EP2479079B1 - Municipal cableway - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a city cable car with end and intermediate stations for passengers, the stations being connected to each other by means of traffic routes, according to the preamble of the claim.

The invention can be applied to means of transport for transporting people in the city (in urban areas) with an electric wire cable.

The transport structure in an urbanized area (super metropolis) reveals three major transport levels (elevation): underground, ground-based and above-ground.

The sub-level (subway) may include several sub-levels: the usual subway network, underground subway and the so-called light subway.

The ground-based city transport includes road transport (taxi, special, special and professional transport, etc.) and such structures as bridges, overpasses, tunnels and cuts.

The aboveground transport level covers several altitudes such as overpasses and rope levels.

The invention combines the ground-bound and the above-ground level and relates to cable transport means therefor.

A well-known version of the METROLUX transport system (www.tomakltd.com) has wagons running on rails. The rails are laid in horizontal and inclined planes. The METROLUX stations are located on the ground surface. Between the stations, the car traffic takes place underground.

• die Untertagebauten unter dem Stadtbebauungsgelände verlegt werden, wo viele Versorgungsleitungen liegen, und
• große Grundstücke innerhalb der Stadtfläche für Haltestationen vorgesehen werden.

This construction is very expensive both in terms of construction work and during operation. The maintenance of underground facilities (tunnels) in a working condition is particularly labor-intensive and material-intensive. This design is not safe when it comes to rescue activities and the escape of passengers during an emergency stop. During the construction work under the construction project METROLUX:

• Underground buildings are laid under the urban development area, where many utility lines are located, and
• large plots within the city area will be provided for stopping stations.

METROLUX building constructions constantly affect the urban environment during construction and its adaptation to the urban environment.

At the stations and during the movement of the car through the tunnels, a lot of noise and vibrations are generated. The change to other directions (lines) requires the departure of the passengers from the car necessarily.

From the prior art, a so-called subway rope execution ("Metrokanat") is known. This uses a method using a wire cable. Passenger cabins with seats are used to transport the passengers between the terminal stations.

This known subway rope version can only be used to a limited extent in the city environment because passengers can only be transported between two stations. There are no transfer stations, which causes certain difficulties for the passengers traveling on different lines, including children and the disabled. The cars are attached to a rope. Their traffic always runs the same distance. This is not a safe solution in terms of rescue activities and the escape of passengers in the event of an emergency stop or rope break or rope jam. The drive has considerable dimensions and a large weight and is built on the holding stations. This creates a lot of noise and vibration. The distance (up to 3 km) between the stations is determined by the diameter of the carrying running rope and the propulsive power of a drive pulley. The dimensions of the drive also increase considerably with the extension of the distance between the stations. This technical solution is mainly used on interesting tourist routes.

From the prior art is an execution of A.E. Yunitski known (see A.E. Yunitski, industrial and civil construction, Issue 1, 2002).

The one-way or reusable cable transport system is there a prestressed stretched rope beam construction, which rests on standing at a distance of 50 m from each other and 20 to 50 m high columns. This route is controlled automatically special electric driving modules. The driving speed is 300 to 500 km / hour. The modules operate at a distance of 50 meters from each other and can accommodate up to 20 passengers. The cable rail is a solid strand, which has a beam (hollow rail in special design) and some internal sagging, high-strength steel wire ropes. The steel wire ropes are so taut that their total force amounts to several hundreds of tons. Power is supplied via wheels, which are in contact with current-carrying heads of the rails in special design. The rails are fastened to stretched ropes (ropes).

This system is mainly intended for long-distance and high-speed transport between cities (long-distance transport). However, it is problematic to offer passengers a pleasant and comfortable journey in the electric modules at such high speeds of 300 to 500 km / hour. Transporting at such a speed causes much noise and wind and causes unpleasant sensations in the surrounding people.

The known cable transport described can be difficult to adapt to a city environment, since it requires a spatially large construction must be used to keep the cable rail in a horizontal position straight. The cable rail is a baumäßig and procedurally complicated and expensive construction. At present, there is no standard manufactured cable rail for similar solutions. The stations serve as an anchor for tensioning the cable rail. This considerably increases their dimensions and weight. The safety of such a design is also doubtful in terms of the stability of the electric modules as they travel across the cable track. Carrying out rescue and dumping activities is made more difficult in the event of an emergency stop of the wagons, because they run over a cable track at a fairly large distance from the ground surface.

During construction, fairly large plots of urban space must be earmarked for stops and intermediate supports.

From the prior art, a construction of a light above-ground automated transport system TRANSCAR (transcar \ newtransport.ru) is also known. It serves the targeted ("address-related") individual and continuous high-speed transport of passengers directly to the destination station without intermediate stops. In the villages are used as resources automatic two-seater vehicles for passengers. The transport route, the speed and the safe travel distance are selected by a computer depending on the respective shortest distance to the destination station selected by the passenger and depending on the utilization of the routes.

