EP4204271B1 - Parking system for a cableway - Google Patents

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EP4204271B1
EP4204271B1 EP21770141.6A EP21770141A EP4204271B1 EP 4204271 B1 EP4204271 B1 EP 4204271B1 EP 21770141 A EP21770141 A EP 21770141A EP 4204271 B1 EP4204271 B1 EP 4204271B1
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Tobias AICHHOLZER
Clemens ALTHALER
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61BRAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B12/00Component parts, details or accessories not provided for in groups B61B7/00 - B61B11/00
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61BRAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B12/00Component parts, details or accessories not provided for in groups B61B7/00 - B61B11/00
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  • the invention relates to a parking device for a cable car for carrying out a parking process with at least one cable car vehicle of the cable car in a parking area of a cable car station of the cable car, wherein at least one conveyor device is provided in the parking device, which is designed to at least temporarily during the implementation of the parking process with a Components of the cable car vehicle work together to exert a conveying force on the cable car vehicle, through which the cable car vehicle can be moved into a parking position in the parking area, the conveyor device being designed as a belt conveyor, preferably as a toothed belt conveyor, wherein at least one driving element is provided in the conveyor device, which is used for this purpose is designed to interact with the component of the cable car vehicle while carrying out the parking process in order to exert the conveying force on the cable car vehicle, the at least one driving element being arranged on a belt of the belt conveyor, preferably on a toothed belt of the toothed belt conveyor.
  • the invention further relates to a cable car with at least one cable car station and with at least one cable car vehicle which can be coupled and moved with a conveyor cable, wherein the cable car vehicle can be decoupled from the conveyor cable in the cable car station, a parking area for the cable car vehicle being provided in the cable car station and whereby the Cable car vehicle can be moved into a parking position in the parking area when decoupled from the conveyor cable.
  • the invention relates to a method for carrying out a parking process with a cable car vehicle of a cable car in a cable car station of the cable car, wherein the cable car vehicle is decoupled from a conveyor cable in the cable car station and is moved in the decoupled state into a parking area of the cable car station, the cable car vehicle being in the Parking area is moved into a parking position by means of a conveyor device, in that the conveyor device at least temporarily exerts a conveying force on a component of the cable car vehicle, a belt conveyor, preferably a toothed belt conveyor, being used as the conveyor device, wherein on a belt of the belt conveyor, preferably on a toothed belt of the toothed belt conveyor , at least one driving element is provided and the cable car vehicle is moved into the parking position by the driving element exerting the conveying force on the component of the cable car vehicle.
  • Cable cars are known in the prior art, in which the cable car vehicles can be uncoupled from the conveyor cable in a cable car station in order to be able to be moved through the cable car station in the decoupled state. Before leaving the cable car station, the cable car vehicles can be accelerated back to the speed of the conveyor cable and with be coupled to the conveyor rope. As a result, on the one hand, a high conveying capacity can be achieved due to the high conveying speed of the conveyor rope and, on the other hand, the speed of the cable car vehicles within the cable car station can be reduced, which makes it easier for passengers to get on and off or generally for loading and unloading the cable car vehicles.
  • a guide rail is provided within the cable car station, along which the cable car vehicles are guided through the cable car station in the decoupled state.
  • Rollers are usually arranged on the cable car vehicles, for example on the hanger, with which the cable car vehicles roll on the guide rail.
  • the cable car vehicles can be driven, for example, with a known tire conveyor, in which driven tires arranged along the guide rail in the cable car station interact with a friction lining of the cable car vehicles.
  • the friction lining can be arranged, for example, on the suspension of the cable car vehicle.
  • EP 0 369 981 A2 are called, where cable car vehicles are moved by means of a conveyor along a conveyor rail in the direction of a storage area, or the WO 2010/082125 A1 , which discloses a belt conveyor in a parking area with a belt, on the outside of which teeth are arranged, which cooperate with the rope clamp of the vehicles.
  • EP 0 245 163 A1 which teaches a parking area in which the cable car vehicles are moved by means of a chain conveyor, or from EP 2 551 164 A2 , where driving equipment for garages is moved using pneumatic wheels, with the pneumatic wheels being driven by a belt drive, a chain or a cardan shaft.
  • the cable car vehicles e.g. the chairs in chair lifts or the cabins in gondola lifts
  • the cable car vehicles be decoupled from the conveyor cable outside of the cable car's operating hours and parked in a protected parking area of a cable car station.
  • This allows, for example, maintenance to be carried out on the conveyor rope or on the cable car vehicles and the cable car vehicles can be protected from weather influences such as snow, ice, storms, etc.
  • the parking areas have usually been located at least partially below the entrance/exit area of the cable car station or at a lower level. The movement of the cable car vehicles in the parking area takes place on or along one or more so-called gradient tracks.
  • the gradient track(s) are essentially designed in the same way as the guide rail of the cable car station, but have a specific, fixed gradient.
  • the movement of the cable car vehicles along the gradient track into the parking position is carried out solely by gravity due to the defined gradient, without any external drive.
  • the downhill track can, for example, be connected to a switch
  • the guide rail of the cable car station must be connected so that the cable car vehicles can be removed from the guide rail onto the downhill track for parking via the switch.
  • the return transport of the cable car vehicles from the parking area to the operating area can be carried out, for example, with a tire conveyor, similar to the drive of the cable car vehicles along the guide rail in the operating area of the cable car station.
  • Driven tires arranged along the downhill track can interact with a friction lining of the cable car vehicles in order to transport the cable car vehicles against the slope (i.e. over an incline) along the downhill track from a lower level back to a higher level in the essentially horizontal guide rail.
  • this system has a number of disadvantages.
  • the system is prone to failure, because an incline on the downhill track and/or unevenness, foreign bodies, dirt, ice, etc. on the downhill track or on the cable car vehicles can lead to an undesirable stopping or blocking of the cable car vehicles.
  • a gradient that is too great can cause the cable car vehicles to collide with each other at too high a speed, which can lead to damage to the cable car vehicles.
  • the construction effort of the cable car station is relatively high due to the required level difference for the gradient track and the assembly of the gradient track is also relatively complex because, for the reasons mentioned above, the gradient must be set as precisely as possible.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to improve the implementation of a parking process of a cable car vehicle in a parking area of a cable car station or to create a parking device with which the implementation of a parking process of a cable car vehicle in a parking area of a cable car station is improved.
  • the conveyor device has a drive device which can be controlled by a control unit to carry out the parking process of the cable car vehicle and in that the at least one driving element is at least partially elastic.
  • the driving element can essentially interact with the cable car vehicle in a form-fitting manner for moving the cable car vehicle. If a maximum permissible force is exceeded, for example because the cable car vehicle blocked, the driving element can deform elastically and slide off the cable car vehicle and be moved past it.
  • At least one parking guide rail is provided in the parking device for guiding the at least one cable car vehicle in the parking area, the parking guide rail preferably being aligned horizontally.
  • An overload protection for the drive device to limit the conveying force is preferably also implemented in the parking device, wherein the drive device preferably has an electric motor and the overload protection is preferably designed in the form of a torque monitoring of the electric motor. This means that damage to the conveyor device caused by impermissibly high forces can be avoided.
  • the at least one driving element is detachably attached to the belt of the belt conveyor, preferably to the toothed belt of the toothed belt conveyor. This enables flexible positioning on the conveyor device and allows the driving element to be easily replaced, for example in the event of a defect.
  • At least two driving elements are provided in the conveyor device, which are spaced apart at a predetermined fastening distance in the direction of movement of the conveyor device, the fastening distance preferably corresponding to the stacking dimension of the cable car vehicle. This means that several cable car vehicles can be moved at the same time with as little distance as possible.
  • an adjusting device for adjusting a position of the conveyor device is provided in the parking device, with the adjusting device being used to set a distance between the conveyor device, in particular the driving element, and the component of the cable car vehicle with which the conveyor device interacts to move the cable car vehicle. is adjustable. This enables flexible adaptation to different cable car vehicles and the maximum conveying force can be easily adjusted.
  • the adjusting device preferably has at least one actuator for adjusting the position of the conveyor device, the actuator being controllable by a control unit. This allows the position of the conveyor device to be adjusted remotely, for example from an operating room in the cable car station.
  • a parking control unit for controlling the drive device of the conveyor device and/or for controlling the actuator is preferably also provided in the parking device. This makes it possible to easily control the parking device.
  • the object is further achieved with the cable car mentioned at the beginning in that at least one parking device according to one of claims 1 to 6 is provided in the cable car station, with which the at least one cable car vehicle can be moved into the parking position in the parking area.
  • a hanger with a cable clamp for releasably coupling the cable car vehicle to the conveyor cable is preferably provided on the cable car vehicle, the conveyor device of the parking device, in particular the driving element, interacting with the cable clamp to carry out the parking process in order to exert the conveying force on the cable car vehicle.
  • the parking device can be arranged in an advantageous space-saving manner in an upper region of the parking area.
  • a guide rail is arranged in the upper area of the cable car station, along which the cable car vehicle can be moved through the cable car station when decoupled from the conveyor cable, the guide rail being connected to the parking guide rail of the parking device via a switch. This allows the cable car vehicles to be easily removed from the operating area of the cable car station into the parking area and moved into a parking position using the parking device.
  • a cable car control unit for controlling the cable car is preferably provided in the cable car, the parking control unit of the parking device being connected to the cable car control unit or integrated into the cable car control unit and the parking device being controllable via the cable car control unit to carry out the parking process. This means that parking processes can be easily controlled centrally via the cable car control unit.
  • the object is also achieved with the method mentioned at the beginning in that the conveyor device is driven by a drive device and the drive device is controlled by a control unit and that an at least partially elastic driving element is used.
  • the cable car vehicle in the cable car station is moved along a guide rail in the state decoupled from the conveyor cable and moved via a switch onto a parking guide rail of the parking area, the cable car vehicle being moved with the conveyor device along the parking guide rail into the park position in the parking area.
  • An electric motor is preferably used as the drive unit.
  • the delivery force is limited by an overload protection of the drive device, preferably by limiting a torque of the electric motor.
  • the conveying force is preferably changed by adjusting a position of the conveying device relative to the component of the cable car vehicle with which the conveying device interacts to move the cable car vehicle.
  • the conveying force is exerted by the driving element on a hanger of the cable car vehicle which is provided for releasably coupling with the conveying rope.
  • Fig. 1 shows a cable car station 2 (for example a mountain or valley station) of a cable car 1.
  • the structure and function of a cable car 1 are well known, which is why this is explained with reference to the in Fig.1 is only briefly explained using the example of a rotating cable car.
  • a pulley 3 is arranged in the cable car station 2, over which a rotating conveyor cable 4 of the cable car 1 is deflected.
  • a pulley 3 in at least one of the cable car stations 2 of the cable car 1 is driven in a known manner by a drive 5, for example an electric motor, in order to allow the conveyor cable 4 to rotate in a loop over a pulley of a further cable car station 2 (not shown).
  • the conveyor rope 4 is tensioned by a tensioning device (not shown) acting on the rope pulley 3.
  • the cable car 1 is controlled by a cable car control unit 6, in the form of suitable hardware and software.
  • a large number of cable car vehicles 7 can be moved at the same time, typically in the range of several tens or a few hundred cable car vehicles 7, although for the purpose of simplification only a few of them are shown.
  • a platform 8 is also provided in the cable car station 2 in order to enable or facilitate the boarding and alighting of people to be transported, or generally the loading and unloading of the cable car vehicles 7.
  • the cable car vehicles 7 can be attached to the conveyor cable 4 in a known manner by means of detachable cable clamps 9. As a result, a cable car vehicle 7 entering the cable car station 2 can be decoupled from the conveyor cable 4 and moved at a lower speed along a guide rail 10 through the cable car station 2. For this purpose, leadership roles 11 ( Fig.2 ) arranged on the cable car vehicle 7, which roll in or on the guide rail 10. The movement of the cable car vehicles 7 along the guide rail 10 within the cable car station 2 usually takes place at a significantly lower speed than on the route between the cable car stations 2. A conveyor (not shown) is usually provided along the guide rail 10, with which the cable car vehicles 7 are moved on in the cable car station 2.
  • the conveyor is designed, for example, in the form of a known tire conveyor, with a plurality of driven conveyor tires arranged in the cable car station 2, which are in the cable car station 2 with a friction lining 12 ( Fig.2 ) of the cable car vehicle 7 work together.
  • the cable car vehicle 7 moves out of the At cable car station 2
  • the cable car vehicle 7 is accelerated again to the speed of the conveyor cable 4 via the conveyor in the exit area and coupled again to the conveyor cable 4 by means of the cable clamp 9.
  • the cable car 1 can, for example, as in Fig.1 shown, be designed as a cable car, in which the cable car vehicles 7 have essentially closed cabins which are moved along the platform 8 of the cable car station 2. Passengers can get in and out of the cabins from the side via platform 8.
  • the cable car vehicle 7 could of course also be used for loading and unloading objects to be transported, for example winter sports equipment, bicycles, strollers, etc.
  • For boarding/exiting people and/or generally for loading/unloading the cable car vehicles 7 are usually an entry area E and an exit area A are provided along a defined section of the platform 8.
  • the entry area E and the exit area A can, for example, be specially marked and, for example, separated by barriers B from the remaining area of the cable car station 2, in which access for unauthorized persons is not permitted.
  • the cable car 1 could of course also be designed as a chair lift, in which the cable car vehicles have 7 chairs for transporting people. Mixed operation would also be conceivable, in which, for example, a certain number of cabins and a certain number of armchairs are moved alternately. Depending on what type of cable car vehicles 7 are being moved, other configurations of the cable car station 2 can of course also result. For example, in a known manner, entry/exit into a chair usually does not take place via a side platform 8, but in the direction of movement of the cable car vehicle 7.
  • the cable car station 2 shown also has a parking area P in which the cable car vehicles 7 can be parked when decoupled from the conveyor cable 4.
  • the cable car vehicles 7 can, for example, be parked in the parking area P outside the operating hours of the cable car 1 in order to be protected from the weather or to carry out maintenance work on the conveyor cable 4.
