EP3012169B1 - Device for hanging a car to be towed by a cable, vehicle provided with such a device, and cable transportation system comprising such a vehicle - Google Patents

Device for hanging a car to be towed by a cable, vehicle provided with such a device, and cable transportation system comprising such a vehicle Download PDF

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EP3012169B1
EP3012169B1 EP15185167.2A EP15185167A EP3012169B1 EP 3012169 B1 EP3012169 B1 EP 3012169B1 EP 15185167 A EP15185167 A EP 15185167A EP 3012169 B1 EP3012169 B1 EP 3012169B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B12/00—Component parts, details or accessories not provided for in groups B61B7/00 - B61B11/00
    • B61B12/02—Suspension of the load; Guiding means, e.g. wheels; Attaching traction cables
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B12/00—Component parts, details or accessories not provided for in groups B61B7/00 - B61B11/00
    • B61B12/02—Suspension of the load; Guiding means, e.g. wheels; Attaching traction cables
    • B61B12/022—Vehicle receiving and dispatching devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B9/00—Tramway or funicular systems with rigid track and cable traction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B12/00—Component parts, details or accessories not provided for in groups B61B7/00 - B61B11/00
    • B61B12/02—Suspension of the load; Guiding means, e.g. wheels; Attaching traction cables
    • B61B12/028—Cabin or seat suspension means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B12/00—Component parts, details or accessories not provided for in groups B61B7/00 - B61B11/00
    • B61B12/06—Safety devices or measures against cable fracture
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B5/00—Elevated railway systems without suspended vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B7/00—Rope railway systems with suspended flexible tracks

