CN118220216A

CN118220216A - Circulation cableway

Info

Publication number: CN118220216A
Application number: CN202311743440.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: P·鲁格
Original assignee: Innova Patent GmbH
Current assignee: Innova Patent GmbH
Priority date: 2022-12-20
Filing date: 2023-12-18
Publication date: 2024-06-21
Also published as: EP4397562A1; US20240199091A1; AT526508A4; AT526508B1

Abstract

A circulating ropeway (1) which, when entering into a ropeway station (2A, 2B) and/or when exiting from the ropeway station (2A, 2B), enables a higher comfort for passengers, a diverter (11) being provided at the ropeway vehicle (3) and a diverter guide device (12) being provided in at least one ropeway station (2A), which diverter guide device is designed to co-act with the diverter (11) during the movement of the ropeway vehicle (3) in order to generate a deflection force (F), by means of which at least one steel cable clamp (10) of the ropeway vehicle can be pivoted about a first rotational axis (DA 1) by a determined deflection angle (α), wherein the diverter guide device (12) is arranged relative to the ropeway station in such a way that an actuating device for actuating the steel cable clamp is arranged: the generation of the deflection force takes place in a fixed time relationship with respect to the manipulation of the at least one cable clamp.

Description

Circulation cableway

Technical Field

The invention relates to a circulating cable having at least two cable stations and having at least one cable car which can be moved in a circulating manner between the cable stations by means of a conveyor cable, wherein the at least one cable car has at least one cable clamp for releasably coupling the cable car to the conveyor cable, and wherein an actuating device for actuating the cable clamp is provided in the at least one cable station. The invention further relates to a method for operating a circulating ropeway with at least one ropeway vehicle which can be moved in a circulating manner between at least two ropeway stations by means of a conveyor cable, wherein the at least one ropeway vehicle has a steel cable clamp for releasably coupling the ropeway vehicle with the conveyor cable.

Background

Endless ropeways are known from the prior art and are mostly used for transporting people and/or goods in areas with unfavorable terrain, for example as car-type or chair-type ropeways in winter sports areas. In a circulating cableway, a plurality of cableway vehicles are moved in a circulating manner between a plurality of cableway stations by means of (a) conveyor wire. The present invention relates to a circulating ropeway, and more particularly, to a circulating ropeway with a single cable, in which only one carrying rope is provided, which is used as both a traction rope for generating a driving force and a carrying rope for carrying a ropeway vehicle. In contrast, in multi-cable (multi-rope) endless roping, the conveyor ropes are used only as traction ropes for driving the cableway vehicle, which is movably arranged at one or more load-bearing ropes by means of a suitable travelling mechanism. Depending on the number of load bearing cables, this is also referred to as a double cable (double cable) endless cableway (one traction cable and one rail cable) or a triple cable (triple cable) endless cableway (one traction cable and two load bearing cables).

Multi-rope runways combine the advantages of shuttle runways (e.g. high transport capacity) with the advantages of single rope circulation runways (e.g. continuous operation without stopping). Multi-cable (multi-rope) runways have several (e.g. one or two) carrying ropes (slings) in each carrying direction, which form a carrying track, and at least one endless carrying rope serving as a traction rope. In most cases, a plurality of cableways are provided, which are moved in a circulating manner between two cableways designed as terminal stations. A running gear having a plurality of rope rollers, which roll on a plurality of carrying ropes, is correspondingly provided on the cableway vehicle. For example, in the case of a three-cable type endless cableway, two parallel carrying cables are provided, and two sets of cable rollers are provided at the running gear in each case, which are spaced apart from one another by a distance corresponding to the distance between the carrying cables.

The running gear is usually connected to the upper section of the pylon, while at the lower end of the pylon a transport body, for example a car, is arranged for accommodating persons and/or goods. The cableway vehicles each have at least one steerable cable clamp, by means of which the cableway vehicle can be releasably coupled to the transport cable. The travelling cable is driven by a suitable drive means to generate a driving force for moving the cableway vehicle. The drive is usually designed as an electric motor and is arranged at least in one cableway station.

In a cableway station, the cableway vehicle can be disconnected from the conveyor cable by opening the cable clamps when entering. The force transmission is thereby interrupted and the cableway vehicle can move at a reduced speed along one guide track (or parallel guide tracks in the case of a three-wire circulation cableway) in the cableway station. Suitable auxiliary drives are provided between the disconnection from and the coupling with the conveyor ropes to drive the cableway vehicle in the cableway station. Upon exiting from the cableway station, the cableway vehicle is again accelerated to the speed of the conveyor cable by means of an auxiliary drive and is coupled to the conveyor cable by closing the cable clamp.

The known cable clamps generally have a fixed clamping jaw and a clamping jaw which can be moved relative thereto. The movable clamping jaw is in most cases pretensioned in the closed position by means of a suitable pretensioning device and can be opened against (against) the pretensioning force by means of a suitable operating device in order to open the cable clamp. For actuating the cable clamp, one or more levers are usually provided, which cooperate with suitable actuating devices arranged in the cable station to generate actuating forces. In order to achieve the best possible clamping effect, the cable clamps are generally designed in construction such that the clamping jaws partially enclose the traction cable.

In the case of an open steel cable clamp, the cableway vehicle cannot be easily removed from the traction cable in the vertical direction if the fixed clamping jaw does not contact the traction cable and the traction cable is not pushed out of the guide (device) or even damaged thereby if possible. However, it is often necessary to lift (remove) the steel cord clips completely from the conveyor cords, since the travel of the conveyor cords in the cableway station differs in most cases from the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle. For example, the conveyor line generally runs downward or upward at an angle to the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle in the region of the handling device (depending on the embodiment of the cableway construction).

In order to prevent the gripping jaws of the cable clamp from colliding with the conveyor cable when the cable clamp is removed (lifted), the entire cableway vehicle is so far shifted in translation, transversely to the direction of movement, by a certain offset after the cable clamp has been opened. A sufficiently large distance is thereby created between the fixed clamping jaw and the conveyor cable, so that the cable clamp can be removed (detached) from the conveyor cable substantially without contact. Thus, the cableway vehicle moves in a different direction from the conveyor wire within the cableway station. However, in this case, the lateral translational displacement cannot be performed without impact (smoothly), which may be uncomfortable for the passengers, disadvantageously.

EP 0 283 888 A2 discloses a cableway vehicle for a three-cable circulation cableway. The cable grip of the travelling mechanism is movably arranged at the frame and the height of the cable grip can be adjusted by means of the adjusting rollers (rollers ) when the adjusting rollers co-act with the maneuvering rail of the cableway station. The cable clamp can thereby be lowered in the direction of the traction cable or removed therefrom.

AT 370 685B discloses a steel cable clamp for a single cable (single rope) type cableway. In order to release the fixed clamping jaw from the steel cable, it is necessary to avoid lateral displacement when the steel cable clamp is uncoupled (decoupled) from the steel cable, for which provision is made: the cable gripper has two movable clamping jaws which are arranged (mounted) in a symmetrical manner about a common axis.

AT 403788B and EP 0 644 095 A1 disclose cable clamps for industrial cable transport devices. In which the entire steel cord gripper can be swung away from the conveyor steel cord relative to the hanger.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the present invention is therefore to provide a circulating cable and a method for operating a circulating cable, which allow a higher level of comfort for the passengers when driving into and/or out of a cable station.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by means of a circulation cable having the features of claim 1 and a method having the features of claim 18. When driving into the cableway station, the cable gripper can be kept at a sufficient distance from the conveyor cable by the swinging of the cableway vehicle, so that the cable gripper can be removed from the conveyor cable without contact. The rotational movement about the first rotational axis has the further advantage over the known translational deflections: the comfort of the passengers can be improved.