  • Cable car vehicles 7 could also be stored as replacements in the parking area P in the event that a defective cable car vehicle 7 needs to be replaced, etc.
  • the cable car vehicles 7 Before the start of regular operation of the cable car 1, the cable car vehicles 7 can be returned from the parking area P back to the guide rail 10
  • Cable car station 2 can be moved and coupled again in a conventional manner to the conveyor cable 4 by means of the cable clamps 9.
  • the cable car vehicles 7 can, for example, be removed from the guide rail 10 of the cable car station 2 via a suitable switch W and moved into the parking area P.
  • the switch W could be manual or via the Cable car control unit 6 can be controlled in order to switch between an operating position in which the cable car vehicles 7 are moved along the guide rail 10 during normal operation, and a discharge position (in Fig.1 indicated by dashed lines), in which the cable car vehicles 7 can be discharged into the parking area.
  • the movement of the cable car vehicles 7 in the parking area P was previously carried out via a so-called gradient track 13.
  • the gradient track 13 can, for example, be designed in a structurally similar way to the guide rail 10 of the cable car station 2 and have a specific gradient in the direction of the parking area P.
  • the cable car vehicles 7 roll automatically due to gravity without a separate drive along the downhill track 13 until they reach a certain parking position in which they come to a standstill.
  • the first cable car vehicle 7a to be discharged rolls, for example, to the end E of the downhill track 13 and comes to a standstill there.
  • the following cable car vehicle 7b rolls until it collides with the first cable car vehicle 7a, etc.
  • buffer elements can also be installed on the outside of the cabins K of the cable car vehicles 7 and/or at the end of the downhill track 13 be provided.
  • the return transport of the cable car vehicles 7 from the parking area P to the guide rail 10 of the cable car station 2 was carried out, as mentioned at the beginning, for example with a known tire conveyor via driven tires and friction linings on the cable car vehicles 7.
  • the known parking system with inclined track 13 results in some disadvantages can be eliminated by the parking device 14 according to the invention, as follows Fig.2-Fig.3b is described.
  • a cable car vehicle 7 of the cable car 1 is shown in the parking area P in a view in the direction of movement, with a parking device 14 according to the invention being provided in the parking area P.
  • the cable car vehicle 7 has a cabin K and a suspension 15, by means of which the cabin K is attached to a hanger 16 of the cable car vehicle 7.
  • a cable clamp 9 is provided on the hanger 16, by means of which the cable car vehicle 7 can be clamped to the conveyor cable 4 under the action of a clamp spring 17 during operation of the cable car 1, in order to couple the cable car vehicle 7 to the conveyor cable 4.
  • the rope clamp 9 can be operated mechanically via a coupling roller 18 and a clamp lever 19.
  • the clamp lever 19 is actuated against the biasing force of the clamping spring 17 and the cable clamp 9 is opened in order to decouple the cable car vehicle 7 from the conveyor cable 4.
  • the rope clamp 9 can be activated by a further guide link and kept closed by the action of the clamp spring 17.
  • One or more guide rollers 11 can also be arranged on the hanger 16, via which the Cable car vehicle 7 rolls on the guide rail 10 in the cable car station 2.
  • a friction lining 12 can be arranged on the hanger 16, which can cooperate with the conveyor, for example the rotating and driven conveyor tires of a tire conveyor, in order to move the cable car vehicle 7, which is uncoupled from the conveyor cable 4, along the guide rail 10 through the cable car station 2.
  • a parking device 14 is provided in the parking area P of the cable car station 2 in order to carry out a parking process with at least one cable car vehicle 7 of the cable car 1.
  • the parking device 14 has at least one conveyor device 20 with a drive device 21.
  • the drive device 21 can be controlled by a control unit to carry out the parking process of the cable car vehicle 7, for example by a parking control unit 22 in the form of suitable hardware and/or software.
  • the park control unit 22 can, for example, also be controlled via the cable car control unit 6 of the cable car 1 or be integrated in the cable car control unit 6 of the cable car 1.
  • the parking process can advantageously be controlled centrally via the cable car control unit 6, for example from an operating room in the cable car station 2.
  • the conveyor device 20 interacts with a component of the cable car vehicle 7 while the parking process is being carried out in order to produce a conveying force FF ( Fig.3a ) on the cable car vehicle 7.
  • the cable car vehicle 7 can be moved into a parking position in the parking area P by the conveying force FF.
  • at least one parking guide rail 23 is provided in the parking device 14 for guiding the at least one cable car vehicle 7 in the parking area P.
  • the park guide rail 23 thus replaces the previous downhill track 13 and can be designed in a structurally similar way to the guide rail 10 of the cable car station 2, for example as a U-profile along which the cable car vehicle 7 rolls by means of the guide rollers 11 and in which the guide rollers 11 are guided laterally .
  • the parking guide rail 23 can therefore be aligned horizontally, for example. But of course a certain incline would also be possible.
  • the conveyor device 20 is designed according to the invention as a belt conveyor, particularly preferably as a toothed belt conveyor, as described below Fig.3a +3b will be explained in more detail.
  • the conveyor device 20 including drive unit 21 is arranged on a stationary structure 25 in an upper area of the parking area P of the cable car station 2.
  • the stationary structure 25 can, for example, be attached to a part of the building 26 of the cable car station 2.
  • the park guide rail 23 is also arranged here on the stationary structure 24.
  • the conveyor 20 is located This means that it is located directly below an upper section of the hanger 16 of a cable car vehicle 7 located in the parking area P, on which the cable clamp 9 and the guide rollers 11 are also provided.
  • the conveyor device 20 can be activated by actuating the drive unit 21.
  • the conveyor device 20 acts positively and/or non-positively on a component of the cable car vehicle 7 and thus exerts a conveying force FF ( Fig.3a ) on the cable car vehicle 7, through which the cable car vehicle 7 can be moved into a parking position in the parking area P, preferably along the parking guide rail 23.
  • the conveyor device 20 for example, interacts directly with the upper section of the hanger 16 of the cable car vehicle 7 , on which the rope clamp 9 and the guide rollers 11 are also arranged.
  • this arrangement is only to be understood as an example and other arrangements of the parking device 14 would also be conceivable.
  • the parking device 14 could also be arranged in a lower area in the parking area P of the cable car station 2, for example on the ground.
  • the conveyor device 20 could, for example, act directly on the cabin K (or a chair) of the cable car vehicle 7 in order to move the cable car vehicle 7.
  • a lateral arrangement would of course also be conceivable.
  • the parking device 14, viewed in the vertical direction could also interact between the cable clamp 9 and the suspension 15 of the cable car vehicle 7 with the hanger 16 to move the cable car vehicle 7.
  • Fig.3a shows the parking device 14 in a side view
  • Fig.3b shows a top view of the conveyor device 20 of the parking device 14.
  • the conveyor device 20 is designed here as a toothed belt conveyor which has a revolving closed toothed belt 27.
  • an internal toothing 27a is provided in a known manner.
  • An electric motor is provided here as the drive unit 21, which drives a drive wheel 28, as shown by the arrow in Fig.3a is indicated.
  • An external toothing 28a is provided on the drive wheel 28, which engages with the internal toothing 27a of the toothed belt 27 in order to drive the toothed belt 27 in a substantially positive manner, as shown by the opposite arrows in Fig.3a is indicated.
  • this is only an example and other and/or multiple drive units 21 could also be provided, for example multiple electric motors, each of which drives a drive wheel 28 and which are synchronized with one another.
  • the toothed belt 27 can, for example, be made of a suitable plastic and can also be designed, for example, as a so-called endlessly welded toothed belt. As a result, essentially any length of the conveyor device 20 can be realized. For this purpose, for example, a raw material of the toothed belt 27 can first be cut to a desired level Length can be cut and the two ends can then be welded to form a closed toothed belt 27, which is suitable for the toothed belt conveyor.
  • the toothed belt 27 can, for example, also be additionally reinforced, for example by reinforcing inserts made of steel or another suitable material integrated into the toothed belt 27 sufficiently high strength.
  • a cable car vehicle 7 is shown, which is located in the parking area P, with only the components relevant to the invention being shown. For reasons of better clarity, only the upper section of the hanger 16 of the cable car vehicle 7 is shown in a very simplified manner.
  • a parking guide rail 23 is also provided in the parking device 14, which can be designed, for example, as a U-profile.
  • the cable car vehicle 7 can be guided in the parking area P by means of the parking guide rail 23.
  • the guide rollers 11 arranged on the upper section of the hanger 16 roll on the parking guide rail 23.
  • the parking guide rail 23 can preferably be arranged horizontally, so that the cable car vehicle 7 is at a standstill when the conveyor device 20 is in the unactuated state.
  • At least one driving element 24 is provided, which cooperates with a component of the cable car vehicle 7 to carry out the parking process in order to exert the conveying force FF on the cable car vehicle 7.
  • the driving element 24 can, for example, be an integral part of the conveyor device 20, e.g. be formed integrally with a belt of a belt conveyor or integrally with a toothed belt 27 of the toothed belt conveyor.
  • the at least one driving element 24 is preferably releasably attached to the conveyor 20, for example screwed to the toothed belt 27 using suitable screws 30. This makes it possible, for example, to simply replace a defective driving element 24.
  • several driving elements 24 can also be provided in the conveyor device 20, for example spaced at a certain fastening distance L in the direction of movement of the toothed belt conveyor, as in Fig.3a and Fig.3b is visible.
  • the fastening distance L between two driving elements 24 successive in the longitudinal direction preferably corresponds to the so-called stacking dimension S of the cable car vehicles 7 of the cable car 1 in which the parking device 14 is used.
  • the stacking dimension S is to be understood as the maximum extension of a cable car vehicle 7 in the direction of movement, as exemplified in Fig.1 is indicated.
  • fastening holes 29 can also be provided on the conveyor device 20, here on the toothed belt 27, for example in a kind of grid, as in Fig.3b (only in a limited section).
  • the driving elements 24 can be easily attached to the toothed belt 27 in different positions, which makes it possible to easily adapt the number of driving elements 24 and the fastening distance L between the driving elements 24 to certain boundary conditions of the cable car 1 in which the parking device 14 is used comes, for example, different stacking dimensions S.
  • the at least one driving element 24 is designed to be at least partially elastic.
  • the driving element 24 can be made of rubber or a rubber-like material or can at least partially consist of it.
  • the driving element 24 could have a base element 24a made of a substantially inelastic material with relatively high strength, such as steel or plastic, which is covered by a cover layer 24b made of an elastic material, for example rubber or a rubber-like material.
  • the shape of the cover layer 24b can be designed in such a way that an outwardly curved driving element 24 results, which is located, for example, centrally between through holes for arranging the screws 30.
  • the base element 24a can ensure a sufficiently high strength for a stable attachment of the driving element 24 to the conveyor device 20.
  • the elastic cover layer 24b allows a certain elastic deformation of the driving element 24.
  • the driving element 24 moves the cable car vehicle 7 to interact essentially in a form-fitting manner with a component of the cable car vehicle 7, as long as a certain maximum conveying force FF is not exceeded.
  • the driving element 24 can deform elastically and slide off and be moved past the component of the cable car vehicle 7 with which it interacts.
  • the driving element 24 cooperates, for example, with the upper section of the hanger 16 of the cable car vehicle 7 in order to exert the conveying force FF on the cable car vehicle 7.
  • a blocking can be caused, for example, by an object or because the cable car vehicle 7 has already taken up the parking position, i.e For example, the end E of the parking guide rail 23 has been reached or has collided with a previous cable car vehicle 7.
  • the parking device 14 is provided with an adjusting device (not shown) for adjusting a position of the conveyor device 20.
  • a distance A between the conveyor device 20, in particular the driving element 24, and the component of the cable car vehicle 7 with which the conveyor device 20 interacts to move the cable car vehicle 7 (here the hanger 16) can be adjusted.
  • the adjusting device could, for example, be designed purely mechanically, so that manual adjustment is possible. It would be conceivable, for example, for the conveyor device 20 to be positioned relative to the stationary structure 25 on which it is arranged ( Fig.2 ) is adjustable, for example using screws and slots.
  • the adjusting device could also have at least one actuator (not shown) for adjusting the position of the conveyor device 20, the actuator being controllable by a control unit, for example the parking control unit 22 and / or the cable car control unit 6.
  • a control unit for example the parking control unit 22 and / or the cable car control unit 6.
  • a parking control unit 22 for controlling the drive device 21 of the conveyor device 20 and/or for controlling the actuator of the adjusting device is preferably also provided in the parking device 14.
  • the movement of the conveyor device 20 and thus the parking process can be controlled via the parking control unit 22.
  • a cable car control unit 6 for controlling the cable car 1 is generally also provided in the cable car 1.
  • the parking control unit 22 of the parking device 14 can, for example, be connected to the cable car control unit 6, but could also be integrated into the cable car control unit 6. In this case, the parking device 14 could be controlled via the cable car control unit 6 in order to carry out the parking process.
  • a guide rail 10 is generally also arranged in an upper area of the cable car station 2, along which the cable car vehicle 7 can be moved through the cable car station 2 when decoupled from the conveyor cable 4.
  • the guide rail 10 could be connected to the parking guide rail 23 of the parking device 14 via a suitable switch W.
  • the cable car vehicles 7 can be discharged from the guide rail 10 onto the parking guide rail 23 in the parking area P when the switch W is activated and can then be transported into a parking position in the parking area P by means of the conveyor 20 along the parking guide rail 23.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Parkvorrichtung für eine Seilbahn zur Durchführung eines Parkvorgangs mit zumindest einem Seilbahnfahrzeug der Seilbahn in einem Parkbereich einer Seilbahnstation der Seilbahn, wobei in der Parkvorrichtung zumindest eine Fördereinrichtung vorgesehen ist, die dazu ausgebildet ist, zumindest zeitweise während der Durchführung des Parkvorgangs mit einer Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs zusammenzuwirken, um eine Förderkraft auf das Seilbahnfahrzeug auszuüben, durch die das Seilbahnfahrzeug in eine Parkposition im Parkbereich bewegbar ist, wobei die Fördereinrichtung als Bandförderer, vorzugsweise als Zahnriemenförderer, ausgebildet ist, wobei in der Fördereinrichtung zumindest ein Mitnahmeelement vorgesehen ist, das dazu ausgebildet ist, während der Durchführung des Parkvorgangs mit der Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs zusammenzuwirken, um die Förderkraft auf das Seilbahnfahrzeug auszuüben, wobei das zumindest eine Mitnahmeelement an einem Band des Bandförderers, vorzugsweise an einem Zahnriemen des Zahnriemenförderers, angeordnet ist.The invention relates to a parking device for a cable car for carrying out a parking process with at least one cable car vehicle of the cable car in a parking area of a cable car station of the cable car, wherein at least one conveyor device is provided in the parking device, which is designed to at least temporarily during the implementation of the parking process with a Components of the cable car vehicle work together to exert a conveying force on the cable car vehicle, through which the cable car vehicle can be moved into a parking position in the parking area, the conveyor device being designed as a belt conveyor, preferably as a toothed belt conveyor, wherein at least one driving element is provided in the conveyor device, which is used for this purpose is designed to interact with the component of the cable car vehicle while carrying out the parking process in order to exert the conveying force on the cable car vehicle, the at least one driving element being arranged on a belt of the belt conveyor, preferably on a toothed belt of the toothed belt conveyor.