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  • the invention relates to the attachment of cabins intended to be towed by a cable, and more particularly cabins intended for the transport of passengers.
  • Disengageable ropeways include vehicles which are detachably mounted on the towing cable, and fixed-clamp ropeways have vehicles that are fixedly mounted on the towing cable. In both cases, the order of the vehicles in line, as they travel along the towing cable, is imposed throughout the route.
  • the term “in-line vehicle” is understood to mean a vehicle coupled to the traction cable of the installation.
  • Japanese patent application JP2005029081 describes a transport equipment towed by a cable, comprising a support for a cabin rotating about a vertical axis, the cabin being mounted on the support so as to rotate about a horizontal axis.
  • the French patent application FR2754229 discloses a section of cable car type line, comprising a cab suspended in a pendulum manner by a mast of variable length to a running gear running on a carrying cable, and a towing cable for advancing the cabin along said section of cable car-type line.
  • the mast has a frame provided with four wheels driven by a motor
  • the cabin has two longitudinal rails resting on the wheels in order to move the cabin longitudinally relative to the frame to refocus the center of gravity of the cabin to the plumb of the mast, in order to improve user comfort.
  • the European patent application EP1640235 discloses a device for fixing a cable car installation bucket to a suspension bar provided at its upper end with a coupling jaw which cooperates with a traction cable, the bucket being provided with two oscillating arms whose ends are articulated on the body and on the suspension bar so as to avoid tilting movements of the body and to increase passenger comfort. But these documents do not make it possible to improve the flow of the persons transported.
  • the installation is therefore complex because it is necessary to provide at least two disembarkation / embarkation stations.
  • the installation is not suitable for sufficiently improving the throughput of transporting people.
  • An object of the invention consists in remedying these drawbacks, and more particularly in providing means for improving the throughput of the cable transport of persons, in particular for cable cars with fixed clamps.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide means for preventing a car, stopped in the normal path of vehicles in a station of a cable transport installation, from blocking the path of another car in the station.
  • a device for attaching a cabin intended to be towed by a cable comprising attachment means for coupling the device to the cable along a coupling axis extending the along the cable.
  • the device comprises at least one arm configured to hang the cabin in a removable manner and movably mounted on the hooking means to move the cabin relative to the hooking means.
  • a hooking device which makes it possible to unhook a cabin from a vehicle in line, and to attach a cabin which would be stationary in the station of the installation, and in particular anywhere in the station. . It is thus possible to increase the flow of people because they can board the cabin when it is stationary, then the device hooks up this cabin with a minimum downtime. By increasing the flow rate of the installation, the size of the cabins can be reduced, which further simplifies the installation.
  • a first cabin which circulates in a station of the installation can avoid a second cabin which is stationary in the station, by moving the first cabin, while continuing to tow it in the station.
  • Such a hooking device it is possible to keep the drive of the traction cable and to change the order of the cabins along the traction cable. Collisions between cabins at the station can then be avoided.
  • Such a device makes it possible to control the time of embarkation / disembarkation of people without influencing the traction of other vehicles.
  • the device comprises at least one slide fixed to the hooking means, and said at least one arm is slidably mounted in said at least one slide to move the cabin which it hooks perpendicular to a direction of movement of the hooking means.
  • Said at least one arm is slidably mounted in said at least one slideway along an axis perpendicular to the coupling axis of the attachment means and perpendicular, in the coupled position of the device for attaching to the cable, to the vertical axis.
  • the device may comprise two slides fixed to the hooking means and two arms mounted respectively to slide in the slides, each arm being configured to move the cabin which it hooks perpendicular to the direction of movement of the hooking means.
  • the two arms are mounted to slide in the slides along respectively two axes perpendicular to the vertical axis and to the coupling axis of the hooking means.
  • the device may include an actuator for sliding the arms in two opposite directions.
  • the device can also include stabilization means for stabilizing the hooking means when the cabin is moved relative to the hooking means.
  • the cabin may include support means for keeping the cabin stationary when it is unhooked from said at least one arm.
  • the cabin can be configured for the transport of people.
  • a cable transport installation comprising at least one vehicle as defined above.
  • the cable may be located above, or below, the cabin of said at least one vehicle.
  • the installation can include two end stations and the cable describes a closed loop between the two end stations.
  • the means for attaching said at least one vehicle can be configured to removably couple the device for attaching said at least one vehicle to the cable.
  • the installation 1 comprises vehicles 3 intended to be towed by the cable 2 for transporting people or goods.
  • the installation 1 can be of any type, for example of the single-cable or bicable type, with fixed or disengageable clamps, with continuous cable or back and forth.
  • a single-cable installation comprises a single cable which is both carrier and tractor, a two-cable installation comprises at least one traction cable and at least one carrier cable.
  • An installation with fixed grippers comprises vehicles which are permanently attached to the towing cable, a disengageable installation comprises vehicles detachably attached to the towing cable.
  • a continuous cable installation comprises a towing cable which describes a closed loop between two stations end of the installation and vehicles circulate continuously along the traction cable.
  • a back-and-forth installation comprises a vehicle which makes a round trip between two end stations along the same track.
  • a disengageable single cable installation 1 with 2 continuous cable comprises two end stations 4, 5 for disembarking / embarking people in vehicles 3.
  • the installation 1 comprises a driving station 4 provided with a motor 6 for driving the cable 2 according to a direction of travel Y.
  • Cable 2 can be located above the cab of vehicles 3, as shown in the figures 1 to 7 , or below the cab of vehicles 3, as shown in the figures 8 to 10 .
  • the vehicles 3 can be coupled to the cable 2 and kept above the ground, so we say that the cable 2 is overhead and the transport installation 1 is a cable car.
  • the cable 2 can be located at ground level, we then say that the cable 2 is a traction cable on the ground, that is to say that the vehicles 3 are either supported by rails and the transport installation 1 is a funicular, or the vehicles 3 are guided by slides located at ground level and the transport installation 1 is a train on air cushion towed by cable.
  • Each vehicle 3 has a cabin A, B which can be a cabin intended to receive passengers or a container intended to contain goods, for example waste.
  • At least one vehicle 3 of the installation 1 comprises an attachment device 7 of a cabin A, B intended to be towed by the cable 2.
  • the attachment device 7 comprises attachment means 8 configured to couple the device 7 to the cable 2.
  • the assembly forms a vehicle 3.
  • the attachment device 7 comprises at least one arm 9, 10 configured to attach a cabin A, B in a removable manner.
  • the device 7 comprises two arms 9, 10 and each of the arm is configured to removably hook a cabin A, B to the attachment device 7.
  • each arm 9, 10 of the device 1 is movably mounted on the attachment means 8 to move a cabin A, B with respect to to the hooking means 8.
  • the arms 9, 10 of the device 7 can move a cabin A, B to one side or the other of the hooking means 8.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown an example of the path of a vehicle, in particular the paths of two cabins A, B, along the traction cable 2.
  • the first cabin A is attached to the cable 2 by the device d 'hooking 8 and the second cabin B is located in station 5, in a stationary position, that is to say parked in station 5.
  • the first cabin A is located between the two stations, and the hooking device 7 is in a position P between two stations.
  • Vehicle 3 is then disengaged from cable 2 and vehicle 3 travels in a disconnected circuit C1 from station 5.
  • L The other end station 4 also has a disengaged circuit C2.
  • the hooking means 8 are uncoupled from the cable 2.
  • the hooking device 7 is then in a second position Q.
  • the hooking device 7 takes a third position R for movement in the station, in which a first arm 9 which hooks the first car A moves the first car A relative to the hooking means 8.
  • the hooking device 7 takes a fourth station stop position S in which the device d 'hooking 7 is stopped at the second cabin B.
  • this second position S it is possible to unhook the first cabin A from the first arm 9, and hook the second cabin B to the second arm 10.
  • the first car A remains hooked to the first arm 9 and the second car B remains stationary in station 5, without being hooked to the second arm 10.
  • the hooking device 7 is again driven in the disengaged circuit C1.
  • the coupling device 7 then takes three other successive positions T to V.
  • the fifth position T the second car B is moved in the disengaged circuit C1
  • the first car A remains stationary in the station 5, in the mode where the second cabin B is hooked up.
  • the sixth position U the second arm 10 returns to an initial position and moves the second cabin B relative to the hooking means 8.
  • the vehicle 3 comprising the second cabin B is attached to the cable 2 to be towed towards the other station 4.
  • the hooking means 8 comprise a hanger 11 and a clamp 12 fixed to a first end of the hanger 11.
  • the clamp 12 clamps the cable 2 to couple the hooking device 7 to the cable 2.
  • the clamp 12 can be disengageable to couple the device 7 to the cable.
  • cable 2 removably, that is to say that the hooking means 8 can be separated from the cable 2, in particular to bring the hooking devices 7 into a disengaged circuit C1, C2 where they can be driven to a slow speed lower than that of the cable 2 which pulls them when the hooking devices 7 are in line.
  • each arm 9, 10 comprises a hook 13 and a locking valve 14 located respectively at the two ends of the arm 9, 10.
  • the cabin A comprises at least one pair of fasteners 15, 16 which cooperate with respectively the hook 13 and the locking valve 14 of the arm 9, 10 on which the cabin A is intended to be hung.
  • each cabin A, B of the transport installation 1 can include at least one pair of fasteners 15, 16 to be able to be hung on an arm 9, 10 of the fastening device 7.
  • the cabins A, B have two pairs of fasteners 15 to 18, as illustrated in the figures 5 to 7 .
  • Each pair of fasteners being configured to cooperate with an arm 9, 10.
  • each fastener 15 to 18 may include two studs projecting from the cabin.
  • Each stud has a head which provides a socket for a hook 13 so as to hook the cabin to the arm 9, 10.
  • the head of the studs has a central recess for each receiving a part of a locking valve 14. so as to keep the cabin A attached to the arm 9, 10.
  • a cabin A, B can be releasably attached to an arm 9, 10 of the attachment device 7.
  • the cabin A, B When the cabin A, B is attached to the attachment device 7, it forms a vehicle 3, and when the cabin A, B is detached from the attachment device 7, it rests immobile in a station 4, 5 of the transport installation 1.
  • the arms 9, 10 can be identical.
  • the arms 9, 10 are mounted in opposition within the attachment 7. That is to say, they are positioned parallel to each other and in the opposite direction.
  • the hooking means 8 comprise a frame 19 located at the level of the second end of the hanger 11.
  • the frame 19 can form part of the hanger 11 which is then in one piece.
  • the frame 19 is an independent part fixed to the hanger 11.
  • the frame 19 is a frame for accommodating and sliding the arms 9, 10.
  • the frame 19 comprises at least one slide 20, 21, fixed to the hooking means 8, in which slides an arm 9, 10 of the device 7.
  • the frame 19 has two slides 20, 21 to slide the two arms 9 respectively.
  • the slides 20, 21 extend according to the width of the frame 19.
  • the arms 9, 10 are mounted to slide in the guides 20, 21 to move the cabin A, B, which they hook, perpendicular to a direction X of movement of the hooking means 8.
  • the spacing of the arms 9, 10 in respectively two opposite directions Z1, Z2.
  • the separation of the arms 9, 10 is carried out in a synchronized manner.
  • each arm 9, 10 can move away along one side of the hooking means 8, for example in the direction Z1, or on the other side, in the opposite direction Z2.
  • the frame 19 further comprises at least two transverse grooves 22, and at least two longitudinal grooves 26.
  • the hooking means 8 comprise two arms 9, 10
  • the frame 19 comprises four transverse grooves 22, and two longitudinal grooves 26.
  • the transverse grooves 22 allow the attachments 15 to 18 of a cabin A, B, and more particularly the studs located projecting from the cabin A, B, to translate within the frame 19 perpendicular to the direction X of movement of the means d 'hooking 8. Furthermore, the longitudinal grooves 26 form a passage for the fasteners 15 to 18, and more particularly for the studs located projecting from the cabin A, B, in order to allow the fastening device 7 to translate according to the X direction of movement of the hooking means 8, when it is towed at the level of a cabin B which is stationary in station 4, 5.
  • each arm 9, 10 is slidably mounted in a slide 20, 21 the l ong of an axis perpendicular to a vertical axis and to a coupling axis of the attachment means 8.
  • the vertical axis is an axis which follows the direction of gravity.
  • the coupling axis of the hooking means 8 is an axis along which the cable 2 extends when the hooking means 8 are coupled to the cable.
  • the coupling axis is also denoted clamping axis.
  • the hooking device 7 further comprises an actuation system 28 for opening and closing the arms 9, 10.
  • the actuating system 28 allows the arms 9, 10 to be translated relative to the hooking means 8. When the arms 9, 10 are located inside the frame 19, they are in an initial position, that is to say they are closed. Conversely, when the arms 9, 10 are translated to move a cabin A, B, they are in a translated position, it is also said that the arms 9, 10 are open.
  • the actuation system 28 comprises a lever 29, an actuator 30 and a flexible 31 which connects the lever 29 to the actuator 30.
  • the actuator 30 allows the arms to slide in the two opposite directions Z1, Z2.
  • the stations 4, 5 each comprise an opening cam 33 to activate the opening of the arms 9, 10, and a closing cam 34 to activate the closing of the arms 9, 10, illustrated in figures 1 ; 3 and 4 ; 9 and 10 .
  • the opening and closing cams 33, 34 cooperate with the lever 29 to respectively trigger the opening and the closing of the arms 9, 10.
  • the lever 29 can be tilted from an initial position, illustrated in FIG. figure 2 , in which the arms are closed, to an open position, shown in figure 3 , in which the arms are open.
  • An opening cam 33 is placed at the entrance to the station 4, 5 to switch the lever 29 to its open position and trigger the opening of the arms 9, 10.
  • Another closing cam 34 is positioned at the exit of the station 4 , 5 to return the lever to its initial position and close the arms 9, 10.
  • the cabin A, B can also include support means 32 to keep the cabin stationary when it is unhooked from an arm 9, 10.
  • the hooking means 8 include stabilization means 35 to stabilize the means. hooking 8 when the cabin A, B is moved relative to the hooking means 8.
  • the stabilization means 35 comprise two wheels, located on either side of the hanger 11, which can roll on stabilization rails 36 of a station 4, 5.
  • the transport installation 1 is disengageable and comprises disengaged circuits C1, C2 provided with rails for moving the vehicles in the slow paths
  • the rails of the disengaged circuits C1, C2 are used as stabilization rails 36.
  • the stabilization rails 36 make it possible to prevent the tilting of a cabin A, B when it is moved by an arm 9, 10.
  • the stations 4, 5 can also include means 37 for receiving a cabin A, B for keep it stationary when it is unhooked from an arm 9, 10.
  • FIG 7 there is shown a particular mode of use of the attachment device 7, in which the attachment of the cabins A, B is swapped.
  • the first cabin A is detached from the first arm 9 on which it was attached.
  • the valve 14 is unlocked from the clip 16.
  • the second arm 10 hooks the second cabin B, by locking the valve 14 of the second arm 10 in the clip 17.
  • the cabins A, B are not swapped.
  • the first cab A remains attached to the first arm 9, and the coupling device 7 again drives the first cab A while leaving the second cab B stationary in station 5.
  • a first cabin A can continue to walk in a station 4, 5, passing next to a second cabin B located at the stop in station 4, 5.
  • the second cabin B when stationary does not block the path of the first cabin A.
  • the hooking means 8 comprise a carriage 40 and a clamp 12 fixed to a first end of the carriage 40.
  • the clamp 12 may or may not be disengageable in order to couple the hooking device 7 to the cable 2.
  • the attachment device 7 comprises the same elements as those described above.
  • Cab A, B meanwhile, has the same elements, but in a different position. Indeed, the support means 32 are located on an upper part of the cabin A, B to keep it stationary when it is unhooked from an arm 9, 10.
  • the stabilization means 35 comprise two wheels located on either side of the carriage 40 and can run on carrying cables 36 d. 'a station 4, 5.
  • the carrier cables 36 play the role of stabilization means 36 of the stations 4, 5.
  • the carrier cables 36 make it possible to prevent the tipping of the cabin A, B when the latter is moved. by an arm 9, 10.
  • the stations 4, 5 can also include means 37 for receiving a cabin A, B to keep the latter stationary when it is unhooked from the arms 9, 10.
  • the invention which has just been described is particularly suitable for any type of cable transport installation, in particular an installation which may or may not be disengageable.
  • the invention makes it possible to avoid cabins parked in stations, without stopping the movement of other cabins, and makes it possible to increase the throughput of the installation. Furthermore, the invention reduces the time during which the traction cable is stopped or slowed down for the embarkation or disembarkation of persons.