The used equipment can not provide necessary comfortable conditions for disabled passengers and children. The carrying out of rescue and removal activities is not provided for in case of emergency.

Commercially applicable solutions of this construction are currently not available. It can be used as an individual means of transport in an urbanized environment. This type of transport is very expensive in terms of its control system as well as the development of well-connected traffic routes. In constructing this system, large urban areas have to be provided for the stations and the intermediate supports. This solution can only be considered as a means of transport for the distant future.

From the prior art further constructions of mobile cable cars are known (patents RU 2269443 C1 B61B 7/02 published on 10.02.2006, Information Sheet 4, RU 2283787 C1 B61B 7/04 published on 20.09.2006, Information Sheet 26), which have discrete drives for the carrying running rope in various designs and are arranged on intermediate supports.

These constructions increase the efficiency of the cable car and simplify the drive in terms of its construction and its weight, as well as in terms of safety in the carriage of passengers.

This solution can not be used as a standard means of public transport for passengers, including children and the disabled, from the point of view of reliability and safety. The mobility of the cable car for the transport of passengers in the city is at the same time their lack: The intermediate supports have bracing. The stations for the entry and exit of the passengers are not intended for use in the urban environment. The drive is built on a mobile chassis with an internal combustion engine. This affects the environmental conditions of the urbanized environment and develops a lot of noise during operation. The installation of the mobile cable car requires a large amount of space to anchor the mobile chassis and accommodate the stations for entry and exit. A change of passengers in the stations is not provided.

The closest prior art to the invention, its features, its technical nature and the technical effect achieved according to a passenger television ( AA Korotki, VS Kotelnikov, AV Panfilov, AE Koslovski, M. Doppelmeyer. Passenger television as a component of transport infrastructure for the Olympic Games in Sochi / industrial safety. Issue 3, 2008, pp. 42-47 ).

The passenger television cableway has ground-based terminals and intermediate stations for the passengers. The final and intermediate stations for the passengers are interconnected by cable cars. At these cable cars run at the stations detachable passenger cars. The traffic routes are each made up of three wire ropes. Two of them are carrying ropes, and a day rope is movable and thus a running rope. The trolleys are attached to three wire ropes by means of a special trolley. The carriages are driven by a rope over pulleys. The Tire pulleys are located in the stations. The wire ropes between the stations are mounted on masts via balancing levers. The height of the mast may vary according to the height of the subgrade, planting and buildings below the traffic lanes in order to maintain the vertical limits with respect to the passenger cars. The detachable passenger cars on the stations continue their movement via special conveyors. These make it possible to change the driving speed in automatic mode, to open the car doors on exit and to close them again after boarding, to let the cars stop or to divert them from the traffic lanes into a special garage.

• Es gibt nur eine Fahrlinie von Station A zur Station B mit Zwischenstationen für den Ein- und Ausstieg der Fahrgäste.
• Es gibt keine Umsteigestationen. Dies kann für manche Fahrgäste unbequem sein, wenn sie andere Anschlüsse und Linien brauchen.
• Während der Bauarbeiten besteht ein großer Platzbedarf für den Aufbau der bodengebundenen Station; dieses große Grundstück muss von der Stadtfläche abgeleitet werden.
• Die Aufstellung des Antriebs in den Stationen verursacht viel Lärm und macht die Reise für die Fahrgäste unbequem.
• Der Antrieb hat ein beachtliches Gewicht; das bereitet Schwierigkeiten bei seiner Aufstellung in oberirdisch liegenden Gebäuden.
• Die Streckenlänge zwischen den Zwischenstationen ist aufgrund des Antriebsvermögens der Stationsantriebe mit einer Treibscheibe und des Seildurchmessers begrenzt (max. 3 km).
• Der Antrieb hat große Abmessungen; das begrenzt die Nutzungsmöglichkeiten der Stationsnutzflächen für Geschäfts- und öffentliche Zwecke.
• Alle Stationen sind miteinander in jeder Richtung mittels eines Fahrwegs verbunden; der Verkehrsweg besteht aus einem Lauf- und zwei Tragseilen. Das beeinträchtigt die Zuverlässigkeit und die Sicherheit der Konstruktion während der Instand-setzung der Verkehrswege, während der Rettungs- und Evakuierungsaktivitäten bei Nothalt der Wagen.
• Die Durchhängung der Seile zwischen den Zwischenstützen kann einige hundert Meter betragen. Dies kann Unbehagen bei der Beförderung der Fahrgäste in den Wagen verursachen.
• Auf den Stationen ist kein System für eine Umleitung der Personenwagen auf andere Verkehrswege vorgesehen.