Die Erfindung betrifft weiters eine Seilbahn mit zumindest einer Seilbahnstation und mit zumindest einem Seilbahnfahrzeug, das mit einem Förderseil koppelbar und bewegbar ist, wobei das Seilbahnfahrzeug in der Seilbahnstation vom Förderseil entkoppelbar ist, wobei in der Seilbahnstation ein Parkbereich für das Seilbahnfahrzeug vorgesehen ist und wobei das Seilbahnfahrzeug im vom Förderseil entkoppelten Zustand in eine Parkposition des Parkbereichs bewegbar ist.The invention further relates to a cable car with at least one cable car station and with at least one cable car vehicle which can be coupled and moved with a conveyor cable, wherein the cable car vehicle can be decoupled from the conveyor cable in the cable car station, a parking area for the cable car vehicle being provided in the cable car station and whereby the Cable car vehicle can be moved into a parking position in the parking area when decoupled from the conveyor cable.

Zudem betrifft die Erfindung ein Verfahren zur Durchführung eines Park-Vorgangs mit einem Seilbahnfahrzeug einer Seilbahn in einer Seilbahnstation der Seilbahn, wobei das Seilbahnfahrzeug in der Seilbahnstation von einem Förderseil entkoppelt wird und im entkoppelten Zustand in einen Parkbereich der Seilbahnstation bewegt wird, wobei das Seilbahnfahrzeug im Parkbereich mittels einer Fördereinrichtung in eine Parkposition bewegt wird, indem die Fördereinrichtung zumindest zeitweise eine Förderkraft auf eine Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs ausübt, wobei als Fördereinrichtung ein Bandförderer, vorzugsweise ein Zahnriemenförderer, verwendet wird, wobei an einem Band des Bandförderers, vorzugsweise an einem Zahnriemen des Zahnriemenförderers, zumindest ein Mitnahmeelement vorgesehen ist und wobei das Seilbahnfahrzeug in die Parkposition bewegt wird, indem das Mitnahmeelement die Förderkraft auf die Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs ausübt.In addition, the invention relates to a method for carrying out a parking process with a cable car vehicle of a cable car in a cable car station of the cable car, wherein the cable car vehicle is decoupled from a conveyor cable in the cable car station and is moved in the decoupled state into a parking area of the cable car station, the cable car vehicle being in the Parking area is moved into a parking position by means of a conveyor device, in that the conveyor device at least temporarily exerts a conveying force on a component of the cable car vehicle, a belt conveyor, preferably a toothed belt conveyor, being used as the conveyor device, wherein on a belt of the belt conveyor, preferably on a toothed belt of the toothed belt conveyor , at least one driving element is provided and the cable car vehicle is moved into the parking position by the driving element exerting the conveying force on the component of the cable car vehicle.

Im Stand der Technik sind Seilbahnen bekannt, bei welchen die Seilbahnfahrzeuge in einer Seilbahnstation vom Förderseil abkoppelbar sind, um im entkoppelten Zustand durch die Seilbahnstation bewegt werden zu können. Vor der Ausfahrt aus der Seilbahnstation können die Seilbahnfahrzeuge wieder auf die Geschwindigkeit des Förderseils beschleunigt und mit dem Förderseil gekoppelt werden. Dadurch kann einerseits eine hohe Förderleistung aufgrund hoher Fördergeschwindigkeit des Förderseils erreicht werden und andererseits kann die Geschwindigkeit der Seilbahnfahrzeuge innerhalb der Seilbahnstation verringert werden, wodurch das Ein- und Aussteigen von Passagieren bzw. allgemein das Be- und Entladen der Seilbahnfahrzeuge erleichtert wird. In der Regel ist dazu innerhalb der Seilbahnstation eine Führungsschiene vorgesehen, entlang der die Seilbahnfahrzeuge im entkoppelten Zustand durch die Seilbahnstation geführt werden. An den Seilbahnfahrzeugen, beispielsweise am Gehänge, sind meist Rollen angeordnet, mit welchen die Seilbahnfahrzeuge auf der Führungsschiene abrollen. Der Antrieb der Seilbahnfahrzeuge kann dabei beispielsweise mit einem bekannten Reifenförderer erfolgen, bei dem in der Seilbahnstation entlang der Führungsschiene angeordnete angetriebene Reifen mit einem Reibbelag der Seilbahnfahrzeuge zusammenwirken. Der Reibbelag kann dabei z.B. am Gehänge des Seilbahnfahrzeugs angeordnet sein.Cable cars are known in the prior art, in which the cable car vehicles can be uncoupled from the conveyor cable in a cable car station in order to be able to be moved through the cable car station in the decoupled state. Before leaving the cable car station, the cable car vehicles can be accelerated back to the speed of the conveyor cable and with be coupled to the conveyor rope. As a result, on the one hand, a high conveying capacity can be achieved due to the high conveying speed of the conveyor rope and, on the other hand, the speed of the cable car vehicles within the cable car station can be reduced, which makes it easier for passengers to get on and off or generally for loading and unloading the cable car vehicles. As a rule, a guide rail is provided within the cable car station, along which the cable car vehicles are guided through the cable car station in the decoupled state. Rollers are usually arranged on the cable car vehicles, for example on the hanger, with which the cable car vehicles roll on the guide rail. The cable car vehicles can be driven, for example, with a known tire conveyor, in which driven tires arranged along the guide rail in the cable car station interact with a friction lining of the cable car vehicles. The friction lining can be arranged, for example, on the suspension of the cable car vehicle.

Als konkrete Beispiele können aus dem Stand der Technik die EP 0 369 981 A2 genannt werden, wo Seilbahnfahrzeuge mittels einer Fördereinrichtung längs einer Förderschiene in Richtung eines Speicherbereichs bewegt werden, oder die WO 2010/082125 A1 , die in einem Parkbereich einen Bandförderer mit einem Band offenbart, an dessen Außenseite Zähne angeordnet sind, welche mit der Seilklemme der Fahrzeuge zusammenwirken.As concrete examples from the prior art: EP 0 369 981 A2 are called, where cable car vehicles are moved by means of a conveyor along a conveyor rail in the direction of a storage area, or the WO 2010/082125 A1 , which discloses a belt conveyor in a parking area with a belt, on the outside of which teeth are arranged, which cooperate with the rope clamp of the vehicles.

Weitere Ansätze gehen z.B. aus der Schrift EP 0 245 163 A1 hervor, die einen Parkbereich lehrt, in dem die Seilbahnfahrzeuge mittels eines Kettenförderers bewegt werden, oder aus EP 2 551 164 A2 , wo Fahrbetriebsmittel zum Garagieren mittels Pneurädern bewegt werden, wobei die Pneuräder von einem Riemenantrieb, einer Kette oder einer Kardanwelle angetrieben werden.Other approaches come from Scripture, for example EP 0 245 163 A1 which teaches a parking area in which the cable car vehicles are moved by means of a chain conveyor, or from EP 2 551 164 A2 , where driving equipment for garages is moved using pneumatic wheels, with the pneumatic wheels being driven by a belt drive, a chain or a cardan shaft.

Oftmals ist es gewünscht, dass die Seilbahnfahrzeuge, z.B. die Sessel bei Sesselbahnen oder die Kabinen bei Kabinenbahnen, außerhalb der Betriebszeiten der Seilbahn vom Förderseil entkoppelt werden und in einem geschützten Parkbereich einer Seilbahnstation geparkt werden. Dadurch kann beispielsweise eine Wartung am Förderseil oder an den Seilbahnfahrzeugen durchgeführt werden und die Seilbahnfahrzeuge können vor Witterungseinflüssen wie z.B. Schnee, Eis, Sturm, etc. geschützt werden. Bisher sind die Parkbereiche meist zumindest teilweise unterhalb des Ein-/Ausstiegsbereichs der Seilbahnstation angeordnet bzw. auf einem niedrigeren Niveau. Die Bewegung der Seilbahnfahrzeuge im Parkbereich erfolgt dabei auf bzw. entlang einer oder mehrerer sogenannter Gefällegleise. Das bzw. die Gefällegleise sind im Wesentlichen analog wie die Führungsschiene der Seilbahnstation ausgebildet, weisen allerdings ein bestimmtes festgelegtes Gefälle auf. Die Bewegung der Seilbahnfahrzeuge entlang des Gefällegleises in die Parkposition erfolgt dabei nur durch die Schwerkraft aufgrund des definierten Gefälles, ohne externen Antrieb. Das Gefällegleis kann beispielsweise über eine Weiche mit der Führungsschiene der Seilbahnstation verbunden sein, sodass die Seilbahnfahrzeuge zum Parken über die Weiche aus der Führungsschiene auf das Gefällegleis ausgeschleust werden können. Der Rücktransport der Seilbahnfahrzeuge aus dem Parkbereich in den Betriebsbereich kann beispielsweise mit einem Reifenförderer ähnlich wie der Antrieb der Seilbahnfahrzeuge entlang der Führungsschiene im Betriebsbereich der Seilbahnstation erfolgen. Dabei können entlang des Gefällegleises angeordnete angetriebene Reifen mit einem Reibbelag der Seilbahnfahrzeuge zusammenwirken, um die Seilbahnfahrzeuge entgegen des Gefälles (also über eine Steigung) entlang des Gefällegleises von einem niedrigeren Niveau zurück auf ein höheres Niveau in die im Wesentlichen horizontale Führungsschiene zu befördern.It is often desired that the cable car vehicles, e.g. the chairs in chair lifts or the cabins in gondola lifts, be decoupled from the conveyor cable outside of the cable car's operating hours and parked in a protected parking area of a cable car station. This allows, for example, maintenance to be carried out on the conveyor rope or on the cable car vehicles and the cable car vehicles can be protected from weather influences such as snow, ice, storms, etc. To date, the parking areas have usually been located at least partially below the entrance/exit area of the cable car station or at a lower level. The movement of the cable car vehicles in the parking area takes place on or along one or more so-called gradient tracks. The gradient track(s) are essentially designed in the same way as the guide rail of the cable car station, but have a specific, fixed gradient. The movement of the cable car vehicles along the gradient track into the parking position is carried out solely by gravity due to the defined gradient, without any external drive. The downhill track can, for example, be connected to a switch The guide rail of the cable car station must be connected so that the cable car vehicles can be removed from the guide rail onto the downhill track for parking via the switch. The return transport of the cable car vehicles from the parking area to the operating area can be carried out, for example, with a tire conveyor, similar to the drive of the cable car vehicles along the guide rail in the operating area of the cable car station. Driven tires arranged along the downhill track can interact with a friction lining of the cable car vehicles in order to transport the cable car vehicles against the slope (i.e. over an incline) along the downhill track from a lower level back to a higher level in the essentially horizontal guide rail.

