more hauling cables. At least one device is associated with the vehicles along the section of the cable railway system, by way of which device the pendulum movements that the vehicles are subject to transversely relative to the direction of movement of the vehicles are detectable and its output signals are conducted to a device that controls the drive of the cable railway system. The drive is thereby controllable in dependence on the extent of the pendulum movements. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100147182 | SIMULATION METHOD FOR SIMULATING BRAKING OF A CABLE TRANSPORT FACILITY, A DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING THE BRAKING OF SUCH A FACILITY AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE FACILITY - The application relates to a simulation method for simulating braking of a cable transport facility having at least one brake means and drive means, the simulation method comprising at least one test stage for testing the brake means, which test stage comprises at least one step of applying the brake means on the facility driven by the drive means controlled in a closed loop by a setpoint signal formed by a predetermined control curve F=f(t). | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100180792 | CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND RELATIVE DRIVE METHOD - A cable transportation system has rails and a draw cable, both extending along a transportation path, a drive member for driving the draw cable; at least one vehicle, which moves along the transportation path and has wheels which roll along the rails, and a coupling device for connecting the vehicle to the draw cable, at least one passenger station where the vehicle is stopped and an electric machine located on the vehicle and driven by the wheels to generate electric power. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110226152 | PASSENGER TRANSPORT INSTALLATION COMPRISING INDEPENDENT VEHICLES TRAVELLING ON TRACKS AND HAULED BY CABLES, AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS - A public passenger transport installation includes two end stations connected via two tracks for inbound and outbound travels. At each station, both tracks join into a common single connector track section via a switch. Each of the tracks is associated with at least two endless cables, which extend from one of the station to the other one, and more precisely from one of the connector track section to the other. The endless cables associated with one track run in parallel to one another, and are laterally offset with respect to one another by a given distance, which is constant along the track and at the stations. Vehicles provided with releasable clamps can be individually coupled to the cables. Each clamp is movable between at least four indexed lateral positions, each corresponding to one of the cables on the connector track section. Each cable can be individually driven at continuously variable speed between standstill and a cruising speed. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20130333588 | CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITH AT LEAST ONE HAUL CABLE - A cable transportation system with at least one haul cable has a supporting structure with a tubular portion defining an axis of rotation; a pulley extending about the axis of rotation; and a bearing assembly, which is connected to the pulley and the tubular portion to enable the pulley to rotate about the axis of rotation with respect to the supporting structure, and has a first and second bearing arranged concentrically and in series, so as to ensure rotation of the pulley about the axis of rotation and with respect to the supporting structure utilizing at least the first or second bearing. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140013992 | Cable Transport Installation - The transport system in accordance with the invention comprises a car for receiving passengers, a guidance system and a cable traction system. The transport system is characterized in that the guidance system is constituted of a single central rail on which roll wheels attached to the car. Thus, there is no longer any lateral wall to support the guide rail or rails, which makes it possible to limit the width of the roadway neutralized by the system. The wheels of the car may be located laterally on each side of the central rail. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20160075343 | Zip Line Trolley Retriever System - A cable riding transporter having one or more drive sheaves in rolling contact with the upper side of a suspended cable and including a motor operatively engaging at least one of the drive sheaves for propelling the retriever along the cable and including a control for operating the motor and its direction of rotation and mechanism to interconnect the transporter with a load, such as a zip line trolley. | 03-17-2016 |
| 104179000 | Signals | 1 |
| 20080250964 | Monitoring device of an inductive sensor of a mechanical rope lift line - Monitoring device of an inductive sensor of a mechanical rope lift line A monitoring device of an inductive sensor of a mechanical ropeway comprises support means securedly affixed to a sheave assembly with sheaves associated with a pylon. The device comprises an actuating ramp arranged on a test carriage and able to make the sensor go from a first position detecting presence of the rope to a second position detecting absence of the rope. The support means of the sensor comprise a fixed part securedly affixed to the corresponding sheave assembly, and a movable part mounted pivoting with respect to the fixed part and operating in conjunction with the actuating ramp of the test carriage to incline the sensor to the second position detecting absence of the rope when the test carriage passes. | 10-16-2008 |
| 104180000 | Running and carrying cable | 1 |
