Side-mounted monorail transportation system
A monorail transit system is described comprising: a beam adapted to be supported on a ground-supported foundation, the beam having two opposite sides, at least one of which has respective truck means provided thereon; a transit car body; at least one transit car truck and a transit car guide means for each transit car body; each transit car truck and each transit car guide means comprising a frame having first wheel means mounted thereon for rotation and disposed in rolling engagement with the track means for providing vertical support, and second and third wheel means mounted thereon for rotation and disposed in rolling engagement with the track means for providing horizontal support; each transit car truck and the transit car guide means further including an arm based on the respective the frame and arching upwardly and outwardly therefrom to an upper outer end at which a respective first securement means is provided; each transit car truck and transit car guide means for each car body being spaced from one another longitudinally of the respective track means.
- Assignee:
- NOV; NOV-87-079454; EDB-87-169893
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4690064
- OSTI ID:
- 5929706
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 20 May 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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SUPPORTS
TRANSPORT
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