AT526242A4 - Parking system for a cable car - Google Patents

Abstract

In order to provide an improved parking system that enables the parking process of cable car vehicles to be carried out as simply and quickly as possible in a parking area of a cable car station, the parking system (PS) contains a transfer device (8) for transferring cable car vehicles from a feed track (5) to at least two siding tracks ( 6, 7), which has a displacement device (V) which can be displaced along a stationary guide device (10) between a first transfer position (U1) and a second transfer position (U2), the displacement device (V) moving a first track segment (11 ) and second track segment (12), wherein in the first transfer position (U1) of the displacement device (V) a cable car vehicle (4) can be moved from the first track segment (11) to the first siding (6) and a cable car vehicle (4) can be moved from the feed track (5) can be moved onto the second track segment (12) and in the second transfer position (U2) of the displacement device (V) a cable car vehicle (4) can be moved from the feed track (5) to the first track segment (11) and a cable car vehicle (4) can be moved from the second track segment (12) to the second siding (7).

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Parking system for a cable car

Parking system for a parking area of a cable car station of a cable car, for carrying out a parking process with a number of cable car vehicles of the cable car, a feed track and at least a first siding and a second siding being provided in the parking system and a transfer device for transferring cable car vehicles from the feed track to the sidings is provided. The invention further relates to a use of the parking system for carrying out a parking process, a cable car with a parking system for carrying out a parking process and a method for carrying out a parking process with a number of cable car vehicles in one

Parking area of a cable car station of a cable car.

Circulating cable cars usually have a number of cable car stations, a number of cable car vehicles and a conveyor cable for moving the cable car vehicles between the cable car stations. In modern cable cars, the cable car vehicles can be decoupled from the conveyor cable within the cable car stations in a known manner and moved through the cable car stations at reduced speed. Such circulation cableways with decoupling cable car vehicles usually also have a parking area in which the cable car vehicles decoupled from the conveyor cable can be parked outside of operating hours. Such a parking area is usually located within one of the cable car stations, for example on the same level as the operating area in which the entry and/or exit area for passengers is located or possibly also in a garage below the operating area. In order to transfer the cable car vehicles to their intended parking positions in the parking area, a suitable parking system is usually provided, which can include one or more conveyor devices. Example parking systems are in EP 0 711 696 A1, AT 392766 B, AT 366328 B, CN 209942318 U or US 3,200,766 A.

Based on the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved parking system that allows the parking process of cable car vehicles in a parking area to be carried out as simply and quickly as possible

Cable car station possible.

According to the invention, the object is achieved in that the transfer device has a displacement device which can be displaced along a stationary guide device between a first transfer position and a second transfer position, the displacement device having a first track segment and a second track segment, a cable car vehicle being in the first transfer position of the displacement device can be moved from the first track segment to the first siding and a cable car vehicle from

Feed track can be moved to the second track segment and in the second transfer position

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the displacement device, a cable car vehicle can be moved from the feed track to the first track segment and a cable car vehicle can be moved from the second track segment to the second siding. This allows the duration of the parking process to be significantly reduced, since while a cable car vehicle is being transferred to one of the sidings, a subsequent cable car vehicle is already moving from the feed track to a waiting position on the siding

Displacement device can be moved.

According to an advantageous embodiment, the displacement device can have a displacement carriage on which the first track segment and the second track segment are arranged at a distance from one another in a direction of movement of the displacement device, the first track segment and the second track segment being displaceable together by means of the displacement carriage. This enables a simple structure and simple synchronous control of the movement of the track segments. Alternatively, the displacement device can also have at least a first and a second displacement carriage, the first track segment being arranged on the first displacement carriage and the second track segment being arranged on the second displacement carriage, and the first track segment and the second track segment being displaceable independently of one another by means of the displacement carriage. This allows for more flexible control of the movement of the track segments, which also means various

Positions, speeds and accelerations are possible.

Advantageously, the sidings, the feed track and the track segments of the displacement device each have a first guide rail for guiding a guide roller of the cable car vehicles. Optionally, the sidings, the feed track and the track segments of the displacement device can each also have a second guide rail for guiding a support guide roller of the cable car vehicles. This allows the cable car vehicles to be moved in the same way as is done in a known manner along the vehicle guide rail in the operating area of the cable car station. However, the second guide rails do not necessarily have to extend over the entire length of the first guide rails, but could also only be provided in sections, for example. The second guide rails reduce lateral swaying of the cable car vehicles, which reduces the risk of damage

is reduced.

Preferably, the sidings each have a straight section, at least in the region of their siding ends facing the displacement device, the feed track has a straight section at least in the region of one end of the feed track facing the displacement device, and the track segments of the displacement device each have at least in the region of their segment ends, preferably

along its entire length, a straight section. This allows e.g.

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Curvature jumps are avoided, resulting in an easier and smoother experience

Handover of the cable car vehicles can take place.

Preferably, the straight sections of the track segments are parallel to one another and the direction of movement of the displacement device along the stationary guide device is straight, in particular at a right angle to the straight sections of the track segments. Alternatively, the straight sections of the track segments could also be arranged at a track angle to one another and the direction of movement of the displacement device along the stationary guide device can be curved, preferably circular. This means that, depending on the space available, a

suitable structural embodiment of the parking system can be provided.

Preferably, the siding ends of the sidings facing the displacement device are spaced apart from one another in the direction of movement of the displacement device at a parking distance which corresponds to at least one vehicle width of a cable car vehicle of the cable car. Particularly preferably, the parking distance is a sum of the vehicle width and a specified safety distance of, for example, several centimeters. This can prevent collisions between cable car vehicles on adjacent sidings, thereby preventing damage. In principle, however, a smaller distance than the vehicle width would also be possible, for example if the cable car vehicles are in one

Zipper system can be moved alternately to the adjacent sidings.

