EP2881300B1 - Aerial cableway - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a cableway according to the preamble of claim 1.

State of the art

The classic cableway is also referred to as a two-way aerial tramway, as a three-rope aerial tramway or in short as a "shuttle cableway". Such a pendulum track comprises two oppositely moving cabins, and comprises in the two-way aerial tram a carrying cable and a movable traction cable per cabin, each one cabin is slidably mounted on the drive cable via a drive, and wherein the traction cable is connected to the drive and the Cabin pulls along the suspension cable. The three-rope aerial tramway comprises two suspension ropes per cabin and one movable rope per cabin. Another designed as a cable car aerial tramway is in the document EP0692418B1 disclosed. This embodiment comprises two suspension ropes and two movable traction cables per cabin. The two cabins of the aerial tramway move back and forth between two terminal stations, usually a mountain station and a valley station. A disadvantage of such pendulum tracks is the fact that this have few variations and are relatively expensive. For example, the end stations require relatively much space, which is why they are relatively expensive to build, especially the mountain station.

Presentation of the invention

The object of the invention is to design a cheaper and more versatile cableway configured as a pendulum track.

This object is achieved with a cable car having the features of claim 1. The dependent claims 2 to 10 relate to further, advantageously configured pendulum tracks.

The object is in particular achieved with a cableway comprising two opposite running as a pendulum track driving equipment with a cabin, comprising a first and a second mutually spaced end station, comprising at least two pairs of carrier cables or two pairs of conveyor cables, which connect the two end stations together, each pair of carrier cables or conveyor pair a first and a second carrying rope or hoisting rope, wherein the first and second carrying rope or hoisting rope are mutually spaced by a track width which is greater than the width of the car, and wherein the car is supported or held by a carrying device on the pair of tow lines or Förderseilpaare, and wherein the cabin is disposed between the first and second carrying rope or hoisting rope, wherein at least the first end station has a single vehicle bay for receiving a single running resource, the driving resource in the first endsta tion comes to a standstill in an end position, wherein the two pairs of supporting rope or Förderseilpaare running in such a way are arranged in the first end station and the carrying device of the driving means is configured adapted so that the cabins of both driving means in their end position in the first end station with respect to the vehicle bay have the same position or substantially the same position.

The cableway according to the invention has the advantage that in the end station only a single vehicle bay is required, in which both the first and the second driving means can enter with their cabins, wherein the location of the reached in the end station cabins with respect to the vehicle bay or identical or substantially identical to the entry or exit platform. This makes it possible to build much smaller and thus cheaper end stations, since in the end station no second, separate vehicle bay for the second driving means of the aerial tramway is required. This allows significant cost savings, especially in the construction of the mountain station, because the construction costs of the mountain station are very high due to the usually tight space and partly due to the difficult climatic conditions.

The cableway according to the invention comprises for each driving means at least two parallel carrying cables or hoisting ropes on which the driving equipment is supported or held, wherein the at least two parallel carrying cables or hoisting ropes have a track width which is wider than the car. The use of at least two and preferably lying in the same horizontal plane support or hoisting ropes has the advantage that the inventive cableway a has considerably increased lateral stability, especially with respect to crosswinds. The cableway according to the invention dispenses with the hangers customary for two-way or three-rope suspension tracks. Instead, the support device is very compact, space-saving and preferably designed with a few sub-components. The support device also has a low overall height, especially in comparison to known, very long hangers. The driving resources therefore have a very low rolling motion. In addition, the driving resources are guided relatively accurately on the support cables or hoisting ropes, so that the cabin has little play with respect to the support or hoisting ropes. This stable behavior of the cableway according to the invention makes it possible to cross the driving means at the escape point in an advantageous embodiment safely and with adequate space requirement one above the other. Advantageously, the vehicle bays in the end stations are configured and arranged such that there is a small distance to the car. This allows a comfortable entry and exit.