Dieses System weist allerdings eine Reihe von Nachteilen auf. Zum einen ist das System störanfällig, denn ein zu geringes Gefälle des Gefällegleises und/oder Unebenheiten, Fremdkörper, Schmutz, Eis etc. am Gefällegleis oder an den Seilbahnfahrzeugen können zu einem unerwünschten Stoppen bzw. Blockieren der Seilbahnfahrzeuge führen. Andererseits kann ein zu großes Gefälle dazu führen, dass die Seilbahnfahrzeuge mit zu hoher Geschwindigkeit aufeinanderprallen, was zu Beschädigungen an den Seilbahnfahrzeugen führen kann. Zudem ist der bauliche Aufwand der Seilbahnstation aufgrund des erforderlichen Niveauunterschiedes für das Gefällegleis relativ hoch und auch die Montage des Gefällegleises ist relativ aufwändig, weil aus den oben genannten Gründen eine möglichst genaue Einstellung des Gefälles notwendig ist.However, this system has a number of disadvantages. On the one hand, the system is prone to failure, because an incline on the downhill track and/or unevenness, foreign bodies, dirt, ice, etc. on the downhill track or on the cable car vehicles can lead to an undesirable stopping or blocking of the cable car vehicles. On the other hand, a gradient that is too great can cause the cable car vehicles to collide with each other at too high a speed, which can lead to damage to the cable car vehicles. In addition, the construction effort of the cable car station is relatively high due to the required level difference for the gradient track and the assembly of the gradient track is also relatively complex because, for the reasons mentioned above, the gradient must be set as precisely as possible.

Die Aufgabe der Erfindung besteht deshalb darin, die Durchführung eines Parkvorgangs eines Seilbahnfahrzeugs in einem Parkbereich einer Seilbahnstation zu verbessern bzw. eine Parkvorrichtung zu schaffen, mit der die Durchführung eines Parkvorgangs eines Seilbahnfahrzeugs in einem Parkbereich einer Seilbahnstation verbessert wird.The object of the invention is therefore to improve the implementation of a parking process of a cable car vehicle in a parking area of a cable car station or to create a parking device with which the implementation of a parking process of a cable car vehicle in a parking area of a cable car station is improved.

Die Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß mit der eingangs genannten Parkvorrichtung dadurch gelöst, dass die Fördereinrichtung eine Antriebseinrichtung aufweist, die zur Durchführung des Parkvorgangs des Seilbahnfahrzeugs von einer Steuerungseinheit ansteuerbar ist und dass das zumindest eine Mitnahmeelement zumindest teilweise elastisch ist. Dadurch wird ein relativ einfaches System geschaffen, das eine Förderung der Seilbahnfahrzeuge auch über längere Distanzen ermöglicht. Über das Mitnahmeelement kann das Seilbahnfahrzeug form- und/oder kraftschlüssig in die Parkposition bewegt werden. Ebenso können dadurch Beschädigungen der Fördereinrichtung und insbesondere des Mitnahmeelements durch unzulässig hohe Kräfte vermieden werden. Durch die zumindest teilweise elastische Ausführung kann das Mitnahmeelement zur Bewegung des Seilbahnfahrzeugs im Wesentlichen formschlüssig mit dem Seilbahnfahrzeug zusammenwirken. Wenn eine maximal zulässige Kraft Überschritten wird, beispielsweise weil das Seilbahnfahrzeug blockiert, kann sich das Mitnahmeelement elastisch verformen und am Seilbahnfahrzeug abgleiten und daran vorbeibewegt werden.The object is achieved according to the invention with the parking device mentioned at the outset in that the conveyor device has a drive device which can be controlled by a control unit to carry out the parking process of the cable car vehicle and in that the at least one driving element is at least partially elastic. This creates a relatively simple system that enables cable car vehicles to be transported even over longer distances. The cable car vehicle can be moved into the parking position in a positive and/or non-positive manner via the driving element. Likewise, damage to the conveyor device and in particular to the driving element due to impermissibly high forces can be avoided. Due to the at least partially elastic design, the driving element can essentially interact with the cable car vehicle in a form-fitting manner for moving the cable car vehicle. If a maximum permissible force is exceeded, for example because the cable car vehicle blocked, the driving element can deform elastically and slide off the cable car vehicle and be moved past it.

Vorzugsweise ist in der Parkvorrichtung zumindest eine Park-Führungsschiene zum Führen des zumindest einen Seilbahnfahrzeugs im Parkbereich vorgesehen, wobei die Park-Führungsschiene vorzugsweise horizontal ausgerichtet ist. Dadurch können die Seilbahnfahrzeuge in einfacher Weise entlang der Park-Führungsschiene in die Parkposition bewegt werden, beispielsweise mittels am Seilbahnfahrzeug angeordneten Führungsrollen, die an der Park-Führungsschiene abrollen.Preferably, at least one parking guide rail is provided in the parking device for guiding the at least one cable car vehicle in the parking area, the parking guide rail preferably being aligned horizontally. This allows the cable car vehicles to be moved into the parking position in a simple manner along the parking guide rail, for example by means of guide rollers arranged on the cable car vehicle and rolling on the parking guide rail.

In der Parkvorrichtung ist vorzugsweise auch ein Überlastschutz für die Antriebseinrichtung zur Begrenzung der Förderkraft implementiert, wobei die Antriebseinrichtung vorzugsweise einen Elektromotor aufweist und der Überlastschutz vorzugsweise in Form einer Drehmomentüberwachung des Elektromotors ausgebildet ist. Dadurch können Beschädigungen der Fördereinrichtung durch unzulässig hohe Kräfte vermieden werden.An overload protection for the drive device to limit the conveying force is preferably also implemented in the parking device, wherein the drive device preferably has an electric motor and the overload protection is preferably designed in the form of a torque monitoring of the electric motor. This means that damage to the conveyor device caused by impermissibly high forces can be avoided.

Es ist vorteilhaft, wenn das zumindest eine Mitnahmeelement lösbar am Band des Bandförderers, vorzugsweise am Zahnriemen des Zahnriemenförderers, befestigt ist. Dadurch wird eine flexible Positionierung an der Fördereinrichtung ermöglicht und es ist ein einfacher Austausch des Mitnahmeelements möglich, beispielsweise bei einem Defekt.It is advantageous if the at least one driving element is detachably attached to the belt of the belt conveyor, preferably to the toothed belt of the toothed belt conveyor. This enables flexible positioning on the conveyor device and allows the driving element to be easily replaced, for example in the event of a defect.

Vorzugsweise sind in der Fördereinrichtung zumindest zwei Mitnahmeelemente vorgesehen, die in Bewegungsrichtung der Fördereinrichtung in einem vorgegebenen Befestigungsabstand beabstandet sind, wobei der Befestigungsabstand vorzugsweise dem Stapelmaß des Seilbahnfahrzeugs entspricht. Dadurch können mehrere Seilbahnfahrzeuge gleichzeitig in einem möglichst geringen Abstand bewegt werden.Preferably, at least two driving elements are provided in the conveyor device, which are spaced apart at a predetermined fastening distance in the direction of movement of the conveyor device, the fastening distance preferably corresponding to the stacking dimension of the cable car vehicle. This means that several cable car vehicles can be moved at the same time with as little distance as possible.

Es ist auch vorteilhaft, wenn in der Parkvorrichtung eine Verstelleinrichtung zur Verstellung einer Position der Fördereinrichtung vorgesehen ist, wobei mittels der Verstelleinrichtung ein Abstand zwischen der Fördereinrichtung, insbesondere dem Mitnahmeelement, und der Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs, mit dem die Fördereinrichtung zum Bewegen des Seilbahnfahrzeugs zusammenwirkt, verstellbar ist. Dadurch ist eine flexible Anpassung an verschiedene Seilbahnfahrzeuge möglich und die maximale Förderkraft kann in einfacher Weise verstellt werden.It is also advantageous if an adjusting device for adjusting a position of the conveyor device is provided in the parking device, with the adjusting device being used to set a distance between the conveyor device, in particular the driving element, and the component of the cable car vehicle with which the conveyor device interacts to move the cable car vehicle. is adjustable. This enables flexible adaptation to different cable car vehicles and the maximum conveying force can be easily adjusted.

Die Verstelleinrichtung weist dabei vorzugsweise zumindest ein Stellglied zur Verstellung der Position der Fördereinrichtung auf, wobei das Stellglied von einer Steuerungseinheit ansteuerbar ist. Dadurch kann die Position der Fördereinrichtung aus der Ferne, beispielsweise aus einem Bedienraum der Seilbahnstation, verstellt werden.The adjusting device preferably has at least one actuator for adjusting the position of the conveyor device, the actuator being controllable by a control unit. This allows the position of the conveyor device to be adjusted remotely, for example from an operating room in the cable car station.

In der Parkvorrichtung ist vorzugsweise auch eine Park-Steuerungseinheit zur Steuerung der Antriebseinrichtung der Fördereinrichtung und/oder zur Steuerung des Stellglieds vorgesehen. Dadurch ist eine einfache Steuerung der Parkvorrichtung möglich.A parking control unit for controlling the drive device of the conveyor device and/or for controlling the actuator is preferably also provided in the parking device. This makes it possible to easily control the parking device.

Die Aufgabe wird weiters mit der eingangs genannten Seilbahn dadurch gelöst, dass in der Seilbahnstation zumindest eine Parkvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6 vorgesehen ist, mit der das zumindest eine Seilbahnfahrzeug in die Parkposition im Parkbereich bewegbar ist.The object is further achieved with the cable car mentioned at the beginning in that at least one parking device according to one of claims 1 to 6 is provided in the cable car station, with which the at least one cable car vehicle can be moved into the parking position in the parking area.

Am Seilbahnfahrzeug ist vorzugsweise ein Gehänge mit einer Seilklemme zum lösbaren Koppeln des Seilbahnfahrzeugs mit dem Förderseil vorgesehen, wobei die Fördereinrichtung der Parkvorrichtung, insbesondere das Mitnahmeelement, zur Durchführung des Parkvorgangs mit der Seilklemme zusammenwirkt, um die Förderkraft auf das Seilbahnfahrzeug auszuüben. Dadurch kann die Parkvorrichtung in vorteilhafter Weise platzsparend in einem oberen Bereich des Parkbereichs angeordnet werden.A hanger with a cable clamp for releasably coupling the cable car vehicle to the conveyor cable is preferably provided on the cable car vehicle, the conveyor device of the parking device, in particular the driving element, interacting with the cable clamp to carry out the parking process in order to exert the conveying force on the cable car vehicle. As a result, the parking device can be arranged in an advantageous space-saving manner in an upper region of the parking area.

Vorzugsweise ist im oberen Bereich der Seilbahnstation eine Führungsschiene angeordnet, entlang der das Seilbahnfahrzeug im vom Förderseil entkoppelten Zustand durch die Seilbahnstation bewegbar ist, wobei die Führungsschiene über eine Weiche mit der Park-Führungsschiene der Parkvorrichtung verbunden ist. Dadurch können die Seilbahnfahrzeuge in einfacher Weise aus dem Betriebsbereich der Seilbahnstation in den Parkbereich ausgeschleust werden und mit der Parkvorrichtung in eine Parkposition bewegt werden.Preferably, a guide rail is arranged in the upper area of the cable car station, along which the cable car vehicle can be moved through the cable car station when decoupled from the conveyor cable, the guide rail being connected to the parking guide rail of the parking device via a switch. This allows the cable car vehicles to be easily removed from the operating area of the cable car station into the parking area and moved into a parking position using the parking device.

Vorzugweise ist in der Seilbahn eine Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit zur Steuerung der Seilbahn vorgesehen, wobei die Park-Steuerungseinheit der Parkvorrichtung mit der Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit verbunden oder in die Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit integriert ist und wobei die Parkvorrichtung zur Durchführung des Parkvorgangs über die Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit steuerbar ist. Dadurch können Parkvorgänge in einfacher Weise zentral über die Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit gesteuert werden.A cable car control unit for controlling the cable car is preferably provided in the cable car, the parking control unit of the parking device being connected to the cable car control unit or integrated into the cable car control unit and the parking device being controllable via the cable car control unit to carry out the parking process. This means that parking processes can be easily controlled centrally via the cable car control unit.

Die Aufgabe wird zudem mit dem eingangs genannten Verfahren dadurch gelöst, dass die Fördereinrichtung von einer Antriebseinrichtung angetrieben wird und die Antriebseinrichtung von einer Steuerungseinheit gesteuert wird und dass ein zumindest teilweise elastisches Mitnahmeelement verwendet wird.The object is also achieved with the method mentioned at the beginning in that the conveyor device is driven by a drive device and the drive device is controlled by a control unit and that an at least partially elastic driving element is used.

Vorzugsweise wird das Seilbahnfahrzeug in der Seilbahnstation im vom Förderseil entkoppelten Zustand entlang einer Führungsschiene bewegt und über eine Weiche auf eine Park-Führungsschiene des Parkbereichs bewegt, wobei das Seilbahnfahrzeug mit der Fördereinrichtung entlang der Park-Führungsschiene in die Park-Position im Parkbereich bewegt wird.Preferably, the cable car vehicle in the cable car station is moved along a guide rail in the state decoupled from the conveyor cable and moved via a switch onto a parking guide rail of the parking area, the cable car vehicle being moved with the conveyor device along the parking guide rail into the park position in the parking area.

Vorzugsweise wird als Antriebseinheit ein Elektromotor verwendet.An electric motor is preferably used as the drive unit.

Vorzugsweise wird die Förderkraft durch einen Überlastschutz der Antriebseinrichtung begrenzt, vorzugsweise indem ein Drehmoment des Elektromotors begrenzt wird.Preferably, the delivery force is limited by an overload protection of the drive device, preferably by limiting a torque of the electric motor.

Die Förderkraft wird vorzugsweise verändert, indem eine Position der Fördereinrichtung relativ zur Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs, mit der die Fördereinrichtung zur Bewegung des Seilbahnfahrzeugs zusammenwirkt, verstellt wird.The conveying force is preferably changed by adjusting a position of the conveying device relative to the component of the cable car vehicle with which the conveying device interacts to move the cable car vehicle.