A segment length of the track segments transverse to the direction of movement of the displacement device is preferably at least a cable clamp length of a cable clamp or a drive length of a drive of a cable car vehicle. This ensures that the entire cable car vehicle can be placed completely on the track segments and then moved. For easy handling, it can of course be advantageous if the segment length is longer than the rope clamp length or

the drive length.

The stationary guide device can have at least one guide rail and the displacement device can have a number of rolling elements for movement along the at least one guide rail. For stable movement, it is advantageous if the stationary guide device has two (or more) guide rails spaced apart transversely to the direction of movement of the displacement device, along which the displacement device can be moved by means of the rolling elements. For example, suitable rollers, wheels, balls, etc., which are rotatably arranged on the displacement device, can be provided as roller elements. The rolling elements can also be one or more

Have gears and the stationary guide device can have one or more

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Have racks along which the gear(s) roll. This makes it accurate

and reproducible positioning of the displacement device possible.

For automatic control, it is advantageous if a drive device is provided for driving the displacement device along the stationary guide device. The drive device can, for example, have a drive unit arranged on the displacement device, for example an electric motor. This can be used, for example, to drive a number of the rolling elements mentioned above. The drive unit would therefore be part of the displacement device and would be moved with it. Alternatively, the drive device can also act on the displacement device from the outside and can be designed, for example, as a chain drive, toothed belt drive, actuating cylinder, etc. In this case, the drive unit would not be part of the displacement device and would therefore not be included

this moves with it.

The displacement device preferably has a first conveyor device for conveying a cable car vehicle along the first track segment and a second conveyor device for conveying a cable car vehicle along the second track segment. This allows the cable car vehicles to be transported automatically along the track segments. In the same way, a third conveyor device for conveying cable car vehicles along the first siding and/or a fourth conveyor device for conveying cable car vehicles along the second siding and/or a fifth conveyor device for conveying cable car vehicles along the feed track can be provided. Preferably, at least one of the conveying devices has a tire conveyor which is designed to interact with a friction lining of a cable car vehicle to convey the cable car vehicle. This means that the same conveyor device can advantageously be used as for the auxiliary drive of the operating area, which reduces the design and control system effort. Alternatively, at least one of the conveying devices can also have a chain conveyor or a toothed belt conveyor. The chain conveyor or the toothed belt conveyor can, for example, have a number of driving elements that interact with a component of the cable car vehicle to move the cable car vehicle. For example, the driving elements could exert a driving force on the hanger, at the upper end of which the rope clamp is arranged and at which

The lower end of the transport body (chair, cabin) is arranged.

Preferably there is also a control unit for controlling the drive device of the displacement device and/or for controlling the first conveyor device of the displacement device and/or for controlling the second conveyor device of the displacement device and/or for controlling the third conveyor device of the first

Siding and/or to control the fourth conveyor of the second

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Siding and/or to control the fifth conveyor of the feed track

intended. For example, the control unit of the cable car can be used as a control unit, which, among other things, also controls the drive of the cable car vehicles. However, a separate control unit could also be provided, for example in a suitable manner with the

Control unit of the cable car can communicate to control the parking process.

A first sensor device can also be provided, which is designed to generate a first sensor signal representative of a position of the displacement device on the stationary guide device and/or a second sensor device can be provided, which is designed to detect a presence of a cable car vehicle in a defined section of the feed track to generate a representative second sensor signal and the control unit can be designed to use the first sensor signal and / or the second sensor signal to control the parking process. The control unit can, for example, only activate the available conveying devices of the parking system when it has been recognized from the sensor signals that a cable car vehicle is on the feed track and the displacement device is in one of the transfer positions. This allows for a higher level of automation

of the parking system can be achieved.

The task is also solved using a method according to claim 18. Beneficial

Embodiments of the method are specified in claims 19 and 20.

The present invention is explained in more detail below with reference to Figures 1 to 3, which are advantageous by way of example, schematically and not in a restrictive manner

Show embodiments of the invention. This shows

Fig.1 shows a cable car station of a circular cable car with a parking area in which a

Parking system is arranged according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, Fig.2 shows an alternative embodiment of the parking system according to the invention, Fig.3 shows a further alternative embodiment of the parking system according to the invention.

Fig.1 shows a cable car station 2 of a circulation cable car 1, in which an operating area BB and a parking area PB adjoining the operating area are provided. The circulating cable car 1 has, in a known manner, a plurality of cable car vehicles 4, which can be moved with a conveyor cable F between the cable car station 2 and one or more (not shown) further cable car stations. The cable car station 2 shown serves as the end station in which the cable car vehicles 4 are turned. For this purpose, a first pulley 3 is arranged in the cable car station 2, around which the conveyor cable F is deflected. There is a second cable car station in another cable car station (not shown).

Pulley 3 arranged around which the conveyor rope F is also deflected, so that a

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closed rope loop is formed, along which the cable car vehicles 4 can be moved. The cable car vehicles 4 generally have a transport body for accommodating people and/or objects, for example a chair or a cabin (indicated in FIG. 1). The transport body is arranged in a known manner on a lower section of a hanger and can be connected to the hanger on the conveyor rope

be hung.