This construction has the following defects:

• There is only one driving line from station A to station B with intermediate stations for the passengers getting in and out.
• There are no transfer stations. This can be uncomfortable for some passengers if they need different connections and lines.
• During the construction work there is a large space requirement for the construction of the ground-based station; this large property must be derived from the city area.
• Placing the drive in the stations causes a lot of noise and makes the journey uncomfortable for the passengers.
• The drive has a considerable weight; this causes difficulties in its installation in above-ground buildings.
• The distance between the intermediate stations is limited due to the drive capacity of the station drives with a traction sheave and the rope diameter (maximum 3 km).
• The drive has large dimensions; this limits the possibilities of use of the station space for business and public purposes.
• All stations are connected to each other in each direction by means of a travel path; the traffic route consists of one running and two suspension ropes. This affects the reliability and safety of the design during the repair the traffic routes, during the rescue and evacuation activities at emergency stop of the car.
• The suspension of the cables between the intermediate supports can be several hundred meters. This can cause discomfort in the carriage of passengers in the car.
• The stations do not provide a system for diverting passengers to other traffic routes.

By GB 574 315 A is a cable car with end and intermediate stations known to passengers. These stations are interconnected by means of traffic routes consisting of one and several running ropes and carrying wire ropes. Passenger cars are attached to it by means of a detachable clamp. The passenger cars can be moved by the running rope with the help of a drive in motion. The final and intermediate stations for the passengers are equipped with conveyors to stop the cars. The cable car is divided into sections, each with its own carrying and running ropes. The intermediate stations can be designed as transfer stations. The intermediate stations are equipped with conveyors with a system for mechanically diverting the cars to other traffic routes and connected to all stations in each direction by means of at least two independent traffic routes. The drive is discrete, the traction ropes accommodating moving discrete drives in the stations.

By FR 2 362 036 A1 a mechanism for the suspension of cabins of ropeways is known on suspension ropes. The ropeways may include intermediate supports with a system of roller balancing wings whose mounting height varies according to the height of the terrain and depending on the height of the buildings below the traffic routes.

By DE 31 16 714 A1 is a closed tension member for cable cars for underground use known.

By WO 2010/012819 is a cable car with end and intermediate stations known to passengers. The stations are interconnected by traffic routes, which consist of one and several ropes and carrying wire ropes.

Passenger cars are attached by means of a detachable clamp attached to it and by the running rope with the help of a drive in motion. The final and intermediate stations for the passengers are equipped with conveyors to stop the cars. The cable car is supplemented with transfer stations. The transfer stations are equipped with conveyors with a system for the mechanical diversion of cars to other traffic routes and connected to all stations in each direction by means of at least two independent routes. The cable car can be divided into several sections each with their own drives. The drive of each section is housed in the stations. This drives discretely. The cable car may have intermediate supports.

• eine soziale Orientierung,
• niedrige Bau- und Betriebskosten,
• leichte Zugänglichkeit und gute Anpassbarkeit an die urbanisierte Umgebung,
• Zuverlässigkeit und Betriebssicherheit,
• Umweltfreundlichkeit,
• eine geräuscharme Ausführung und Vibrationslosigkeit in den Stationen,
• einen Drahtseilzug für die Wagen, der keine Begrenzung in Bezug auf die Länge der Transportstrecke und Kreuzungen mit anderen beliebigen Fahrlinien innerhalb einer Ebene hat,
• eine Verlegung oberhalb der Fahrbahnen der Straßen und oberhalb des Stadtbebauungsgeländes.

It is an object of the invention to develop a new convenient way of public transport - city cable car. This city cable car must have the following characteristics:

• a social orientation,
• low construction and operating costs,
• easy accessibility and good adaptability to the urban environment,
• Reliability and operational safety,
• Environmental friendliness,
• a quiet design and vibration-free in the stations,
• a wire-rope hoist for the wagons, which has no limitation with regard to the length of the transport route and intersections with other arbitrary driving lines within a plane,
• a laying above the lanes of the streets and above the urban development area.

The stated object is solved by the features of the claim.

The city cable car has final and intermediate stops for the passengers, which are connected by means of traffic routes. The traffic routes consist of one and several ropes and carrying wire ropes. Passenger cars are attached to the ropes by means of a carriage, wheels and a detachable clamp. The cars are ver enforced by the running rope by means of a drive in motion. The final and intermediate stations for the passengers are equipped with conveyors to stop the cars. Between the stations there are intermediate supports with a system of roller balance arms. The system of roller balance arms is equipped with safety gears and locking devices. The mounting height of the intermediate supports varies depending on the terrain and depending on the height of the buildings below the driveways. The drive is discrete and has mechatronic engines. The engines of the engines have a control unit and are connected to each other via an electrical working shaft. The city cable car has transfer stations set up on arch supports above the street lanes, below which the traffic limit of city street transport is maintained. The transfer stations are equipped with conveyors with a system for the mechanical diversion of cars to other traffic routes. The transfer stations are connected to all stations in each direction by means of at least two independent traffic routes. The traffic routes consist of one and several running ropes and carrying ropes. The guide posts are built on the traffic routes between the intermediate columns. The guide posts comprise a frame, one or more clips comprising the support ropes on both sides, and one or more support ropes for the ropes. The ropes are mounted on elastic closed traction elements of the mechatronic suspensions of the discrete drive. The elastic closed traction elements are placed on the intermediate supports. The kinematic train of the mechatronic chassis has one or more motors, a driving brake, joints with the same rotational speeds and a system of roller balancing wings, wherein at least one of the rollers is provided by one of the roller balancing wings with an emergency brake. The kinematic train of the mechatronic chassis has a closed tension member, which bypasses all the roles of the compensation swing system. The leveling system is attached to the intermediate columns by means of a joint construction. The articulated construction is equipped with a damper system.