Bevorzugterweise wird die Förderkraft vom Mitnahmeelement auf ein zum lösbaren Koppeln mit dem Förderseil vorgesehenes Gehänge des Seilbahnfahrzeugs ausgeübt.Preferably, the conveying force is exerted by the driving element on a hanger of the cable car vehicle which is provided for releasably coupling with the conveying rope.

Die gegenständliche Erfindung wird nachfolgend unter Bezugnahme auf die Figuren 1 bis 3a näher erläutert, die beispielhaft, schematisch und nicht einschränkend vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung zeigen. Dabei zeigt

  • Fig.1 eine herkömmliche Seilbahnstation einer Seilbahn mit einem Parkbereich für Seilbahnfahrzeuge in Draufsicht,
  • Fig.2 ein Seilbahnfahrzeug in einem Parkbereich einer Seilbahnstation mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Parkvorrichtung in einer Ansicht in Bewegungsrichtung,
  • Fig.3a die Parkvorrichtung in einer Seitenansicht und
  • Fig.3b eine Draufsicht auf die Fördereinrichtung der Parkvorrichtung.
The present invention is described below with reference to Figures 1 to 3a explained in more detail, which show exemplary, schematic and non-restrictive advantageous embodiments of the invention. This shows
  • Fig.1 a conventional cable car station of a cable car with a parking area for cable car vehicles in plan view,
  • Fig.2 a cable car vehicle in a parking area of a cable car station with a parking device according to the invention in a view in the direction of movement,
  • Fig.3a the parking device in a side view and
  • Fig.3b a top view of the conveyor device of the parking device.

Fig. 1 zeigt eine Seilbahnstation 2 (beispielsweise eine Berg- oder Talstation) einer Seilbahn 1. Der Aufbau und die Funktion einer Seilbahn 1 sind hinlänglich bekannt, weshalb diese mit Bezugnahme auf die in Fig.1 am Beispiel einer umlaufenden Kabinenbahn nur kurz erläutert wird. In der Seilbahnstation 2 ist eine Seilscheibe 3 angeordnet, über die ein umlaufendes Förderseil 4 der Seilbahn 1 umgelenkt wird. Eine Seilscheibe 3 in zumindest einer der Seilbahnstationen 2 der Seilbahn 1 ist in bekannter Weise durch einen Antrieb 5, beispielsweise einen Elektromotor, angetrieben, um das Förderseil 4 in einer Schleife über eine Seilscheibe einer (nicht dargestellten) weiteren Seilbahnstation 2 umlaufen zu lassen. Ebenso ist es bekannt, dass das Förderseil 4 durch eine auf die Seilscheibe 3 wirkende (nicht dargestellte) Spanneinrichtung gespannt wird. Die Seilbahn 1 wird von einer Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit 6, in Form von geeigneter Hardware und Software, gesteuert. Mit dem Förderseil 4 können eine Vielzahl von Seilbahnfahrzeugen 7 gleichzeitig bewegt werden, typischerweise im Bereich einiger Zehn oder einiger Hundert Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7, wobei zwecks Vereinfachung nur einige wenige davon dargestellt sind. In der Seilbahnstation 2 ist auch ein Bahnsteig 8 vorgesehen, um zu befördernden Personen den Zu- und Ausstieg, oder allgemein das Be- und Entladen der Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7, zu ermöglichen oder zu erleichtern. Fig. 1 shows a cable car station 2 (for example a mountain or valley station) of a cable car 1. The structure and function of a cable car 1 are well known, which is why this is explained with reference to the in Fig.1 is only briefly explained using the example of a rotating cable car. A pulley 3 is arranged in the cable car station 2, over which a rotating conveyor cable 4 of the cable car 1 is deflected. A pulley 3 in at least one of the cable car stations 2 of the cable car 1 is driven in a known manner by a drive 5, for example an electric motor, in order to allow the conveyor cable 4 to rotate in a loop over a pulley of a further cable car station 2 (not shown). It is also known that the conveyor rope 4 is tensioned by a tensioning device (not shown) acting on the rope pulley 3. The cable car 1 is controlled by a cable car control unit 6, in the form of suitable hardware and software. With the conveyor cable 4, a large number of cable car vehicles 7 can be moved at the same time, typically in the range of several tens or a few hundred cable car vehicles 7, although for the purpose of simplification only a few of them are shown. A platform 8 is also provided in the cable car station 2 in order to enable or facilitate the boarding and alighting of people to be transported, or generally the loading and unloading of the cable car vehicles 7.

Die Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 können in bekannter Weise mittels lösbarer Seilklemmen 9 am Förderseil 4 befestigt sein. Dadurch kann ein in die Seilbahnstation 2 einfahrendes Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 vom Förderseil 4 entkoppelt werden und mit geringerer Geschwindigkeit entlang einer Führungsschiene 10 durch die Seilbahnstation 2 bewegt werden. Dazu sind in der Regel Führungsrollen 11 (Fig.2) am Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 angeordnet, die in oder an der Führungsschiene 10 abrollen. Die Bewegung der Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 entlang der Führungsschiene 10 innerhalb der Seilbahnstation 2 erfolgt dabei in der Regel mit einer deutlich geringeren Geschwindigkeit als auf der Strecke zwischen den Seilbahnstationen 2. Entlang der Führungsschiene 10 ist in der Regel ein (nicht dargestellter) Förderer vorgesehen, mit dem die Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 in der Seilbahnstation 2 weiterbewegt werden. Der Förderer ist beispielsweise in Form eines bekannten Reifenförderers ausgebildet, mit einer Mehrzahl von in der Seilbahnstation 2 angeordneten, angetriebenen Förderreifen ausgeführt, die in der Seilbahnstation 2 mit einem Reibbelag 12 (Fig.2) des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 zusammenwirken. Beim Ausfahren des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 aus der Seilbahnstation 2 wird das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 über den Förderer im Ausfahrtsbereich wieder auf die Geschwindigkeit des Förderseils 4 beschleunigt und wieder mittels der Seilklemme 9 mit dem Förderseil 4 gekoppelt.The cable car vehicles 7 can be attached to the conveyor cable 4 in a known manner by means of detachable cable clamps 9. As a result, a cable car vehicle 7 entering the cable car station 2 can be decoupled from the conveyor cable 4 and moved at a lower speed along a guide rail 10 through the cable car station 2. For this purpose, leadership roles 11 ( Fig.2 ) arranged on the cable car vehicle 7, which roll in or on the guide rail 10. The movement of the cable car vehicles 7 along the guide rail 10 within the cable car station 2 usually takes place at a significantly lower speed than on the route between the cable car stations 2. A conveyor (not shown) is usually provided along the guide rail 10, with which the cable car vehicles 7 are moved on in the cable car station 2. The conveyor is designed, for example, in the form of a known tire conveyor, with a plurality of driven conveyor tires arranged in the cable car station 2, which are in the cable car station 2 with a friction lining 12 ( Fig.2 ) of the cable car vehicle 7 work together. When the cable car vehicle 7 moves out of the At cable car station 2, the cable car vehicle 7 is accelerated again to the speed of the conveyor cable 4 via the conveyor in the exit area and coupled again to the conveyor cable 4 by means of the cable clamp 9.

Die Seilbahn 1 kann beispielsweise, so wie in Fig.1 dargestellt, als Kabinenbahn ausgeführt sein, bei der die Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 im Wesentlichen geschlossene Kabinen aufweisen, die entlang des Bahnsteiges 8 der Seilbahnstation 2 bewegt werden. Über den Bahnsteig 8 können Passagiere seitlich in die Kabinen ein- oder austeigen. Das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 könnte natürlich auch zum Be- und Entladen von zu transportierenden Gegenständen genutzt werden, beispielsweise Wintersportgeräte, Fahrräder, Kinderwägen, etc. Zum Ein-/Ausstieg für Personen und/oder allgemein zum Be-/Entladen der Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 sind in der Regel ein Einstiegsbereich E und ein Ausstiegsbereich A entlang eines festgelegten Abschnitts des Bahnsteigs 8 vorgesehen.The cable car 1 can, for example, as in Fig.1 shown, be designed as a cable car, in which the cable car vehicles 7 have essentially closed cabins which are moved along the platform 8 of the cable car station 2. Passengers can get in and out of the cabins from the side via platform 8. The cable car vehicle 7 could of course also be used for loading and unloading objects to be transported, for example winter sports equipment, bicycles, strollers, etc. For boarding/exiting people and/or generally for loading/unloading the cable car vehicles 7 are usually an entry area E and an exit area A are provided along a defined section of the platform 8.

Der Einstiegsbereich E und der Ausstiegsbereich A können beispielsweise speziell gekennzeichnet sein und beispielsweise durch Barrieren B vom restlichen Bereich der Seilbahnstation 2 abgetrennt sein, in dem der Zutritt für Unbefugte nicht gestattet ist. Die Seilbahn 1 könnte aber natürlich auch als Sessellift ausgeführt sein, bei dem die Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 Sessel zum Personentransport aufweisen. Auch ein Mischbetrieb wäre denkbar, bei dem beispielsweise alternierend eine bestimmte Anzahl von Kabinen und eine bestimmte Anzahl von Sessel bewegt werden. Je nachdem, welche Art von Seilbahnfahrzeugen 7 bewegt wird, können sich natürlich auch andere Ausgestaltungen der Seilbahnstation 2 ergeben. Ein Ein/Ausstieg in einen Sessel erfolgt z.B. in bekannter Weise üblicherweise nicht über einen seitlichen Bahnsteig 8, sondern in Bewegungsrichtung des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7.The entry area E and the exit area A can, for example, be specially marked and, for example, separated by barriers B from the remaining area of the cable car station 2, in which access for unauthorized persons is not permitted. The cable car 1 could of course also be designed as a chair lift, in which the cable car vehicles have 7 chairs for transporting people. Mixed operation would also be conceivable, in which, for example, a certain number of cabins and a certain number of armchairs are moved alternately. Depending on what type of cable car vehicles 7 are being moved, other configurations of the cable car station 2 can of course also result. For example, in a known manner, entry/exit into a chair usually does not take place via a side platform 8, but in the direction of movement of the cable car vehicle 7.

Die dargestellte Seilbahnstation 2 weist auch einen Parkbereich P auf, in dem die Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 im vom Förderseil 4 entkoppelten Zustand geparkt werden können. Wie eingangs erwähnt können die Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 beispielsweise außerhalb der Betriebszeiten der Seilbahn 1 im Parkbereich P abgestellt werden, um vor Witterung geschützt zu sein oder um Wartungsarbeiten am Förderseil 4 durchzuführen. Es könnten auch Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 als Ersatz im Parkbereich P gelagert werden für den Fall, dass ein defektes Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 ausgetauscht werden muss, usw. Vor Beginn des regulären Betriebs der Seilbahn 1 können die Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 wieder aus dem Parkbereich P zurück auf die Führungsschiene 10 der Seilbahnstation 2 bewegt werden und in herkömmlicher Weise wieder mittels der Seilklemmen 9 dem Förderseil 4 gekoppelt werden.The cable car station 2 shown also has a parking area P in which the cable car vehicles 7 can be parked when decoupled from the conveyor cable 4. As mentioned at the beginning, the cable car vehicles 7 can, for example, be parked in the parking area P outside the operating hours of the cable car 1 in order to be protected from the weather or to carry out maintenance work on the conveyor cable 4. Cable car vehicles 7 could also be stored as replacements in the parking area P in the event that a defective cable car vehicle 7 needs to be replaced, etc. Before the start of regular operation of the cable car 1, the cable car vehicles 7 can be returned from the parking area P back to the guide rail 10 Cable car station 2 can be moved and coupled again in a conventional manner to the conveyor cable 4 by means of the cable clamps 9.

Die Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 können beispielsweise über eine geeignete Weiche W aus der Führungsschiene 10 der Seilbahnstation 2 ausgeschleust werden und in den Parkbereich P bewegt werden. Die Weiche W könnte beispielsweise manuelle oder über die Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit 6 angesteuert werden, um zwischen einer Betriebsposition, in der die Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 während des Normalbetriebs entlang der Führungsschiene 10 bewegt werden, und einer Ausschleuseposition (in Fig.1 gestrichelt angedeutet) verlagert werden, in der die Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 in den Parkbereich ausgeschleust werden können. Wie eingangs erwähnt erfolgte die Bewegung der Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 im Parkbereich P bisher über ein sogenanntes Gefällegleis 13.The cable car vehicles 7 can, for example, be removed from the guide rail 10 of the cable car station 2 via a suitable switch W and moved into the parking area P. For example, the switch W could be manual or via the Cable car control unit 6 can be controlled in order to switch between an operating position in which the cable car vehicles 7 are moved along the guide rail 10 during normal operation, and a discharge position (in Fig.1 indicated by dashed lines), in which the cable car vehicles 7 can be discharged into the parking area. As mentioned at the beginning, the movement of the cable car vehicles 7 in the parking area P was previously carried out via a so-called gradient track 13.