Furthermore, the cable car vehicles 4 each have a suitable cable clamp 4a in a known manner, with which the cable car vehicle 4 can be releasably coupled to the conveyor cable F. The rope clamp 4a is usually arranged on an upper section of the hanger. In an entrance area E of the cable car station 2, the cable clamp 4a can be opened by a suitable actuating device (not shown) in order to decouple the cable car vehicle 4 from the conveyor cable F. After decoupling, the cable car vehicle 4 can be braked and moved at reduced speed along a stationary vehicle guidance device 22 parallel to a platform 20 to the exit area A. This makes it easier for passengers P to get on and off at platform 20, as indicated by the arrows. In the exit area A, the cable car vehicle 4 can be accelerated again to the speed of the conveyor cable F and can be force-fitted to the conveyor cable F again by opening and then closing the cable clamp 4a. To move the cable car vehicles 4 decoupled from the conveyor cable F along the vehicle guidance device 22, a suitable auxiliary drive can be provided in the cable car station 2, for example a

known tire conveyor or chain conveyor (not shown).

A suitable vehicle drive device 21 is provided to drive the cable car vehicles 4. The vehicle drive device 21 can, for example, have a first drive unit 21a for driving the pulley 3 and a second drive unit 21b for driving the auxiliary drive. The drive units 21a, 21b are shown in simplified form in FIG. The drive units 21a, 21b can each have, for example, a suitable electrical machine. Furthermore, a control unit 17 for controlling the vehicle drive device 21 is provided in the circulation cable car 1. The control unit 17 can have suitable hardware and/or software. In addition to controlling the available drive units 21a, 21b of the vehicle drive device 21, the control unit 17 can also be provided for controlling other functions of the circulation cable car 1, for example for controlling the parking system PS according to the invention, which will be described in detail below. The basic structure and functionality of such a cable car 1 are known, which is why none are given here

more detailed description will be given later.

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As mentioned, the operating area BB of the cable car station 2, in which the platform 20 is located, is adjoined by a parking area PB, in which the cable car vehicles 4 can be parked outside of operating hours or for maintenance. While platform 20 in the operating area BB is naturally accessible to passengers P, the parking area PB is generally not accessible to passengers P. As was mentioned at the beginning, the parking area PB could, contrary to the embodiment shown, also be provided at a different level than the operating area BB, for example below or above. This depends on the structural design of cable car station 2. For the function of the parking system PS according to the invention, the position of the parking area PB is within

Cable car station 2, however, is irrelevant to the description of the invention.

To carry out the parking process, a parking system PS according to the invention is provided in the parking area PB. In the parking system PS, a feed track 5, at least a first siding 6 and at least a second siding 7 are provided. Furthermore, a transfer device 8 is provided for transferring cable car vehicles 4 from the feed track 5 to the sidings 6, 7. The feed track 5 can, for example, be selectively connected to the vehicle guidance device 22 arranged in the operating area BB via a suitable switch W, as shown in FIG. This allows the cable car vehicles 4 to be removed from the operating area BB into the parking area, for example after the end of operations. However, this is only an example and the parking system PS could also be arranged at another location in the parking area PB. For example, the parking system could (additionally or alternatively) also be arranged at a location in the parking area PB that is further away from the operating area BB. Here, for example, at least one of the sidings 6,7 could function as a feed track for the parking system PS. As a result, cable car vehicles 4 could be moved from the respective siding 6, 7 to further downstream sidings (not shown). However, the invention will

For the sake of simplicity, it is only described based on the version shown.

The transfer device 8 has a displacement device V, which can be displaced along a stationary guide device 10 in a movement direction BV predetermined by the guide device between a first transfer position U1 (shown in FIG. 1) and a second transfer position U2 (not shown in FIG. 1). . The displacement device V has a first track segment 11 and a second track segment 12 spaced apart from the first track segment 11 in the direction of movement BV. In the first transfer position U1 shown, the mutually facing ends 11a, 6a of the first track segment 11 and the first siding 6 are aligned, so that a cable car vehicle 4 can be moved from the first track segment 11 onto the first siding 6. In addition, the mutually facing ends 5a, 12b of the feed track 5 and the second are aligned

Track segment 12, so that a cable car vehicle 4 from the feed track 5 to the second

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Track segment 12 can be moved. If the displacement device V is in the second transfer position U2 (not shown), then the mutually facing ends 5a, 11b of the first track segment 11 and the feed track 5 are aligned, so that a cable car vehicle 4 can be moved from the feed track 5 onto the first track segment 11. In addition, the mutually facing ends 12a, 7a of the second track segment 12 and the second siding 7 are aligned, so that a cable car vehicle 4 can be moved from the second track segment 12 to the second siding 7. In order to reliably avoid a collision, a sufficiently small distance between the two can also be used

facing ends 5a, 11b, 12b or 6a, 11a or 7a, 12a can be provided.

In the example shown, the displacement device \V has a (single) displacement carriage 9, on which the first track segment 11 and the second track segment 12 are arranged at a distance from one another. The first track segment 11 and the second track segment 12 can thus be moved back and forth together between the first transfer position U1 and the second transfer position U2 by means of the displacement carriage 9. According to an alternative embodiment (which will be described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 2), the displacement device V can also have at least a first displacement carriage 9a and a second displacement carriage 9b. In this case, the first track segment 11 is arranged on the first displacement carriage 9a and the second track segment 12 is arranged on the second displacement carriage 9b. The first track segment 11 and the second track segment 12 can thus be moved independently of one another along the stationary guide device 10 between the first transfer position U1 and the second by means of the displacement carriages 9a, 9b

Transfer position U2 can be moved.

The sidings 6, 7, the feed track 5 and the track segments 11, 12 of the displacement device V can each have a first guide rail 6_1, 7_1, 5_1, 11_1, 12_1 for guiding main guide rollers of the cable car vehicles 4. In addition, the sidings 6, 7, the feed track 5 and the track segments 11, 12 of the displacement device V can each also have a second guide rail 6_2, 7_2, 5_2, 11_2, 12_2 (not shown in Fig. 1) for guiding support guide rollers of the cable car vehicles 4 have. In the context of the invention, the main guide rollers are those rollers of a cable car vehicle 4 with which the cable car vehicle 4 is moved along a main guide rail of the vehicle guiding device 22. The weight of a cable car vehicle 4 is thus supported on the main guide rail of the vehicle guidance device 22 via the main guide rollers. As a rule, one or more such main

Guide rollers arranged in the area of the rope clamp 4a.

