Articulated Funiculator

摘要

The disclosure is related to systems and methods regarding transit and movement of people. The Articulated Funiculator is a continuous and connected system of trains that moves people in mass. The trains lie horizontal at specific floor levels (designated as stations) in tall buildings or underground levels (designated as stations) in mining operations and underground subway stations. The Articulated Funiculator transitions from horizontal alignments at the stations to vertical, slanted or curved alignments between the stations, albeit the passengers remain horizontal in a standing position. The Articulated Funiculator captures the energy from the braking, dynamic braking' of the trains and stores it. The stored energy is then used to accelerate the Articulated Funiculator. This re-use of energy makes the Articulated Funiculator sustainable.

主权项

1. A train car for an elevator system, the train car comprising:
a passenger carriage; and a carriage frame;wherein the train car is configured such that the passenger carriage pitches inside the carriage frame during a first motion of the train car, and such that the passenger carriage rolls in a vertical portion of the elevator system during a second motion of the train car, and wherein the passenger carriage pitches relative to the carriage frame and rolls to maintain a relatively upright and vertical position of a passenger located within the passenger carriage.