JP2007055408A - Operation method for carriage of automatic circulation type cableway - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operating method for carriages of an automatic circulation type cableway applied to a cableway equipment to work with carriages of closed type, capable of securing safe getting on and off of passengers in a stopping place even if the equipment is located in the track with the inter-carriage spacing shortened in order to increase the transporting ability. <P>SOLUTION: In a stopping place of the automatic circulation type cableway equipment to perform operations using closed type carriages, an outside rail to branch from a trunk rail and converge again with it is provided at the periphery of the trunk rail for each carriage traveling in non-load forwarding from the arrival side to the departure side, in which transportation is conducted while every other arriving carriages are led to outside rail. Along the outside rail, get-on/off places are provided for allowing getting on and off the carriage, while a get-on place and a get-off place are provided on the arrival side and the departure side of the trunk rail for allowing getting on and off the carriage. When converging with the trunk rail, the carriage traveling on the outside rail makes convergence at a position corresponding to its second following carriage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for operating a transporter when getting on and off the transporter at a stop of an automatic circulating cableway facility that operates using a closed transporter.

  The automatic circulation type cableway equipment is operated by suspending a rope endlessly between each pulley arranged at the stops at both ends, and suspending a carrier on this rope to circulate between the stops. It is widely known that it is widely used as a transportation facility for sightseeing in mountainous areas and as a transportation facility for ski resorts. Recently, it has also been used as a transport facility in venues such as expositions, and is also attracting attention as an application for urban or regional transportation.

  The operation of this automatic circulation type cableway facility is generally performed as follows. First, a plurality of transporters are arranged at predetermined intervals in the cableway, and the gripping device provided in these transporters grips the rope, and the transporter moves as the rope moves. When the transporter arrives at the stop, the gripper of the transporter is transferred to the main rail elevated in the stop, and then the gripper unloads the rope and travels on the main rail. A transport device for the transporter is arranged along the main rail, and the transporter that has arrived is decelerated by this transport device, and the passengers get off while being transported at a slow speed after the deceleration is completed. After this, the transporter is sent to the departure side in a U shape along the main rail, and passengers are boarded while the transporter moves at a slow speed. When the boarding is completed, the carrier is accelerated again. When the speed becomes the same as the speed of the cable, the cable is seized, suspended by the cable, and departed into the cableway. The above operation is performed every time the transporters arranged at predetermined intervals arrive at the stop one after another.

  As described above, since the passengers get on and off the carrier in the automatic circulation cableway, it is necessary to get on or off before the next carrier arrives, so that the passenger can get on and off safely. Sufficient distance between the carriers is set. For this reason, the upper limit of the number of people that can be transported per hour is determined, and there is a limit to further improving the transport capability.

In order to solve such a problem, in the automatic circulation type cableway using the chair type carrier, the outer rail that branches from the main rail to the main rail and then merges with the main rail again after the main rail in the above-mentioned stop. A system has been proposed in which the transporter is alternately forwarded on the main rail side and the outer rail side, and the boarding position is provided in the middle of the forward travel of both rails (Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-342842

  In the system proposed from the above, the transporter routed by the outer rail passes across the traveling direction of the passengers riding on the main rail side, and the transporter is rerouted by the outer rail to return to the main rail. In order to arrange the timing of the passengers on board and the timing of transporting the transporter, the speed of transporting the transporter and The device was complicated.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and in an automatic circulation type cableway facility using a closed-type transporter, the distance between the transporters is shortened in the line in order to increase the transport force. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for operating a carrier of an automatic recirculating cableway that can ensure safe passenger getting on and off within the stop and does not require complicated control and equipment.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the operation method of the automatic circulating cableway carrying device according to the present invention is such that the carrying device moves from the arrival side to the departure side at the stop of the automatic circulation cableway facility that operates using the closed type carrying device. An outer rail that branches from the main rail and joins the main rail again is provided on the outer periphery of the main rail for traveling and traveling, and every other arriving transporter is introduced into the outer rail for transfer. Along the outer rail, a landing is provided to carry out from the carrier traveling along the outer rail, and the main line is provided with a landing and a landing on the arrival side and the departure side of the main rail, respectively. Carrying off and getting on from the transporter traveling along the rail, when the transporter traveling on the outer rail joins the main rail, it joins the position corresponding to the position of the second subsequent transporter of the transporter Special It is set to.

  According to the present invention, a continuous carrier having a main rail and an outer rail is selectively and alternately advanced, and from each carrier traveling on each rail, a landing, a landing, and a landing corresponding to each rail. By getting on and off, it is possible to secure the safety when passengers get on and off, while increasing the transport capacity by densely arranging the carriers in the track.

  Hereinafter, based on drawing, the specific embodiment of the operation method of the carrier of the automatic circulation type cableway which concerns on this invention is described. FIG. 7 shows the arrangement relationship of the entire stop of the automatic circulation type cableway facility.