In an advantageous embodiment, the cableway according to the invention comprises fixed supporting cables and movable traction cables, and the traveling equipment comprises a carrying device with drives which travel on the carrying cables, so that the traveling equipment travels or keeps trailed cables along the supporting cables. In a further advantageous embodiment, the cableway according to the invention comprises movably mounted hoisting ropes, wherein the carrying device to which the cabin is fastened is firmly connected to the hoisting ropes, so that the cage is conveyed due to the movement of the hoisting ropes.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the cableway comprises in the middle between the end stations an escape point, the escape point comprises a support with support heads for the support cables, the support cables are arranged running in the support, that the two driving means of the pendulum can cross each other ,

The invention will be described below with reference to several embodiments in detail.

Brief description of the drawings

• Fig. 1 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Fahrbetriebsmittels;
• Fig. 2 eine Frontansicht des in Figur 1 dargestellten Fahrbetriebsmittels;
• Fig. 3 eine Detailansicht der Aufhängung der Fahrzeugbetriebsmittels gemäss Fig. 1 und 2;
• Fig. 4 eine Frontansicht einer weiteren Ausführungsform eines Fahrbetriebsmittels;
• Fig. 5 ein Fahrbetriebsmittel angeordnet in einer Endstation;
• Fig. 6 eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Endstation;
• Fig. 7 eine Seitenansicht beziehungsweise ein Längenprofil der Seilschwebebahn;
• Fig. 8 eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Stütze;
• Fig. 9 eine Seitenansicht einer Stütze;
• Fig. 10 eine Frontansicht einer Stütze;
• Fig. 11 schematisch eine Draufsicht auf eine Endstation;
• Fig. 12 schematisch eine Draufsicht oder eine Seitenansicht einer weiteren Ausführungsform einer Seilschwebebahn;
• Fig. 13 eine Frontansicht einer weiteren Ausführungsform eines Fahrbetriebsmittels;
• Fig. 14 eine Frontansicht einer weiteren Ausführungsform eines Fahrbetriebsmittels, befestigt an einem Förderseil;
• Fig. 15 schematisch eine Draufsicht der in den Figuren 1 bis 11 dargestellten Seilschwebebahn.

The drawings used to explain the embodiments show:

• Fig. 1 a perspective view of a driving resource;
• Fig. 2 a front view of the in FIG. 1 illustrated driving means;
• Fig. 3 a detailed view of the suspension of the vehicle operating means according to Fig. 1 and 2 ;
• Fig. 4 a front view of another embodiment of a driving means;
• Fig. 5 a driving resource arranged in an end station;
• Fig. 6 a perspective view of an end station;
• Fig. 7 a side view or a longitudinal profile of the cableway;
• Fig. 8 a perspective view of a support;
• Fig. 9 a side view of a support;
• Fig. 10 a front view of a support;
• Fig. 11 schematically a plan view of an end station;
• Fig. 12 schematically a plan view or a side view of another embodiment of a cable car;
• Fig. 13 a front view of another embodiment of a driving means;
• Fig. 14 a front view of another embodiment of a driving means attached to a hoisting rope;
• Fig. 15 schematically a plan view of the in the FIGS. 1 to 11 shown cable car.

Basically, the same parts are given the same reference numerals in the drawings.

Ways to carry out the invention

Fig. 15 1 schematically shows a cableway 1 comprising two driving means 2a, 2b traveling in opposite directions as a pendulum track and comprising a first and a second terminal station 9a, 9b arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other. Between the end stations 9a, 9b run supporting pairs of pairs 5 or pairs of conveying cables 6, which connect the two end stations 9a, 9b to each other in order to convey the driving resources 2a, 2b in the conveying direction F from one to the other end station 9a, 9b. In the exemplary embodiment shown, each end station 9a, 9b has a single vehicle bay 9e for receiving a single travel operating means 2a, 2b. Both driving means 2a, 2b come thus, depending on their respective situation, in the single vehicle bay 9e of the first or the second end station 9a, 9b after the drive to a standstill. In other words, in the embodiment shown, none of the end stations 9a, 9b has two vehicle bays 9e, as is usually the case with two-way aerial bogies. In the middle between the End stations 9a, 9b, an escape point 12 is arranged, which is designed in the illustrated embodiment as a support 10, for example, as in the FIGS. 7 to 10 shown.