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Domaine technique de l'inventionTechnical field of the invention

L'invention concerne l'accrochage de cabines destinées à être tractées par un câble, et plus particulièrement les cabines destinées au transport de passagers.The invention relates to the attachment of cabins intended to be towed by a cable, and more particularly cabins intended for the transport of passengers.

État de la techniqueState of the art

Il existe actuellement des téléphériques, tels des télésièges et télécabines, qui sont débrayables pour améliorer le débit du transport des passagers par rapport aux téléphériques dits à pinces fixes. Les téléphériques débrayables comportent des véhicules qui sont montés amovibles sur le câble tracteur, et les téléphériques à pinces fixes comportent des véhicules montés fixes sur le câble tracteur. Dans les deux cas, l'ordre des véhicules en ligne, dans leur cheminement le long du câble tracteur, est imposé tout au long du parcours. On entend par véhicule en ligne, un véhicule accouplé au câble de traction de l'installation.There are currently cable cars, such as chairlifts and gondolas, which are detachable to improve the flow of passenger transport compared to so-called fixed-grip cable cars. Disengageable ropeways include vehicles which are detachably mounted on the towing cable, and fixed-clamp ropeways have vehicles that are fixedly mounted on the towing cable. In both cases, the order of the vehicles in line, as they travel along the towing cable, is imposed throughout the route. The term “in-line vehicle” is understood to mean a vehicle coupled to the traction cable of the installation.

La demande de brevet japonais JP2005029081 décrit un équipement de transport tracté par un câble, comprenant un support d'une cabine tournant autour d'un axe vertical, la cabine étant montée sur le support de manière à tourner autour d'un axe horizontal. La demande de brevet français FR2754229 divulgue un tronçon de ligne de type téléphérique, comprenant une cabine suspendue de façon pendulaire par un mât de longueur variable à un train de roulement roulant sur un câble porteur, et un câble tracteur pour faire avancer la cabine le long dudit tronçon de ligne de type téléphérique. En outre, le mât comporte un châssis muni de quatre roues animées par un moteur, et la cabine comporte deux rails longitudinaux reposant sur les roues afin de déplacer longitudinalement la cabine par rapport au châssis pour recentrer le centre de gravité de la cabine à l'aplomb du mât, afin d'améliorer le confort des usagers. La demande de brevet européen EP1640235 divulgue un dispositif pour fixer une benne d'installation de téléphérique à une barre de suspension pourvue à son extrémité supérieure d'une mâchoire d'accouplement qui coopère avec un câble tracteur, la benne étant pourvue de deux bras oscillants dont les extrémités sont articulées sur la benne et sur la barre de suspension de façon à éviter les mouvements pendulaires de la benne et pour augmenter le confort des passagers. Mais ces documents ne permettent pas d'améliorer le débit des personnes transportées.Japanese patent application JP2005029081 describes a transport equipment towed by a cable, comprising a support for a cabin rotating about a vertical axis, the cabin being mounted on the support so as to rotate about a horizontal axis. The French patent application FR2754229 discloses a section of cable car type line, comprising a cab suspended in a pendulum manner by a mast of variable length to a running gear running on a carrying cable, and a towing cable for advancing the cabin along said section of cable car-type line. In addition, the mast has a frame provided with four wheels driven by a motor, and the cabin has two longitudinal rails resting on the wheels in order to move the cabin longitudinally relative to the frame to refocus the center of gravity of the cabin to the plumb of the mast, in order to improve user comfort. The European patent application EP1640235 discloses a device for fixing a cable car installation bucket to a suspension bar provided at its upper end with a coupling jaw which cooperates with a traction cable, the bucket being provided with two oscillating arms whose ends are articulated on the body and on the suspension bar so as to avoid tilting movements of the body and to increase passenger comfort. But these documents do not make it possible to improve the flow of the persons transported.

On peut citer la demande de brevet français FR1300193 qui divulgue un système de transport à câble aérien comprenant des véhicules munis de quatre roues et d'un moyen d'accrochage détachable pour accrocher les véhicules au câble aérien afin de permettre une traction des véhicules, et pour les détacher du câble aérien de façon que les véhicules puissent rouler sur le sol. Mais un tel système de transport ne permet pas d'améliorer le débit des personnes transportées.We can cite the French patent application FR1300193 which discloses an overhead cable transport system comprising vehicles provided with four wheels and a detachable hooking means for hooking the vehicles to the overhead cable in order to allow traction of the vehicles, and to detach them from the overhead cable so that vehicles can drive on the ground. But such a transport system does not make it possible to improve the throughput of the persons transported.

On peut citer la demande internationale WO2007/118975 qui divulgue une installation automatique de transport par câble du type débrayable, comprenant un circuit débrayé où les véhicules sont entraînés à vitesse lente, et dans laquelle chaque gare comporte un mécanisme de manœuvre automatique apte à extraire les véhicules du circuit débrayé et à les transférer vers un poste de débarquement/embarquement, de façon à ne pas bloquer le cheminement des autres véhicules circulant dans le circuit débrayé. Mais si le poste de débarquement est occupé par un véhicule à l'arrêt, le véhicule suivant ne peut plus être extrait vers le poste occupé.We can cite the international request WO2007 / 118975 which discloses an automatic cable transport installation of the disengaged type, comprising a disengaged circuit where the vehicles are driven at slow speed, and in which each station has an automatic maneuvering mechanism capable of extracting the vehicles from the disengaged circuit and of transferring them to a disembarkation / embarkation station, so as not to block the path of other vehicles circulating in the disengaged circuit. But if the disembarkation station is occupied by a stationary vehicle, the next vehicle can no longer be retrieved to the occupied station.

L'installation est donc complexe car il faut prévoir au moins deux postes de débarquement/embarquement. En outre, l'installation n'est pas adaptée pour améliorer de façon suffisante le débit de transport des personnes.The installation is therefore complex because it is necessary to provide at least two disembarkation / embarkation stations. In addition, the installation is not suitable for sufficiently improving the throughput of transporting people.

Objet de l'inventionObject of the invention

Un objet de l'invention consiste à remédier à ces inconvénients, et plus particulièrement à fournir des moyens pour améliorer le débit du transport par câble de personnes, notamment pour les téléphériques à pinces fixes.An object of the invention consists in remedying these drawbacks, and more particularly in providing means for improving the throughput of the cable transport of persons, in particular for cable cars with fixed clamps.

