Paul Wyss
Engineers at Albright Way, Los Gatos, CA
License number
Colorado 18661
Issued Date
Sep 16, 1981
Renew Date
Mar 8, 1990
Expiration Date
Mar 8, 1990
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
101 Albright Way, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Professional information
Cable Driven Shuttle System Having Guideways Of Different Lengths And Method For Its Use
US Patent:
4397242, Aug 9, 1983
Filed:
Sep 28, 1981
Appl. No.:
6/305945
Inventors:
Paul H. Wyss - Los Gatos CA
Assignee:
VSL Corporation - Los Gatos CA
International Classification:
B61B 100
US Classification:
104173R
Abstract:
A shuttle system using first and second cable driven cars and a drive cable for transporting passengers between first and second spaced apart stations on laterally spaced apart car supporting guideways is disclosed herein. The system is designed such that a first guideway is necessarily shorter than the second guideway by a predetermined amount. Therefore, while the first passenger car can be moved along the first guideway to and between the spaced apart stations by means of the drive cable directly, the second passenger car cannot be moved along the second guideway entirely to and between the stations by means of the drive cable directly. Rather, because the first guideway is shorter than the second guideway, the second car can be moved directly by the drive cable only between one of the stations and a predetermined point on the second guideway short of the other station by an amount equal to the difference in length of the two guideways. However, the shuttle system disclosed herein includes an arrangement which ensures that both passenger cars move into each of the stations even though one of the guideways is shorter than the other.