Preferably, the actuating device has a fixed first actuating guide rail which is arranged in the entry region of the cableway station and which is designed to cooperate with the actuating lever of the at least one cable clamp during the movement of the cableway vehicle in order to generate an actuating force for opening the at least one cable clamp, wherein the deflector guide device has a fixed first deflector guide rail which is arranged in the entry region of the cableway station, and wherein the first actuating guide rail and the first deflector guide rail are arranged relative to one another in such a way that: the swinging of the at least one cable clamp is performed during or after the opening of the at least one cable clamp. The actuating device advantageously has, alternatively or additionally, a fixed second actuating guide rail which is arranged in the exit region of the cableway station and is designed to interact with the actuating lever of the at least one cable clamp during the movement of the cableway vehicle in order to generate an actuating force for opening the at least one cable clamp, wherein the steering device has a fixed second steering guide rail which is arranged in the exit region of the cableway station, and wherein the second actuating guide rail and the second steering guide rail are arranged relative to one another in such a way that: the swinging of the at least one cable clamp is performed during or after the opening of the at least one cable clamp. By means of the relative positioning of the first steering guide rail with respect to the first deflector guide rail or of the second steering guide rail with respect to the second deflector guide rail, the time relationship between the opening of the at least one cable grip and the swinging of the cableway vehicle can be determined in a simple manner.

Advantageously, the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle and the course of the conveyor cable in the entry region of the cableway station diverge (deviate) in the vertical direction from the first steering guide rail, and the angle of deflection is determined by the first diverter guide rail such that: the at least one cable clamp can be lifted from the conveyor cable in a vertical direction without contact after opening by the first actuating guide rail. Preferably, the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle and the direction of travel of the conveyor cable in the exit region of the cableway station converge again in the vertical direction up to the second steering guide rail, and the angle of deflection is determined by the second diverter guide rail such that: after opening by the second actuating guide rail, at least one cable clamp can be placed in a vertical direction at the conveyor cable without contact. Thus, the cableway vehicle can be uncoupled from or re-coupled to the carrying wire rope without damaging or wearing the carrying wire rope or the steel cable clamp. Between uncoupling and coupling, the cableway vehicle can be moved in any direction relative to the conveyor cable in the cableway station, whereby a high degree of flexibility is achieved.

Preferably, at least one steel cord gripper has (one) a fixed gripper jaw and (one) a gripper jaw movable relative thereto, between which the conveyor steel cord can be gripped, wherein at least the fixed gripper jaw is designed such that: in the coupled state at the conveyor cable (in the coupled state to the conveyor cable), the conveyor cable is at least partially surrounded such that the free end section of the fixed clamping jaw is located at the underside of the conveyor cable, wherein the deflection angle is determined here such that: the steel cord clips can be lifted from and/or placed at the conveyor steel cord without the free end sections touching the conveyor steel cord. The deflection angle is preferably at least 0.3 °, particularly preferably at least 0.5 °, particularly preferably at least 0.8 °. Thereby ensuring that: the cableway vehicle swings to such an extent that the section of the gripping jaw that partly surrounds the conveyor cable is sufficiently far apart from the conveyor cable to enable a contactless removal of the steel cable clamp from the conveyor cable.

Preferably, the deflection angle is designed such that: after the oscillation of the cable clamp, the distance between the free end section of the fixed clamping jaw and the transport cable in the transverse direction extending transversely to the direction of movement is at least 1mm, preferably at least 2mm, particularly preferably at least 3mm. Alternatively or additionally, it is advantageous to determine the deflection angle such that: after rotation of the cable clamp, the free end portion of the movable jaw is spaced apart from the conveyor wire in the transverse direction by at least 1mm, preferably at least 2mm, particularly preferably at least 3mm. Thereby ensuring that: there is a sufficient distance between the two jaws and the conveyor cable to achieve a contactless disengagement or coupling.

Preferably, the cableway vehicle has a transport body for receiving passengers, a hanger bracket and a hanger, wherein an upper section of the hanger is connected to the hanger bracket and a lower section of the hanger is connected to the transport body, wherein the cable clamps are arranged at the hanger bracket, the diverter is arranged at the hanger bracket, at the hanger or at the transport body. This results in a plurality of constructively advantageous solutions, from which a person skilled in the art can choose a suitable embodiment.

Preferably, the hanger is swingably fastened at the hanger bracket relative to the hanger bracket, preferably swingably about a second rotation axis extending transversely to the moving direction. Thereby, a rocking movement of the transport body in the moving direction is possible, which improves the riding comfort of the passengers.

Preferably, a cable clamp center point is provided at the cable clamp through which the longitudinal axis of the conveyor cable passes when the cable clamp is in the coupled state at the conveyor cable, wherein the cable clamp center point is separated from the first rotational axis by a clamping distance of preferably at least 100mm, more preferably at least 300mm, particularly preferably at least 700mm, in particular at least 720mm. Alternatively or additionally, it is advantageous if the steering gear has a free steering gear end, wherein a force application point is provided at the free steering gear end, which force application point is designed to cooperate with the steering gear guide to generate the deflection force, and wherein the force application point is spaced apart from the first rotational axis (DA 1) by a lever arm distance of preferably at least 400mm, preferably at least 700mm, particularly preferably at least 800mm, in particular at least 900mm. A rotatable roller may also be arranged at the free steering end of the steering, at which the force application point may be located. By advantageously determining the clamp distance, the lever arm distance and the relation between the clamp distance and the lever arm distance, the cable clamp and the carrying cable can reach a sufficiently large distance when the cableway vehicle swings, and unacceptably high forces and high torques can be avoided.

Advantageously, a guide rail is provided at the fixed deflector guide, in particular at the first and/or second deflector guide rail, along which the deflector is guided during movement of the cableway vehicle in order to generate a deflection force, and which is designed to be curved. In this case, the guide rail preferably has a curve with a continuous curvature change, preferably with a first-order continuity (G1-STEITIGKETI) or a second-order continuity (G2-STETIGKEIT). Discontinuous, in particular abrupt, swinging movements can thereby be avoided, which on the one hand increases the comfort of the passengers and on the other hand reduces wear and reduces the risk of damage.

The circulating ropeway may be designed as a single-rope circulating ropeway, wherein the carrying rope is designed as both a traction rope and a carrying rope, wherein a stationary guide rail is provided in at least one ropeway station along which at least one ropeway vehicle can be moved through the ropeway station in a state disconnected from the carrying rope, wherein a plurality of guide rollers are arranged at the ropeway vehicle for rolling on the guide rail, and wherein the contact of the guide rollers on the guide rail forms a first rotation axis. Alternatively, the circulating ropeway can also be designed as a double rope circulating ropeway, wherein the conveyor rope is designed as a traction rope and additionally provided with a carrying rope, wherein a plurality of rope rollers are arranged one after the other in the direction of movement at the ropeway vehicle, which are designed to roll at the carrying rope, wherein a stationary guide rail is provided in at least one ropeway station along which the at least one ropeway vehicle can be moved through the ropeway station by means of the rope rollers in the state of being decoupled from the traction rope, wherein the contact of the rope rollers on the guide rail or the center point of the guide section of the guide rail forms the first rotation axis. According to a further advantageous embodiment, the circulating ropeway can be designed as a three-rope circulating ropeway, wherein the conveyor rope is designed as a traction rope and two additional carrying ropes are provided, wherein at least one ropeway vehicle has a running gear, at which a plurality of first rope rollers are arranged one after the other in the direction of movement, which are designed to roll on the carrying ropes and a plurality of second rope rollers are arranged one after the other in the direction of movement, which are designed to roll on the respective other carrying ropes, wherein two fixed guide rails are provided in at least one ropeway station, along which at least one ropeway vehicle can be moved through the ropeway station in the state of being decoupled from the traction rope by means of the first rope rollers and the second rope rollers, and wherein the running gear is articulated with the hanger bracket by means of an articulation, wherein the articulation forms the first rotation axis. Thus, the swinging of the cableway vehicle according to the invention can be used for different types of circulating cableways, which greatly increases the flexibility.

Preferably, the hinge is arranged between the plurality of first wire rope rollers and the plurality of second wire rope rollers transversely to the direction of movement. Furthermore, it is advantageous if a plurality of first wire rope rollers contact the first fixed guide rail in a first bearing point and a plurality of second wire rope rollers contact the second fixed guide rail in a second bearing point, wherein the hinge (joint) is located vertically above, below or at the same level as the first bearing point and/or the second bearing point. Preferably, at least one cable clamp is arranged in a vertical direction below the hinge, while a plurality of first cable rollers are arranged between the diverter and the hinge transversely to the direction of movement. This provides an advantageous kinematic embodiment.

Advantageous embodiments of the method according to the invention are given in claims 19 and 20.