Das Gefällegleis 13 kann beispielsweise konstruktiv analog wie die Führungsschiene 10 der Seilbahnstation 2 ausgebildet sein und ein bestimmtes Gefälle in Richtung des Parkbereichs P aufweisen. Dadurch rollen die Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 bedingt durch die Schwerkraft automatisch ohne separaten Antrieb entlang des Gefällegleises 13 bis sie eine bestimmte Parkposition erreichen, in der sie zum Stillstand kommen. Das erste ausgeschleuste Seilbahnfahrzeug 7a rollt beispielsweise bis ans Ende E des Gefällegleises 13 und kommt dort zum Stillstand. Das nachfolgende Seilbahnfahrzeug 7b rollt solange, bis es gegen das erste Seilbahnfahrzeug 7a prallt usw. Um Beschädigungen an den Seilbahnfahrzeugen 7 zu vermeiden können beispielsweise auch (nicht dargestellte) Pufferelemente an der Außenseite der Kabinen K der Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 und/oder am Ende des Gefällegleises 13 vorgesehen sein. Der Rücktransport der Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 vom Parkbereich P auf die Führungsschiene 10 der Seilbahnstation 2 erfolgte wie eingangs erwähnt beispielsweise mit einem bekannten Reifenförderer über angetriebene Reifen und Reibbeläge an den Seilbahnfahrzeugen 7. Wie bereits erwähnt ergeben sich durch das bekannte Parksystem mit Gefällegleis 13 einige Nachteile, die durch die erfindungsgemäße Parkvorrichtung 14 beseitigt werden, wie nachfolgend anhand Fig.2-Fig.3b beschrieben wird.The gradient track 13 can, for example, be designed in a structurally similar way to the guide rail 10 of the cable car station 2 and have a specific gradient in the direction of the parking area P. As a result, the cable car vehicles 7 roll automatically due to gravity without a separate drive along the downhill track 13 until they reach a certain parking position in which they come to a standstill. The first cable car vehicle 7a to be discharged rolls, for example, to the end E of the downhill track 13 and comes to a standstill there. The following cable car vehicle 7b rolls until it collides with the first cable car vehicle 7a, etc. In order to avoid damage to the cable car vehicles 7, for example, buffer elements (not shown) can also be installed on the outside of the cabins K of the cable car vehicles 7 and/or at the end of the downhill track 13 be provided. The return transport of the cable car vehicles 7 from the parking area P to the guide rail 10 of the cable car station 2 was carried out, as mentioned at the beginning, for example with a known tire conveyor via driven tires and friction linings on the cable car vehicles 7. As already mentioned, the known parking system with inclined track 13 results in some disadvantages can be eliminated by the parking device 14 according to the invention, as follows Fig.2-Fig.3b is described.

In Fig.2 ist ein Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 der Seilbahn 1 im Parkbereich P in einer Ansicht in Bewegungsrichtung dargestellt, wobei Im Parkbereich P eine erfindungsgemäße Parkvorrichtung 14 vorgesehen ist. Das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 weist eine Kabine K und eine Aufhängung 15 auf, mittels der die Kabine K an einem Gehänge 16 des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 befestigt ist. Am Gehänge 16 ist eine Seilklemme 9 vorgesehen, mittels der das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 im Betrieb der Seilbahn 1 unter Wirkung einer Klemmenfeder 17 am Förderseil 4 geklemmt werden kann, um das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 mit dem Förderseil 4 zu koppeln. Die Seilklemme 9 kann über eine Kuppelrolle 18 und einen Klemmenhebel 19 mechanisch betätigt werden. Über (nicht dargestellte) Führungskulissen in der Seilbahnstation 2, welche die Kuppelrolle 18 durch die Bewegung des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 abtastet, wird der Klemmenhebel 19 entgegen der Vorspannkraft der Klemmfeder 17 betätigt und die Seilklemme 9 geöffnet, um das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 vom Förderseil 4 zu entkoppeln. Zum Schließen kann die Seilklemme 9 durch eine weitere Führungskulisse aktiviert werden und durch die Wirkung der Klemmenfeder 17 geschlossen gehalten werden. Am Gehänge 16 können auch eine oder mehrere Führungsrollen 11 angeordnet sein, über die das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 in der Seilbahnstation 2 an der Führungsschiene 10 abrollt. Ebenso kann ein Reibbelag 12 am Gehänge 16 angeordnet sein, der mit dem Förderer, beispielsweise den sich drehenden und angetriebenen Förderreifen eines Reifenförderers, zusammenwirken kann, um das vom Förderseil 4 abgekoppelte Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 entlang der Führungsschiene 10 durch die Seilbahnstation 2 zu bewegen.In Fig.2 a cable car vehicle 7 of the cable car 1 is shown in the parking area P in a view in the direction of movement, with a parking device 14 according to the invention being provided in the parking area P. The cable car vehicle 7 has a cabin K and a suspension 15, by means of which the cabin K is attached to a hanger 16 of the cable car vehicle 7. A cable clamp 9 is provided on the hanger 16, by means of which the cable car vehicle 7 can be clamped to the conveyor cable 4 under the action of a clamp spring 17 during operation of the cable car 1, in order to couple the cable car vehicle 7 to the conveyor cable 4. The rope clamp 9 can be operated mechanically via a coupling roller 18 and a clamp lever 19. Via guide links (not shown) in the cable car station 2, which scan the coupling roller 18 through the movement of the cable car vehicle 7, the clamp lever 19 is actuated against the biasing force of the clamping spring 17 and the cable clamp 9 is opened in order to decouple the cable car vehicle 7 from the conveyor cable 4. To close, the rope clamp 9 can be activated by a further guide link and kept closed by the action of the clamp spring 17. One or more guide rollers 11 can also be arranged on the hanger 16, via which the Cable car vehicle 7 rolls on the guide rail 10 in the cable car station 2. Likewise, a friction lining 12 can be arranged on the hanger 16, which can cooperate with the conveyor, for example the rotating and driven conveyor tires of a tire conveyor, in order to move the cable car vehicle 7, which is uncoupled from the conveyor cable 4, along the guide rail 10 through the cable car station 2.

Erfindungsgemäß ist zur Durchführung eines Parkvorgangs mit zumindest einem Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 der Seilbahn 1 eine Parkvorrichtung 14 im Parkbereich P der Seilbahnstation 2 vorgesehen. Die Parkvorrichtung 14 weist zumindest eine Fördereinrichtung 20 mit einer Antriebseinrichtung 21 auf. Die Antriebseinrichtung 21 kann zur Durchführung des Parkvorgangs des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 von einer Steuerungseinheit angesteuert werden, beispielsweise von einer Park-Steuerungseinheit 22 in Form einer geeigneten Hard- und/oder Software. Die Park-Steuerungseinheit 22 kann aber beispielsweise auch über die Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit 6 der Seilbahn 1 angesteuert werden oder in der Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit 6 der Seilbahn 1 integriert sein. Dadurch kann der Parkvorgang in vorteilhafter Weise zentral über die Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit 6 gesteuert werden, beispielsweise aus einem Bedienraum der Seilbahnstation 2.According to the invention, a parking device 14 is provided in the parking area P of the cable car station 2 in order to carry out a parking process with at least one cable car vehicle 7 of the cable car 1. The parking device 14 has at least one conveyor device 20 with a drive device 21. The drive device 21 can be controlled by a control unit to carry out the parking process of the cable car vehicle 7, for example by a parking control unit 22 in the form of suitable hardware and/or software. The park control unit 22 can, for example, also be controlled via the cable car control unit 6 of the cable car 1 or be integrated in the cable car control unit 6 of the cable car 1. As a result, the parking process can advantageously be controlled centrally via the cable car control unit 6, for example from an operating room in the cable car station 2.

Die Fördereinrichtung 20 wirkt während der Durchführung des Parkvorgangs mit einer Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 zusammen, um eine Förderkraft FF (Fig.3a) auf das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 auszuüben. Durch die Förderkraft FF ist das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 in eine Parkposition im Parkbereich P bewegbar. In vorteilhafter Weise ist in der Parkvorrichtung 14 zumindest eine Park-Führungsschiene 23 zum Führen des zumindest einen Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 im Parkbereich P vorgesehen. Die Park-Führungsschiene 23 ersetzt damit das bisherige Gefällegleis 13 und kann konstruktiv analog wie die Führungsschiene 10 der Seilbahnstation 2 ausgebildet sein, beispielsweise als U-Profil, entlang dem das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 mittels der Führungsrollen 11 abrollet und in dem die Führungsrollen 11 seitlich geführt sind. Aufgrund der erfindungsgemäß vorgesehenen Fördereinrichtung 20, die das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 antreibt, ist nunmehr kein Gefälle mehr erforderlich. Es ist daher nicht mehr erforderlich, das Gefälle möglichst genau einzustellen. Die Park-Führungsschiene 23 kann daher beispielsweise horizontal ausgerichtet sein. Aber auch eine gewisse Steigung wäre natürlich möglich.The conveyor device 20 interacts with a component of the cable car vehicle 7 while the parking process is being carried out in order to produce a conveying force FF ( Fig.3a ) on the cable car vehicle 7. The cable car vehicle 7 can be moved into a parking position in the parking area P by the conveying force FF. Advantageously, at least one parking guide rail 23 is provided in the parking device 14 for guiding the at least one cable car vehicle 7 in the parking area P. The park guide rail 23 thus replaces the previous downhill track 13 and can be designed in a structurally similar way to the guide rail 10 of the cable car station 2, for example as a U-profile along which the cable car vehicle 7 rolls by means of the guide rollers 11 and in which the guide rollers 11 are guided laterally . Due to the conveyor device 20 provided according to the invention, which drives the cable car vehicle 7, a gradient is no longer required. It is therefore no longer necessary to set the gradient as accurately as possible. The parking guide rail 23 can therefore be aligned horizontally, for example. But of course a certain incline would also be possible.

Die Fördereinrichtung 20 ist gemäß der Erfindung als Bandförderer ausgebildet, besonders bevorzugt als Zahnriemenförderer, wie nachfolgend anhand Fig.3a+3b noch näher erläutert wird. Im dargestellten Beispiel ist die Fördereinrichtung 20 inkl. Antriebseinheit 21 an einer ortsfesten Konstruktion 25 in einem oberen Bereich des Parkbereichs P der Seilbahnstation 2 angeordnet. Die ortsfeste Konstruktion 25 kann beispielsweise wiederum an einem Gebäudeteil 26 der Seilbahnstation 2 befestigt sein. Die Park-Führungsschiene 23 ist hier ebenfalls an der ortsfesten Konstruktion 24 angeordnet. Die Fördereinrichtung 20 befindet sich dadurch unmittelbar unterhalb eines oberen Abschnitts des Gehänges 16 eines im Parkbereich P befindlichen Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7, an dem auch die Seilklemme 9 und die Führungsrollen 11 vorgesehen sind. Durch Betätigung der Antriebseinheit 21 kann die Fördereinrichtung 20 aktiviert werden.The conveyor device 20 is designed according to the invention as a belt conveyor, particularly preferably as a toothed belt conveyor, as described below Fig.3a +3b will be explained in more detail. In the example shown, the conveyor device 20 including drive unit 21 is arranged on a stationary structure 25 in an upper area of the parking area P of the cable car station 2. The stationary structure 25 can, for example, be attached to a part of the building 26 of the cable car station 2. The park guide rail 23 is also arranged here on the stationary structure 24. The conveyor 20 is located This means that it is located directly below an upper section of the hanger 16 of a cable car vehicle 7 located in the parking area P, on which the cable clamp 9 and the guide rollers 11 are also provided. The conveyor device 20 can be activated by actuating the drive unit 21.

Die Fördereinrichtung 20 wirkt dabei form- und/oder kraftschlüssig auf eine Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 ein und übt somit eine Förderkraft FF (Fig.3a) auf das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 aus, durch die das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 im Parkbereich P in eine Parkposition bewegt werden kann, vorzugsweise entlang der Park-Führungsschiene 23. Im dargestellten Beispiel wirkt die Fördereinrichtung 20 beispielsweise direkt mit dem oberen Abschnitt des Gehänges 16 des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 zusammen, an dem auch die Seilklemme 9 und die Führungsrollen 11 angeordnet sind. Natürlich ist diese Anordnung nur beispielhaft zu verstehen und es wären auch andere Anordnungen der Parkvorrichtung 14 denkbar. Beispielsweise könnte die Parkvorrichtung 14 auch in einem unteren Bereich im Parkbereich P der Seilbahnstation 2, z.B. am Boden, angeordnet sein. In diesem Fall könnte die Fördereinrichtung 20 beispielsweise direkt auf die Kabine K (oder einen Sessel) des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 einwirken, um das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 zu bewegen. Auch eine seitliche Anordnung wäre natürlich denkbar. Beispielsweise könnte die Parkvorrichtung 14 auch in vertikaler Richtung gesehen zwischen der Seilklemme 9 und der Aufhängung 15 des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 mit dem Gehänge 16 zur Bewegung des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 zusammenwirken.The conveyor device 20 acts positively and/or non-positively on a component of the cable car vehicle 7 and thus exerts a conveying force FF ( Fig.3a ) on the cable car vehicle 7, through which the cable car vehicle 7 can be moved into a parking position in the parking area P, preferably along the parking guide rail 23. In the example shown, the conveyor device 20, for example, interacts directly with the upper section of the hanger 16 of the cable car vehicle 7 , on which the rope clamp 9 and the guide rollers 11 are also arranged. Of course, this arrangement is only to be understood as an example and other arrangements of the parking device 14 would also be conceivable. For example, the parking device 14 could also be arranged in a lower area in the parking area P of the cable car station 2, for example on the ground. In this case, the conveyor device 20 could, for example, act directly on the cabin K (or a chair) of the cable car vehicle 7 in order to move the cable car vehicle 7. A lateral arrangement would of course also be conceivable. For example, the parking device 14, viewed in the vertical direction, could also interact between the cable clamp 9 and the suspension 15 of the cable car vehicle 7 with the hanger 16 to move the cable car vehicle 7.