The FIG. 1 shows a perspective view and FIG. 2 a front view of a driving means 2, 2a, as this for the in FIG. 15 shown cableway 1 could be used. The in the FIGS. 1 to 11 The cableway 1 also comprises a pair of traction cables 7. Each cable pair 5 comprises a first and a second supporting cable 5a, 5b, so that the driving means 2 as in the Figures 1 and 2 shown supported on one side by two first support cables 5a and supported on the other side by two second support cables 5b. The first and second support cables 5a, 5b are as in FIG FIG. 2 represented mutually spaced by a track width 11, or by a first track width 11a or a slightly wider track width 11a, wherein the track width 11 is greater than the width 2e of the car 2c.

The Figures 1 and 2 In addition to the two carrying cable pairs 5 also show a Zugseilpaar 7, wherein the driving means 2a is connected to the Zugseilpaare 7. The driving means 2a comprises a carrying device 3 and a car 2c, wherein the carrying device 3 connect the car 2c with the two carrying cable pairs 5 and the pulling rope pair 7. The supporting device 3 comprises a first drive 3f and a second drive 3g, wherein the first and the second drive 3f, 3g are arranged mutually spaced so that the first drive 3f rests on the first support cable 5a and the second drive 3g on the second support cable 5b rests, so that the driving means 2a is slidably mounted along the supporting cable pair 5 in the conveying direction F.

The support device 3 comprises a connecting web 3a and two in the illustrated embodiment vertically extending webs 3b, at the upper end of a rotation axis 3c is arranged, which are connected to a drive 3e, namely a first drive 3f and a second drive 3g. FIG. 3 shows that in FIG. 2 left illustrated second drive 3g in detail. The rotation axis 3 c is connected to a drive main body 3 k, on which a plurality of drive rollers 3 h are rotatably arranged, which are spaced apart in the conveying direction F. In addition, the second drive has 3g as in FIG. 3 illustrated in each case two in the direction of rotation of the axis of rotation 3c juxtaposed drive rollers 3h. Such two spaced drive rollers 3h are as shown on the two second support cables 5b. Between the two drive rollers 3h, a connection part 3d is additionally arranged, which is connected to the second pull rope 7b in order to transmit the tensile force caused by the pull rope 7b to the drive base body 3k and then to the support device 3. The car 2c is connected via connecting means 3i to the connecting web 3a and thus to the carrying device 3.

In another embodiment, not shown, the cableway 1 could have only a single pair of supporting cables 5, so that only a single supporting cable, namely a first supporting cable 5a and a second supporting cable 5b is available to the left and right of the driving equipment 2. The first and second drive 3f, 3g would then have only a single drive roller 3h in the running direction of the rotation axis 3c, so that, for example, the in FIG. 3 Between the connecting part 3d and the vertical web 3b arranged drive rollers 3h omitted, so that on each side a single support cable 5a, 5b and a single pull cable 7a, 7b is arranged.

FIG. 4 shows in a front view of a view of another driving means 2, namely the second driving means 2b. Compared to the in FIG. 2 The embodiment shown in FIG FIG. 4 shown driving means 2b on a differently shaped support device 3. The support device 3 is wider designed for not so high in the vertical direction. The first and second support cables 5a, 5b are as in FIG FIG. 4 represented mutually spaced by a track width 11, or by a second track width 11b or by a slightly wider second track width 11b, the track width 11 is greater than the width 2e of the car 2c.

FIG. 6 shows in a perspective view of an end station 9, and a second end station 9b, in which a first driving means 2 is arranged. In addition, the course of the first supporting cable pair 5c and of the second pair of supporting cables 5d is shown.

FIG. 5 shows a front view and FIG. 11 schematically a plan view of the second end station 9b, in which the driving means 2 comprising the support device 3 and the car 2c is arranged.