Drawings

The invention will be explained in more detail hereinafter with reference to fig. 1 to 5, which show an advantageous design configuration of the invention by way of example, schematically and without limitation. The drawings show:

Figure 1 shows in a view from above a circulation cableway in the form of a three-wire rope circulation cableway,

Figure 2A shows a cableway vehicle of a three-wire rope circulation cableway in the entry region of a cableway station in a view from the rear side in the direction of movement,

Figure 2B shows an alternative system of the machine of a three wire rope circulation cableway vehicle,

Figure 3 shows in side view a cableway vehicle of a three-wire rope circulation cableway in the entry area of a cableway station,

Fig. 4 shows a cableway vehicle of a single-rope circulating cableway in the entry region of a cableway station in a side view from the rear in the direction of movement, and

Fig. 5 shows a cableway vehicle of a double rope circulating cableway in the entry region of a cableway station, viewed from the rear side in the direction of movement.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 shows a simplified schematic illustration of a three-wire rope circulation cableway 1, which three-wire rope circulation cableway 1 has two cableway stations 2A, 2B and a plurality of cableway vehicles 3, the cableway vehicles 3 being movable in a circulating manner between the cableway stations 2A, 2B. For simplicity, only one cableway vehicle 3 is shown in fig. 1, however, in a known manner, a plurality of cableway vehicles 3 are provided, which are generally identical and which in most cases move at a constant distance from one another. The first cableway station 2A is designed as a first terminal station, for example a mountain station, and the second cableway station 2B is designed as a second terminal station, for example a mountain station. The cableway vehicle 3 moves between the two terminals 2A, 2B in a cyclic movement. This means that the cableway vehicle moves in a first travel direction FR1 (e.g. uphill) from the first cableway station 2A to the second cableway station 2B and in a second travel direction FR2 (e.g. downhill) from the second cableway station 2B back to the first cableway station 2A.

In the cableway stations 2A, 2B designed as terminal stations, the cableway vehicle 3 turns along a curve, for example, from a first travel direction FR1 through 180 ° to a second travel direction FR2. Of course, one or more further cableway stations (not shown in fig. 1), so-called "intermediate stations", can also be provided between the two cableway stations 2A and 2B. Unlike the terminal, the intermediate station is driven by the cableway vehicle 3 in the corresponding travel direction without changing the travel direction. However, of course, a certain direction change at the intermediate station is also possible.

Each travel direction FR1, FR2 is provided with two fixed carrying cables 4A, 4B, which connect the two terminals 2A, 2B. The carrying cables 4A, 4B are moved substantially parallel to each other. As schematically shown in fig. 1, the carrying cables 4A, 4B fasten their ends in the terminals 2A, 2B in a suitable manner. The carrying cables 4A, 4B form a travel track for the cableway vehicle 3, along which the cableway vehicle 3 can be moved by means of the travelling mechanism 6. At the running gear 6, a plurality of first wire rope rollers S1 are arranged one after the other in the moving direction B, and a plurality of second wire rope rollers S2 are arranged one after the other in the moving direction B.

The first rope roller S1 and the second rope roller S2 are spaced apart in the transverse direction Q (transverse to the direction of movement B) by a distance corresponding to the distance between the carrying ropes 4A, 4B. During movement on the free path between the cableway stations 2A and 2B, the first rope roller S1 rolls at the first carrying rope 4A, while the second rope roller S2 rolls at the second carrying rope 4B. The travelling mechanism 6 is connected to a conveying body 9 located therebelow in the vertical direction by a hanger 7 (not shown in fig. 1) (see fig. 2A). The transport body 9 is used in a known manner for receiving and transporting persons and/or objects. Three-wire rope circulation ropeway is generally used for passenger transport, wherein the transport body 9 generally has a car with side doors.

At least one endless carrying wire rope 5 is also provided, which serves as a traction wire rope to apply a driving force for moving the cableway vehicle 3 to the cableway vehicle 3. For example, the carrying wire 5 may extend between two carrying wires 4A, 4B, seen transversely to the direction of movement B. In the vertical direction, the carrying cables 5 may extend, for example, under the carrying cables 4A, 4B. The conveyor ropes 5 are usually designed as endless (endless) ropes and are each turned (deflected) in the terminal stations 2A, 2B at one or more suitable turning devices, for example rope rolls 16. In a known manner, drive means (not shown), for example an electric motor, are provided in at least one of the cableway stations 2A, 2B for generating a drive force onto the load-bearing wire rope 5. For example, the drive means may drive the wire rope roller 16 and may be controlled by suitable control means (not shown). The movement of the cableway vehicle 3 can thereby be controlled by the cableway device. The illustration in fig. 1 is of course only schematic, but other wire guiding means for the carrying wire 5 and the carrying wires 4A, 4B may of course be provided in practice.

Furthermore, at least one controllable cable clamp 10 (only shown in fig. 1) is provided on the cableway vehicle 3, by means of which cable clamp 10 the cableway 3 can be releasably coupled to the traction cable 5 (see fig. 2A in detail). The cable clamp 10 can be manoeuvred open by means of suitable handling devices arranged in the cableway stations 2A and 2B. During travel between the cableway stations 2A, 2B, the cable clamp 10 closes, so that a force-fit connection is formed between the conveyor cable 5 and the cableway vehicle 3. Within the cableway stations 2A, 2B, in particular in the entry region EB of the cableway stations 2A, 2B, the cable clamps 10 can be opened in order to disengage the cableway vehicle 3 from the conveyor cable 5. The force transmission can thereby be interrupted and the cableway vehicle 3 can be moved in the respective cableway station 2A, 2B at a lower speed (relative to the speed of the conveyor cable 5) to the exit area AB.

Of course, this applies both to terminals in which the entry and exit areas are in different travel directions FR1, FR2 and to intermediate terminals in which the entry and exit areas are in the same travel directions FR1, FR 2. In the exit area AB, the cableway vehicle 3 can again accelerate to the speed of the traction cable 5 and the cable clamp 10 can be closed again in order to couple the cableway vehicle with the traction cable 5 and to reestablish the force transmission. Within the cableway stations 2A, 2B, suitable auxiliary drives (drives) are usually provided for driving the cableway vehicle 3. For example, the auxiliary drive may have driven friction wheels 17 (not shown in fig. 1) which co-act with friction linings 18 of the cableway vehicle 3 (see fig. 2A). Such auxiliary drives are known and are therefore not discussed in more detail herein.

Within the cableway stations 2A, 2B, the running gear 6 of the cableway vehicle 3 can be guided on suitable guide rails 19A, 19B, which guide rails 19A, 19B connect the carrying cables 4A, 4B of one travel direction FR1 with the carrying cables 4A, 4B of the respective other travel direction FR 2. The guide rails 19A, 19B thus form a travel rail in the cableway stations 2A, 2B, and can be said to replace the load-bearing cables 2A, 2B in the cableway stations 2A, 2B. Preferably, the guide rails 19A, 19B each have a guide section with a cylindrical guide surface, which substantially corresponds to the shape of the carrying wire rope 4A, 4B. Such guide rails 19A, 19B may also be provided in the intermediate station in order to connect the carrying cables 4A, 4B of the same travel direction FR1, FR 2. Whereby shorter carrying cables 4A, 4B can be used. In principle, however, the track ropes 4A and 4B may also extend through intermediate stations to terminal stations. Of course, the three-wire rope circulation cableway may also be provided with other (not shown) means, such as for example tensioning means for carrying the wires 4A, 4A and/or for pulling the wires 5, safety means, etc. However, since the construction and function of the three-wire rope circulation cableway are basically known, other details not relevant to the present invention are omitted here.

According to the invention, a steering 11 (schematically shown in fig. 1) is also provided on the cableway vehicle 3, and steering guides 12 are provided in the cableway stations 2A, 2B, respectively. For simplicity, only the handling device for handling the cable clips 10 for the first cableway station 2A and the deflector guide 12 are shown in fig. 1. Of course, the second cableway station 2B preferably has a handling device and a diverter guide device in a similar manner. The diverter guide 12 is designed such that: during the movement of the cableway vehicle 3, the deflector guide 12 cooperates with the deflector 11 to generate a deflection force F acting on the cableway vehicle 3, by means of which the cable clamp 10 of the cableway vehicle 3 can be pivoted about the first axis of rotation DA1 transversely to the direction of movement B of the cableway vehicle 3 by a fixed deflection angle α.