Eine vorteilhafte Ausführungsform der Parkvorrichtung 14 wird nachfolgend anhand Fig.3a und Fig.3b näher erläutert. Fig.3a zeigt die Parkvorrichtung 14 in einer Seitenansicht und Fig.3b zeigt eine Draufsicht auf die Fördereinrichtung 20 der Parkvorrichtung 14. Die Fördereinrichtung 20 ist hier als Zahnriemenförderer ausgebildet, der einen umlaufenden geschlossenen Zahnriemen 27 aufweist. An der Innenfläche des Zahnriemens 27 ist in bekannter Weise eine Innenverzahnung 27a vorgesehen. Als Antriebseinheit 21 ist hier ein Elektromotor vorgesehen, der ein Antriebsrad 28 antreibt, wie durch den Pfeil in Fig.3a angedeutet ist. Am Antriebsrad 28 ist eine Außenverzahnung 28a vorgesehen, die mit der Innenverzahnung 27a des Zahnriemens 27 in Eingriff steht, um den Zahnriemen 27 im Wesentlichen formschlüssig anzutreiben, wie durch die entgegengesetzten Pfeile in Fig.3a angedeutet ist. Natürlich ist das nur beispielhaft und es könnten auch andere und/oder mehrere Antriebseinheiten 21 vorgesehen sein, beispielsweise mehrere Elektromotoren, die jeweils ein Antriebsrad 28 antreiben und die miteinander synchronisiert sind.An advantageous embodiment of the parking device 14 is described below Fig.3a and Fig.3b explained in more detail. Fig.3a shows the parking device 14 in a side view and Fig.3b shows a top view of the conveyor device 20 of the parking device 14. The conveyor device 20 is designed here as a toothed belt conveyor which has a revolving closed toothed belt 27. On the inner surface of the toothed belt 27, an internal toothing 27a is provided in a known manner. An electric motor is provided here as the drive unit 21, which drives a drive wheel 28, as shown by the arrow in Fig.3a is indicated. An external toothing 28a is provided on the drive wheel 28, which engages with the internal toothing 27a of the toothed belt 27 in order to drive the toothed belt 27 in a substantially positive manner, as shown by the opposite arrows in Fig.3a is indicated. Of course, this is only an example and other and/or multiple drive units 21 could also be provided, for example multiple electric motors, each of which drives a drive wheel 28 and which are synchronized with one another.

Der Zahnriemen 27 kann beispielsweise aus einem geeigneten Kunststoff hergestellt sein und kann beispielsweise auch als sogenannter endlos verschweißter Zahnriemen ausgeführt sein. Dadurch können im Wesentlichen beliebige Längen der Fördereinrichtung 20 realisiert werden. Dazu kann z.B. ein Rohmaterial des Zahnriemens 27 zuerst auf eine gewünschte Länge zugeschnitten werden und die beiden Enden können dann zu einem geschlossenen Zahnriemen 27 verschweißt werden, der für den Zahnriemenförderer geeignet ist. Um eine ausreichend hohe Festigkeit zur Erzeugung bzw. Übertragung der Förderkraft FF auf das/die Seilbahnfahrzeug/e 7 zu erreichen, kann der Zahnriemen 27 beispielsweise auch zusätzlich verstärkt sein, z.B. durch in den Zahnriemen 27 integrierte Verstärkungseinlagen aus Stahl oder einem anderen geeigneten Werkstoff mit ausreichend hoher Festigkeit.The toothed belt 27 can, for example, be made of a suitable plastic and can also be designed, for example, as a so-called endlessly welded toothed belt. As a result, essentially any length of the conveyor device 20 can be realized. For this purpose, for example, a raw material of the toothed belt 27 can first be cut to a desired level Length can be cut and the two ends can then be welded to form a closed toothed belt 27, which is suitable for the toothed belt conveyor. In order to achieve a sufficiently high strength for generating or transmitting the conveying force FF to the cable car vehicle(s) 7, the toothed belt 27 can, for example, also be additionally reinforced, for example by reinforcing inserts made of steel or another suitable material integrated into the toothed belt 27 sufficiently high strength.

In Fig.3a ist ein Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 dargestellt, das sich im Parkbereich P befindet, wobei nur die für die Erfindung relevanten Komponenten dargestellt sind. Aus Gründen der besseren Übersicht ist lediglich der obere Abschnitt des Gehänges 16 des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 stark vereinfacht dargestellt. In der Parkvorrichtung 14 ist auch eine Park-Führungsschiene 23 vorgesehen, die beispielswiese als U-Profil ausgebildet sein kann. Das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 kann mittels der Park-Führungsschiene 23 im Parkbereich P geführt werden. Dazu rollen die am oberen Abschnitt des Gehänges 16 angeordneten Führungsrollen 11 an der Park-Führungsschiene 23 ab. Die Park-Führungsschiene 23 kann vorzugsweise horizontal angeordnet sein, sodass sich das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 im unbetätigten Zustand der Fördereinrichtung 20 im Stillstand befindet.In Fig.3a a cable car vehicle 7 is shown, which is located in the parking area P, with only the components relevant to the invention being shown. For reasons of better clarity, only the upper section of the hanger 16 of the cable car vehicle 7 is shown in a very simplified manner. A parking guide rail 23 is also provided in the parking device 14, which can be designed, for example, as a U-profile. The cable car vehicle 7 can be guided in the parking area P by means of the parking guide rail 23. For this purpose, the guide rollers 11 arranged on the upper section of the hanger 16 roll on the parking guide rail 23. The parking guide rail 23 can preferably be arranged horizontally, so that the cable car vehicle 7 is at a standstill when the conveyor device 20 is in the unactuated state.

An der Fördereinrichtung 20, beispielsweise an der Außenfläche des Zahnriemens 27 des Zahnriemenförderers, ist zumindest ein Mitnahmeelement 24 vorgesehen, das zur Durchführung des Parkvorgangs mit einer Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 zusammenwirkt, um die Förderkraft FF auf das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 auszuüben. Das Mitnahmeelement 24 kann beispielsweise integraler Bestandteil der Fördereinrichtung 20 sein, z.B. integral mit einem Band eines Bandförderers oder integral mit einem Zahnriemen 27 des Zahnriemenförderers ausgebildet sein. Vorzugsweise ist das zumindest eine Mitnahmeelement 24 allerdings lösbar an der Fördereinrichtung 20 befestigt, beispielsweise am Zahnriemen 27 mittels geeigneter Schrauben 30 verschraubt. Dadurch ist beispielsweise ein einfacher Austausch eines defekten Mitnahmeelements 24 möglich.On the conveyor device 20, for example on the outer surface of the toothed belt 27 of the toothed belt conveyor, at least one driving element 24 is provided, which cooperates with a component of the cable car vehicle 7 to carry out the parking process in order to exert the conveying force FF on the cable car vehicle 7. The driving element 24 can, for example, be an integral part of the conveyor device 20, e.g. be formed integrally with a belt of a belt conveyor or integrally with a toothed belt 27 of the toothed belt conveyor. However, the at least one driving element 24 is preferably releasably attached to the conveyor 20, for example screwed to the toothed belt 27 using suitable screws 30. This makes it possible, for example, to simply replace a defective driving element 24.

Vorteilhafterweise können natürlich auch mehrere Mitnahmeelemente 24 in der Fördereinrichtung 20 vorgesehen sein, beispielsweise in einem bestimmten Befestigungsabstand L in Bewegungsrichtung des Zahnriemenförderers beabstandet, wie in Fig.3a und Fig.3b ersichtlich ist. Dadurch können gleichzeitig mehrere Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 mit der Fördereinrichtung 20 in die jeweilige Parkposition im Parkbereich P transportiert werden. Der Befestigungsabstand L zwischen zwei in Längsrichtung aufeinanderfolgenden Mitnahmeelementen 24 entspricht dabei vorzugsweise dem sogenannten Stapelmaß S der Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 der Seilbahn 1, in der die Parkvorrichtung 14 zum Einsatz kommt. Unter dem Stapelmaß S ist dabei die maximale Erstreckung eines Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 in Bewegungsrichtung zu verstehen, wie beispielhaft in Fig.1 angedeutet ist. Durch diese Anordnung können mit der Parkvorrichtung 14 mehre gleiche Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 platzsparend unmittelbar hintereinander im Parkbereich P bewegt und abgestellt werden.Advantageously, of course, several driving elements 24 can also be provided in the conveyor device 20, for example spaced at a certain fastening distance L in the direction of movement of the toothed belt conveyor, as in Fig.3a and Fig.3b is visible. As a result, several cable car vehicles 7 can be transported to the respective parking position in the parking area P with the conveyor device 20 at the same time. The fastening distance L between two driving elements 24 successive in the longitudinal direction preferably corresponds to the so-called stacking dimension S of the cable car vehicles 7 of the cable car 1 in which the parking device 14 is used. The stacking dimension S is to be understood as the maximum extension of a cable car vehicle 7 in the direction of movement, as exemplified in Fig.1 is indicated. Through this Arrangement, with the parking device 14, several identical cable car vehicles 7 can be moved and parked directly one behind the other in the parking area P to save space.

In vorteilhafter Weise können an der Fördereinrichtung 20, hier am Zahnriemen 27, auch mehrere Befestigungslöcher 29, beispielsweise in einer Art Raster vorgesehen sein, wie in Fig.3b (lediglich in einem begrenzten Abschnitt) dargestellt ist. Dadurch können die Mitnahmeelemente 24 in einfacher Weise in verschiedenen Positionen am Zahnriemen 27 befestigt werden, wodurch eine einfache Anpassung der Anzahl der Mitnahmeelemente 24 und des Befestigungsabstands L zwischen den Mitnahmeelementen 24 an bestimmte Randbedingungen der Seilbahn 1 möglich ist, in der die Parkvorrichtung 14 zum Einsatz kommt, beispielsweise an verschiedene Stapelmaße S.Advantageously, several fastening holes 29 can also be provided on the conveyor device 20, here on the toothed belt 27, for example in a kind of grid, as in Fig.3b (only in a limited section). As a result, the driving elements 24 can be easily attached to the toothed belt 27 in different positions, which makes it possible to easily adapt the number of driving elements 24 and the fastening distance L between the driving elements 24 to certain boundary conditions of the cable car 1 in which the parking device 14 is used comes, for example, different stacking dimensions S.

Das zumindest eine Mitnahmeelement 24 ist zumindest teilweise elastisch ausgeführt. Beispielsweise kann das Mitnahmeelement 24 aus Gummi oder einem gummiartigen Werkstoff hergestellt sein oder zumindest teilweise daraus bestehen. Beispielsweise könnte das Mitnahmeelement 24 ein Basiselement 24a aus einem im Wesentlichen unelastischen Material mit relativ hoher Festigkeit, wie z.B. Stahl oder Kunststoff, aufweisen, das von einer Deckschicht 24b aus einem elastischen Material, z.B. Gummi oder einem gummiartigen Material überzogen ist. Die Form der Deckschicht 24b kann dabei so gestaltet sein, dass sich ein nach außen gewölbtes Mitnahmeelement 24 ergibt, das sich z.B. zentral zwischen Durchgangsbohrungen zur Anordnung der Schrauben 30 befindet. Durch das Basiselement 24a kann einerseits eine ausreichend hohe Festigkeit für eine stabile Befestigung des Mitnahmeelements 24 an der Fördereinrichtung 20 gewährleistet werden. Die elastische Deckschicht 24b erlaubt andererseits eine gewisse elastische Verformung des Mitnahmeelements 24.The at least one driving element 24 is designed to be at least partially elastic. For example, the driving element 24 can be made of rubber or a rubber-like material or can at least partially consist of it. For example, the driving element 24 could have a base element 24a made of a substantially inelastic material with relatively high strength, such as steel or plastic, which is covered by a cover layer 24b made of an elastic material, for example rubber or a rubber-like material. The shape of the cover layer 24b can be designed in such a way that an outwardly curved driving element 24 results, which is located, for example, centrally between through holes for arranging the screws 30. On the one hand, the base element 24a can ensure a sufficiently high strength for a stable attachment of the driving element 24 to the conveyor device 20. On the other hand, the elastic cover layer 24b allows a certain elastic deformation of the driving element 24.

Dadurch ist es möglich, dass das Mitnahmeelement 24 zur Bewegung des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 im Wesentlichen formschlüssig mit einer Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 zusammenwirkt, solange eine bestimmte maximale Förderkraft FF nicht überschritten wird. Bei Erreichen oder Überschreiten einer bestimmten Förderkraft FF kann sich das Mitnahmeelement 24 elastisch verformen und an der Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7, mit der es zusammenwirkt, abgleiten und daran vorbei bewegt werden. Im dargestellten Beispiel wirkt das Mitnahmeelement 24 z.B. mit dem oberen Abschnitt des Gehänges 16 des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 zusammen, um die Förderkraft FF auf das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 auszuüben. Wird eine bestimmte Förderkraft FF erreicht oder überschritten, beispielsweise weil das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 blockiert ist, verformt sich das Mitnahmeelement 24 und rutscht unter dem Gehänge 16 durch, wie in Fig.3a gestrichelt angedeutet ist. Ein Blockieren kann beispielsweise durch einen Gegenstand verursacht werden oder weil das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 bereits die Parkposition eingenommen hat, also z.B. das Ende E der Park-Führungsschiene 23 erreicht hat oder auf ein vorhergehendes Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 aufgelaufen ist.This makes it possible for the driving element 24 to move the cable car vehicle 7 to interact essentially in a form-fitting manner with a component of the cable car vehicle 7, as long as a certain maximum conveying force FF is not exceeded. When a certain conveying force FF is reached or exceeded, the driving element 24 can deform elastically and slide off and be moved past the component of the cable car vehicle 7 with which it interacts. In the example shown, the driving element 24 cooperates, for example, with the upper section of the hanger 16 of the cable car vehicle 7 in order to exert the conveying force FF on the cable car vehicle 7. If a certain conveying force FF is reached or exceeded, for example because the cable car vehicle 7 is blocked, the driving element 24 deforms and slips under the hanger 16, as in Fig.3a is indicated by dashed lines. A blocking can be caused, for example, by an object or because the cable car vehicle 7 has already taken up the parking position, i.e For example, the end E of the parking guide rail 23 has been reached or has collided with a previous cable car vehicle 7.

