Patent ID: 6360670
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B60V,B61B,B61C,B65G

Abstract:
A transportation system for moving a transportation module comprising:a thrust tube; a pod assembly disposed inside the thrust tube to be thrusted along the thrust tube; an inner magnetic coupler disposed inside the thrust tube and being connected with the pod assembly to be moved by the pod assembly, the inner magnetic coupler disposed adjacent an upper portion of the thrust tube, and remote from a bottom portion of the thrust tube and extending longitudinally along the upper portion of the thrust tube; and an outer magnetic coupler disposed outside the thrust tube and being configured to connect with a transportation module, the outer magnetic coupler disposed adjacent the upper portion of the thrust tube, and remote from a bottom portion of the thrust tube, and extending longitudinally along the upper portion of the thrust tube, the outer magnetic coupler being disposed above the inner magnetic coupler and the thrust tube and being spaced from the inner magnetic coupler by the thrust tube, the outer magnetic coupler being magnetically coupled with the inner magnetic coupler and being movable by the inner magnetic coupler.