It is in FIG. 5 the second driving means 2b and the support device 3 shown. In addition, the first driving means 2a is indicated by the support device 3 is shown partially dashed, the cabins 2c both Driving means 2a, 2b are arranged identically in the second end station 9b. The end station 9b also comprises a vehicle bay 9e, in which the first or the second driving means 2a, 2b comes to a standstill in its end position. In addition, an entry platform 9c and an exit platform 9d is shown. The second end station 9b comprises a single vehicle bay 9e, which is configured so narrow that it can simultaneously accommodate only a single driving means 2a, 2b. The respective driving means 2a, 2b comes in the second end station 9b in the in FIG. 5 shown end position to a standstill. The first support cable pair 5c and the second support cable pair 5d are arranged to extend in the second end station 9b, and the two support devices 3 of the first and second travel means 2a, 2b are adapted such that the cars 2c of both driving means 2a, 2b in their end position in the second end station 9b with respect to the vehicle bay 9e have the same position or substantially the same position. In the in FIG. 5 arrangement shown is a vertically extending plane of symmetry E shown. The arrangement is in an advantageous embodiment as in FIG. 5 illustrated configured such that the car 2 c is arranged symmetrically to the plane of symmetry E. In addition, the supporting devices 3 of the first and second driving means 2a, 2b are configured symmetrically to the plane of symmetry E. In addition, the first supporting cable pair 5c and the second supporting cable pair 5d are arranged symmetrically to the plane of symmetry E in the second end station 9b, as well as out FIG. 11 seen. This arrangement has the advantage that the car 2c is connected to the carrying device 3 in the geometric center of gravity or in the center of gravity. FIG. 11 shows still a rear wall 9f of the end station 9, wherein the course arranged behind the Tragseilpaare 5 and all other necessary devices are not shown.

The support devices 3 and the arrangement of the first and second pairs of supporting cable 5c, 5d could also be arranged asymmetrically to the plane E. The driving means 2a, 2b according to the invention comprising a carrying device 3 and a car 2c connected to the carrying device 3 have the advantage that the first and second carrying rope pairs 5c, 5d, as in FIG FIG. 13 illustrated, may also run asymmetrically in the second end station 9b, and that can be ensured by a corresponding configuration of the support device 3 and a corresponding arrangement of the car 2c on the support device 3 that the cabs 2c both driving means 2, both the first driving means 2a as Also of the second driving means 2b occupy the same or approximately the same position in the vehicle bay 9e.

As a result, the first and second pairs of supporting cables 5c, 5d can be arranged running in a large number of ways in the second end station 9b, wherein sections of the first supporting cable and the second supporting cable of each pair of supporting cables 5c, 5d arranged in parallel advantageously extend in the same horizontal height.

As in FIG. 13 In the case of the first driving means 2a, the carrying device 3 of the first driving means 2a is shown symmetrically with respect to the car 2c, whereas in the second traveling means 2b, the carrying device 3 of the second traveling means 2b is not symmetrical with respect to the car 2c. In a possible embodiment, it may prove advantageous to the car 2c with respect to the connecting web 3a in the displacement direction V, that is to store perpendicular to the second supporting cable pair 5d slidably, for example by an electric motor drive, not shown. Such an embodiment makes it possible to move the car 2c of the second driving means 2b after leaving the second end station 9b so perpendicularly relative to the second carrying rope pair 5d that the car 2c is ultimately symmetrical between the second carrying rope pair 5d, or symmetrically with respect to the first carrying rope 4a and second support cable 5b is arranged. Before entering the first end station 9a, the car 2c could then, if necessary, be displaced again in the direction perpendicular to the second pair of carrying cables 5d. The arrangement previously described for the second end station 9b could also be provided only for the first end station 9a or for both the first and the second end stations 9a, 9b.