Un autre objet de l'invention consiste à fournir des moyens pour empêcher une cabine, arrêtée dans le cheminement normal des véhicules dans une gare d'une installation de transport par câble, de bloquer le cheminement d'une autre cabine dans la gare.Another object of the invention is to provide means for preventing a car, stopped in the normal path of vehicles in a station of a cable transport installation, from blocking the path of another car in the station.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, il est proposé un dispositif d'accrochage d'une cabine destinée à être tractée par un câble, comprenant des moyens d'accrochage pour accoupler le dispositif au câble selon un axe d'accouplement s'étendant le long du câble.According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a device for attaching a cabin intended to be towed by a cable, comprising attachment means for coupling the device to the cable along a coupling axis extending the along the cable.

Le dispositif comporte au moins un bras configuré pour accrocher la cabine de manière amovible et monté mobile sur les moyens d'accrochage pour déplacer la cabine par rapport aux moyens d'accrochage.The device comprises at least one arm configured to hang the cabin in a removable manner and movably mounted on the hooking means to move the cabin relative to the hooking means.

Ainsi on offre un dispositif d'accrochage qui permet de décrocher une cabine d'un véhicule en ligne, et d'accrocher une cabine qui serait à l'arrêt dans la gare de l'installation, et notamment n'importe où dans la gare. On peut ainsi augmenter le débit de personnes car celles-ci peuvent embarquer dans la cabine à l'arrêt, puis le dispositif accroche cette cabine avec un temps minimum d'arrêt. En augmentant le débit de l'installation, on peut diminuer la taille des cabines, ce qui simplifie encore l'installation. Avantageusement, une première cabine qui circule dans une gare de l'installation peut éviter une deuxième cabine qui est à l'arrêt dans la gare, en déplaçant la première cabine, tout en continuant de la tracter dans la gare. Grâce à un tel dispositif d'accrochage on peut conserver l'entraînement du câble de traction et changer l'ordre des cabines le long du câble tracteur. On peut alors éviter des collisions entre cabines en gare. Un tel dispositif permet de maîtriser le temps d'embarquement/débarquement des personnes sans influencer la traction des autres véhicules.Thus we offer a hooking device which makes it possible to unhook a cabin from a vehicle in line, and to attach a cabin which would be stationary in the station of the installation, and in particular anywhere in the station. . It is thus possible to increase the flow of people because they can board the cabin when it is stationary, then the device hooks up this cabin with a minimum downtime. By increasing the flow rate of the installation, the size of the cabins can be reduced, which further simplifies the installation. Advantageously, a first cabin which circulates in a station of the installation can avoid a second cabin which is stationary in the station, by moving the first cabin, while continuing to tow it in the station. Thanks to such a hooking device, it is possible to keep the drive of the traction cable and to change the order of the cabins along the traction cable. Collisions between cabins at the station can then be avoided. Such a device makes it possible to control the time of embarkation / disembarkation of people without influencing the traction of other vehicles.

Le dispositif comprend au moins une glissière fixée aux moyens d'accrochage, et ledit au moins un bras est monté coulissant dans ladite au moins une glissière pour déplacer la cabine qu'il accroche perpendiculairement à une direction de déplacement des moyens d'accrochage.The device comprises at least one slide fixed to the hooking means, and said at least one arm is slidably mounted in said at least one slide to move the cabin which it hooks perpendicular to a direction of movement of the hooking means.

Ledit au moins un bras est monté coulissant dans ladite au moins une glissière le long d'un axe perpendiculaire à l'axe d'accouplement des moyens d'accrochage et perpendiculaire, en position accouplée du dispositif d'accrochage au câble, à l'axe vertical.Said at least one arm is slidably mounted in said at least one slideway along an axis perpendicular to the coupling axis of the attachment means and perpendicular, in the coupled position of the device for attaching to the cable, to the vertical axis.

Le dispositif peut comprendre deux glissières fixées aux moyens d'accrochage et deux bras montés respectivement coulissant dans les glissières, chaque bras étant configuré pour déplacer la cabine qu'il accroche perpendiculairement à la direction de déplacement des moyens d'accrochage.The device may comprise two slides fixed to the hooking means and two arms mounted respectively to slide in the slides, each arm being configured to move the cabin which it hooks perpendicular to the direction of movement of the hooking means.

Les deux bras sont montés coulissant dans les glissières le long de respectivement deux axes perpendiculaires à l'axe vertical et à l'axe d'accouplement des moyens d'accrochage.The two arms are mounted to slide in the slides along respectively two axes perpendicular to the vertical axis and to the coupling axis of the hooking means.

Le dispositif peut comprendre un actionneur pour faire coulisser les bras selon deux directions opposées.The device may include an actuator for sliding the arms in two opposite directions.

Le dispositif peut, en outre, comprendre des moyens de stabilisation pour stabiliser les moyens d'accrochage lorsque la cabine est déplacée par rapport aux moyens d'accrochage.The device can also include stabilization means for stabilizing the hooking means when the cabin is moved relative to the hooking means.

Selon un autre aspect de l'invention, il est proposé un véhicule destiné à être tracté par un câble, comprenant :

  • un dispositif d'accrochage tel que défini ci-avant ; et
  • une cabine accrochée à au moins un bras du dispositif d'accrochage.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is proposed a vehicle intended to be towed by a cable, comprising:
  • a hooking device as defined above; and
  • a cabin attached to at least one arm of the attachment device.

La cabine peut comporter des moyens de support pour maintenir la cabine immobile lorsqu'elle est décrochée dudit au moins un bras.The cabin may include support means for keeping the cabin stationary when it is unhooked from said at least one arm.

La cabine peut être configurée pour le transport de personnes.The cabin can be configured for the transport of people.

Selon encore un autre aspect de l'invention, il est proposé une installation de transport par câble, comprenant au moins un véhicule tel que défini ci-avant.According to yet another aspect of the invention, there is proposed a cable transport installation, comprising at least one vehicle as defined above.

Le câble peut être situé au-dessus, ou au-dessous, de la cabine dudit au moins un véhicule.The cable may be located above, or below, the cabin of said at least one vehicle.

L'installation peut comprendre deux gares d'extrémité et le câble décrit une boucle fermée entre les deux gares d'extrémité.The installation can include two end stations and the cable describes a closed loop between the two end stations.

Les moyens d'accrochage dudit au moins un véhicule peuvent être configurés pour accoupler, de manière amovible, le dispositif d'accrochage dudit au moins un véhicule au câble.The means for attaching said at least one vehicle can be configured to removably couple the device for attaching said at least one vehicle to the cable.

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D'autres avantages et caractéristiques ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui va suivre de modes particuliers de réalisation de l'invention donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs et représentés aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • La figure 1, illustre schématiquement un mode de réalisation d'une installation de transport par câble aérien selon l'invention ;
  • les figures 2 à 4, illustrent schématiquement des vues de face d'un mode de réalisation d'un dispositif d'accrochage selon différentes positions dans le cheminement d'une installation de transport par câble aérien, et respectivement selon une position entre deux gares, une position de déplacement en gare, et une position d'arrêt en gare;
  • les figures 5 à 7, illustrent schématiquement des vues de dessus des dispositifs d'accrochage illustrés respectivement aux figures 2 à 4 ; et
  • les figures 8 à 10, illustrent schématiquement des vues de face d'un autre mode de réalisation d'un dispositif d'accrochage selon différentes positions dans le cheminement d'une installation de transport par câble de traction au sol, et respectivement selon une position entre deux gares, une position de déplacement en gare, et une position d'arrêt en gare.
Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly from the following description of particular embodiments of the invention. given by way of nonlimiting examples and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:
  • The figure 1 , schematically illustrates an embodiment of an aerial cable transport installation according to the invention;
  • the figures 2 to 4 , schematically illustrate front views of an embodiment of a fastening device according to different positions in the path of an overhead cable transport installation, and respectively according to a position between two stations, a displacement position in station, and a stop position at the station;
  • the figures 5 to 7 , schematically illustrate top views of the fastening devices illustrated respectively in figures 2 to 4 ; and
  • the figures 8 to 10 , schematically illustrate front views of another embodiment of a hooking device according to different positions in the path of a traction cable transport installation on the ground, and respectively according to a position between two stations, a travel position in the station, and a stop position in the station.