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In the context of the invention, the support guide rollers are to be understood as meaning those rollers of a cable car vehicle 4 which are provided in addition to the main guide rollers and with which the cable car vehicle 4 is guided along a support guide rail running parallel to the main guide rail of the vehicle guide device 22. The support guide rollers serve to minimize lateral pendulum movements of the cable car vehicle 4 transversely to the direction of movement. As a rule, one or more such support guide rollers are arranged in the area of the cable clamp 4a for each cable car vehicle 4. The structural design and function of the vehicle guidance device 22 as well as the main guide rollers and the support guide rollers are known, which is why there is no further description here

he follows.

Furthermore, it can be advantageous if the sidings 6, 7 each have a straight section at least in the area of their siding ends 6a, 7a, that the feed track 5 has a straight section at least in the area of its feed track end 5a and that the track segments 11, 12 of the displacement device V each have at least have a straight section in the area of their segment ends 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b. In the example shown, track segments 11, 12 are straight over their entire length. Of course, there would also be other courses for the sidings 6, 7, the feed track 5 and the

Track segments 11, 12 are conceivable, for example curved courses.

In the example according to Fig. 1, the longitudinal axes of the straight track segments 11, 12 are parallel to one another and the direction of movement BV of the displacement device V runs along a straight line, here normal to the longitudinal axes of the track segments 11, 12. In an alternative embodiment (which will be described below with reference to Fig .3 will be described in more detail), the longitudinal axes of the track segments 11, 12 can also be arranged at a segment angle β to one another and the direction of movement BV of the displacement device V can be curved, preferably circular. Depending on the space available, a suitable version can be selected. Also a combination of several and possibly

Different parking systems PS within a parking area PB would of course be possible.

In order to reliably avoid a collision of cable car vehicles 4 on adjacent sidings 6, 7, it is advantageous if at least the siding track ends 6a, 7a of the sidings 6, 7 facing the displacement device V are spaced apart from one another at a parking distance PA in the direction of movement BV of the displacement device V, which corresponds to at least one vehicle width FB of a cable car vehicle 4. However, the parking distance PA is preferably chosen to be slightly larger. For example, the parking distance PA can be a sum of the vehicle width FB and a specified safety distance

be. The safety distance can be in the range of a few centimeters, for example

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up to one meter or more. The distance between the track segments 11, 12

(or between the ends 11a, 12a) is therefore half the parking distance PA.

As mentioned, the sidings 6, 7 do not necessarily have to be straight and also do not necessarily have to be arranged at a right angle to the direction of movement BV of the displacement device V (as in Fig. 1). For example, the sidings 6, 7 could also be straight and each be arranged at a certain angle to the direction of movement BV of the displacement device V. The sidings 6, 7 could also be curved or curved. In order to reliably avoid a collision between cable car vehicles 4 on the adjacent sidings 6, 7, the parking distance PA should of course not be exceeded over the entire course of the sidings 6, 7. However, the cable car vehicles 4 could also be parked on the sidings 6, 7 in a kind of zipper system, so that they partially overlap in the transverse direction (across the longitudinal direction). In this case the could

Parking distance PA can also be smaller than the vehicle width FB.

A segment length SL of the track segments 11, 12 of the displacement device V (transverse to the direction of movement BV of the displacement device V) is preferably at least a rope clamp length SKL of a rope clamp 4a. The cable clamp length SKL of the cable clamp 4a is shown in FIG. 1 as an example for the cable car vehicle 4, which is located in front of the entrance area E to the cable car station 2.

If the circulation cable car 1 is designed as a multi-cable cable car, then the cable car vehicles 4 have at least one further support cable in addition to the conveyor cable F. A drive with a number of rollers is provided on the cable car vehicles 4, with which the respective cable car vehicle 4 rolls on the at least one support cable. The support cable thus serves as a roadway and the conveyor cable F serves as a traction cable for driving the cable car vehicle 4. In such a multi-cable recirculating cable car 1, the segment length SL of the track segments 11, 12 is preferably at least one drive length of the drive of a cable car vehicle 4 (not shown). This ensures that the track segments 11, 12 are of sufficient length to completely accommodate a cable car vehicle 4. Well-known multi-cable gondolas are, for example, the two-cable gondola with a pull rope and a support rope or the three-cable gondola (also 3S-

called a railway) with two support cables and a traction cable.

The stationary guide device 10 preferably has at least one guide rail 10a and the displacement device V has a number of rolling elements 13 with which the displacement device V rolls along the at least one guide rail 10a. The number of rolling elements 13 can be, for example, rollers, wheels, balls or

the like, which are mounted in a suitable manner on the displacement device \V

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are. For example, the displacement carriage 9 can have a frame, for example made of profile tubes, as indicated in Fig.1. The rolling elements 13 can be arranged laterally on the frame of the sliding carriage 9 and on the

Unroll guide rails 10a, 10b.

As shown in FIG. The guide rails 10a, 10b could, for example, each have a U-profile rail with open sides facing one another. The rolling elements 13 could be accommodated between the opposite (upper and lower) legs of the U-profile rails. The number of rolling elements 13 can, for example, also have one or more gears and a suitable rack could be provided on the at least one guide rail 10a (not shown). This allows precise and reproducible positioning of the displacement device V

can be reached along the stationary guide device 10.