• Die Stadtseilbahn mit End- und Zwischenstationen für die Fahrgäste ist zusätzlich mit Umsteigestationen versehen, die es ermöglichen, komfortable Reisebedingungen für die Fahrgäste, darunter Kinder und Behinderte, bei ihrer Beförderung auf verschiedenen Reiserouten zu schaffen. Das heißt, es geht um ein günstiges öffentliches Transportmittel. Die Stationen bieten die Möglichkeit zur Unterbringung von Handels- und öffentlichen (sozial orientierten) Infrastrukturen für die Fahrgäste, z. B. Cafes, Geschäfte, Apotheken, Geldterminale, Bankabteilungen, WCs usw.
• Die End-, Zwischen- und Umsteigestationen für die Fahrgäste sind mit Galerien versehen; die Stationen sind mit Treppen, Rolltreppen, Aufzügen und Durchlass- und Sitzsystemen ausgestattet. Die Stationen sind auf Bogenstützen, T-, L- und U-förmige Stützen oberhalb der Straßenfahrbahnen aufgebaut, damit darunter die Begrenzungsmaße für den Verkehr des Stadtstraßentransports aufrechterhalten sind. Dadurch kann die vorgeschlagene Konstruktion leicht an die urbanisierte Umgebung angepasst werden, auch während der Bauarbeiten, ohne dass die bestehenden Fahrwege der öffentlichen Stadtverkehrsmittel gestört werden.
• Die neue Ausführung der Stadtseilbahn ist um eine Größenordnung billiger als andere Arten von Verkehrsmitteln, da der Platzbedarf bei der Errichtung der Stationen nur 0,1 ha der Stadtfläche pro Kilometer Fahrweg beträgt. Während des Betriebs dieser Stadtseilbahn erfolgt die Wartung der Fahrwege im offenen Raum auf einem für das menschliche Auge ausreichenden Abstand zum Objekt.
• Die Stationen sind miteinander in jeder Richtung mit Hilfe von wenigstens zwei unabhängigen Verkehrswegen und Leitstützen verbunden. Die Verkehrswege bestehen aus einem und mehreren Laufseilen und Tragseilen. Die Leitstützen sind auf den Fahrwegen zwischen den Zwischenstützen aufgebaut. Die Zwischenstützen weisen einen Rahmen, eine oder mehrere Klemmen, welche die Tragseile an beiden Seiten umfassen, und eine oder mehrere Stützseilrollen für die Laufseile auf. Das ermöglicht, eine evtl. Überlappung (Umwerfen umeinander) der Seile während des Betriebs zu verhindern.
• Die Stationen sind miteinander in jeder Richtung mit Hilfe von wenigstens zwei unabhängigen Verkehrswegen verbunden, die aus einem oder mehreren Laufseilen und einem oder mehreren tragenden Drahtseilen bestehen. Daran sind die auf den Stationen abkuppelbaren Personenwagen mittels eines Schlittens, Räder und einer abkuppelbaren Klemme angehängt. Die Personenwagen sind mittels des Laufseils über einen diskreten Antrieb in Bewegung gesetzt. Der Antrieb weist mechatronische Triebwerke auf. Alle Motoren der Triebwerke weisen eine Steuereinheit auf und sind miteinander über eine elektrische Arbeitswelle verbunden. Das erhöht die Zuverlässigkeit und die Sicherheit der Konstruktion und ermöglicht es, ein Redundanzprinzip zu realisieren, und zwar während der Wartung von einem der Fahrwege und während der Rettungsaktivitäten bei einem Nothalt der Wagen. Es ist auch die Möglichkeit vorgesehen, die Anzahl der Wagen auf jedem Fahrweg je nach Fahrgastfluss zu variieren. Zwischen den Stationen sind Zwischenstützen mit einem System von Rollenausgleichschwingen aufgebaut. Das System der Rollenausgleichschwingen ist mit Fangvorrichtungen und Sperrvorrichtungen versehen, und seine Befestigungshöhe variiert je nach Geländeform und je nach Höhe der unterhalb der Fahrwege liegenden Bauten.
• Die Personenwagen sind mittels eines Drahtseilzugs von den Laufseilen in Bewegung gesetzt. Die Laufseile sind auf elastischen geschlossenen Zugorganen von mechatronischen Fahrwerken eines diskreten Antriebs gelagert, die auf den Zwischenstützen angeordnet sind. Dabei weist der kinematische Zug des mechatronischen Fahrwerks einen oder mehrere Motoren, eine Fahrbremse, Gelenke mit gleichen Drehgeschwindigkeiten und ein System von Rollenausgleichschwingen auf. Wenigstens eine der Rollen einer der Ausgleichschwingen ist mit einer Notbremse versehen. Das elastische geschlossene Zugorgan umfährt alle Rollen des Ausgleichschwingensystems, welches an den Zwischenstützen mittels einer Gelenkkonstruktion angehängt ist. Die Gelenkkonstruktion ist mit einem Dämpfersystem ausgestattet. Die Anwendung von zwei Bremsen (Notbremse und Fahrbremse) sorgt für eine Erhöhung der Zuverlässigkeit und der Sicherheit dank des Redundanzprinzips. Die mit dem Dämpfersystem versehene Gelenkkonstruktion vermindert die dynamischen Beanspruchungen, wenn die Wagen über die Stützen laufen, und trägt zur Steigerung der Fahrgeschwindigkeit bei. Darüber hinaus ist der Fahrkomfort für die Fahrgäste verbessert.
• Der diskrete Antrieb besteht aus mechatronischen Fahrwerken zur Übertragung des Vortriebsvermögens des Laufseils auf die Personenwagen. Die Anwendung dieses Antriebs ermöglicht es, in den Stationen auf große und schwere Antriebe zu verzichten und die Stationen bequem zu gestalten, indem der Lärm und die Vibrationen vermindert sind. Die Vortriebskraft ist über die gesamte Länge des Laufseils verteilt. Dadurch sind die Belastungen verringert, und es ist möglich, Drahtseile mit kleinerem Durchmesser zu verwenden. Der Seiltrieb für die Personenwagen ist erzeugt ohne jegliche Einschränkungen in Bezug auf die Beförderungslänge. Die Sicherheit ist erhöht, da die Bewegung der Wagen über die Fahrstrecke fortsetzbar ist, sogar wenn ein Teil der diskreten Antriebe ausfällt und die Redundanzgrundsätze realisiert sind.
• Die Umsteigestationen sind mit Förderern mit einem System zur mechanischen Umleitung der Personenwagen auf andere Verkehrswege ausgestattet. Das Vorhandensein eines Umleitungssystems auf den Stationen sorgt dafür, dass die Fahrgäste auf andere Linien wechseln können, ohne die Personenwagen zu verlassen. Auch ein defekter Wagen kann in Not- und Sonderfällen schnell vom Verkehrsweg in eine Garage geleitet und durch einen intakten Wagen ersetzt werden.