Description détailléedetailed description

Sur la figure 1, on a représenté un mode de réalisation d'une installation 1 de transport par câble 2. L'installation 1 comporte des véhicules 3 destinés à être tractés par le câble 2 pour le transport de personnes, ou de marchandises. L'installation 1 peut être de tout type, par exemple du type monocâble ou bicâble, à pinces fixes ou débrayable, à câble continu ou va et vient. Une installation monocâble comporte un seul câble qui est à la fois porteur et tracteur, une installation bicâble comporte au moins un câble tracteur et au moins un câble porteur. Une installation à pinces fixes comprend des véhicules qui sont accrochés de manière permanente au câble tracteur, une installation débrayable comporte des véhicules accrochés de manière amovible au câble tracteur. Une installation à câble continu comporte un câble tracteur qui décrit une boucle fermée entre deux gares d'extrémité de l'installation et les véhicules circulent en continu le long du câble de traction. Une installation va et vient comporte un véhicule qui effectue un aller-retour entre deux gares d'extrémité selon une même voie. Sur la figure 1, on a représenté une installation 1 monocâble débrayable à câble 2 continu. L'installation 1 comporte deux gares d'extrémité 4, 5 pour le débarquement/embarquement des personnes dans les véhicules 3. En outre, l'installation 1 comporte une gare motrice 4 munie d'un moteur 6 pour entraîner le câble 2 selon un sens de déplacement Y. Par ailleurs, Le câble 2 peut être situé au-dessus de la cabine des véhicules 3, comme illustré sur les figures 1 à 7, ou au-dessous de la cabine des véhicules 3, comme illustré sur les figures 8 à 10. Par exemple, les véhicules 3 peuvent être accouplés au câble 2 et maintenus au-dessus du sol, on dit alors que le câble 2 est aérien et l'installation 1 de transport est un téléphérique. Par ailleurs, le câble 2 peut être situé au niveau du sol, on dit alors que le câble 2 est un câble de traction au sol, c'est-à-dire que les véhicules 3 sont, soit supportés par des rails et l'installation de transport 1 est un funiculaire, soit les véhicules 3 sont guidés par des glissières situées au niveau du sol et l'installation 1 de transport est un train sur coussin d'air tracté par câble.On the figure 1 , there is shown an embodiment of an installation 1 for transport by cable 2. The installation 1 comprises vehicles 3 intended to be towed by the cable 2 for transporting people or goods. The installation 1 can be of any type, for example of the single-cable or bicable type, with fixed or disengageable clamps, with continuous cable or back and forth. A single-cable installation comprises a single cable which is both carrier and tractor, a two-cable installation comprises at least one traction cable and at least one carrier cable. An installation with fixed grippers comprises vehicles which are permanently attached to the towing cable, a disengageable installation comprises vehicles detachably attached to the towing cable. A continuous cable installation comprises a towing cable which describes a closed loop between two stations end of the installation and vehicles circulate continuously along the traction cable. A back-and-forth installation comprises a vehicle which makes a round trip between two end stations along the same track. On the figure 1 , there is shown a disengageable single cable installation 1 with 2 continuous cable. The installation 1 comprises two end stations 4, 5 for disembarking / embarking people in vehicles 3. In addition, the installation 1 comprises a driving station 4 provided with a motor 6 for driving the cable 2 according to a direction of travel Y. In addition, Cable 2 can be located above the cab of vehicles 3, as shown in the figures 1 to 7 , or below the cab of vehicles 3, as shown in the figures 8 to 10 . For example, the vehicles 3 can be coupled to the cable 2 and kept above the ground, so we say that the cable 2 is overhead and the transport installation 1 is a cable car. Moreover, the cable 2 can be located at ground level, we then say that the cable 2 is a traction cable on the ground, that is to say that the vehicles 3 are either supported by rails and the transport installation 1 is a funicular, or the vehicles 3 are guided by slides located at ground level and the transport installation 1 is a train on air cushion towed by cable.

Chaque véhicule 3 comporte une cabine A, B pouvant être un habitacle destiné à recevoir des passagers ou un container destiné à contenir des marchandises, par exemple des déchets. Au moins un véhicule 3 de l'installation 1 comporte un dispositif d'accrochage 7 d'une cabine A, B destinée à être tracté par le câble 2. Le dispositif d'accrochage 7 comprend des moyens d'accrochage 8 configurés pour accoupler le dispositif 7 au câble 2. En outre, lorsqu'une cabine A, B est accrochée au dispositif d'accrochage 7, l'ensemble forme un véhicule 3.Each vehicle 3 has a cabin A, B which can be a cabin intended to receive passengers or a container intended to contain goods, for example waste. At least one vehicle 3 of the installation 1 comprises an attachment device 7 of a cabin A, B intended to be towed by the cable 2. The attachment device 7 comprises attachment means 8 configured to couple the device 7 to the cable 2. In addition, when a cabin A, B is attached to the attachment device 7, the assembly forms a vehicle 3.

Le dispositif d'accrochage 7 comporte au moins un bras 9, 10 configuré pour accrocher une cabine A, B de manière amovible. Selon un mode de réalisation préféré, le dispositif 7 comporte deux bras 9, 10 et chacun des bras est configuré pour accrocher de manière amovible une cabine A, B au dispositif d'accrochage 7. Plus particulièrement, chaque bras 9, 10 du dispositif 1 est monté mobile sur les moyens d'accrochage 8 pour déplacer une cabine A, B par rapport aux moyens d'accrochage 8. Avantageusement, les bras 9, 10 du dispositif 7 peuvent déplacer une cabine A, B d'un côté ou de l'autre des moyens d'accrochage 8.The attachment device 7 comprises at least one arm 9, 10 configured to attach a cabin A, B in a removable manner. According to a preferred embodiment, the device 7 comprises two arms 9, 10 and each of the arm is configured to removably hook a cabin A, B to the attachment device 7. More particularly, each arm 9, 10 of the device 1 is movably mounted on the attachment means 8 to move a cabin A, B with respect to to the hooking means 8. Advantageously, the arms 9, 10 of the device 7 can move a cabin A, B to one side or the other of the hooking means 8.

Sur la figure 1, on a représenté un exemple de cheminement d'un véhicule, en particulier les cheminements de deux cabines A, B, le long du câble de traction 2. A un instant initial, la première cabine A est accrochée au câble 2 par le dispositif d'accrochage 8 et la deuxième cabine B est située en gare 5, dans une position immobile, c'est-à-dire en stationnement dans la gare 5. A l'instant initial, la première cabine A est située entre les deux gares, et le dispositif d'accrochage 7 est dans une position P entre deux gares. Puis la première cabine A est tractée par le câble 2 selon le sens de déplacement Y, et arrive dans la gare 5. Le véhicule 3 est alors débrayé du câble 2 et le véhicule 3 chemine dans un circuit débrayé C1 de la gare 5. L'autre gare 4 d'extrémité comporte également un circuit débrayé C2. Lorsque le véhicule 3 est débrayé, les moyens d'accrochage 8 sont désaccouplés du câble 2. Le dispositif d'accrochage 7 est alors dans une deuxième position Q. Puis le dispositif d'accrochage 7 prend une troisième position R de déplacement en gare, dans laquelle un premier bras 9 qui accroche la première cabine A déplace la première cabine A par rapport aux moyens d'accrochage 8. Ensuite, le dispositif d'accrochage 7 prend une quatrième position S d'arrêt en gare dans laquelle, le dispositif d'accrochage 7 est arrêté au niveau de la deuxième cabine B. Dans cette deuxième position S, on peut décrocher la première cabine A du premier bras 9, et accrocher la deuxième cabine B au deuxième bras 10. Selon un autre mode d'utilisation du dispositif d'accrochage 7, la première cabine A reste accrochée au premier bras 9 et la deuxième cabine B reste immobile en gare 5, sans être accrochée au deuxième bras 10. Puis, dans le cas où la deuxième cabine B est accrochée au dispositif d'accrochage 7, à la place de la première cabine A, le dispositif d'accrochage 7 est à nouveau entraîné dans le circuit débrayé C1. Le dispositif d'accrochage 7 prend alors trois autres positions successives T à V. Dans la cinquième position T, la deuxième cabine B est déplacée dans le circuit débrayé C1, et la première cabine A reste immobile dans la gare 5, dans le mode où l'on accroche la deuxième cabine B. Dans la sixième position U, le deuxième bras 10 reprend une position initiale et déplace la deuxième cabine B par rapport aux moyens d'accrochage 8. Dans la septième et dernière position V, le véhicule 3 comprenant la deuxième cabine B est accroché au câble 2 pour être tracté vers l'autre gare 4.On the figure 1 , there is shown an example of the path of a vehicle, in particular the paths of two cabins A, B, along the traction cable 2. At an initial moment, the first cabin A is attached to the cable 2 by the device d 'hooking 8 and the second cabin B is located in station 5, in a stationary position, that is to say parked in station 5. At the initial instant, the first cabin A is located between the two stations, and the hooking device 7 is in a position P between two stations. Then the first cabin A is towed by cable 2 in the direction of travel Y, and arrives in station 5. Vehicle 3 is then disengaged from cable 2 and vehicle 3 travels in a disconnected circuit C1 from station 5. L The other end station 4 also has a disengaged circuit C2. When the vehicle 3 is disengaged, the hooking means 8 are uncoupled from the cable 2. The hooking device 7 is then in a second position Q. Then the hooking device 7 takes a third position R for movement in the station, in which a first arm 9 which hooks the first car A moves the first car A relative to the hooking means 8. Then, the hooking device 7 takes a fourth station stop position S in which the device d 'hooking 7 is stopped at the second cabin B. In this second position S, it is possible to unhook the first cabin A from the first arm 9, and hook the second cabin B to the second arm 10. According to another mode of use of the hooking device 7, the first car A remains hooked to the first arm 9 and the second car B remains stationary in station 5, without being hooked to the second arm 10. Then, in the case where the second car B is hooked up to the hooking device 7, in place of the first cabin A, the hooking device 7 is again driven in the disengaged circuit C1. The coupling device 7 then takes three other successive positions T to V. In the fifth position T, the second car B is moved in the disengaged circuit C1, and the first car A remains stationary in the station 5, in the mode where the second cabin B is hooked up. In the sixth position U, the second arm 10 returns to an initial position and moves the second cabin B relative to the hooking means 8. In the seventh and last position V, the vehicle 3 comprising the second cabin B is attached to the cable 2 to be towed towards the other station 4.

