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EP 0360710 B1 19930512 - FUNICULAR WITH A CYLINDRICAL CAR

Title (en)

FUNICULAR WITH A CYLINDRICAL CAR

Publication

EP 0360710 B1 19930512 (FR)

Application

EP 89420352 A 19890918

Priority

FR 8812920 A 19880922

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0360710A1] The tunnel (12) of a funicular is of cylindrical cross-section, and the car (10) of circular section, with a slightly smaller diameter, comprises on its front face and on its rear face an exit door (48) constituting an emergency exit. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B61B 9/00; B61B 12/00; B61B 12/02

IPC 8 full level

B61B 9/00 (2006.01); B61B 12/00 (2006.01); B61B 12/02 (2006.01); B61B 13/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61B 9/00 (2013.01); B61B 13/10 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE ES IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0360710 A1 19900328; EP 0360710 B1 19930512; AT E89224 T1 19930515; DE 68906493 D1 19930617; FR 2636583 A1 19900323; FR 2636583 B1 19910712

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89420352 A 19890918; AT 89420352 T 19890918; DE 68906493 T 19890918; FR 8812920 A 19880922