Furthermore, a drive device 14 for driving the displacement device V along the stationary guide device 10 can be provided in the parking system PS. The drive device 14 can, for example, have an electric drive unit, for example an electric motor, which is arranged on the displacement device V, in FIG Shifting device V can also be moved. Alternatively, the drive device 14 could, for example, also act on the displacement device V from outside and would therefore not be part of the displacement device V. In this case, the drive device 14 could, for example, have a chain drive, toothed belt drive, actuating cylinder or the like

be arranged in a suitable stationary structure of the cable car station 2.

Furthermore, the displacement device V can have a first conveyor device 15 for conveying a cable car vehicle 4 along the first track segment 11 and a second conveyor device 16 for conveying a cable car vehicle 4 along the second track segment 12. In the example shown, the first conveyor device 15 and the second conveyor device 16 are each designed as tire conveyors, similar to the above-mentioned auxiliary drive, which can be provided for moving the cable car vehicles 4 decoupled from the conveyor cable F along the vehicle guide device 22. A tire conveyor can, in a known manner, have a number of tires arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the respective track segment 11, 12, as is indicated schematically in FIG. The tires can be replaced by a suitable drive unit, e.g.

an electric motor, which is controlled, for example, by the control unit 17

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can be, as indicated in Fig.1 by the connecting lines. The drive units of the conveying devices 15, 16 are not shown for the sake of simplicity. To drive the cable car vehicles 4, the tires of the tire conveyors can cooperate in a known manner with a friction lining of the cable car vehicle 4, which can be provided, for example, in the area of the cable clamp 4a. Of course, this is only to be understood as an example and the conveying devices 15, 16 could also be designed differently, for example as a chain conveyor,

Timing belt conveyors, etc.

Furthermore, it is advantageous if in the parking system PS there is a third conveyor device (not shown) for conveying cable car vehicles 4 along the first siding 6 and / or a fourth conveyor device (not shown) for conveying cable car vehicles 4 along the second siding 7 and / or a (not shown) fifth conveyor device for conveying cable car vehicles 4 along the feed track 5 are provided. The third, fourth and fifth conveyor devices can, for example, again have a tire conveyor, chain conveyor, toothed belt conveyor, or the like. The sidings 6, 7 could in principle also be designed without a drive. The cable car vehicles 4 could, for example, be pushed from the first or second conveyor device 15, 16 onto the respective siding 6, 7 by the respective following cable car vehicle 4. A (preferably changeable inclination) of the sidings 6, 7 would also be conceivable, so that the cable car vehicles 4 can be moved along by gravity

Sidings 6, 7 can be moved.

In addition to controlling the drive device 14 of the displacement device V, the first conveyor device 15 and the second conveyor device 16 of the displacement device V, the control unit 17 can also be used to control the third conveyor device of the first siding 6, to control the fourth conveyor device of the second siding 7

and be designed to control the fifth conveyor of the feed track 5.

Furthermore, it is advantageous if a first sensor device 18 is provided, which is designed to generate a first sensor signal S1 that is representative of a position of the displacement device V on the guide device 10. Likewise, a second sensor device 19 can be provided, which is designed to generate a second sensor signal S2 that is representative of the presence of a cable car vehicle 4 in a defined section of the feed track 5. The control unit 17 can use the first sensor signal S1 and the second sensor signal S2 to control the parking process, in particular to control the first and second conveyors 15, 16 of the track segments 11, 12 and to control the fifth conveyor of the feed track 5. The defined section of the feed track 5 can, for example, be an area of a certain length, for example a few meters, adjacent to the end 5a.

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For example, the control unit 17 can only activate the first and second conveyor devices 15, 16 of the track segments 11, 12 when it has been recognized from the first sensor signal S1 that the displacement device V is in the first transfer position U1 or in the second transfer position U2 and if based on the second sensor signal S2 it was recognized that a cable car vehicle 4 is located on the feed track 5. The sensor devices 18, 19 can each have a number of suitable sensors that communicate with the control unit 17, wired or wirelessly. For example, electrical limit switches or inductive, capacitive or optical sensors can be used as sensors. For the sake of simplicity, the sensor devices 18, 19 are shown in the area of the control unit 17 in FIG. In practice, the sensors are of course arranged at a suitable location to receive the respective sensor signal

S1, S$2 to generate.

The structure of the PS parking system has now been sufficiently described. For the sake of completeness, the use of the PS parking system is explained below

Carrying out a parking process with a number of cable car vehicles 4 is described.

First, a first cable car vehicle 4 is moved onto the feed track 5, for example by the vehicle guidance device 22 via the switch W. If the parking system PS is additionally or alternatively located at another location in the parking area PB, then, for example, one of the siding tracks 6, 7 can also function as a feed track. For the sake of simplicity, reference is made to the embodiment shown in Fig.1. If the displacement device V is in the first transfer position U1 shown in FIG. 1, then the first cable car vehicle 4 can be moved from the feed track 5 to the second track segment 12 of the displacement device V. This can be done, for example, by simultaneously activating the second conveyor 16 of the second track segment 12 and the third conveyor (not shown) of the feed track 5. If the displacement device V is in the second transfer position U2 (not shown in FIG. 1), then the first cable car vehicle 4 can be moved from the feed track 5 onto the first track segment 11 of the displacement device V. This can be done, for example, by simultaneously activating the first conveyor 15 of the first track segment 11 and the third conveyor (not shown) of the feed track 5

take place.

If the first cable car vehicle 4 is located on the second track segment 12 (which, for example, can optionally be detected by a further sensor device), then the displacement device V including the first cable car vehicle 4 is moved along the stationary guide device 10 from the first transfer position U1 to the second transfer position U2 emotional. This can be done by the control unit 17 driving the drive device 14

the displacement device V is controlled accordingly. When the first cable car vehicle

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4 is located on the first track segment 11 (which can be detected, for example, by another sensor device), then the displacement device V including the first cable car vehicle 4 is moved along the stationary guide device 10 by the second

Transfer position U2 moves to the first transfer position U1.

