Patent ID: 6389982
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B61B

Abstract:
A system for ring-type rail transport for unidirectional movement, comprising:tracks joined by means of track junctions, said tracks mainly arranged above ground and comprising pair-wise parallel rail-shaped rolling surfaces with fixed separation; load-carrying vehicles with wheels, said tracks above ground comprising carrying beams each having one open railtrack trench along the inwards facing surface of said carrier beams, said railtrack trench having a height larger than a diameter of said wheels, and said rolling surfaces arranged on a lower surface in said railtrack trench, with said carrier beams being carried on top of Y-shaped carrying posts, stations that have starters for transferring energy to said vehicles, and said tracks arranged at ground level having said rolling surfaces being directly on the ground, said vehicles being arranged with said vehicle's cabin running in the space between said carrying beams, said vehicles having a plane outer bottom surface, said wheels being on horizontal axles extending to either side of said vehicles, said sideways extending wheels arranged. to extend into and run in said open railtrack trench, with a lower contact surface of each wheel on the rolling surface being arranged immediately below said outer bottom surface, and with said wheels having an outer flange.