The disclosure is related to systems and methods regarding transit and movement of people. The Articulated Funiculator is a continuous and connected system of trains that moves people in mass. The trains lie horizontal at specific floor levels (designated as stations) in tall buildings or underground levels (designated as stations) in mining operations and underground subway stations. The Articulated Funiculator transitions from horizontal alignments at the stations to vertical, slanted or curved alignments between the stations, albeit the passengers remain horizontal in a standing position. The Articulated Funiculator captures the energy from the braking, dynamic braking of the trains and stores it. The stored energy is then used to accelerate the Articulated Funiculator. This re-use of energy makes the Articulated Funiculator sustainable.

The present invention is a kind of bulk lifting transportation system applied in buildings, which relates to the elevator technology field and the construction field. It includes a lift shaft, and the lift shaft is provided with a driving mechanism, a reversing mechanism, and its transportation belt. The driving mechanism and the reversing mechanism are respectively arranged at the two ends of the lift shaft, and the conveyor belt bypasses the reversing mechanism and is connected with the driving mechanism; The conveyor belt is provided with loading devices for placing stuff at intervals. The number of loading devices is the same as the number of floors of the building, and the distance between adjacent loading devices is equal to the distance between adjacent pick-up openings; The process of connecting and separating greatly saves the time required for single lifting transportation and can significantly improve transportation efficiency.

The present invention is a kind of bulk lifting transportation system applied in buildings, which relates to the elevator technology field and the construction field. It includes a lift shaft, and the lift shaft is provided with a driving mechanism, a reversing mechanism, and its transportation belt. The driving mechanism and the reversing mechanism are respectively arranged at the two ends of the lift shaft, and the conveyor belt bypasses the reversing mechanism and is connected with the driving mechanism; The conveyor belt is provided with loading devices for placing stuff at intervals. The number of loading devices is the same as the number of floors of the building, and the distance between adjacent loading devices is equal to the distance between adjacent pick-up openings; The process of connecting and separating greatly saves the time required for single lifting transportation and can significantly improve transportation efficiency.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for shuttle lift systems to facilitate simultaneous movement of multiple shuttles across a multi-level storage structure that stores packages. The shuttle lift system may include the multi-level storage structure and a tower lift system at each end of the multi-level storage structure. One tower lift system may raise shuttles to a level of the multi-level storage structure. The other tower lift system may lower shuttles to a level of the multi-level storage structure and/or to a delivery area. The tower lift system may include cables (e.g., tethers) that are supported by a bottom portion and an upper portion of the tower lift system. Shelves may be attached to the cables on either side of the tower lift system and may receive and move shuttles up/down the tower lift system. The tower lift system may have high shuttle throughput and a reduced footprint.

The disclosure is related to systems and methods regarding transit and movement of people. The Articulated Funiculator is a continuous and connected system of trains that moves people in mass. The trains lie horizontal at specific floor levels (designated as stations) in tall buildings or underground levels (designated as stations) in mining operations and underground subway stations. The Articulated Funiculator transitions from horizontal alignments at the stations to vertical, slanted or curved alignments between the stations, albeit the passengers remain horizontal in a standing position. The Articulated Funiculator captures the energy from the braking, dynamic braking of the trains and stores it. The stored energy is then used to accelerate the Articulated Funiculator. This re-use of energy makes the Articulated Funiculator sustainable.

The disclosure is related to systems and methods regarding transit and movement of people. The Articulated Funiculator is a continuous and connected system of trains that moves people in mass. The trains lie horizontal at specific floor levels (designated as stations) in tall buildings or underground levels (designated as stations) in mining operations and underground subway stations. The Articulated Funiculator transitions from horizontal alignments at the stations to vertical, slanted or curved alignments between the stations, albeit the passengers remain horizontal in a standing position. The Articulated Funiculator captures the energy from the braking, dynamic braking of the trains and stores it. The stored energy is then used to accelerate the Articulated Funiculator. This re-use of energy makes the Articulated Funiculator sustainable.