Inclined lift

Claim 2

A transportation system comprising a first carriage having freely rotatable support rollers, a passenger compartment carried by said first carriage, a second carriage having freely rotatable support rollers, a counterweight secured to said second carriage, a straight track beam comprising two spaced girders each girder comprising two superposed I sections having webs extending substantially in a vertical plane and side flanges arranged on the opposite sides of the webs to form runways for said first and second carriages, running on the superposed flanges of said I sections, a downhill and an uphill station, said track beam being inclined and extending between said stations, supporting pylons spaced lengthwise to support said track beam, a carriage haulage device comprising a motor driven return pulley located in one of said stations and a haulage cable passing over said return pulley and having opposite ends each secured to one of said carriages, said runways being arranged to permit running in opposide directions and crossing of said carriage along said track beam.

Claim 3

A transportation system according to claim 1, comprising a safety braking device secured to said first carriage and having brake shoes which engage in braking position a flange of said I sections and a safety brake cable extending between said first and second carriage.

Claim 4

A transportation system according to claim 2, comprising a control cable arranged to control the stopping of said first carriage in the stations and extending between said first and second carriages, said haulage cable, safety brake cable and control cable extending inside the track beam.

Claim 5

A transportation system comprising an uphill and a downhill station, a straight inclined track beam extending between said stations, supporting pylons spaced lengthwise to support said track beam, a first carriage having freely rotatable support rollers and guide rollers, a passenger compartment carried by said first carriage and having at least an access door, a second carriage having freely rotatable support rollers and guide rollers, a counterweight secured to said second carriage, said track beam comprising two I shaped girders extending parallely and having vertical webs and side flanges arranged on the opposite sides of each web to form runways for said first and second carriages, said second carriage running insides the track beam between said two girders, its support rollers running on the inside flanges of the I shaped girders and its guide rollers running on said webs and said first carriage straddling said track beam, its support rollers running on the outside flanges of the I shaped girders and its guide rollers running on said webs, a carriage haulage device comprising a motor driven return pulley located in one of said stations and a haulage cable passing over said return pulley and having opposite ends each secured to one of said carriages for moving the carriages up and down the inclined track, one carriage being positioned in the uphill station when the other is positioned in the downhill station and brake means secured to said first carriage having brake shoes which engage in braking position a flange of said I shaped girders.

Claim 6

A transportation system comprising an uphill and a downhill station, a straight inclined track beam extending between said stations, supporting pylons spaced lengthwise to support said track beam, a first carriage having freely rotatable support rollers and guide rollers, a passenger compartment carried by said first carriage and having at least an access door, a second carriage having freely rotatable support rollers and guide rollers, a counterweight secured to said second carriage, said track beam comprising two I shaped girders extending parallely and having vertical webs and side flanges arranged on the opposite sides of each web to form runways for said first and second carriages, said second carriage running insides the track beam between said two girders, its support rollers running on the inside flanges of the I shaped girders and its guide rollers running on said webs and said first carriage straddling said track beam, its support rollers running on the outside flanges of the I shaped girders and its guide rollers running on said webs, a carriage haulage device comprising a motor driven return pulley located in one of said stations and a haulage cable passing over said return pulley and having opposite ends each secured to one of said carriages for moving the carriages up and down the inclined track, one carriage being positioned in the uphill station when the other is positioned in the downhill station and brake means secured to said first carriage having brake shoes which engage in braking position a flange of said I shaped girders.