The FIGS. 7 to 10 as well as the FIG. 15 show an embodiment of a cable car 1 with an escape point 12, in which the first and the second driving means 2a, 2b cross over one another. A support 10 has a support head 10a for the supporting cable 5 of the first driving means 2a, and has a support head 10b for the supporting cable 5 of the second driving means 2b, wherein the support 10 as in the FIGS. 8 . 9 and 10 is configured such in terms of height and width that the two driving means 2a, 2b can cross within the support 10. The in the FIGS. 7 to 10 and 15 Cable car 1 shown could also include a plurality of spaced apart in the conveying direction F supports 10, in which the supporting cables 5c, 5d as in the FIGS. 7 to 10 shown one above the other. The support 10 can in a Variety of different embodiments be configured to hold the support cables 5c, 5d such that the driving resources 2a, 2b cross over each other.

FIG. 12 shows a plan view of a further embodiment of a cable car 1, wherein the first end station 9a has a single vehicle bay 9e, which is shared by the first and the second driving means 2a, 2b, depending on which of the two driving means 2a, 2b at the first end station 9a is located. The second end station 9b has two separate vehicle bays 9e, one vehicle bay 9e for each of the first and second driving resources 2a, 2b. In this embodiment, two juxtaposed supports 10 are provided at the escape point 12, so that the two driving means 2a, 2b do not cross over each other but next to each other. In the FIG. 12 shown cableway 1 could comprise a plurality of spaced apart in the conveying direction F supports 10, wherein the supports 10 as with FIG. 12 can be configured described, or wherein the supports 10, for example, as in the FIGS. 7 to 10 describe could be designed.

FIG. 14 shows a further embodiment of a cableway 1 comprising two in a conveying direction F movably mounted conveyor pairs 6, wherein each driving means 2a, 2b is connected to one of the two pairs of conveying cables 6. In FIG. 14 The first driving means 2a comprises a carrying device 3 and a first and a second clamping device 4a, 4b, wherein the first and the second clamping device 4a, 4b are arranged mutually spaced such that the first clamping device 4a is connected to the first conveying line 6a, and that the second Clamping device 4b is connected to the second conveying cable 6b, so that the first driving means 2a is conveyed by the movably mounted conveyor pair 6 in the conveying direction F. The second driving means 2b is configured analogously to the first driving means 2a. The clamping device 4a, 4b is fixedly or detachably connected to the first and second conveying line 6a, 6b.

In the illustrated embodiments, the driving resource 2 each includes a car 2c. However, it is also possible that the driving means 2 comprises a plurality of cabins 2c arranged successively in the conveying direction F, for example two, three or four cabs 2c arranged one after the other.

Advantageously, at least the mountain station is configured as end station 9a such that it has a single vehicle bay 9e. In an advantageous embodiment, the valley station as in FIG. 12 12 illustrates two vehicle bays 9e to form a spacious valley station that allows a spacious view and a fast climb of the vehicle 2, and the mountain station has a single vehicle bay 9e to make the mountain station smaller, with the mountain station mainly out in winter mode only so no large waiting rooms are required. The mountain station allows a quick exit from the driving means 2, but requires a much smaller area than in FIG. 12 illustrated valley station.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the in FIG. 12 illustrated embodiment, a side view of a cable car 1. The mountain station 9a has a single Vehicle bay 9e, whereas the valley station 9b has two vehicle bays 9e, which are arranged at different heights, and are preferably arranged vertically one above the other. In this embodiment, the escape point 12 is advantageously as in the FIGS. 8 to 10 illustrated configured, with a support 10 with one above the other crossing driving resources. 2

Claims (10)