The technical nature and achievable technical effect of the device are as follows:

• The city cable car with passenger stops and stops is also equipped with transfer stations, which make it possible to create comfortable travel conditions for passengers, including children and the disabled, when traveling on various routes. That is, it is about a cheap public transport. The stations offer the possibility to accommodate commercial and public (socially oriented) infrastructures for passengers, e.g. As cafes, shops, pharmacies, cash terminals, banking departments, toilets, etc.
• The final, intermediate and transfer stations for passengers are provided with galleries; the stations are equipped with stairs, escalators, elevators and access and seating systems. The stations are built on arch supports, T-, L- and U-shaped supports above the road lanes, so as to maintain below the traffic limit of the city road transport. Thus, the proposed construction can be easily adapted to the urbanized environment, even during construction, without the existing public transport routes are disturbed.
• The new version of the cable car is an order of magnitude cheaper than other types of transport, as the space required to construct the stations is only 0.1 ha of urban area per kilometer of track. During the operation of this city cable car, the maintenance of the routes in the open space takes place on a distance to the object sufficient for the human eye.
• The stations are connected to each other in each direction by means of at least two independent traffic routes and guide posts. The traffic routes consist of one and several running ropes and carrying ropes. The guide posts are built on the routes between the intermediate columns. The intermediate supports point a frame, one or more clamps comprising the support ropes on both sides, and one or more support ropes for the ropes. This makes it possible to prevent possible overlapping (overturning) of the ropes during operation.
• The stations are connected to each other in each direction by means of at least two independent traffic routes consisting of one or more ropes and one or more carrying wire ropes. Attached to this are the passenger cars which can be uncoupled from the stations by means of a carriage, wheels and a detachable clamp. The passenger cars are set in motion by means of the running rope via a discrete drive. The drive has mechatronic engines. All motors of the engines have a control unit and are connected to each other via an electrical working shaft. This increases the reliability and safety of the construction and makes it possible to realize a principle of redundancy during the maintenance of one of the driveways and during the rescue activities during an emergency stop of the wagons. It is also possible to vary the number of cars on each track depending on the flow of passengers. Between the stations intermediate supports are constructed with a system of roller balance arms. The roller balancer system is equipped with safety gears and locking devices, and its mounting height varies depending on the terrain and the height of the structures below the driveways.
• The cars are set by means of a wire cable from the running cables in motion. The ropes are mounted on elastic closed traction elements of mechatronic suspensions of a discrete drive, which are arranged on the intermediate supports. In this case, the kinematic train of the mechatronic chassis has one or more motors, a drive brake, joints with the same rotational speeds and a system of roller balancing wings. At least one of the roles of one of the balancing wings is with an emergency brake provided. The elastic closed tension member bypasses all the roles of the balance swing system, which is attached to the intermediate columns by means of a hinge construction. The articulated construction is equipped with a damper system. The use of two brakes (emergency brake and driving brake) increases the reliability and safety thanks to the redundancy principle. The articulated structure provided with the damper system reduces the dynamic stresses as the carriages pass over the pillars, and contributes to increasing vehicle speed. In addition, the ride comfort for the passengers is improved.
• The discrete drive consists of mechatronic suspensions for transmitting the propulsive power of the running rope to the passenger cars. The use of this drive makes it possible to dispense with large and heavy drives in the stations and to make the stations comfortable by reducing noise and vibration. The driving force is distributed over the entire length of the running rope. As a result, the loads are reduced, and it is possible to use wire ropes with a smaller diameter. The rope drive for the cars is produced without any restrictions on the transport length. The safety is increased because the movement of the carriages can be continued over the route, even if some of the discrete drives fail and the principles of redundancy are realized.
• The transfer stations are equipped with conveyors with a system for the mechanical diversion of cars to other traffic routes. The presence of a diverting system on the stations ensures that passengers can change to other lines without leaving their cars. Even a broken car can be routed in emergency and special cases quickly from the traffic route in a garage and replaced by an intact car.