Sur les figures 2 à 9, on a représenté un premier mode de réalisation d'un dispositif d'accrochage 7 destiné à être tracté par un câble 2 situé au-dessus des cabines A, B des véhicules 3. Dans ce premier mode de réalisation, les moyens d'accrochage 8 comportent une suspente 11 et une pince 12 fixée à une première extrémité de la suspente 11. La pince 12 serre le câble 2 pour accoupler le dispositif d'accrochage 7 au câble 2. La pince 12 peut être débrayable pour accoupler le dispositif 7 au câble 2 de manière amovible, c'est-à-dire que les moyens d'accrochage 8 peuvent être désolidarisés du câble 2, en particulier pour amener les dispositifs d'accrochage 7 dans un circuit débrayé C1, C2 où ils peuvent être entraînés à une vitesse lente inférieure à celle du câble 2 qui les tracte lorsque les dispositifs d'accrochage 7 sont en ligne. On entend par dispositif d'accrochage 7 en ligne, un dispositif d'accrochage 7 accouplé au câble tracteur 2 de l'installation 1. En variante, la pince 12 peut être fixe pour accoupler le dispositif d'accrochage 7 au câble 2 de manière permanente, c'est-à-dire que le dispositif d'accrochage 7 est relié mécaniquement en permanence sur le câble 2. Par ailleurs, chaque bras 9, 10 comporte un crochet 13 et un clapet de verrouillage 14 situés respectivement aux deux extrémités du bras 9, 10. En particulier, la cabine A comporte au moins une paire d'attaches 15, 16 qui coopèrent avec respectivement le crochet 13 et le clapet de verrouillage 14 du bras 9, 10 sur lequel la cabine A est destinée à être accrochée. Par ailleurs, chaque cabine A, B de l'installation 1 de transport peut comporter au moins une paire d'attaches 15, 16 pour être susceptible d'être accrochée à un bras 9, 10 du dispositif d'accrochage 7. Selon encore un mode de réalisation préféré, les cabines A, B comportent deux paires d'attaches 15 à 18, comme illustré sur les figures 5 à 7. Chaque paire d'attaches étant configurée pour coopérer avec un bras 9, 10. Par exemple, chaque attache 15 à 18 peut comporter deux plots en saillie de la cabine. Chaque plot comporte une tête qui offre une prise pour un crochet 13 de manière à accrocher la cabine au bras 9, 10. En outre, la tête des plots comporte un évidement central pour recevoir, chacune, une partie d'un clapet de verrouillage 14 de manière à maintenir la cabine A accrochée au bras 9, 10. De manière générale, une cabine A, B peut être accrochée de manière amovible à un bras 9, 10 du dispositif d'accrochage 7. Lorsque la cabine A, B est accrochée au dispositif d'accrochage 7, elle forme un véhicule 3, et lorsque la cabine A, B est décrochée du dispositif d'accrochage 7, elle repose de manière immobile dans une gare 4, 5 de l'installation 1 de transport. En outre, les bras 9, 10 peuvent être identiques. En particulier, les bras 9, 10 sont montés en opposition au sein du d'accrochage 7. C'est-à-dire qu'ils sont positionnés parallèlement l'un à l'autre et en sens inverse.On the figures 2 to 9 , there is shown a first embodiment of a hooking device 7 intended to be towed by a cable 2 located above the cabins A, B of vehicles 3. In this first embodiment, the hooking means 8 comprise a hanger 11 and a clamp 12 fixed to a first end of the hanger 11. The clamp 12 clamps the cable 2 to couple the hooking device 7 to the cable 2. The clamp 12 can be disengageable to couple the device 7 to the cable. cable 2 removably, that is to say that the hooking means 8 can be separated from the cable 2, in particular to bring the hooking devices 7 into a disengaged circuit C1, C2 where they can be driven to a slow speed lower than that of the cable 2 which pulls them when the hooking devices 7 are in line. The term “in-line attachment device 7” is understood to mean a attachment device 7 coupled to the towing cable 2 of the installation 1. As a variant, the clamp 12 can be fixed to couple the attachment device 7 to the cable 2 in such a manner. permanent, that is to say that the hooking device 7 is permanently mechanically connected to the cable 2. Furthermore, each arm 9, 10 comprises a hook 13 and a locking valve 14 located respectively at the two ends of the arm 9, 10. In particular, the cabin A comprises at least one pair of fasteners 15, 16 which cooperate with respectively the hook 13 and the locking valve 14 of the arm 9, 10 on which the cabin A is intended to be hung. Furthermore, each cabin A, B of the transport installation 1 can include at least one pair of fasteners 15, 16 to be able to be hung on an arm 9, 10 of the fastening device 7. According to another preferred embodiment, the cabins A, B have two pairs of fasteners 15 to 18, as illustrated in the figures 5 to 7 . Each pair of fasteners being configured to cooperate with an arm 9, 10. For example, each fastener 15 to 18 may include two studs projecting from the cabin. Each stud has a head which provides a socket for a hook 13 so as to hook the cabin to the arm 9, 10. In addition, the head of the studs has a central recess for each receiving a part of a locking valve 14. so as to keep the cabin A attached to the arm 9, 10. In general, a cabin A, B can be releasably attached to an arm 9, 10 of the attachment device 7. When the cabin A, B is attached to the attachment device 7, it forms a vehicle 3, and when the cabin A, B is detached from the attachment device 7, it rests immobile in a station 4, 5 of the transport installation 1. In addition, the arms 9, 10 can be identical. In particular, the arms 9, 10 are mounted in opposition within the attachment 7. That is to say, they are positioned parallel to each other and in the opposite direction.