1. Aerial cableway (1) comprising two transporting means (2; 2a, 2b) having a cabin (2c) that run in opposite directions as an aerial tramway,
   comprising a first and a second end station (9a, 9b) that are arranged at a distance from one another, comprising at least two pairs of supporting cables (5) or two pairs of haulage cables (6), which connect the two end stations (9a, 9b) together, wherein each pair of supporting cables (5) or pair of haulage cables (6) has a first and a second supporting cable or haulage cable (5a, 5b; 6a, 6b), wherein the first and second supporting cable or haulage cable (5a, 5b; 6a, 6b) are spaced apart from one another by a track width (11) which is greater than the width (2e) of the cabin (2c), and wherein the cabin (2c) is mounted or held on the pair of supporting cables (5) or pair of haulage cables (6) via a supporting device (3), and wherein the cabin (2c) is arranged between the first and the second supporting cable or haulage cable (5a, 5b; 6a, 6b), characterized in that at least the first end station (9a) has a single vehicle bay (9e) for accommodating a single transporting means (2a, 2b), wherein the transporting means (2a, 2b) comes to a standstill in the first end station (9a) in an end position, in that the two pairs of supporting cables (5) or pairs of haulage cables (6) are arranged in such a manner running in the first end station (9a) and the supporting device (3) is configured in such a manner adapted to the transporting means (2a, 2b) that the cabins (2c) of the two transporting means (2a, 2b) are in the same position or substantially the same position with regard to the vehicle bay (9e) in their end position in the first end station (9a).
2. Aerial cableway according to Claim 1, characterized in that said aerial cableway comprises at least two pairs of supporting cables (5) and at least two pairs of traction cables (7, 8), in that each transporting means (2a, 2b) is connected to one of the two pairs of traction cables (7, 8), in that the supporting device (3) of each transporting means (2a, 2b) comprises a first and a second running gear (3f, 3g), wherein the first and the second running gear (3f, 3g) are arranged in a manner spaced apart from one another such that the first running gear (3f) rests on the first supporting cable (5a) and the second running gear (3g) rests on the second supporting cable (5b), such that each transporting means (2a, 2b) is mounted so as to be movable along the pair of supporting cables (5).
3. Aerial cableway according to Claim 1, characterized in that said aerial cableway comprises two pairs of haulage cables (6) that are mounted so as to be movable in a haulage direction (F), in that each transporting means (2a, 2b) is connected to one of the two pairs of haulage cables (6), in that the supporting device (3) of each transporting means (2a, 2b) comprises a first and a second clamping device (4a, 4b), wherein the first and the second clamping device (4a, 4b) are arranged in a manner spaced apart from one another such that the first clamping device (4a) is connected to the first haulage cable (6a) and such that the second clamping device (4b) is connected to the second haulage cable (6b), such that the transporting means (2) is able to be hauled in the haulage direction (F) by the movably mounted pair of haulage cables (6).
4. Aerial cableway according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first end station (9a) is configured as a mountain station.
5. Aerial cableway according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two end stations (9a, 9b) each have a single vehicle bay (9e) which is configured to receive a single transporting means (2) and in which the transporting means (2) comes to a standstill in its end position, and in that a passing point (12) is arranged in the middle between the two end stations (9a, 9b).
6. Aerial cableway according to Claim 5, characterized in that the passing point (12) is configured as a support (10), in that the two pairs of supporting cables (5) are held in the support (10) in a manner running one above the other, and in that the two pairs of supporting cables (5) are arranged so as to be spaced apart in the vertical direction in the support (10) such that the two transporting means (2a, 2b) cross in a manner running one above the other at the passing point (12).
7. Aerial cableway according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the end station (9a, 9b) comprising a single vehicle bay (9e) has at least two pairs of supporting cables (5) or at least two pairs of haulage cables (6) which are arranged symmetrically with regard to a vertical plane (E) extending in the haulage direction (F).
8. Aerial cableway according to Claim 7, characterized in that the vehicle bay (9e) is configured so as to extend symmetrically to the plane (E).
9. Aerial cableway according to Claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the supporting devices (3) are configured symmetrically with regard to the vertical plane (E) extending in the haulage direction (F).
10. Aerial cableway according to Claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the cabin (2c) is mounted on the supporting device (3) so as to be displaceable in a displacement direction (V) extending perpendicularly to the pair of supporting cables (5), wherein the displacement direction (V) extends in the direction of the track width (11).

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