Double tiered conveyor track and safety switch

Claim 2

An elevated railway system comprising a. main line track means, b. branch line track means, c. track switch means, d. a first section of said main line extending from a first end of said track switch means, and a second section of said line extending from a second end of said track switch means, said branch line means extending from said second end of said track switch means, said main line and said branch line each having first track means for supporting and guiding a rail going vehicle and second track means for supporting and guiding a rail going vehicle and track support means for supporting said first and second track means in elevated planes wherein said second track is located directly below said first track, e. said track switch means having first and second branch track means and first and second main track means, f. first switch track support means for fixedly supporting said first branch track means and said first main line track means with respect to one another for transverse movement so as to selectively align said first track means of said main line track means of said switch means with said main line or to align said first track means of said first branch track means of said switch means with said first section of said main line and said branch line means, g. second switch track support means for fixedly supporting said second branch track means and said second main line track means with respect to one another for transverse movement so as to selectively align said second track means of said main line track means of said switch means with respect to said second main line track means or to align said second branch track means of said switch means with respect to said first section of said main line and said first section of said branch line and means for moving said first and second transverse support means independently of one another.

Claim 3

An elevated railway system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first and second switch track support means each comprise a plurality of transversely extending support beams and support post means disposed on opposite sides of said track means for slidably supporting said transversely extending support beams, said drive means including fIrst longitudinal drive shaft means drivingly engaging the transverse beams of said first support means and second longitudinally extending drive shaft means drivingly engaging the transverse beams of said second support means, first drive motor means for driving said first longitudinal drive shaft means and second drive motor means for driving said second longitudinal drive shaft means.

Claim 4

An elevated railway system as claimed in claim 2 wherein said beams are arranged in closely adjacent spaced parallel pairs, each pair of beams consisting of one beam of said first transverse support means and one beam of said second transverse support means, each pair of beams being supported by one set of support posts.

Claim 5

An elevated railway system as claimed in claim 2 wherein said drive means includes rack means carried by each of said transverse beam means and pinion means carried by said by said first and second longitudinally extending drive shaft means, said pinion means of said first longitudinally extending drive shaft drivingly engaging said rack means of said beam means of said first transverse support means and said pinion means of said second longitudinal drive shaft means drivingly engaging said rack means of said beam means of said second transverse support.

Claim 6

An electrified railway system comprising a. electrified track switching means having upper and lower main line and branch line electrified switch track sections, b. a first section of upper main line electrified track means and a first section of lower main line electrified track means extending from one end of said track switch means, c. a second section of upper main line electrified track means and a second section of lower main line electrified track means extending from the other end of said track switch means, d. a section of upper branch line electrified track means and a section of lower branch line electrified track means extending from said other end of said track switch means, e. means for moving said upper and lower switch track means independently of one another connecting said first and second main line track sections and a second position connecting said first main line sections to said branch line sections, f. electrical power transmission means for transmitting electrical power to each track section which is operably aligned with a switch track section, g. electrical switch means in said power transmission means for interrupting the supply of power to each track section and each switch track section when out of operative alignment with one another.

Claim 7

An electrified railway system comprising a. electrified track switching means having upper and lower main line and branch line electrified switch track sections, b. a first section of upper main line electrified track means and a first section of lower main line electrified track means extending from one end of said track switch means, c. a second section of upper main line electrified track means and a second section of lower main line electrified track means extending from the other end of said track switch means, d. a section of upper branch line electrified track means and a section of lower branch line electrified track means extending from said other end of said track switch means, e. means for moving said upper and lower switch track means independently of one another connecting said first and second main line track sections and a second position connecting said first main line sections to said branch line sections, f. electrical power transmission means for transmitting electrical power to each track section which is operably aligned with a switch track section, g. electrical switch means in said power transmission means for interrupting the supply of power to each track section and each switch track section when out of operative alignment with one another.

Claim 8

An electrified railway system comprising a. electrified track switch means having upper and lower main switch track means and upper and lower branch line switch tracks means, b. first switch track support means supporting said upper main line and upper branch line switch track means, c. second switch track support means supporting said lower main line and lower branch line switch track means, d. a first section of upper main line electrified track means and a first section of lower main line electrified track means extending from one end of said track switch means, e. a second section of upper main line electrified track means and a second section of lower main line electrified track means extending from the other end of said track switch means, f. a section of upper branch line electrified track means and a section of lower branch line electrified track means extending from said other end of said track switch means, g. means for moving said first switch track support means independently of said second switch track support means to operably align said upper main line or said upper branch line switch track means to connect said first upper section of said main line to said second upper section of said main line or said upper section of said branch line, h. means for moving said second switch track support means independently of said first switch track support means to operably align said lower main line or said lower branch line switch track means to connect said first lower section of said main line to said second lower section of said main line or said lower section of said branch line, i. first electrical power transmission means for transmitting electrical power to said first section of upper main line track, said second section of upper main line track and said upper main line switch track means, j. second electrical power transmission means for transmitting electrical power to said first section of upper main line track, said upper branch line switch track means and said section of upper branch line track means, k. third electrical power transmission means for transmitting electrical power to said first section of lower main line track means, said second section of lower main line track means and said lower main line switch track means,

Claim 9

An electrified railway system comprising a. electrified track switch means having upper and lower main switch track means and upper and lower branch line switch tracks means, b. first switch track support means supporting said upper main line and upper branch line switch track means, c. second switch track support means supporting said lower main line and lower branch line switch track means, d. a first section of upper main line electrified track means and a first section of lower main line electrified track means extending from one end of said track switch means, e. a second section of upper main line electrified track means and a second section of lower main line electrified track means extending from the other end of said track switch means, f. a section of upper branch line electrified track means and a section of lower branch line electrified track means extending from said other end of said track switch means, g. means for moving said first switch track support means independently of said second switch track support means to operably align said upper main line or said upper branch line switch track means to connect said first upper section of said main line to said second upper section of said main line or said upper section of said branch line, h. means for moving said second switch track support means independently of said first switch track support means to operably align said lower main line or said lower branch line switch track means to connect said first lower section of said main line to said second lower section of said main line or said lower section of said branch line, i. first electrical power transmission means for transmitting electrical power to said first section of upper main line track, said second section of upper main line track and said upper main line switch track means, j. second electrical power transmission means for transmitting electrical power to said first section of upper main line track, said upper branch line switch track means and said section of upper branch line track means, k. third electrical power transmission means for transmitting electrical power to said first section of lower main line track means, said second section of lower main line track means and said lower main line switch track means,

Claim 10

A railway system comprising a. track switching means having upper and lower main line and branch line switch track sections, b. a first section of upper main line track means and a first section of lower main line track means extending from one of said track switch means, c. a second section of upper main line track means and a second section of lower main line track means extending from the other end of said track switch means, d. a section of upper branch line track means and a section of lower branch line track means extending from said other end of said track switch means, e. means for moving said upper and lower switch track means independently of one another connecting said first and second main line track sections and a second position connecting said first main line sections to said branch line sections.

Claim 11

A railway system comprising a. track switching means having upper and lower main line and branch line switch track sections, b. a first section of upper main line track means and a first section of lower main line track means extending from one of said track switch means, c. a second section of upper main line track means and a second section of lower main line track means extending from the other end of said track switch means, d. a section of upper branch line track means and a section of lower branch line track means extending from said other end of said track switch means, e. means for moving said upper and lower switch track means independently of one another connecting said first and second main line track sections and a second position connecting said first main line sections to said branch line sections.