Overhead cable transporter - has closed loop with end station cars carried on outside to free inside for guides

摘要

The funicular transporter runs on a cable forming two tracks, connecting two end stations. There are intermediate guide pylons and cable supports. There are supports for loads to be transported, each with a suspension on the cable to allow passage of the supports. The cable has curved trajectory in places and has guides on the inside of the curve. The loads on both cables travel on the outside to leave room for the guides. The loads can be released from one cable and moved to another. At each end station are horizontal cable return pullies.