The diverter guide device 12 is arranged in the cableway station 2A relative to the actuating device 15 in such a way that: the generation of the deflection force F takes place in a fixed time relationship with respect to the manipulation of the cable grip 10. On the one hand, this time relationship depends on whether the swing occurs in the entry area EB or the exit area Ab of the cableway station 2A. On the other hand, the time relationship also depends on the construction embodiment of the cableway, in particular on the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle 3 in the cableway station 2A in the state of being disconnected from the conveyor cable 5 and on the course of the conveyor cable 5.

In the example shown, the handling device 15 of the first cableway station 2A has a fixed first handling guide rail 15A, which first handling guide rail 15A is arranged in the entry region EB of the cableway station 2A and extends over a defined length in the direction of movement B of the cableway vehicle 3. The first steering guide rail 15A is designed such that: during the movement of the cableway vehicle 3, the first actuating guide rail 15A cooperates with the actuating lever 14 of the cable clamp 10 to generate an actuating force by means of which the cable clamp 10 is opened. The deflector guide device 12 of the first cableway station 2A has a fixed first deflector guide rail 12A, the first deflector guide rail 12A being arranged in the entry region EB and extending over a certain length in the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle 3. The first steering guide rail 15A and the first diverter guide rail 12A are arranged relative to each other such that: the generation of the deflection force F takes place during or after the opening of the cable clamp 10.

Furthermore, in the example shown, the handling device 15 has a fixed second handling guide rail 15B, which second handling guide rail 15B is arranged in the exit area AB of the cableway station 2A and extends over a defined length in the direction of movement B of the cableway vehicle 3. The second maneuvering guide rail 15B is in turn designed such that: during the movement of the cableway vehicle 3, the second actuating guide rail 15B cooperates with the actuating lever 14 of the cable clamp 10 to generate an actuating force for opening the cable clamp 10. Furthermore, the deflector guide device 12 has a fixed second deflector guide rail 12B, which second deflector guide rail 12B is arranged in the exit area AB and extends over a defined length in the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle 3. The second steering guide rail 15B and the second diverter guide rail 12B are arranged relative to each other such that: the generation of the deflection force F takes place during or after the opening of the cable clamp 10.

Thus, when driving into the cableway station 2A, the cable clamp is first opened by the first actuating guide rail 15A and is held in the open position. Furthermore, the cable clamp 10 swings (rotates) due to the deflection force F acting on the deflector 11, so that the cable clamp 10 can then be removed from the conveyor cable 5 without contact. Then, the actuating lever 14 at the end of the first actuating guide rail 15A is released again, and the cable clamp 10 is closed under the pretensioning force of the pretensioning device. In the same way, the deflector 11 at the end of the first deflector guide rail 12A is released (unloaded), whereby the cable clamp 10 swings (rotates) back into the starting position again.

When the cableway vehicle 3 moves into the region of the second maneuvering guide rail 15B, the maneuvering lever 14 is maneuvered by the second maneuvering guide rail 15B so as to open the steel cable clamp 10 again. At the same time, the cable clamp 10 swings (rotates) again by the deflection angle α due to the deflection force F exerted by the second deflector guide rail 12B on the deflector 11, so that the cable clamp 10 can be placed at the conveyor wire 5 without contact. The actuating lever 14 at the end of the first actuating guide rail 15A is then released again, and the cable clamp 10 is closed under the influence of the pretensioning force of the pretensioning device, whereby the cableway vehicle 3 is coupled again with the conveyor cable 5. In the same way, the deflector 11 at the end of the first deflector guide rail 12B is released (unloaded), whereby the cable clamp 10 swings (rotates) back into the starting position again.

In this way, in the closed state, the cable clamp 10 is located between the end of the first actuating guide rail 15A and the beginning of the second actuating guide rail 15B, and the cable car 3 or the cable clamp 10 is likewise again in the neutral position, but not in the deflected position. In principle, the first actuating rail 15A and the second actuating rail 15B can of course also be embodied as a common rail, the course of which is selected as a function of the desired opening and closing times of the cable clip 10. In principle, therefore, cable clip 10 can also be held in the open state continuously between entry region EB and exit region AB. However, for energy reasons, it is advantageous to close the cable grip 10 during this time.

When the cableway vehicle 3 moves into the region of the second maneuvering guide rail 15B, the maneuvering lever 14 is maneuvered by the second maneuvering guide rail 15B so as to open the steel cable clamp 10 again. In the same way, the first actuating rail 15A and the second actuating rail 12A can also be designed as a common rail, the course of which is selected as a function of the desired deflection time of the cable clamp 10. In principle, the cable clip 10 can thus also be held continuously in the pivoted (rotated) state between the entry region EB and the exit region AB. However, for energy reasons, it is also advantageous to loosen the diverter 11 during this time (to unload the diverter 11).

For example, the direction of movement B of the cableway vehicle 3 and the course of the conveyor cable 5 in the entry region EB of the cableway station 2A can diverge in the vertical direction from the first maneuvering guide rail 15A in such a way that the conveyor cable 5 extends downward with respect to the direction of movement B, as shown in fig. 3. Then, the deflection angle α of the cable clamp 10 and the point in time of the oscillation are preferably determined by the first diverter guide rail 12A such that: after the cable clamp 10 is opened by the first steering guide rail 15A, it is lifted up in the vertical direction without contact (due to the divergent (deviated) course) from the conveyor cable 5. In a similar manner, the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle 3 and the course of the conveyor cable 5 in the exit area AB of the cableway station can converge (converge) in the vertical direction up to the second maneuvering guide rail 15B. Then, the deflection angle α of the cable clamp 10 and the point in time of the swing are preferably determined by the second diverter guide rail 12B such that: after the cable clamp 10 has been opened by the second actuating guide rail 15B (due to the converging course) it is again placed in the vertical direction without contact on the conveyor cable 5 (onto the conveyor cable).

Here, "contactless" means that the fixed jaws and the movable jaws of the steel cord gripper 10 do not collide with the conveyor steel cord 5 until the steel cord gripper 10 is in a closed position therein when placed on the conveyor steel cord 5, or do not collide with the conveyor steel cord 5 after opening the steel cord gripper 10 when lifting the steel cord gripper 10 from the conveyor steel cord 5, as will be explained in more detail below. Depending on the design of the cable grip 10, the deflection angle α can be, for example, at least 0.3 °, at least 0.5 °, or at least 0.8 °.

The fixed actuating guide rails 15A and 15B can be designed, for example, as mechanical positive guides, for example, so-called link guides, which receive and guide the actuating lever 14. The orientation of the link guide is determined in such a way that; an actuating force is applied to actuating lever 14, by means of which movable clamping jaw 10B is opened against the pretensioning force of the pretensioning device (in this case coil spring S). The fixed steering guide rails 15A, 15B can be fastened at a suitable configuration within the cableway stations 2A, 2B. The deflector guide rails 12A, 12B of the deflector guide device can be designed, for example, as mechanically forced guides, in particular as link guides, similar to the actuating guide rails 15A, 15B. As shown in fig. 2A, the diverter guide rails 12A, 12B are formed of suitable fastening formations that can be fastened to the respective cableway stations 2A, 2B, for example at the frame 20.

In order to configure the swivel as comfortable as possible for the passengers, it is advantageous if a guide rail is provided at the fixed deflector guide 12A, in particular at the first and/or second deflector guide rail 12A, 12B, along which the deflector 11 is guided in the direction of movement in order to generate the deflection force F, and which is designed to be curved. In this case, it is particularly advantageous if the guide rail has a curve with a continuous curvature change, preferably with a first-order continuity (G1-STEITIGKETI) or a second-order continuity (G2-STETIGKEIT). Acceleration jumps can thereby be avoided, so that the oscillations (rotations) are hardly noticeable to the passengers. The course of the curve in the vertical direction is determined in such a way that a sufficiently large deflection angle α of the cable clamp 10 is achieved.

