CONTAINER OVERHEAD TRANSFER AND STORAGE SYSTEM

摘要

This invention improves and extends the utility of the system disclosed in my U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,483,829 and 3,484,022 wherein containers are transferred to and from trains passing along under an overhead carrier and manually and/or automatically routed and stored; wherein my present improvement comprises: a reorganized and redesigned station with improved automatic container handling, storage and transfer for freight containers or trailers of a length and twice the length such as 20 and 40 ft. containers using storage spots, gantries, freight cars and carriers each for taking containers or trailers of either length; a low and/or high level double dip transfer run over the railway to dip the carriers level to transfer freight and passenger containers level between cars in a train passing under the dip and container carriers on the dip, the dip having a separate track down and up for front and rear trucks or wheels on carrier and automatic vertical switches for opening or bypassing this double dip and for switching carrier trucks to their respective tracks at top and bottom of the dip, safety dip bypass control, station with carrier track extending over a gantry for transfer of the long and short containers and trailers between stationary storage spots over which the gantry runs and the carriers above; the overhead transfer of both freight trailers and/or containers and passenger containers on the same transfer dip to and from the same train while passing the transfer dip; conveyors for moving passenger containers forward on car in train and to rear on carrier at station to simplify placement of containers, shielded open side passenger containers for quicker movement of people on car and at station; a subway type station for rapid transit public and private containers for passengers, freight, mail, express, etc. having carriers run parallel over conveyor to lift containers from carrier to move thereon from front to rear or therefrom for storage and reloading on carriers to insert in empty spots on cars in train traveling between stations; long transfer dip bottom between subway stations to reduce tunneling; two rows of passenger containers side by side per car both with or without center aisle for individual sized containers (six passenger) or/ and larger public or private passenger or freight containers, and buildings for these containers serving as hotel rooms, house containers, traveling offices, shops, concessions, storage, etc.