Weiters kann es vorteilhaft sein, wenn die Parkvorrichtung 14 eine (nicht dargestellte) Verstelleinrichtung zur Verstellung einer Position der Fördereinrichtung 20 vorgesehen ist. Mittels der Verstelleinrichtung kann ein Abstand A zwischen der Fördereinrichtung 20, insbesondere dem Mitnahmeelement 24, und der Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7, mit dem die Fördereinrichtung 20 zum Bewegen des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7 zusammenwirkt (hier das Gehänge 16) verstellt werden. Die Verstelleinrichtung könnte in einer einfachen Ausführungsform beispielsweise rein mechanisch ausgebildet sein, sodass eine manuelle Verstellung möglich ist. Denkbar wäre z.B., dass die Fördereinrichtung 20 relativ zur ortsfesten Konstruktion 25, auf der sie angeordnet ist (Fig.2) verstellbar ist, beispielsweise mittels Schrauben und Langlöchern.Furthermore, it can be advantageous if the parking device 14 is provided with an adjusting device (not shown) for adjusting a position of the conveyor device 20. By means of the adjusting device, a distance A between the conveyor device 20, in particular the driving element 24, and the component of the cable car vehicle 7 with which the conveyor device 20 interacts to move the cable car vehicle 7 (here the hanger 16) can be adjusted. In a simple embodiment, the adjusting device could, for example, be designed purely mechanically, so that manual adjustment is possible. It would be conceivable, for example, for the conveyor device 20 to be positioned relative to the stationary structure 25 on which it is arranged ( Fig.2 ) is adjustable, for example using screws and slots.

Die Verstelleinrichtung könnte aber auch zumindest ein (nicht dargestelltes) Stellglied zur Verstellung der Position der Fördereinrichtung 20 aufweisen, wobei das Stellglied von einer Steuerungseinheit ansteuerbar ist, beispielswiese der Park-Steuerungseinheit 22 und/oder der Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit 6. Dadurch wäre auch eine Verstellung ohne manuellen Eingriff möglich, beispielsweise aus der Ferne, z.B. aus einem Bedienraum der Seilbahnstation 2. Durch die Verstellung der Fördereinrichtung 20 relativ zur Komponente des Seilbahnfahrzeugs 7, auf die sie einwirkt, kann die übertragbare Förderkraft FF eingestellt werden. Im dargestellten Beispiel kann durch Veränderung des Abstandes A eine Überdeckung U in vertikaler Richtung zwischen dem Mitnahmeelement 24 und dem Gehänge 16 verändert werden. Durch Verringerung des Abstands A kann die Überdeckung U vergrößert werden und umgekehrt. Je nach Formgebung und Elastizität des Mitnahmeelements 24 kann dadurch die maximal übertragbare Förderkraft FF in Abhängigkeit der Überdeckung U variiert werden.However, the adjusting device could also have at least one actuator (not shown) for adjusting the position of the conveyor device 20, the actuator being controllable by a control unit, for example the parking control unit 22 and / or the cable car control unit 6. This would also allow an adjustment without manual Intervention possible, for example from a distance, for example from an operating room of the cable car station 2. By adjusting the conveyor device 20 relative to the component of the cable car vehicle 7 on which it acts, the transferable conveying force FF can be adjusted. In the example shown, by changing the distance A, an overlap U in the vertical direction between the driving element 24 and the hanger 16 can be changed. By reducing the distance A, the coverage U can be increased and vice versa. Depending on the shape and elasticity of the driving element 24, the maximum transferable conveying force FF can be varied depending on the coverage U.

Wie erwähnt ist in der Parkvorrichtung 14 vorzugsweise auch eine Park-Steuerungseinheit 22 zur Steuerung der Antriebseinrichtung 21 der Fördereinrichtung 20 und/oder zur Steuerung des Stellglieds der Verstelleinrichtung vorgesehen. Über die Park-Steuerungseinheit 22 kann die Bewegung der Fördereinrichtung 20 und damit der Parkvorgang gesteuert werden. In der Seilbahn 1 ist in der Regel auch eine Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit 6 zur Steuerung der Seilbahn 1 vorgesehen. Die Park-Steuerungseinheit 22 der Parkvorrichtung 14 kann beispielsweise mit der Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit 6 verbunden sein, könnte aber auch in die Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit 6 integriert sein. Die Parkvorrichtung 14 könnte in diesem Fall über die Seilbahnsteuerungseinheit 6 gesteuert werden, um den Parkvorgang durchzuführen.As mentioned, a parking control unit 22 for controlling the drive device 21 of the conveyor device 20 and/or for controlling the actuator of the adjusting device is preferably also provided in the parking device 14. The movement of the conveyor device 20 and thus the parking process can be controlled via the parking control unit 22. A cable car control unit 6 for controlling the cable car 1 is generally also provided in the cable car 1. The parking control unit 22 of the parking device 14 can, for example, be connected to the cable car control unit 6, but could also be integrated into the cable car control unit 6. In this case, the parking device 14 could be controlled via the cable car control unit 6 in order to carry out the parking process.

Wie bereits beschrieben ist in der Regel auch eine Führungsschiene 10 in einem oberen Bereich der Seilbahnstation 2 angeordnet, entlang der das Seilbahnfahrzeug 7 im vom Förderseil 4 entkoppelten Zustand durch die Seilbahnstation 2 bewegbar ist. Wie anhand Fig.1 am Beispiel des Gefällegleises 13 beschrieben könnte die Führungsschiene 10 über eine geeignete Weiche W mit der Park-Führungsschiene 23 der Parkvorrichtung 14 verbunden sein. Dadurch können die Seilbahnfahrzeuge 7 bei betätigter Weiche W von der Führungsschiene 10 auf die Park-Führungsschiene 23 im Parkbereich P ausgeschleust werden und im Parkbereich P danach mittels der Fördereinrichtung 20 entlang der Park-Führungsschiene 23 in eine Parkposition befördert werden.As already described, a guide rail 10 is generally also arranged in an upper area of the cable car station 2, along which the cable car vehicle 7 can be moved through the cable car station 2 when decoupled from the conveyor cable 4. How based Fig.1 Described using the example of the gradient track 13, the guide rail 10 could be connected to the parking guide rail 23 of the parking device 14 via a suitable switch W. As a result, the cable car vehicles 7 can be discharged from the guide rail 10 onto the parking guide rail 23 in the parking area P when the switch W is activated and can then be transported into a parking position in the parking area P by means of the conveyor 20 along the parking guide rail 23.

Claims (15)

  1. Parking apparatus (14) for a cableway (1) for executing a parking process with at least one cableway vehicle (7) of the cableway (1) in a parking region (P) of a cableway station (2) of the cableway (1), in the parking apparatus (14) at least one conveying device (20) being provided, which is designed to interact with a component of the cableway vehicle (7) at least temporarily during the execution of the parking process in order to exert a conveying force (FF) on the cableway vehicle (7), by means of which force the cableway vehicle (7) can be moved into a parking position in the parking region (P), the conveying device (20) being designed as a belt conveyor, preferably as a toothed belt conveyor (27), in the conveying device (20) at least one driver element (24) being provided, which is designed to interact with the component of the cableway vehicle (7) during the execution of the parking process, in order to exert the conveying force (FF) on the cableway vehicle (7), the at least one driver element (24) being arranged on a belt of the belt conveyor, preferably on a toothed belt of the toothed belt conveyor (27), characterized in that the conveying device (20) has a drive device (21) which, for executing the parking process of the cableway vehicle (7), can be controlled by a control unit (6, 22), and in that the at least one driver element (24) is at least partially elastic.
  2. Parking apparatus (14) according to claim 1, characterized in that in the parking apparatus (14) at least one parking guide rail (23) is provided for guiding the at least one cableway vehicle (7) in the parking region (P), the parking guide rail (23) preferably being aligned horizontally.
  3. Parking apparatus (14) according to either claim 1 or claim 2,
    characterized in that in the parking apparatus (14) an overload protection for the drive device (21) for limiting the conveying force (FF) is implemented, the drive device (21) preferably having an electric motor and the overload protective device preferably being designed in the form of a torque monitoring unit of the electric motor.
  4. Parking apparatus (14) according to any of claims 1 to 3,
    characterized in that the at least one driver element (24) is releasably fastened to the belt of the belt conveyor, preferably to the toothed belt of the toothed belt conveyor (27), and/or in that in the conveying device (20) at least two driver elements (24) are provided, which are spaced apart in the direction of movement of the conveying device (20) at a predetermined fastening distance (L), the fastening distance (L) preferably corresponding to the stack size (S) of the cableway vehicle (7).
  5. Parking apparatus (14) according to any of claims 1 to 4,
    characterized in that in the parking apparatus (14) an adjusting device for adjusting a position of the conveying device (20) is provided, it being possible for a distance (A) between the conveying device (20), in particular the driver element (24), and the component of the cableway vehicle (7), with which the conveying device (20) interacts in order to move the cableway vehicle (7), to be adjusted by means of the adjusting device, the adjusting device preferably having at least one actuating element for adjusting the position of the conveying device (20), which actuating element can be controlled by a control unit (6, 22).
  6. Parking apparatus (14) according to any of claims 1 to 5,
    characterized in that in the parking apparatus (14) a parking control unit (22) for controlling the drive device (21) of the conveying device (20) and/or for controlling the actuating element is provided.
  7. Cableway (1) having at least one cableway station (2) and having at least one cableway vehicle (7) which can be coupled to and moved by a traction cable (4), it being possible for the cableway vehicle (7) in the cableway station (2) to be decoupled from the traction cable (4), in the cableway station (2) a parking region (P) for the cableway vehicle (7) being provided, and the cableway vehicle (7) being movable in the state decoupled from the traction cable (4) into a parking position of the parking region (P), characterized in that in the cableway station (2) at least one parking apparatus (14) according to any of claims 1 to 6 is provided, with which apparatus the at least one cableway vehicle (7) can be moved into the parking position in the parking region (P).
  8. Cableway (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that on the cableway vehicle (7) a hanger (16) is provided with a cable clamp (9) for releasably coupling the cableway vehicle (7) to the traction cable (4), the conveying device (20) of the parking apparatus (14), in particular the driver element (24), interacting with the hanger (16) for executing the parking process in order to exert the conveying force (FF) on the cableway vehicle (7).
  9. Cableway (1) according to either claim 7 or claim 8, characterized in that in an upper region of the cableway station (2) a guide rail (10) is arranged, along which the cableway vehicle (7) in the state decoupled from the traction cable (4) can be moved through the cableway station (2), the guide rail (10) being connected to the parking guide rail (23) of the parking apparatus (14) via a switch (W).
  10. Cableway (1) according to any of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that in the cableway (1) a cableway control unit (6) for controlling the cableway (1) is provided, the parking control unit (22) of the parking apparatus (14) being connected to the cableway control unit (6) or being integrated into the cableway control unit (6), and it being possible for the parking apparatus (14) to be controlled via the cableway control unit (6) in order to execute the parking process.
  11. Method for executing a parking process with a cableway vehicle (7) of a cableway (1) in a cableway station (2) of the cableway (1), the cableway vehicle (7) in the cableway station (2) being decoupled from a traction cable (4) and being moved in the decoupled state into a parking region (P) of the cableway station, the cableway vehicle (7) in the parking region (P) being moved into a parking position by means of a conveying device (20), by the conveying device (20) being used at least temporarily to exert a conveying force (FF) onto a component of the cableway vehicle (7), a belt conveyor, preferably a toothed belt conveyor (27), being used as a conveying device (20), at least one driver element (24) being provided on a belt of the belt conveyor, preferably on a toothed belt of the toothed belt conveyor (27), and the cableway vehicle (7) being moved into the parking position, by the driver element (24) exerting the conveying force (FF) onto the component of the cableway vehicle (7), characterized in that the conveying device (20) is driven by a drive device (21) and the drive device (21) is controlled by a control unit (6, 22), and in that an at least partially elastic driver element (24) is used, an electric motor preferably being used as the drive device (21).
  12. Method according to claim 11, characterized in that the cableway vehicle (7) in the cableway station (2) is moved in the state decoupled from the traction cable (4) along a guide rail (10) and is moved via a switch (W) to a parking guide rail (23) of the parking region (P), and the cableway vehicle (7) being moved with the conveying device (20) along the parking guide rail (23) into the parking position in the parking region (P).
  13. Method according to either claim 11 or claim 12, characterized in that the conveying force (FF) is limited by an overload protection of the drive device (21), preferably by a torque of the electric motor being limited.
  14. Method according to any of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that the conveying force (FF) is changed by adjusting a position of the conveying device (20) relative to the component of the cableway vehicle (7), with which component the conveying device (20) interacts in order move the cableway vehicle (7).
  15. Method according to any of claims 11 to 14, characterized in that the driver element (24) exerts the conveying force (FF) onto a hanger (16) of the cableway vehicle (7), which hanger is provided for releasable coupling to the traction cable (4).
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