Fig. 2A shows a cableway vehicle 3 in a three-wire circulating cableway in an advantageous embodiment of the invention in a drive-in area EB of a cableway station 2A in a view from behind in the direction of movement B. Fig. 3 shows the cableway vehicle 3 shown in fig. 2A in a side view from the left. Accordingly, only the upper region of the cableway vehicle 3 is driven out, since the lower part is not critical to the invention. The cableway vehicle 3 has a running gear 6, a plurality of first rope rollers S1 arranged one after the other in the moving direction B and a plurality of second rope rollers S2 arranged one after the other in the moving direction B at the running gear 6, which (first rope rollers and second rope rollers) are spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction Q. For example, as shown in fig. 3, four first wire rope rollers S1 and four second wire rope rollers S2 (located at the rear in fig. 3, not visible) may be provided, respectively. The rope rollers S1, S2 are rotatably supported (placed) at the running gear 6 in a suitable manner. The rope rollers S1, S2 are guided in the cableway stations 2A, 2B on guide rails 19A, 19B and roll on these guide rails. As shown in fig. 2A, the guide rails 19A, 19B may be arranged, for example, at a suitable, fixed frame 20, which frame 20 can be fastened at the load-bearing structure of the cableway station 2A.

The cableway vehicle 3 further has a hanger 7 and a hanger bracket 8, wherein a lower section 7A of the hanger 7 is connected to the transport body 9, and an upper section 7B of the hanger 7 is connected to the hanger bracket 8. Preferably, the hanger 7 is swingably fastened at the hanger bracket 8 with respect to the hanger bracket 8 for swinging movement in the moving direction B during running. For example, the hanger 7 may swing (rotate) about a second rotation axis DA2 extending transversely to the moving direction B with respect to the hanger bracket 8.

For simplicity of illustration, the cradle 7 is shown interrupted in the intermediate zone in fig. 2A, while the lower section of the transport body 9 is not shown. The transport body 9 is not shown in fig. 3. The hanger bracket 8 is connected to the travelling mechanism 6, at least one steel cable clip 10 being operable at the hanger bracket 8 for releasably coupling the cableway vehicle 3 with the conveyor cable 5, the conveyor cable 5 being used as a traction cable in a three-cable endless cableway. The conveyor wire 5 can be guided in the cableway station 2A, for example, by means of suitable third wire rollers S3. The third rope pulley S3 may be rotatably supported at a suitable, fixed structure of the cableway station 2A, as is shown in fig. 2A by means of a schematic fixed support. In the example shown, the cable clamp 10 has a fixed clamping jaw 10A and a clamping jaw 10B which is movable relative thereto, between which the conveyor cable 5 can be clamped. The movable clamping jaw 10B is pretensioned in the closed state by a suitable pretensioning device, which may for example have a plurality of mechanical springs, preferably helical springs. In fig. 3, for example, four coil springs S are schematically shown.

Furthermore, the cable gripper 10 has at least one actuating lever 14, the actuating lever 14 being actuable by an actuating device (not shown in fig. 2A) of the cableway stations 2A, 2B, for example by a first actuating guide rail 15A, in order to open the movable clamping jaw 10B against the pretensioning force of the pretensioning device, two actuating levers 14 being provided, for example, on the cableway vehicle 3 illustrated in fig. 3. A rotatable actuating roller 14A can also be provided at the free end of the actuating lever 14, the actuating roller 14A interacting with the actuating guide rail 15A to generate an actuating force.

After opening the cable clamps 10, the cableway vehicle 3 is released from the conveyor cable 5, while the movement direction of the cableway vehicle 3 along (along) the guide rails 19A, 19B can differ from the course of the conveyor cable 5, for example in a horizontal movement plane BE, as shown in fig. 3. During the displacement of the cableway vehicle 3 along the guide rails 19A, 19B in the cableway stations 2A, 2B, this displacement can take place, for example, in a horizontal displacement plane BE, the conveyor cable 5 can have a divergent course and, for example, extend downwards at an angle β relative to the displacement plane BE, as shown in fig. 3. In a similar manner, in the exit area AB of the cableway station, the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle 3 and the course of the conveyor cable 5 can again converge. For example, the conveyor cable 5 may extend upward at an angle β relative to the movement plane BE and merge with the movement plane BE in the region of the second maneuvering guide rail 15B (see fig. 1).

A cable grip center point P1 is provided at the cable grip 10, and the longitudinal axis of the conveyor cable 5 passes through the cable grip center point P1 in the coupled state of the cable grip at the conveyor cable 5. For example, this state exists when the cableway vehicle 3 is in se:Sup>A position at the start point of the entry region EB of the cableway station 2A, as represented in fig. 3 by the dashed line labeled position POS-se:Sup>A. This position is shown in enlarged detail se:Sup>A here with the state of the central related cable clamp 10 of the road vehicle 3 in position POS-se:Sup>A, seen in the direction of movement B, in the region of the cradle 7. It can be seen that the steel cord gripper 10 is still closed, wherein the conveyor steel cord 5 is clamped between the fixed gripper jaw 10A and the movable gripper jaw 10B. Of course, the same situation exists after the cable clip 10 is closed again in the exit area AB of the cableway station 2A.

During the continued movement of the cableway vehicle 3 in the movement direction B, the cable clamp 10 is opened by applying an actuating force to the actuating lever 14 of the cable clamp 10 by the first fixed actuating guide rail 15A. When the cable clamp 10 is opened, for example in position POS-B in fig. 3, the carrying wire rope 5 starts to extend downwards at an angle β relative to the movement plane BE, the cable clamp centre point P1 and the longitudinal axis of the carrying wire rope 5 being separated from each other in a vertical direction according to the angle β. As can be seen in detail a, the fixed clamping jaw 10A rests in the closed state against the conveyor cable 5 and partially encloses the conveyor cable 5 at its underside. The free end section E1 of the fixed clamping jaw 10A thus overlaps the conveyor cable 5, seen in the vertical direction. Since the fixed clamping jaw 10A remains in principle against the conveyor cable 5 even after the cable clamp 10 has been opened, it is no longer possible to separate the cable clamp 10 from the conveyor cable 5 in the vertical direction without the free end section E1 colliding with the conveyor cable 5.

As described at the outset, this problem has so far been solved in such a way that after opening the cable clamp 10, the entire cableway vehicle 3 is placed (displaced) with a certain offset in the transverse direction Q. The offset is selected such that the free end section E1 of the fixed clamping jaw 10A is spaced sufficiently far from the conveyor cable 5 in the transverse direction Q that the cable clamp 10 can be lifted off (removed) from the conveyor cable 5 substantially without contact in the entry region EB and can be placed on the conveyor cable 5 again substantially without contact in the exit region. However, this causes a significant impact on the transport body 9, which may be uncomfortable for the passengers.

To avoid this, provision is made in the invention for: the cable grip 10 swings around the first rotation axis DA1, as already described in detail. In the illustrated example of a three-wire rope circulation cableway, the running gear 6 is connected in a hinged manner to the hanger bracket 8 by means of at least one hinge G, wherein the hinge G forms a first rotational axis DA1. The deflector 11 is designed as a substantially rigid deflector 11, which deflector 11 is designed here as part of the hanger bracket 8. As will be explained in more detail below, the swinging of the hanger bracket 8 can simultaneously cause the cable clamps 10, which are also arranged at the hanger bracket 8. By the arrangement of the illustrated deflector 11, the deflector guide 12 can be arranged in an advantageous manner in the upper region of the cableway station 2A, which is inaccessible to unauthorized persons. However, it is in principle also conceivable to arrange the diverter 11 at other suitable locations of the cableway vehicle 3, for example at the hanger 7 or at the transport body 9.

As shown in fig. 2A, preferably, at least one hinge G is arranged between the plurality of first rope rollers S1 and the plurality of second rope rollers S2, seen transversely to the direction of movement B. The first wire rope roller S1 contacts the first fixed guide rail 19A in a first bearing point and the second wire rope roller S2 contacts the second fixed guide rail 19B in a second bearing point. Here, the hinge G is located at the same height as the first and second support points in the vertical direction. Alternatively, the hinge G may also be located above or below the first and/or second bearing point. Here, the cable clamp 10 is arranged in the vertical direction below the hinge G, while the plurality of first cable rollers S1 are located between the deflector 11 and the hinge G transversely to the displacement direction B. In principle, other arrangements of the deflector 11 and the deflector guide rails 12A, 12B cooperating therewith, which are suitable for pivoting the cable grip 10, are of course also conceivable.