If the displacement device \V is in the respective end position (first or second transfer position U1, U2) (which can be detected, for example, by the first sensor device 18), then the first cable car vehicle 4 is moved from the first track segment 11 to the first siding 6 or from second track segment 12 moves to the second siding 7. This can be done by the control unit 17 controlling the first or second conveyor device 15, 16 and possibly the third conveyor device of the first siding 6

or any fourth conveyor device provided for the second siding 7 is controlled.

While the first cable car vehicle 4 is moved in the first transfer position U1 from the first track segment 11 of the displacement device V to the first siding 6, a subsequent second cable car vehicle 4 can already be moved from the feed track 5 to the second track segment 12 of the displacement device V. In the same way, the second cable car vehicle 4 can already be moved from the feed track 5 to the first track segment 11 of the displacement device V, while the first cable car vehicle 4 is moved in the second transfer position U2 from the second track segment 12 to the second siding 7. As a result, the parking process can be accelerated compared to the prior art because the following cable car vehicle 4 can already be parked on the displacement device V. The parking process described can now be repeated with further cable car vehicles 4 following the second cable car vehicle 4. When a maximum storage capacity is reached on the first siding 6 and/or on the second siding 7, another subsequent cable car vehicle 4 can also, for example, on the first track segment 11 or the second track segment 12

the displacement device V can be parked.

An alternative embodiment of the parking system PS according to the invention is shown in FIG. While the displacement device V in the example according to FIG. 1 has a single displacement carriage 9, the displacement device V according to FIG. In the example shown, the stationary guide device 10 has a single guide rail 10a. Of course, two parallel guide rails 10a, 10b would also be conceivable, as shown in FIG. 1, or possibly more than two guide rails. The first track segment 11 is arranged on the first displacement carriage 9a and the second track segment 12 is arranged on the second displacement carriage 9b. There is a first one on the first sliding carriage 9a

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Track segment 11 is provided, which can be designed (merely as an example) as a tire conveyor. In the same way, a second conveyor device 16 for conveying a cable car vehicle 4 along the second track segment 12 is provided on the second displacement carriage 9b, which in turn can be designed as a tire conveyor (merely by way of example). The tires of the tire conveyors 15, 16 indicated in FIG. 2 can be driven by a suitable drive unit, which can be controlled by the control unit 17. Furthermore, a third conveyor device for conveying the cable car vehicles 4 along the first siding 6, a fourth conveyor device for conveying the cable car vehicles 4 along the second siding 7 and a fifth conveyor device for conveying the cable car vehicles 4 along the feed track 5 are provided here. The third, fourth and fifth conveyor devices can in turn have a tire conveyor, as indicated in FIG. 2, but could alternatively also have one

have another suitable drive, e.g. a chain conveyor, toothed belt conveyor, etc.

While the track segments 11, 12 in the example according to FIG. 1 only have a first guide rail 11_1, 12_1 for the main guide rollers of the cable car vehicles 4, the track segments 11, 12 in the example according to FIG the support guide rollers of the cable car vehicles 4. As a result, lateral pendulum movements of the cable car vehicles 4 can be reduced (particularly during the movement of the sliding carriages 9a, 9b), whereby the risk of damage can be reduced. Advantageously, the sidings 6, 7 each have a first guide rail 6_1, 7_1 for the main guide rollers of the cable car vehicles 4 and a second guide rail 6_2, 7_2 arranged parallel thereto for guiding the support guide rollers of the cable car vehicles 4. As in Fig.2 indicated, the second guide rails 6_2, 7_2 of the sidings 6, 7 do not have to extend over the entire length of the first guide rail 6_1, 7_1, but could also be shorter and, for example, only be provided in a section adjacent to the displacement device V. In the sections of the sidings 6, 7 that are further away from the displacement device V, it can

be sufficient if only first guide rails 6_1, 7_1 are provided.

The basic function of the parking system PS according to Fig.2 is the same as in Fig.1. In the first transfer position U1 shown, the first displacement carriage 9a is positioned so that the first track segment 11 is aligned with the first siding 6, so that a cable car vehicle 4 can be moved from the first track segment 11 onto the first siding 6. In addition, the second displacement carriage 9b is positioned in the first transfer position U1 so that the second track segment 12 is aligned with the feed track 5, so that a cable car vehicle 4 can be moved from the feed track 5 to the second track segment 12.

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However, due to the independent mobility of the displacement carriages 9a, 9b, they do not always have to be moved at the same time or at the same speed or acceleration while carrying out the parking process. This enables more flexible control of the parking process. Of course, the two displacement carriages 9a, 9b can also be synchronized so that they are moved at the same time. The displacement carriages 9a, 9b each have their own drive device 14a, 14b, for example in the form of an electric motor. The drive devices 14a, 14b are here part of the displacement carriages 9a, 9b and are moved with them. 1, one or more external drive devices 14 could also be provided, which act on the displacement carriages 9a, 9b, but are not part of the displacement carriages 9a, 9b (e.g. chain drive,

timing belt drive, etc.).

A further alternative embodiment of the parking system PS according to the invention is shown in FIG. The parking system PS is constructed essentially the same as in FIG. 1 and has a displacement device V with a (single) displacement carriage 9, which can be moved along a stationary guide device 10 which has two parallel guide rails 10a, 10b. In contrast to FIG. 1, the stationary guide device 10 is not designed to be straight here, but rather curved. The displacement carriage 9 is thus movable in a curved direction of movement BV/ along the stationary guide device 10 between the first transfer position U1 shown in FIG. 3 and the second transfer position U2 (not shown in FIG. 3). In an advantageous embodiment, the direction of movement BV can be, for example, a circular path with a circle center M. Of course there would also be

Other curve shapes are conceivable, for example an elliptical path or the like.

