Bogie for cable-drawn vehicle with enhanced cable handling system
CA 1281235 C · Owner: Mcqueen, Norman · Inventors: Mcqueen, Norman
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Motion is imparted to a car (12) by a cable (10) that runs along the length of a guideway (14) in sheaves (22). To accommodate directional changes in the guideway (14), the sheaves (22) are oriented in a range of configurations, including orientations (22C 22D) above the cable (10). A guiderail (30) is located high on a side of the guideway (14) and imparts guidance to the car (12) via a rail follower (38) on the car. A cable clamp (54) attaches the car (12) to the cable (10) and displaces the cable (10) a large amount from the sheaves (22) to avoid impingement of the clamp (54) and sheaves (22). The cable clamp (54) is disposed so as to occupy the area defined by the rail follower (38). …
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- Granted March 12, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 12, 2008.
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