Avantageusement, les moyens d'accrochage 8 comportent un châssis 19 situé au niveau de la deuxième extrémité de la suspente 11. Le châssis 19 peut faire partie de la suspente 11 qui est alors monobloc. En variante, le châssis 19 est une pièce indépendante fixée sur la suspente 11. En particulier, le châssis 19 est un cadre pour loger et faire coulisser les bras 9, 10. De manière générale, le châssis 19 comporte au moins une glissière 20, 21, fixée aux moyens d'accrochage 8, dans laquelle coulisse un bras 9, 10 du dispositif 7. Lorsque le dispositif 7 comporte deux bras 9, 10, le châssis 19 comporte deux glissières 20, 21 pour faire respectivement coulisser les deux bras 9, 10. Par exemple, les glissières 20, 21 s'étendent selon la largeur du châssis 19. Ainsi, les bras 9, 10 sont montés coulissant dans les glissières 20, 21 pour déplacer la cabine A, B, qu'ils accrochent, perpendiculairement à une direction X de déplacement des moyens d'accrochage 8. Sur la figure 3, on a représenté l'écartement des bras 9, 10 selon respectivement deux directions opposées Z1, Z2. De préférence, l'écartement des bras 9, 10 est effectué de manière synchronisée. En outre, chaque bras 9, 10 peut s'écarter selon un côté des moyens d'accrochage 8, par exemple selon la direction Z1, ou de l'autre côté, selon la direction opposée Z2. Le châssis 19 comporte en outre au moins deux rainures transversales 22, et au moins deux rainures longitudinales 26. Lorsque les moyens d'accrochage 8 comportent deux bras 9, 10, le châssis 19 comporte quatre rainures transversales 22, et deux rainures longitudinales 26. Les rainures transversales 22 permettent aux attaches 15 à 18 d'une cabine A, B, et plus particulièrement aux plots situés en saillie de la cabine A, B, de translater au sein du châssis 19 perpendiculairement à la direction X du déplacement des moyens d'accrochage 8. Par ailleurs, les rainures longitudinales 26 forment un passage pour les attaches 15 à 18, et plus particulièrement pour les plots situés en saillie de la cabine A, B, afin de permettre au dispositif d'accrochage 7 de translater selon la direction X du déplacement des moyens d'accrochage 8, lorsqu'il est tracté au niveau d'une cabine B qui est à l'arrêt en gare 4, 5. En d'autres termes, chaque bras 9, 10 est monté coulissant dans une glissière 20, 21 le long d'un axe perpendiculaire à un axe vertical et à un axe d'accouplement des moyens d'accrochage 8. L'axe vertical est un axe qui suit la direction de la pesanteur. L'axe d'accouplement des moyens d'accrochage 8 est un axe le long duquel le câble 2 s'étend lorsque les moyens d'accrochage 8 sont accouplés au câble. L'axe d'accouplement est également noté axe de serrage.Advantageously, the hooking means 8 comprise a frame 19 located at the level of the second end of the hanger 11. The frame 19 can form part of the hanger 11 which is then in one piece. As a variant, the frame 19 is an independent part fixed to the hanger 11. In particular, the frame 19 is a frame for accommodating and sliding the arms 9, 10. In general, the frame 19 comprises at least one slide 20, 21, fixed to the hooking means 8, in which slides an arm 9, 10 of the device 7. When the device 7 has two arms 9, 10, the frame 19 has two slides 20, 21 to slide the two arms 9 respectively. , 10. For example, the slides 20, 21 extend according to the width of the frame 19. Thus, the arms 9, 10 are mounted to slide in the guides 20, 21 to move the cabin A, B, which they hook, perpendicular to a direction X of movement of the hooking means 8. On the figure 3 , there is shown the spacing of the arms 9, 10 in respectively two opposite directions Z1, Z2. Preferably, the separation of the arms 9, 10 is carried out in a synchronized manner. In addition, each arm 9, 10 can move away along one side of the hooking means 8, for example in the direction Z1, or on the other side, in the opposite direction Z2. The frame 19 further comprises at least two transverse grooves 22, and at least two longitudinal grooves 26. When the hooking means 8 comprise two arms 9, 10, the frame 19 comprises four transverse grooves 22, and two longitudinal grooves 26. The transverse grooves 22 allow the attachments 15 to 18 of a cabin A, B, and more particularly the studs located projecting from the cabin A, B, to translate within the frame 19 perpendicular to the direction X of movement of the means d 'hooking 8. Furthermore, the longitudinal grooves 26 form a passage for the fasteners 15 to 18, and more particularly for the studs located projecting from the cabin A, B, in order to allow the fastening device 7 to translate according to the X direction of movement of the hooking means 8, when it is towed at the level of a cabin B which is stationary in station 4, 5. In other words, each arm 9, 10 is slidably mounted in a slide 20, 21 the l ong of an axis perpendicular to a vertical axis and to a coupling axis of the attachment means 8. The vertical axis is an axis which follows the direction of gravity. The coupling axis of the hooking means 8 is an axis along which the cable 2 extends when the hooking means 8 are coupled to the cable. The coupling axis is also denoted clamping axis.

Le dispositif d'accrochage 7 comporte, en outre, un système d'actionnement 28 pour ouvrir et fermer les bras 9, 10. Le système d'actionnement 28 permet de translater les bras 9, 10 par rapport aux moyens d'accrochage 8. Lorsque les bras 9, 10 sont situés à l'intérieur du châssis 19, ils sont dans une position initiale, c'est-à-dire qu'ils sont fermés. A l'inverse, lorsque les bras 9, 10 sont translatés pour déplacer une cabine A, B, ils sont dans une position translatée, on dit également que les bras 9, 10 sont ouverts. Le système d'actionnement 28 comporte un levier 29, un actionneur 30 et un flexible 31 qui relie le levier 29 à l'actionneur 30. L'actionneur 30 permet de faire coulisser les bras selon les deux directions opposées Z1, Z2. Par ailleurs, les gares 4, 5 comportent, chacune, une came d'ouverture 33 pour activer l'ouverture des bras 9, 10, et une came de fermeture 34 pour activer la fermeture des bras 9, 10, illustrées aux figures 1 ; 3 et 4 ; 9 et 10. Les cames d'ouverture et de fermeture 33, 34 coopèrent avec le levier 29 pour déclencher respectivement l'ouverture et la fermeture des bras 9, 10. Le levier 29 peut basculer d'une position initiale, illustrée à la figure 2, dans laquelle les bras sont fermés, à une position d'ouverture, illustrée à la figure 3, dans laquelle les bras sont ouverts. Une came d'ouverture 33 est placée en entrée de gare 4, 5 pour basculer le levier 29 dans sa position d'ouverture et déclencher l'ouverture des bras 9, 10. Une autre came de fermeture 34 est positionnée en sortie de gare 4, 5 pour ramener le levier dans sa position initiale et fermer les bras 9, 10.The hooking device 7 further comprises an actuation system 28 for opening and closing the arms 9, 10. The actuating system 28 allows the arms 9, 10 to be translated relative to the hooking means 8. When the arms 9, 10 are located inside the frame 19, they are in an initial position, that is to say they are closed. Conversely, when the arms 9, 10 are translated to move a cabin A, B, they are in a translated position, it is also said that the arms 9, 10 are open. The actuation system 28 comprises a lever 29, an actuator 30 and a flexible 31 which connects the lever 29 to the actuator 30. The actuator 30 allows the arms to slide in the two opposite directions Z1, Z2. Furthermore, the stations 4, 5 each comprise an opening cam 33 to activate the opening of the arms 9, 10, and a closing cam 34 to activate the closing of the arms 9, 10, illustrated in figures 1 ; 3 and 4 ; 9 and 10 . The opening and closing cams 33, 34 cooperate with the lever 29 to respectively trigger the opening and the closing of the arms 9, 10. The lever 29 can be tilted from an initial position, illustrated in FIG. figure 2 , in which the arms are closed, to an open position, shown in figure 3 , in which the arms are open. An opening cam 33 is placed at the entrance to the station 4, 5 to switch the lever 29 to its open position and trigger the opening of the arms 9, 10. Another closing cam 34 is positioned at the exit of the station 4 , 5 to return the lever to its initial position and close the arms 9, 10.

La cabine A, B peut en outre comporter des moyens de support 32 pour maintenir la cabine immobile lorsqu'elle est décrochée d'un bras 9, 10. Avantageusement, les moyens d'accrochages 8 comportent des moyens de stabilisation 35 pour stabiliser les moyens d'accrochage 8 lorsque la cabine A, B est déplacée par rapport aux moyens d'accrochage 8. Par exemple, les moyens de stabilisation 35 comportent deux roues, situées de part et d'autre de la suspente 11, qui peuvent rouler sur des rails de stabilisation 36 d'une gare 4, 5. Avantageusement, lorsque l'installation 1 de transport est débrayable et comprend des circuits débrayés C1, C2 munis de rails pour déplacer les véhicules dans les cheminements lents, les rails des circuits débrayés C1, C2 sont utilisés comme rails de stabilisation 36. En effet, les rails de stabilisation 36 permettent d'empêcher le basculement d'une cabine A, B lorsqu'elle est déplacée par un bras 9, 10. Les gares 4, 5 peuvent également comporter des moyens de réception 37 d'une cabine A, B pour maintenir celle-ci immobile lorsqu'elle est décrochée d'un bras 9, 10.The cabin A, B can also include support means 32 to keep the cabin stationary when it is unhooked from an arm 9, 10. Advantageously, the hooking means 8 include stabilization means 35 to stabilize the means. hooking 8 when the cabin A, B is moved relative to the hooking means 8. For example, the stabilization means 35 comprise two wheels, located on either side of the hanger 11, which can roll on stabilization rails 36 of a station 4, 5. Advantageously, when the transport installation 1 is disengageable and comprises disengaged circuits C1, C2 provided with rails for moving the vehicles in the slow paths, the rails of the disengaged circuits C1, C2 are used as stabilization rails 36. Indeed, the stabilization rails 36 make it possible to prevent the tilting of a cabin A, B when it is moved by an arm 9, 10. The stations 4, 5 can also include means 37 for receiving a cabin A, B for keep it stationary when it is unhooked from an arm 9, 10.