Fig. 1

das Schema einer Stadtseilbahn in der Planansicht,

Fig. 2

die vergrößerte Ansicht A,

Fig. 3

den Schnitt B-B mit einem Fahrweg der Stadtseilbahn mit zwei Laufseilen und vier Tragseilen,

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eine Leitstütze der Stadtseilbahn für zwei Laufseile und vier Tragseile,

Fig. 5

ein mechatronisches Fahrwerk und

Fig. 6

den Plan einer Umsteigestation der Stadtseilbahn mit einem mechanischen Umleitungssystem.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to an embodiment in the drawings. Show it:

Fig. 1

the scheme of a city cable car in the plan view,

Fig. 2

the enlarged view A,

Fig. 3

the section BB with a track of the city cable car with two hawsers and four suspension ropes,

Fig. 4

a Leitstütze the city cable car for two running ropes and four carrying ropes,

Fig. 5

a mechatronic chassis and

Fig. 6

the plan of a transfer station of the city cable car with a mechanical diversion system.

The urban cable car (for an urbanized environment) without intersections with any other driving lines within a plane has terminal stations 1, intermediate stations 2 and transfer stations 3 for passengers. The stations are stored on arch supports 4 above the street lanes, including below the limits for the traffic of the city road transport are maintained. The stations are connected to each other by means of at least two independent traffic routes 5.

The routes 5 consist of one and several running cables 6 and one and more supporting cables 7, to which passenger cars 11 are attached by means of a carriage 8, 9 wheels and a detachable clamp 10. The cars 11 are set by the running rope 6 in motion. The stations are equipped with conveyors 12 with a mechanical diversion system 13 of the passenger car 11 on other roads. The detour system 13 can also be used in emergencies to stop the cars 11. Between the stations intermediate supports 14 are provided with a compensating vibration system 15 with completely mounted safety gears 16 and locking devices 17, the mounting height taking into account the suspension of the passenger car 11 depending on the height of the terrain and depending on the height of the traffic lanes 5 lying Structures varied. The guide posts 18 are installed on the traffic lanes 5 between the intermediate columns 14. The guide posts 18 comprise a frame 19, one or more clamps 20 which comprise the support ropes 7 on both sides, and one or more support pulleys 21 for receiving the ropes 6.

The drive is discrete and has mechatronic engines. All motors 22 of the mechatronic engines have a control unit 23 and are connected to each other via an electrical working shaft.

The running cables 6 are mounted on elastic closed tension members 24 of the mechatronic engines of the discrete drive. The tension members 24 are mounted on the intermediate supports 14. The kinematic train of the mechatronic engine has one or more motors 22, a driving brake 25, joints 26 with the same rotational speeds and a system of roller balancing wings 15, wherein at least one of the rollers 27 of the roller balancing rocker 28 is provided with an emergency brake 29. The kinematic train of the mechatronic engine includes an elastic closed tension member 24, which bypasses all rollers 27 of the roller balancer system 15. The roller balance vibration system 15 is attached to the intermediate supports 14 by means of a hinge structure 30 equipped with a damper system 31.