| 20100043666 | CABLE RAILWAY SYSTEM - A cable railway system has a valley station and at least one mountain station. Transport vehicles such as cable cars are moved along a carrying and conveying cable and they are uncoupled from the cable in the stations and moved through the stations along a guide rail. The passengers board and disembark from the the cable cars in entry and exit areas. Switches are disposed along the course of the guide rail for selectively moving a first group of cable cars along a first guide path and a second group along a second guide path through the entry and exit area. A common entry and exit area for the passengers is associated with the two groups of vehicles and disposed between the two guide paths. Entry and exit doors of the first group of vehicles open on a first side of the same and entry and exit doors of the second group of vehicles open on a second side, such that they face the common entry and exit area. | 02-25-2010 |
| 104196000 | Take-ups | 1 |
| 20130118372 | Method and Apparatus for Tensioning a Cable - A method for tensioning a cable uses a tensioning installation comprising a pulley over which the cable passes, a support trolley for the mobile pulley, on a guide rail and one or several linear actuators to move the trolley. The method allows coupling an actuator, in a first position between a first support point fixed relative to the rail and a second support point fixed relative to the trolley such that the trolley moves on a first segment of the rail and the actuator is controlled as a function of the set tension of the cable decoupling the actuator from its first position; and coupling an actuator, in a second position between a third support point fixed relative to the rail and a fourth support point fixed relative to the trolley, at least one of the third support point or the fourth support point being distinct from the first support point and the second support point such that the trolley moves on a second segment of the rail and the actuator is controlled as a function of the set tension of the cable. A cable tensioning installation and a cable transport installation are described. | 05-16-2013 |
| 104197000 | Supporting pulley | 2 |
| 20140069292 | STATION FOR A CABLE RAILWAY SYSTEM - A cable railway installation has an endless conveying cable extending between terminal stations. Transport vehicles, such as chairs or gondolas, are coupleable to the conveying cable. In the two terminal stations the cable is guided over headwheels and, in optionally provided intermediate stations, it is guided over diverting pulleys, diverting rollers or the like. The transport vehicles entering the terminal stations are uncoupled from the conveying cable, conveyed through the stations by guide tires and then coupled to the conveying cable for exiting the stations. A load bearing structure, which carries components such as the headwheels, diverting pulleys and rollers, and the guide tires, is borne by at least one support disposed centrally between the paths of motion of the transport vehicles. An ascent leads up to the load bearing structure. The support carrying the load bearing structure is formed with a through passage through which the ascent is routed. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20150114251 | CABLE RETURN PULLEY AND CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A PULLEY - A cable transportation system cable return pulley has a hub, which is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation and has a plurality of lateral coupling sides lying along respective coplanar straight lines crosswise to the axis of rotation; and a main body, which is coupled to the hub, has an annular seat configured to house the cable, and a quantity of sectors equal to the quantity of lateral coupling sides of the hub, and wherein each sector is coupled to the hub and to the adjacent sectors solely along two of the straight lines. | 04-30-2015 |
| 104202000 | Grippers | 3 |
| 20120125222 | SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING PERSONS - A system for conveying persons has a track along which a plurality of vehicles may be moved by way of continuous conveying cables. The cables include at least two mutually successive conveying cables each having a drive for driving them independently of one another. The vehicles may be coupled to the cables by clamping devices and the cables overlap one another in mutually associated end regions. The coupling of the vehicles may be transferred from a first conveying cable to a successive conveying cable in the overlap region. In those regions in which a first conveying cable is adjoined by a further conveying cable, that is, in the overlap region, at least one servo device is provided which allows the cable run of the further conveying cable to which the vehicle is to be coupled to be moved into the clamping device of the vehicle, while the clamping device is in the open position. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20150298707 | TOWING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to towing apparatus ( | 10-22-2015 |
| 104204000 | Automatic grip control | 1 |
| 20120125223 | SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING PERSONS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SYSTEM - A system for conveying persons has at least one track along which a plurality of vehicles or groups of vehicles are moved by continuous conveying cables. At least two mutually successive conveying cables are arranged in line with one another and each has a drive so that they may be driven independently of one another. The vehicles are coupled to the cables with clamping devices. The clamping devices arranged on the vehicles spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the system. When there is a transfer of a vehicle from a first to the successive conveying cable, a control device uncouples at least the first clamping device, from the first conveying cable and thereupon couples it to the successive conveying cable. Then, a further clamping device is uncoupled from the first conveying cable and coupled to the successive conveying cable. | 05-24-2012 |