Furthermore, as indicated by the arrow in fig. 2A, the deflector guide 12 is designed in the example shown such that a deflection force F acts on the deflector 11 from below. Thereby, the hanger bracket, as well as the hanger 7 and the conveying body 9 fastened thereto, can be deflected in the transverse direction Q by the deflection angle α. As already described above, the deflection angle α is determined here such that: the cable clamp 10 is movable in particular in the vertical direction relative to the traction cable 5, without the clamping jaws 10A, 10B touching the traction cable 5. As further shown in fig. 2A, the diverter 11 is arranged above the operating lever 14 of the steel cord clamp 10 at the hanger bracket 8. However, the arrangement of the diverter 11 and the operating lever 14 shown is of course to be understood as merely exemplary and depends on the specific constructional design of the cableway and the cableway vehicle.

The first rotation axis DA1 formed by the hinge G preferably extends parallel to the movement direction B, so that the hanger bracket 8 can be swung about the first rotation axis DA1 relative to the running gear 6 by the deflection force F. In general, it is preferred that the deflector 11 has a free deflector end, at which a force application point P2 is provided, the force application point P2 being formed to co-act with the fixed deflector guide 12 of the cableway station 2A to generate the deflection force F. At the free steering end of the steering gear 11, a rotatable roller 13 can be arranged, wherein the force application point P2 is located at the rotatable roller 13. Of course, this applies to either single rope circulation or double rope circulation, regardless of the embodiment of the runway. In the illustrated cableway vehicle 3 of a three-wire rope circulating cableway, the wire rope clamps 10 are preferably arranged below at least one articulation G and, seen in the transverse direction Q, a plurality of first wire rope rollers S1 are arranged between the deflector 11 and the at least one articulation G.

An alternative system of the machinery of the cableway vehicle 3 is shown in fig. 2B for illustrating the deflection of the suspension brackets 8. Here, the first rotation axis DA1 formed by the hinge G, the cable grip center point P1 of the cable grip 10, and the force application point P2 of the deflector 11 are shown. The force application point P2 is spaced apart from the first axis of rotation DA1 of the hinge G by a lever arm distance L1. Advantageously, the lever arm distance L1 is at least 400mm, preferably at least 700mm, particularly preferably at least 800mm, in particular 900mm. The cable center point P1 is spaced a clamp distance L2 from the first axis of rotation DA1 of the hinge G. For example, the clamp distance L2 may be at least 300mm, preferably at least 500mm, particularly preferably at least 700mm, in particular 720mm. Here, the "jig distance L2" refers to a distance in the vertical direction in the non-deflected state of the cableway vehicle 3.

When a deflection force F (here from below) acts on the force application point P2 of the deflector 11, a torque is generated which is dependent on the lever arm distance L1 and which rotates the hanger bracket 8 about the first axis DA1 by a deflection angle α. Depending on the design of the deflector guide 12, the deflector 11 and thus the force application point P2 are displaced upward over a vertical distance by a vertical distance Y to the displaced force application point P2'. The lever arm distance L1 here increases slightly with respect to the lever arm distance L1' as a result of the rotation about the first rotation axis DA 1.

Due to the arrangement of the deflector 11 and the cable clamp 10 at the hanger bracket 8, the cable clamp 10 and thus the cable clamp centre point P1 is also displaced in the horizontal direction by a horizontal distance X to the displaced (moved) cable clamp centre point P1'. The clamp distance L2 decreases to L2' due to the rotation about the first rotation axis DA 1. The magnitudes of the deflection angle α and the horizontal distance X depend mainly on the constructional embodiment of the cableway vehicle 3 and can vary. For example, in a preferred embodiment, the lever arm is up to 920mm from L1 and the clamp is up to 720mm from L2. For example, the vertical distance Y is 12.5mm, the deflection angle α=0.8° here, and the horizontal distance x=10 mm.

Fig. 3 shows the state of the cable clamp 10 after deflection in detail B. The cableway vehicle 3 is here located in the position POS-C shown, wherein this position is again the center of the cableway vehicle 3 in the region of the cradle 7. Of course, this can also be applied again to the position of the cableway vehicle 3 in the exit area AB before the closure of the cable clip 10. It can be seen that the moving cable clamp centre point P1 is a horizontal distance X from the longitudinal axis of the traction cable 5 in the transverse direction Q, wherein the horizontal distance X is here for example x=10 mm.

With the above geometry, a distance X1 can thus be reached between the free end section E1 of the fixed jaw 10A of the cable clamp 10 and the conveyor cable 5 in the transverse direction Q, the distance X1 reaching for example x1=3.5 mm. In this case, the distance X2 between the free end section E2 of the movable clamping jaw 10B of the cable clamp 10 and the conveyor cable 5 in the transverse direction Q is, for example, x2=3 mm. As can be seen in detail B, the cable clamp 10 can thus be lifted (removed) from the conveyor cable 5 in the vertical direction without the clamping jaws 10A, 10B touching the traction cable 5. In general, it is advantageous for the distance X1 and the distance X2 to be at least 1mm, preferably at least 2mm, particularly preferably at least 3mm.

Even in the case of the deflection of the cableway vehicle 3 according to the invention shown in fig. 3 in the entry region EB, it is of course possible, in addition or alternatively, to carry out the deflection in a similar manner also in the exit region AB of the cableway station 2A. The position POS-C corresponds here to the position of the cableway vehicle 3 before the closure of the steel cable clamp 10, while the position POS-se:Sup>A corresponds to the position of the cableway vehicle 3 after the closure of the steel cable clamp 10. For example, the cableway vehicle 3 can be deflected in the entry region EB as described in order to remove the cable gripper 10 from the conveyor cable 5 without contact. The cable gripper 10 can then be pivoted back into the starting position (for example by a corresponding arrangement and embodiment of the first deflector guide rail 12A) and closed (for example by a corresponding arrangement and embodiment of the first actuating guide rail 15A).

The cableway vehicle 3 can then move into the exit area AB. In the exit area AB, the cable clamp 10 can first be opened again (for example, by a corresponding arrangement and embodiment of the second actuating guide rail 15B) and pivoted by a pivoting angle α (for example, by a corresponding arrangement and embodiment of the second deflector guide rail 12B). The opened cable clamp 10 can then be placed in contact-free manner at the conveyor cable 5, and the cable clamp 10 can be pivoted back into the initial position again, and the cable clamp 10 can be closed (for example by a corresponding arrangement of the second deflector guide rail 12A relative to the second maneuvering guide rail 15B). The time relationship may be determined by the relative arrangement such that: deflection of the cable clamp 10 occurs during or after opening of the cable clamp 10.

Alternatively, however, the cableway vehicle 3 can also be moved from the entry region EB into the exit region AB in the deflected state of the cable clamp 10 and/or with the cable clamp 10 open. In this case, a continuous steering guide 12 and actuating device 15 are required between the entry area EB and the exit area AB.

Fig. 4 shows a cableway vehicle 3 in a single-rope circulating cableway in the entry region EB of the cableway station 2A in a view from the rear in the displacement direction B. The illustration is generally similar to that shown in fig. 2A. But only out of the upper region of the cableway vehicle 3 because the lower part is not important to the invention. The cableway vehicle 3 in turn has a hanger bracket 8, at which hanger bracket 8 a hanger 7 is fastened, preferably swingably fastened at the hanger bracket 8 about a second rotation axis DA 2. Since the conveyor cable 5 serves both as a carrier cable and as a traction cable in a single-cable circulating cableway, the cableway vehicle 3, unlike the cableway vehicle 3 according to fig. 2A, has no separate running gear 6 with cable rollers S1, S2. A fixed guide rail 19 is provided in the cableway stations 2A, 2B, along which guide rail 19 at least one cableway vehicle 3 can be moved through the cableway stations 2A, 2B in a state disconnected from the conveyor cable 5. At the cableway vehicle 3, in particular at the hanger bracket 8, a plurality of rotatably mounted guide rollers 21 are arranged, which roll on the guide rail 19. The first axis of rotation DA1 about which the cable gripper 10 can pivot is formed here by the contact (contact) K1 of the guide roller 21 on the guide rail 19.