Sur la figure 7, on a représenté un mode particulier d'utilisation du dispositif d'accrochage 7, dans lequel on permute l'accrochage des cabines A, B. Dans ce cas, la première cabine A est décrochée du premier bras 9 sur lequel elle était accrochée. Pour cela, le clapet 14 est déverrouillé de l'attache 16. Par ailleurs, le deuxième bras 10 accroche la deuxième cabine B, en verrouillant le clapet 14 du deuxième bras 10 dans l'attache 17. Selon un autre mode d'utilisation, on ne permute pas les cabines A, B. Dans ce cas la première cabine A reste accrochée au premier bras 9, et le dispositif d'accrochage 7 entraîne à nouveau la première cabine A en laissant la deuxième cabine B immobile en gare 5. Dans cet autre mode d'utilisation, une première cabine A peut continuer à cheminer dans une gare 4, 5, en passant à côté d'une deuxième cabine B située à l'arrêt dans la gare 4, 5. Ainsi, la deuxième cabine B à l'arrêt ne bloque pas le cheminement de la première cabine A.On the figure 7 , there is shown a particular mode of use of the attachment device 7, in which the attachment of the cabins A, B is swapped. In this case, the first cabin A is detached from the first arm 9 on which it was attached. For this, the valve 14 is unlocked from the clip 16. Furthermore, the second arm 10 hooks the second cabin B, by locking the valve 14 of the second arm 10 in the clip 17. According to another mode of use, the cabins A, B are not swapped. In this case, the first cab A remains attached to the first arm 9, and the coupling device 7 again drives the first cab A while leaving the second cab B stationary in station 5. In This other mode of use, a first cabin A can continue to walk in a station 4, 5, passing next to a second cabin B located at the stop in station 4, 5. Thus, the second cabin B when stationary does not block the path of the first cabin A.

Sur les figures 8 à 10, on a représenté un deuxième mode de réalisation d'un dispositif d'accrochage 7 destiné à être tracté par un câble 2 situé au-dessous des cabines A, B des véhicules 3. On a reporté sur les figures 8 à 10 certaines références des éléments décrits aux figures précédentes. Dans ce deuxième mode de réalisation, les moyens d'accrochage 8 comportent un chariot 40 et une pince 12 fixée à une première extrémité du chariot 40. La pince 12 peut être débrayable ou non pour accoupler le dispositif d'accrochage 7 au câble 2. Le dispositif d'accrochage 7 comporte les mêmes éléments que ceux décrits précédemment. La cabine A, B, quant à elle, comporte les mêmes éléments, mais dans une position différente. En effet, les moyens de support 32 sont situés sur une partie supérieure de la cabine A, B pour la maintenir immobile lorsqu'elle est décrochée d'un bras 9, 10. Par exemple, les moyens de stabilisation 35 comportent deux roues situées de part et d'autre du chariot 40 et peuvent rouler sur des câbles porteurs 36 d'une gare 4, 5. Les câbles porteurs 36 jouent le rôle des moyens de stabilisation 36 des gares 4, 5. En effet, les câbles porteurs 36 permettent d'empêcher le basculement de la cabine A, B lorsque celle-ci est déplacée par un bras 9, 10. Les gares 4, 5 peuvent également comporter des moyens de réception 37 d'une cabine A, B pour maintenir celle-ci immobile lorsqu'elle est décrochée des bras 9, 10.On the figures 8 to 10 , there is shown a second embodiment of a hooking device 7 intended to be towed by a cable 2 located below the cabins A, B of vehicles 3. Reference has been made to the figures 8 to 10 certain references of the elements described in the preceding figures. In this second embodiment, the hooking means 8 comprise a carriage 40 and a clamp 12 fixed to a first end of the carriage 40. The clamp 12 may or may not be disengageable in order to couple the hooking device 7 to the cable 2. The attachment device 7 comprises the same elements as those described above. Cab A, B, meanwhile, has the same elements, but in a different position. Indeed, the support means 32 are located on an upper part of the cabin A, B to keep it stationary when it is unhooked from an arm 9, 10. For example, the stabilization means 35 comprise two wheels located on either side of the carriage 40 and can run on carrying cables 36 d. 'a station 4, 5. The carrier cables 36 play the role of stabilization means 36 of the stations 4, 5. In fact, the carrier cables 36 make it possible to prevent the tipping of the cabin A, B when the latter is moved. by an arm 9, 10. The stations 4, 5 can also include means 37 for receiving a cabin A, B to keep the latter stationary when it is unhooked from the arms 9, 10.

L'invention qui vient d'être décrite est particulièrement adaptée à tout type d'installation de transport par câble, notamment une installation débrayable ou non. L'invention permet d'éviter des cabines en stationnement dans les gares, sans arrêter le cheminement des autres cabines, et permet d'augmenter le débit de l'installation. En outre, l'invention réduit le temps pendant lequel le câble de traction est arrêté ou ralenti pour l'embarquement ou le débarquement des personnes.The invention which has just been described is particularly suitable for any type of cable transport installation, in particular an installation which may or may not be disengageable. The invention makes it possible to avoid cabins parked in stations, without stopping the movement of other cabins, and makes it possible to increase the throughput of the installation. Furthermore, the invention reduces the time during which the traction cable is stopped or slowed down for the embarkation or disembarkation of persons.

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  1. Device for attaching a cabin (A, B) designed to be hauled by a cable (2), comprising attachment means (8) to couple the device to the cable (2) according to a coupling axis extending along the cable (2), at least one arm (9, 10) configured to attach the cabin (A, B) in removable manner and mounted mobile on the attachment means (8) to move the cabin (A, B) with respect to the attachment means (8), characterized in that it comprises at least one slide (20, 21) fixed to the attachment means (8), and in that said at least one arm (9, 10) is mounted sliding in said at least one slide (20, 21) along an axis perpendicular to the coupling axis of the attachment means (8) and perpendicular to the vertical axis in a position where the attachment means (8) is coupled to the cable.
  2. Device according to claim 1, comprising two slides (20, 21) fixed to the attachment means (8) and two arms (9, 10) mounted respectively sliding in the slides (20, 21) along respectively two axes perpendicular to the vertical axis and to the coupling axis of the attachment means (8).
  3. Device according to claim 2, comprising an actuator (30) to make the arms (9, 10) slide in two opposite directions.
  4. Device according to one of claims 1 to 3, comprising stabilising means (35) to stabilise the attachment means (8) when the cabin (A, B) is moved with respect to the attachment means (8).
  5. Vehicle designed to be hauled by a cable (2), comprising:
    - an attachment device according to one of claims 1 to 4 ; and
    - a cabin (A, B) attached to at least one arm (9, 10) of the attachment device.
  6. Vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the cabin (A, B) comprises support means (32) to keep the cabin (A, B) immobile when it is detached from said at least one arm (9, 10).
  7. Vehicle according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the cabin is configured for transport of people.
  8. Installation for transporting by cable (2), comprising at least one vehicle according to one of claims 5 to 7.
  9. Installation according to claim 8, wherein the cable (2) is a hauling cable located above the cabin (A, B) of said at least one vehicle.
  10. Installation according to claim 8, wherein the cable (2) is a hauling cable located below the cabin (A, B) of said at least one vehicle.
  11. Installation according to one of claims 8 to 10, comprising two terminal stations (4, 5) and wherein the cable (2) forms a closed loop between the two terminal stations (4, 5).
  12. Installation according to one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the attachment means (8) of said at least one vehicle are configured to couple the attachment device of said at least one vehicle to the cable (2) in removable manner.
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