The feed track 5 is straight here and runs from the center of the circle M in the radial direction to the stationary guide device 10. The first track segment 11 and the second track segment 12 of the sliding carriage 9 are straight and also run in the radial direction. While the track segments 11, 12 in FIG. 1 are arranged parallel to one another, the track segments 11, 12 in FIG. 3 are arranged at a track segment angle a to one another on the sliding carriage 9. Sidings 6, 7 are also here

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the second transfer position U2 (not shown) can be moved.

In the first transfer position U1 shown, the first free end 11a of the first track segment 11 is aligned with the free end 6a of the first siding track 6 and the second free end 12b of the second track segment 12 is aligned with the free end 5a of the feed track 5. In the (not shown ) second transfer position U2, the second free end 11b of the first track segment 11 is aligned with the free end 5a of the feed track 5 and the first free end 12a of the second track segment 12 is aligned with the free end 7a of the second siding 7. In order to avoid repetitions, regarding. of the advantageous embodiments refer to the comments on FIG. 1, which are for the embodiment

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Claims (20)

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Parking system (PS) for a parking area (PB) of a cable car station (2) of a cable car (1), for carrying out a parking process with a number of cable car vehicles (4) of the cable car (1), wherein in the parking system (PS) there is a feed track ( 5) and at least a first siding (6) and a second siding (7) are provided and a transfer device (8) is provided for transferring cable car vehicles (4) from the feed track (5) to the sidings (6, 7), thereby characterized in that the transfer device (8) has a displacement device (V) which can be displaced along a stationary guide device (10) between a first transfer position (U1) and a second transfer position (U2), the displacement device (V) being a first track segment ( 11) and second track segment (12), wherein in the first transfer position (U1) of the displacement device (V) a cable car vehicle (4) can be moved from the first track segment (11) to the first siding (6) and a cable car vehicle (4) from The feed track (5) can be moved onto the second track segment (12) and in the second transfer position (U2) of the displacement device (V), a cable car vehicle (4) can be moved from the feed track (5) onto the first track segment (11) and a cable car vehicle (4 ) can be moved from the second track segment (12) to the second siding (7). 2. Parking system (PS) according to claim 1, characterized in that the displacement device (V) has a displacement carriage (9) on which the first track segment (11) and the second track segment (12) in a direction of movement (BV) of the displacement device ( V) are arranged at a distance from one another, the first track segment (11) and the second track segment (12) being displaceable together by means of the displacement carriage (9) or that the displacement device (V) has at least a first displacement carriage (9a) and a second displacement carriage (9b ), wherein the first track segment (11) is arranged on the first displacement carriage (9a) and the second track segment (12) is arranged on the second displacement carriage (9b), the first track segment (11) and the second track segment (12) being arranged by means of the sliding carriage (9a, 9b) can be moved independently of one another. 3. Parking system (PS) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the siding tracks (6, 7), the feed track (5) and the track segments (11, 12) of the displacement device (V) each have a first guide rail (6_1, 7_1 , 5_1, 11_1, 12_1) for guiding a main guide roller of the cable car vehicles (4) and / or that the siding tracks (6, 7), the feed track (5) and the track segments (11, 12) of the displacement device (V) each a second guide rail (6_2, 7_2, 5_2, 11_2, 12_2) for guiding a support guide roller of the cable car vehicles (4). 15 20 25 30 35 DM-4358 AT 4. Parking system (PS) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the sidings (6, 7) each have a straight section at least in the area of their siding ends (6a, 7a) facing the displacement device (V), that The feed track (5) has a straight section at least in the region of one end of the feed track (5a) facing the displacement device (V) and that the track segments (11, 12) of the displacement device (V) each have at least in the region of their segment ends (11a, 11b, 12a, 12b), preferably over their entire length, have a straight section. 5. Parking system (PS) according to claim 4, characterized in that the straight sections of the track segments (11, 12) are parallel to one another and that the direction of movement (BV) of the displacement device (V) along the stationary guide device (10) is straight, preferably in one right angles to the straight sections of the track segments (11, 12), or that the straight sections of the track segments (11, 12) are arranged at a track angle (a) to one another and that the direction of movement (B\V/) of the displacement device (V) along the stationary one Guide device (10) is curved, preferably circular. 6. Parking system (PS) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the siding track ends (6a, 7a) of the sidings (6, 7) facing the displacement device (V) are at a parking distance in the direction of movement (BV) of the displacement device (V). (PA) are spaced apart from one another, which corresponds to at least one vehicle width (FB) of a cable car vehicle (4) of the cable car (1), preferably a sum of the Vehicle width (FB) and a specified safety distance. 7. Parking system (PS) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a segment length (SL) of the track segments (11, 12) transverse to the direction of movement (BV) of the displacement device (V) is at least one rope clamp length (SKL) of a rope clamp ( 4a) or corresponds to a drive length of a drive of a cable car vehicle (4). 8. Parking system (PS) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the stationary guide device (10) has at least one guide rail (10a) and that the displacement device (V) has a number of rolling elements (13) for movement along the at least has a guide rail (10a), wherein the stationary guide device (10) preferably has at least two transverse to the direction of movement (BV) the displacement device (V) has spaced guide rails (10a, 10b). 9. Parking system (PS) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that a drive device (14) for driving the displacement device (V) along the stationary guide device (10) is provided. 10. Parking system (PS) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the displacement device (V) has a first conveyor device (15) for conveying a 20/58” 15 20 25 30 35 DM-4358 AT Cable car vehicle (4) along the first track segment (11) and a second conveyor device (16) for conveying a cable car vehicle (4) along the second Track segment (12). 