A diverter 11 is again arranged at the cableway vehicle 3, and a first diverter guide rail 12A of the diverter guide device 12 is arranged at the frame 20 in the cableway station 2A. As already described in detail above, the deflector guide rail 12A and the deflector 11 cooperate in order to exert a deflection force F on the trolley 3, by means of which the cable clamp 10 can be pivoted about the first axis of rotation DA1 (here the contact K1) by a deflection angle α in order to separate the cable clamp 10 from the conveyor cable 5 without contact in the entry zone AB and to place it again without contact at the conveyor cable 5 in the exit zone AB.

The deflector 11 is likewise arranged here on the hanger bracket 8, but can also be arranged in other suitable positions. At the free end of the deflector 11, a rotatable roller 13 is also provided, the second force application point P2 being located at the roller 13. The roller 13 interacts with the deflector guide rail 12A to generate a deflection force F, wherein the deflection force F in turn acts from below on the force application point P2. The actuating lever 14 of the cable clip 10 is arranged here in the vertical direction above the deflector 11. The function is similar to that already described with reference to fig. 1 to 3. To avoid repetition, reference is therefore made to the above description, which applies in a similar manner to a single-rope circulation cableway.

Fig. 5 finally shows a cableway vehicle 3 of a double rope circulating cableway in the entry region EB of the cableway station 2A in a view from the rear in the displacement direction B. The illustration is generally similar to that shown in fig. 2A. But only out of the upper region of the cableway vehicle 3 because the lower part is not important to the invention. In the case of a double rope circulation cableway, the conveyor rope 5 is designed as a traction rope and is provided with a load-bearing rope. The cableway vehicle 3 in turn has a hanger bracket 8, at which hanger bracket 8 a hanger 7 is fastened, preferably swingably fastened at the hanger bracket 8 about a second rotation axis DA 2.

At the cableway vehicle 3, in particular at the hanger bracket 8, a running gear 6 is provided, at which running gear 6a plurality of wire rope rollers S1 are arranged one after the other in the direction of movement. The rope pulley S1 is designed here to roll during free running on the carrying rope 4. In the cableway station 2A, a fixed guide rail 19 is provided along which guide rail 19 at least one cableway vehicle 3 can be moved through the cableway station 2A by means of the rope rollers S1 in the state of being decoupled from the conveyor rope 5. The first rotational axis DA1 about which the cable gripper 10 can pivot can be formed here, for example, by a contact K2 of the guide roller S1 on the guide rail 19. The rope roller S1 can have a concave (running) running surface, and the guide rail 19 can have a correspondingly complementary convex (running) contact surface, which is modeled, for example, by the shape of the carrying rope. In this case, the first rotation axis DA1 need not be formed by the contact portion K2, but may be formed, for example, by the center point M of a substantially cylindrical section of the guide rail 19, which forms the contact surface.

A diverter 11 is again arranged at the cableway vehicle 3, and a first diverter guide rail 12A of the diverter guide device 12 is arranged at the frame 20 in the cableway station 2A. As already described in detail above, the deflector guide rail 12A and the deflector 11 cooperate in order to exert a deflection force F on the trolley 3, by means of which the cable clamp 10 can be pivoted about the first axis of rotation DA1 (here the contact K2) by a deflection angle α in order to separate the cable clamp 10 from the conveyor cable 5 without contact in the entry zone AB and to place it again without contact at the conveyor cable 5 in the exit zone AB.

The deflector 11 is likewise arranged here on the hanger bracket 8, but can also be arranged in other suitable positions. At the free end of the deflector 11, a rotatable roller 13 is provided again, the second force application point P2 being located at the roller 13. The roller 13 interacts with the deflector guide rail 12A to generate a deflection force F, wherein the deflection force F in turn acts from below on the force application point P2. Similar to fig. 2A, the actuating lever 14 of the cable clip 10 is also arranged below the steering gear 1 in the vertical direction. The function is similar to that already described with reference to fig. 1 to 3. To avoid repetition, reference is therefore made to the above embodiments, which are applicable in a similar manner to single-rope circulation runways.

Claims

1. A circulating cableway (1) having at least two cableway stations (2A, 2B) and at least one cableway vehicle (3) which can be moved in a circulating manner between the cableway stations (2A, 2B) by means of a conveyor cable (5), wherein the at least one cableway vehicle (3) has at least one cable gripper for releasably coupling the cableway vehicle (3) to the conveyor cable (5), and wherein an actuating device (15) for actuating the cable gripper (10) is provided in at least one of the cableway stations (2A, 2B), characterized in that a diverter (11) is provided at the cableway vehicle (3) and a diverter guide (12) is provided in the at least one cableway station (2A) which is designed to interact with the diverter (11) during the movement of the cableway vehicle (3) in order to generate a deflection force (F), by means of which the cableway vehicle (3) can be arranged around the pivot axis (12) of the diverter (10), the diverter guide (12) being arranged in a direction of the pivot about the pivot axis (1). The deflection force (F) is generated in a fixed time relationship relative to the actuation of the cable clamp (10).

2. The circulating ropeway (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the handling device (15) has a fixed first handling guide rail (15A) which is arranged in the entry area (EB) of the ropeway station (2A) and is designed and constructed to co-act with the handling lever (14) of the at least one steel cord grip (10) during the movement of the ropeway vehicle (3) in order to generate a handling force for opening the at least one steel cord grip (10); the deflector guide device (12) has a fixed first deflector guide rail (12A) which is arranged in the entry region (EB) of the cableway station (2A); and the first steering guide rail (15A) and the first diverter guide rail (12A) are arranged relative to each other such that: the swinging of the at least one cable clamp (10) is performed during or after the opening of the cable clamp (10); and/or the actuating device (15) has a fixed second actuating guide rail (15B) which is arranged in the exit Area (AB) of the cableway station (2A) and is designed to interact with an actuating lever (14) of the at least one cable clamp (10) during the movement of the cableway vehicle (3) in order to generate an actuating force for opening the at least one cable clamp (10); the diverter guide device (12) has a fixed second diverter guide rail (12B) which is arranged in the exit Area (AB) of the cableway station (2A), the second steering guide rail (15B) and the second diverter guide rail (12B) being arranged relative to one another in such a way that: the at least one cable clamp (10) swings during or after the opening of the cable clamp (10).

3. The circulation cableway (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the direction of movement (B) of the cableway vehicle (3) and the course of the conveyor cable (5) in the entry region (EB) of the cableway station (2A) diverge in the vertical direction from the first maneuvering guide rail (15A), and the deflection angle (α) is determined by the first deflector guide rail (12A) such that: after being opened by the first steering guide rail (15A), the at least one cable clamp (10) can be lifted from the conveyor cable (5) in a vertical direction without contact, and/or the direction of movement (B) of the cableway vehicle (3) and the course of the conveyor cable (5) in the exit Area (AB) of the cableway station (2A) converge in the vertical direction up to the second steering guide rail (15B), and the deflection angle (α) is determined by the second deflector guide rail (12B) such that: after being opened by the second steering guide rail (15B), the at least one cable clamp (10) can be placed in a vertical direction on the conveyor cable (5) without contact.

4. A circulation cableway (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the at least one steel cable clamp (10) has a fixed clamping jaw (10A) and a clamping jaw (10B) movable relative to the fixed clamping jaw, between which the conveyor cable (5) can be clamped, wherein at least the fixed clamping jaw (10A) is designed such that: in the coupled state at the conveyor cable (5), at least partially surrounding the conveyor cable (5) such that the free end section (E1) of the fixed jaw (10A) is located at the underside of the conveyor cable (5), and the deflection angle (α) is determined such that: the at least one cable clamp (10) can be lifted from the conveyor cable and/or can be lowered onto the conveyor cable (5) without the free end section (E1) contacting the conveyor cable (5), wherein the angle of deflection (alpha) is preferably at least 0.3 DEG, particularly preferably at least 0.5 DEG, particularly preferably at least 0.8 deg.

