A transportation system including a tubular rail assembly, a displacement device with at least one helical propulsion system located in a first position to be received in one rail and movable to a second position to be received in another rail, a switching mechanism engaged to each propulsion system for movement between the first and second positions, and a transportation device outside of the rail assembly and attached to the displacement device. Also, a displacement device with at least one pair of support members each supporting a helical propulsion system, and a biasing member circumferentially biasing the support member of each pair in opposite directions. Also, a displacement device with at least one tubular support member surrounding the body and circumferentially movable with respect thereto and supporting a set of angled wheels, and a switching mechanism engaged to each member for actuating the circumferential movement.

A transport system has a first set of substantially parallel rails supported above ground level by support structures, a trolley having wheels mounted to a frame with the wheels engaging the rails, at least one wheel powered to move the trolley along the set of rails, a portion of the frame depending between the rails to a level below the rails, and a downward-facing latching interface on the depending portion of the frame, and a pod enabled to carry a passenger or parcels, or both, engaged by an upward-facing latching interface to the downward-facing latching interface of the trolley, such that, as the trolley travels along the rail set, the pod is carried along below the rail set.

A transport system has a first set of substantially parallel rails supported above ground level by support structures, a trolley having wheels mounted to a frame with the wheels engaging the rails, at least one wheel powered to move the trolley along the set of rails, a portion of the frame depending between the rails to a level below the rails, and a downward-facing latching interface on the depending portion of the frame, and a pod enabled to carry a passenger or parcels, or both, engaged by an upward-facing latching interface to the downward-facing latching interface of the trolley, such that, as the trolley travels along the rail set, the pod is carried along below the rail set.

In a method for producing different rail variants from an assembly set, and system having a vehicle which is movable on a rail part, the assembly set includes a rail profile part and two different reactive components, and the rail profile part includes an interface at which one of the different reactive components is optionally able to be connected.

A suspension railway system including a suspension mechanism for supporting a vehicle and a rail system. The suspension mechanism includes a suspension structure as well as a first main-wheel and a second main-wheel. Further, the suspension mechanism includes a first selection means attached to the suspension structure via a first actuator. Yet further, the suspension mechanism includes a second selection means attached to the suspension structure via a second actuator. Moreover, the suspension mechanism includes an attachment means for attaching the vehicle to the suspension structure. The rail system includes a group of lower rails and a group of upper rails, the group of lower rails comprising a first rail and a second rail and the group of upper rails comp includes rising a third rail and a fourth rail, each of the rails having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side.

A multifunctional track system with two or more independently movable trolleys which can run along the track system and are adapted to receive multiple interchangeable components for data collection, navigation, and cargo transportation is disclosed. The trolleys and the track system communicate data to a central station, which monitors and sends instructions to the trolleys. The system can have horizontal, vertical or angular segments and the trolleys are enabled to move along all segments and switch between tracks. Various operational units in the trolleys are possible in the same system.

A multifunctional track system with two or more independently movable trolleys which can run along the track system and are adapted to receive multiple interchangeable components for data collection, navigation, and cargo transportation is disclosed. The trolleys and the track system communicate data to a central station, which monitors and sends instructions to the trolleys. The system can have horizontal, vertical or angular segments and the trolleys are enabled to move along all segments and switch between tracks. Various operational units in the trolleys are possible in the same system.

In a method for producing different rail variants from an assembly set, and system having a vehicle which is movable on a rail part, the assembly set includes a rail profile part and two different reactive components, and the rail profile part includes an interface at which one of the different reactive components is optionally able to be connected.

A traveling rail jointing device for a pivot-type suspended monorail multi-way turnout beam includes: a jointing plate, a rotating support seat, a lever and a push-pull assembly. The jointing plate is disposed with a rotation shaft thereon along an extension direction of a plate surface thereof. The rotation shaft is rotatably embedded on the rotating support seat. A first end of the lever is fixed on the jointing plate, and a second end of the lever is connected to the push-pull assembly. The technical solution of the disclosure can realize reliable jointing for pivot-type suspended monorail multi-way turnout beams through a simple structure.

A transportation facility includes a rail extending through an opening, a door to open and close the opening, and a restrictor. The rail includes a movable rail, a first fixed rail, and a second fixed rail. The movable rail is shiftable between a connected orientation in which the movable rail is disposed in the overlapping area to connect the first fixed rail to the second fixed rail, and a retracted orientation in which the movable rail is disposed outside of the overlapping area to disconnect the first fixed rail from the second fixed rail. The restrictor is in a normal orientation with the movable rail in the connected orientation where the restrictor does not restrict travel of a transport vehicle, and shifts to a protruding orientation in response to the movable rail being shifted from the connected orientation to the retracted orientation where the restrictor restricts travel of the transport vehicle.