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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Ropfin B.v., Leimuiden, NL;
Inventors:
Federico Bavaresco, Fie' Allo Sciliar, IT;
Giuseppe Conte, Bolzano, IT;
Assignee:
ROPFIN B.V., Leimuiden, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 9/00 (2006.01); B61B 12/12 (2006.01); B61D 43/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B61B 12/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 9/00 (2013.01); B60L 11/18 (2013.01); B60R 16/0307 (2013.01); B61B 12/10 (2013.01); B61B 12/125 (2013.01); B61D 43/00 (2013.01); Y02T 30/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cable transportation system has rails and a draw cable, both extending along a transportation path, a drive member for driving the draw cable; at least one vehicle, which moves along the transportation path and has wheels which roll along the rails, and a coupling device for connecting the vehicle to the draw cable, at least one passenger station where the vehicle is stopped and an electric machine located on the vehicle and driven by the wheels to generate electric power.