5. A circulation cableway (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that the deflection angle (α) is determined such that: after the oscillation of the at least one cable clamp (10), the distance (X1) between the free end section (E1) of the fixed clamping jaw (10A) and the conveyor cable (5) in a transverse direction (Q) extending transversely to the displacement direction (B) is at least 1mm, preferably at least 2mm, particularly preferably at least 3mm, and/or the deflection angle (α) is determined such that: after the oscillation of the at least one cable clamp (10), the distance (X2) between the free end section (E2) of the movable clamping jaw (10B) and the conveyor cable (5) in the transverse direction (Q) is at least 1mm, preferably at least 2mm, particularly preferably at least 3mm.

6. A circulation cableway (1) according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the cableway vehicle (3) has a conveying body (9) for receiving passengers, a hanger bracket (8) and a hanger (7), wherein an upper section (7B) of the hanger (7) is connected to the hanger bracket (8) and a lower section of the hanger (7) is connected to the conveying body (9), the at least one steel cable clamp (10) being arranged at the hanger bracket (8) and the diverter (11) being arranged at the hanger bracket (8), at the hanger (7) or at the conveying body (9).

7. The circulation cableway (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the hanger (7) is fastened swingably at the hanger bracket (8) with respect to the hanger bracket (8), preferably swingably about a second rotation axis (DA 2) extending transversely to the movement direction (B).

8. The circulating cableway (1) according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that a cable grip centre point (P1) is provided at the at least one cable grip (10), through which the longitudinal axis of the conveyor cable (5) passes when the cable grip (10) is in the coupled state at the conveyor cable (5), and that the cable grip centre point (P1) is separated from the first rotational axis (DA 1) by a grip distance (L2), which is preferably at least 100mm, more preferably at least 300mm, particularly preferably at least 700mm, in particular at least 720mm.

9. The circulation cable (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the deflector (11) has a free deflector end, wherein a force point of application (P2) is provided at the free deflector end, which force point of application is designed to co-act with the deflector guide (12) to generate the deflection force (F), and wherein the force point of application (P2) is spaced from the first rotation axis (DA 1) by a lever arm distance (L1), which lever arm distance is preferably at least 400mm, further preferably at least 700mm, particularly preferably at least 800mm, in particular at least 900mm, wherein preferably a rotatable roller (13) is arranged at the free deflector end of the deflector (11) and wherein the force point of application (P2) is located at the rotatable roller (13).

10. The circulation cableway (1) according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that a guide rail is provided at the fixed deflector guide (12), in particular at the first and/or second deflector guide track (12A, 12B), along which guide rail the deflector (11) is guided during the course of movement of the cableway vehicle (3) in order to generate the deflection force (F), and in that the guide rail is designed to be curved.

11. The circulation cableway (1) according to claim 10, characterized in that the guide rail has a curve with a continuous curvature change, preferably with a first-order or second-order continuity.

12. The circulation cableway (1) according to any of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the circulation cableway (1) is designed as a single-rope circulation cableway, wherein the conveyor cable (5) is designed as a traction cable and a load cable at the same time, a stationary guide rail (19) is provided in at least one cableway station (2A), the at least one cableway vehicle (3) being movable along the guide rail (19) through the cableway station (2A) in a state decoupled from the conveyor cable (5), wherein a plurality of guide rollers (21) are arranged at the cableway vehicle (3) for rolling on the guide rail (19), and the contact (K1) of the guide rollers (21) on the guide rail (19) forms the first rotational axis (DA 1).

13. The circulation cableway (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the circulation cableway (1) is also designed as a double-rope circulation cableway, wherein the conveyor cable (5) is designed as a traction cable and a carrier cable (4) is attached, wherein a plurality of cable rollers (S1) are arranged at the cableway vehicle (3) which are successive to one another in the direction of movement and are designed to roll at the carrier cable (4), wherein a fixed guide rail (19) is provided in the at least one cableway station (2A), wherein the at least one cableway vehicle (3) can be moved along the guide rail (19) by means of the cable rollers (S1) through the cableway station (2A) in the state of being decoupled from the traction cable, and wherein the contact (K2) of the cable rollers (S1) on the guide rail (19) or the center point (M) of the guide section of the guide rail (19) forms a first rotational axis (DA 1).

14. The circulation cableway (1) according to any of claims 6 to 11, characterized in that the circulation cableway (1) is designed as a double-rope circulation cableway, wherein the carrying cable (5) is designed as a traction cable and is provided with two carrying cables (4A, 4B), wherein the at least one cableway vehicle (3) has a running gear (6), a plurality of first cable rollers (S1) arranged one after the other in the direction of movement at the running gear (6) and a plurality of second cable rollers (S2) arranged one after the other in the direction of movement, the plurality of first cable rollers (S1) being designed to roll at one carrying cable (4A), the plurality of second cable rollers (S2) being designed to roll at the respective other carrying cable (4B), and two stationary guide tracks (19A, 19B) being provided in the at least one cableway station (2A, 2B), the at least one cableway vehicle (3) being able to be uncoupled from the traction cable (S) in the state along the two guide tracks (S1) by means of the articulated connection of the first cable rollers (S1) and the articulated support (S) through the articulated axles (8).

15. The circulation cableway (1) according to claim 14, characterized in that the hinge (G) is arranged between the plurality of first rope rollers (S1) and the plurality of second rope rollers (S2) transversely to the direction of movement (B).

16. The circulation cableway (1) according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that the plurality of first rope rollers (S1) contact a first fixed guide rail (19A) in a first bearing point and the plurality of second rope rollers (S2) contact a second fixed guide rail (19B) in a second bearing point, and that the hinge (G) is located vertically above, below or at the same height as the first bearing point and/or the second bearing point.

17. The circulation cableway (1) according to any of the claims from 13 to 16, characterized in that said at least one steel cable clamp (10) is arranged in a vertical direction under said articulation (G), while said plurality of first cable rollers (S1) is arranged between said diverter (11) and said articulation (G) transversely to said movement direction (B).

18. Method for operating a circulating cable (1) with at least one cable vehicle (3) which can be moved in a circulating manner between at least two cable stations (2A, 2B) by means of a conveyor cable (5), wherein the at least one cable vehicle (3) has a cable clamp (10) for releasably coupling the cable vehicle (3) with the conveyor cable (5), characterized in that the cable vehicle (3) is moved into an entry region (EB) of a cable station (2A) in which the cable clamp (10) is opened for uncoupling the cable vehicle (3) from the conveyor cable (5) and that during the movement of the cable vehicle (3) a deflection force (F) is generated during or after the opening of the cable clamp (10), by means of which the cable clamp (10) is coupled with the cable vehicle (3) in a defined deflection angle (a) around a first rotational axis (DA) or around the conveyor cable (5) in a direction (B) and during the movement of the cable vehicle (3) is opened for coupling the cable vehicle (3) out of the cable station (5) into the region (2), during or after the opening of the cable clamp (10), a deflection force (F) is generated, by means of which the cable clamp (10) is pivoted about a first rotational axis (DA 1) at a defined deflection angle (alpha) transversely to the displacement direction (B).

19. Method according to claim 18, characterized in that the direction of movement (B) of the cableway vehicle (3) and the trend of the conveyor wire (5) in the entry zone (EB) start from the zone in which the wire clamp (10) opens, diverge in the vertical direction, and during movement of the cableway vehicle (3) the opened wire clamp (10) is lifted from the conveyor wire (5) in a swinging state without contact in the vertical direction, and/or the direction of movement (B) of the cableway vehicle (3) and the trend of the conveyor wire (5) in the exit zone (AB) until the zone in which the wire clamp (10) closes, converge in the vertical direction, and during movement of the cableway vehicle (3) the opened wire clamp (10) is placed at the conveyor wire (5) in a swinging state without contact in the vertical direction.

20. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that at least one fixed jaw (10A) of the steel cord clamp (10) at least partially encloses the conveyor steel cord (5) in the coupled state at the conveyor steel cord (5) such that a free end section (E1) of the fixed jaw (10A) is located at the underside of the conveyor steel cord (5), and the deflection angle (a) is determined such that: the opened cable clamp (10) is lifted from the conveyor cable (5) or is lowered onto the conveyor cable (5) without the free end section (E1) contacting the conveyor cable (5), wherein the deflection angle (alpha) is preferably at least 0.3 DEG, particularly preferably at least 0.5 DEG, particularly preferably at least 0.8 deg.