• Die Fahrgäste kommen in die Endstation 1, die Zwischenstation 2 oder die Umsteigestation 3. Die Stationen sind dabei auf Bogenstützen 4 oberhalb der Straßenfahrbahnen aufgebaut, wobei darunter die Begrenzungsmaße für den Verkehr des Stadtstraßentransports aufrechterhalten sind. Die Fahrgäste kommen zu den Bahnsteigen, wo die Personenwagen 11 stehen oder langsam fahren. Die Bogenstützen 4 können baumäßig T-, L- und U-förmig ausgebildet sein. Die Fahrgäste steigen in die Personenwagen 11 ein und nehmen ihre Plätze ein. Die Stationen sind mit Förderern 12 mit einem mechanischen Umleitungssystem 13 zur Umleitung der Personenwagen 11 auf andere Verkehrswege ausgestattet. Darüber hinaus können sie für den Nothalt der Personenwagen 11 eingesetzt werden. Die Personenwagen 11 sind mit Hilfe des Förderers 12 bis zur Arbeitsgeschwindigkeit des Laufseils 6 beschleunigt. Die abkuppelbare Klemme 10 befindet sich auf einem Schlitten 8. Anhand der abkuppelbaren Klemme 10 erfolgt der Eingriff mit den Laufseilen 6. Damit sind Räder 9 auf die Tragseile 7 gesetzt. Die Personenwagen 11 fahren über die Fahrwege 5 zwischen den Endstationen 1 und über die Zwischenstationen 2 und die Umsteigestationen 3. Die Stationen sind miteinander mit Hilfe von wenigstens zwei unabhängigen Verkehrswegen 5 verbunden. Die Verkehrswege 5 bestehen aus einem und mehreren Laufseilen 6 und Tragseilen 7. Daran sind die Personenwagen 11 mittels eines Schlittens 8, Räder 9 und einer abkuppelbaren Klemme 10 angehängt. Die Personenwagen 11 sind mit Hilfe von einem Laufseil 6 in Bewegung gesetzt. Zwischen den Stationen sind Zwischenstützen 14 mit einem Rollenausgleichschwingensystem 15, komplett montierten Fangvorrichtungen 16 und Sperrvorrichtungen 17 aufgestellt. Ihre Befestigungshöhe variiert unter Rücksicht auf die Aufhängung der Personenwagen 11 je nach Höhe der Geländeform und je nach Höhe der Bauwerke, die sich unter den Fahrwegen 5 befinden. Auf den Fahrwegen 5 zwischen den Zwischenstützen 14 befinden sich Leitstützen 18. Die Leitstützen 18 weisen einen Rahmen 19, eine oder mehrere Klemmen 20, die die Tragseile 7 an beiden Seiten umfassen, und eine oder mehrere Stützseilrollen 21 auf, welche die Laufseile 6 aufnehmen. Der Schlitten 8 ist durch die abkoppelbare Klemme 10 mittels der Laufseile 6 und mit Hilfe des mechatronischen Fahrwerks des diskreten Antriebs in Bewegung gesetzt. Der Antrieb ist diskret ausgebildet und weist mechatronische Triebwerke auf. Die Motoren 22 der mechatronischen Triebwerke haben eine Steuereinheit 23 und sind miteinander über eine elektrische Arbeitswelle verbunden.

The functioning of the city cable car is as follows:

• The passengers arrive in the terminus 1, the intermediate station 2 or the transfer station 3. The stations are built on arch supports 4 above the road lanes, including the limit measures for the traffic of the Stadtstraßentransport are maintained. Passengers come to the platforms, where the cars stand 11 or drive slowly. The arch supports 4 may be formed moderately T-, L- and U-shaped. The passengers board the cars 11 and take their seats. The stations are with conveyors 12 equipped with a mechanical diversion system 13 for the diversion of the passenger car 11 on other roads. In addition, they can be used for the emergency stop of the passenger car 11. The passenger cars 11 are accelerated by means of the conveyor 12 to the working speed of the running rope 6. The detachable clamp 10 is located on a carriage 8. Based on the detachable clamp 10, the engagement with the running cables 6. Thus, wheels 9 are placed on the support cables 7. The cars 11 travel over the routes 5 between the terminals 1 and the intermediate stations 2 and the transfer stations 3. The stations are connected to each other by means of at least two independent traffic routes 5. The traffic routes 5 consist of one and several running ropes 6 and suspension cables 7. The passenger cars 11 are attached by means of a carriage 8, wheels 9 and a disconnectable clamp 10. The cars 11 are set by means of a running rope 6 in motion. Between the stations intermediate supports 14 with a roller balance system 15, completely assembled safety gear 16 and locking devices 17 are placed. Their mounting height varies with respect to the suspension of the car 11 depending on the height of the terrain and depending on the height of the structures located under the tracks 5. The guide posts 18 have a frame 19, one or more clamps 20, which comprise the support cables 7 on both sides, and one or more support pulleys 21, which receive the traction cables 6. The carriage 8 is set in motion by the detachable clamp 10 by means of the running cables 6 and with the aid of the mechatronic chassis of the discrete drive. The drive is discrete and has mechatronic engines. The motors 22 of the mechatronic engines have a control unit 23 and are connected to each other via an electrical working shaft.