11. Parking system (PS) according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that a third conveyor device for conveying cable car vehicles along the first siding (6) and / or a fourth conveyor device for conveying cable car vehicles (4) along the second siding ( 7) and/or a fifth conveyor device for conveying cable car vehicles along the feed track (5) are provided. 12. Parking system (PS) according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that at least one of the conveying devices (15, 16) has a tire conveyor which is designed to interact with a friction lining of a cable car vehicle (4) to convey the cable car vehicle (4). or that at least one of the funding institutions (15, 16) has a chain conveyor or a toothed belt conveyor. 13. Parking system (PS) according to one of claims 9 to 12, characterized in that a control unit (17) for controlling the drive device (14) of the displacement device (V) and / or for controlling the first conveyor device (15) of the displacement device (V ) and/or to control the second conveyor device (16) of the displacement device (V) and/or to control the third conveyor device of the first siding (6) and/or to control the fourth conveyor device of the second siding (7) and/or to control the fifth conveyor of the feed track is provided. 14. Parking system (PS) according to claim 13, characterized in that a first sensor device (18) is provided, which is designed to generate a first sensor signal (S1) representative of a position of the displacement device (V) on the stationary guide device (10). and/or that a second sensor device (19) is provided, which is designed to generate a second sensor signal (S2) representative of the presence of a cable car vehicle (4) in a defined section of the feed track (5) and that the control unit (17) is designed to use the first sensor signal (S1) and/or the second sensor signal (S2) to control the parking process. 15. Use of the parking system (PS) according to one of claims 1 to 14, for carrying out a parking process with a number of cable car vehicles (4), the following steps being carried out: - Moving a first cable car vehicle (4) from the feed track (5) to the first Track segment (11) of the displacement device (V) when the displacement device (V) is in 21/25” 15 20 25 30 35 DM-4358 AT the second transfer position (U2) or moving the first cable car vehicle (4) from the feed track (5) onto the second track segment (12) of the displacement device (V) when the displacement device (V) is in the first transfer position (U1), - Moving the displacement device (V) including the first cable car vehicle (4) along the stationary guide device (10) from the second transfer position (U2) to the first transfer position (U1) or vice versa, - Moving the first cable car vehicle (4) from the first track segment (11) of the displacement device (V) to the first siding (6) when the displacement device (V) is in the first transfer position (U 1) or moving the first cable car vehicle (4 ) from the second track segment (12) of the shifting device (V) to the second siding (7) when the shifting device (V) is in the second Transfer position (U2) is located. 16. Use according to claim 15, wherein the following steps are additionally carried out: moving a subsequent second cable car vehicle (4b) from the feed track (5) onto the second track segment (12) of the displacement device (V), while the first cable car vehicle (4) from the first track segment (11) of the displacement device (V) is moved onto the first siding (6) or moving the second cable car vehicle (4b) from the feed track (5) onto the first track segment (11) of the displacement device (V), while the first cable car vehicle (4) from the second track segment (12) of the shifting device (V) is moved to the second siding (7). 17. Cable car (1) with a plurality of cable car stations (2) and with a plurality of cable car vehicles (4), which can be moved with a conveyor cable (F) between the cable car stations (2), wherein in at least one of the cable car stations (2). Parking area (PB) with a parking system (PS) for carrying out a parking process with a number of cable car vehicles (4) is provided, characterized in that the parking system (PS) is designed according to one of claims 1 to 14, wherein in the at least one cable car station (2) a vehicle guidance device (22) is provided, along which cable car vehicles (4) decoupled from the conveyor cable (F) can be moved from an entrance area (E) of the cable car station (2) to an exit area (A) of the cable car station (2). and that the cable car vehicles (4) from the vehicle guidance device (22) to the Feed track (5) of the parking system (PS) can be moved. 18. Method for carrying out a parking process with a number of cable car vehicles (4) in a parking area (PB) of a cable car station (2) of a cable car (1), wherein a first cable car vehicle (4) is moved along a feed track (5) and from the feed track (5) on a first track segment (11) which can be moved between a first transfer position (U1) and a second transfer position (U2), Displacement device (V) is moved when the displacement device (V) is in the -2122725 15 20 25 DM-4358 AT second transfer position (U2) or is moved from the feed track (5) to a second track segment (12) of the displacement device (V) which is spaced from the first track segment (11) in a direction of movement (BV) of the displacement device (V) when the Displacement device (V) is in the first transfer position (U1), the displacement device (V) including the first cable car vehicle (4) along a stationary guide device (10) from the first transfer position (U1) to the second transfer position (U2) or vice versa is moved, the first cable car vehicle (4) being moved from the first track segment (11) of the displacement device (V) to a first siding (6) when the displacement device (V) is in the first transfer position (U1) or from the second track segment (12) of the displacement device (V) is moved to a second siding (7) spaced apart from the first siding (6) in the direction of movement (BV) of the displacement device (V) when the displacement device moves (V) is in the second transfer position (U2). 19. The method according to claim 18, wherein a second cable car vehicle (4b) following the first cable car vehicle (4) is moved along the feed track (5) and moved from the feed track (5) to the second track segment (12) of the displacement device (V). is moved while the first cable car vehicle (4) is moved from the first track segment (11) of the displacement device (V) to the first siding (6) or is moved from the feed track (5) to the first track segment (11) of the displacement device (V), while the first cable car vehicle (4) from the second track segment (12) of the displacement device (V) is moved to the second siding (7). 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the parking process according to claim 18 and claim 19 is repeated with further cable car vehicles (4) following the second cable car vehicle (4b), whereby when a maximum storage capacity is reached at the first siding (6) and / or second siding (7) a subsequent cable car vehicle (4) on the first track segment (11) or second Track segment (12) of the shifting device (V) is parked. 23 1557