Electrical guide rail chain bus

Abstract

Electrical Guide Rail Chain Bus (EGRCB) is a train like buses (or vehicles) that use a modify existing freeway center divider as its guide rail system. EGRCB will travel along the most inner freeway lane. EGRCB will run by following the both horizontal and vertical curvature of freeway center divider. Each individual bus will have two sets of wheels, each wheel set have two control guide arms attached to it for guiding the bus and also acts as a bridge to transmit the electrical power from guide rail system to the bus. Bus electrical motor will embed inside each wheel so that it power output can be control independently for balance the traction between the wheels.

Description

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0001] Our national freeway system has become increasingly congested with traffic and it is getting worse and worse each year. One way to solve this problem is to build a public mass transportation system. Usually when we talk about the mass transportation system we talk about something like subway or metro link where these type of system has high carrying capacity with no worry about the traffic congested. But these type of transportation system will cost too mach to build and maintain. What about bus? When we think about individual bus we consider it is public transportation vehicle but not a mass transportation vehicle because its low carrying capacity and short travel distant and it is subject to traffic also. Is there any other solution there? Electrical Guide Rail Chain Bus (EGRCB) may consider as an alternative solution to the traffic problem. EGRCB basically is a train like bus several buses chain together and run along a guide rail in each major free...

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Benefits of technology

[0002] The object of the present invention is to integrate our public mass transportation system into our freeway system with minimum impact to existing infrastructure. The present invention accomplishes many advantages as following:

[0003] a. The EGRCB system is low cost compare with subway but has the same kind of carrying capacity.

[0004] b. EGRCB construction can be similar to railway where we can start build the system from two end of terminals and merge in midpoint. Construction material can be carried by EGRCB to the site so that construction period won't affect normal traffic and can work day and night.

[0008] f. EGRCB can easily follow the curvature of freeway in both horizontal and vertical so it can adjust to all kind of freeway condition where is impossible for a train to do so.

[0009] g. The opportunity to enrich people lives and communities through expanded public transportation. It also can stimulate the economy growth and provide more jobs.

Problems solved by technology

Our national freeway system has become increasingly congested with traffic and it is getting worse and worse each year.

But these type of transportation system will cost too mach to build and maintain.

When we think about individual bus we consider it is public transportation vehicle but not a mass transportation vehicle because its low carrying capacity and short travel distant and it is subject to traffic also.

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