The propulsion force is transmitted by the friction forces via an elastic closed tension member 24 on the running cables 6. The elastic closed tension members 24 of the discrete drive mechatronic suspensions are on the intermediate supports 14 stored. The kinematic train of the mechatronic chassis comprises one or more motors 22, a driving brake 25, joints 26 with the same rotational speeds and a system of roller balancing wings 15, wherein at least one of the rollers 27 of one of the roller balancing wings 28 is equipped with an emergency brake 29. The kinematic train of the mechatronic chassis also includes an elastic closed tension member 24, which rotates all the rollers 27 of the roller balancer system 15. The roller balance vibration system 15 is attached to the intermediate supports 14 by means of a hinge structure 30, the hinge structure 30 being equipped with a damper system 31.

When the cars 11 pass through the system of the intermediate supports 14 by means of the hinge structure 30 with a damper system 31, the attached roller balancing wings, the dynamic stresses are balanced, and the smoothness is improved. Thus, the driving speed of the passenger cars 11 can be increased.

The passenger cars 11 can be uncoupled in the end stations 1, the intermediate stations 2 and the transfer stations 3. Their speed can be changed by means of the conveyor 12. In addition, the passenger cars 11 can be redirected by means of the mechanical diversion system 13 to other separate traffic routes 5 or possibly stopped.

The investment prospects of the city cable car are that their construction costs are an order of magnitude cheaper compared to any other means of public transport. When setting up the stations, only 0.1 ha of the city area per kilometer of track is needed. The construction project does not require external investment and runs thanks to the sale of the retail space in the stations. The operating costs no longer have to take into account the coverage of the investments. The operating costs are covered by the price of the tickets.

The inventors have made a model of a station and the lines of the city cable car. The model is created in the municipalities of Centralny and Khostinsky of Sochi. These models are intended to demonstrate functionality and industrial applicability.

This invention can be realized with the aid of modern and industry-standard production equipment.

Claims (1)

1. City cableway for passengers with terminal and intermediate stations (1 and 2), wherein these stations are interconnected via transport paths (5) consisting of a running cable (6) and supporting cables (7)
   wherein passenger cabins (11) are suspended by means of a carriage (8), wheels (9) and a disconnectable clamp (10), and which are set in motion by mean of the running cable (6) and a drive,
   wherein the terminal and intermediate stations (1 and 2) are equipped with conveyors (12) for the passengers, which can restrain or accelerate the cabins again after their disengagement from the running cable,
   wherein the city cableway is supplemented with interchange stations (13), and the interchange stations (13) are equipped with further conveyors (12) with a system for mechanical rerouting of passenger cabins (11) onto other transport paths (5)
   wherein all the stations can be reached in each direction with the help of at least two independent transport paths (5), wherein the drive is constructed discretely, and intermediate supports (14) are provided between the stations,
   characterized in that:

   - the intermediate supports (14) are provided with a roller balancing system (15), whose mounting height varies as a function of the height of the terrain and the buildings lying under the transport paths (5),

   - the interchange stations (13) are erected on arched supports (18) above the roadway, wherein the limiting dimensions for the passage of street transport are maintained,

   - the discrete drive consists of several mechatronic drives, each of which is respectively located at an intermediate support, wherein each mechatronic drive comprises one or more motors (22)

   - all the motors (22) of the mechatronic drive comprise a control unit (23), and are connected together via an electrical working shaft,

   - the running cables (6) are supported on resilient enclosed traction members (24) which are driven by the mechatronic drives of the discrete drive,

   - this resilient closed traction member (24) together with the respective mechatronic drive are supported on the intermediate supports (14), on which guide supports (18) are built on the transport paths (5) between the intermediate supports (14), and which comprise a frame (19), one or several clamps (20), which encompass the carrying cables (7) on both sides, and one or more support rollers (21) for the running cable (6),

   - apart from the one or several motors (22), the kinematic train of the mechatronic drive, comprises a foot brake (25), constant velocity joints (26), and a of roller balancing system (15),

   wherein at least one of the rollers (27) of one of the roll balancers (15) is provided with an emergency brake (29), and

   - the resilient closed traction member (24) rotates all the rollers (27) of the roller balancing system (15) of the respective suspension, wherein the roller balancing system (15) is attached to the intermediate supports (14) by means of a joint construction (30) and is equipped with a damper system (31).

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