  The rope 10 is guided from the cableway to the stop in the direction of arrow A, wrapped around the pulley 11 and folded back, and again led to the cableway in the direction of arrow B and circulated between the other stop. Yes. A closed-type carrier 18 is suspended from the rope 10 and is operated as the rope 10 moves. On the other hand, the main rail 12 is elevated in the stop, and the carriage 18 is separated from the rope 10 and travels along the main rail 12 in the stop.

  The main rail 12 has a U-shape in plan view, and after the carrier 18 that has arrived at the stop from the cableway is cut off from the rope 10, it is moved by a transfer device (not shown) at a straight portion of the main rail 12. Decelerated. After the deceleration is completed, the transporter 18 is transported at a slow speed, and an exit 16 for passengers to get off is provided in the straight-line portion on the arrival side in this slow transport section. After that, the transporter 18 is routed through the arc-shaped section of the main rail 12 and turned to the straight portion on the departure side, and a landing 17 is provided in the straight section until the transporter 18 starts accelerating. Yes. After passing through the section of the landing 17, the transporter 18 is accelerated to the same speed as the rope 10, is fixed to the rope 10, and departs to the cableway.

  The transfer device described above is conventionally used. For example, a plurality of rubber tire wheels are arranged side by side, and the periphery of the rubber tire wheels is pressed and brought into contact with the gripping device of the transporter 18. A transporter or a chain that circulates an endless chain along the travel path of the transporter 18, and a ratchet or the like provided intermittently on the chain engages the transporter 18 to perform transport is used.

  The configuration up to this point is the same as or equivalent to the configuration of the automatic circulation type cableway equipment that has been conventionally performed, but in the present invention, in addition to this conventional configuration, the following is performed. Configure.

  The outer rail 13 is elevated in a circular shape in the same structure as the main rail 12 at a position outside the arc portion of the main rail 12, so that the transporter 18 can travel along this. The connecting position where both ends of the outer rail 13 are in contact with the main rail 12 includes an arrival side branch device 14 and a departure side branch device 15 so that the main rail 12 and the outer rail 13 can be connected and disconnected. Yes. Along with the outer rail 13, a transfer device for transferring the transporter 18 is arranged in the same manner as the main rail 12, and the transporter 18 is transferred along the outer rail 13 by this transfer device. A landing 19 is provided outside the arc portion of the outer rail 13.

  In the above configuration, the transporter 18 is operated as follows. In the drawings used for explanation, every other unit is hatched in order of arrival at the stop, but this is for easy understanding of the figure. Regardless, the functions and configurations are the same.

  In FIG. 1, after the transporter 18a arrives at the stop, the decelerating is completed and the section of the stop 16 is passing at a slow speed, and the transporter 18b following the transporter 18a enters the stop from the cableway. It is in the position to start. The preceding transporter 18a is at the landing 16 but if the passenger of the transporter 18a gets off in this section, the landing 16 is crowded with passengers who get off from the subsequent transporter 18b. Getting off is not done at the landing 16. In the figure, there is actually a transporter preceding the transporter 18a, but it is omitted for convenience of explanation.

  Next, each carrying device advances, and in FIG. 2, the arrival side branch device 14 is connected to the main rail 12, and the carrying device 18 a is guided to the outer rail 13. Thereafter, the transporter 18a is transported at a slow speed along the outer rail 13 by the transport device. On the other hand, the subsequent transporter 18b travels at a slow speed after the deceleration is completed, and passengers get off in the section of the landing 16. At this time, the passengers from the preceding transporter 18a did not get off at the landing 16 so that a sufficient space for passengers to get off from the transporter 18b is secured, so that the passengers can get off safely. Subsequently, the transporter 18c arrives at the stop after the transporter 18b, and starts decelerating after being disconnected from the rope 10.

  In FIG. 3, after the transporter 18 a passes through the arrival side branch device 14, the arrival side branch device 14 is disconnected from the main rail 12, and the subsequent transporter 18 b moves along the arc portion of the main rail 12. At this time, the transporter 18c following the transporter 18b is proceeding at a slow speed in the section of the landing 16 but no passengers get off in this section like the transporter 18a. Further, the transporter 18d arrives at the rear of the transporter 18c and is in the middle of decelerating.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram in which each transporter further proceeds. The transporter 18b travels along the arc portion of the main rail 12 and turns to the departure side. At this time, the departure-side branching device 15 is disconnected from the main rail 12, so that it does not become an obstacle when the transporter 18b passes this position. The transporter 18a that preceded at this time moves the outer rail 13 at a slow speed, and passengers get on and off during this time, but the boarding area 19 is provided along the outer periphery of the arc portion of the outer rail 13. Sufficient distance or time required for passengers to get off and board. On the other hand, the transporter 18c, which was subsequent to the transporter 18b at the time of arrival, is guided to the outer rail 13 by the arrival side branching device 14 in the same manner as the transporter 18a.

  As shown in FIG. 5, after the transporter 18 b passes the position of the departure side branching device 15, the departure side branching device 15 is connected to the main rail 12, and the transporter 18 a moving on the outer rail 13 joins the main rail 12. To be able to. At this time, the position at which the transporter 18a joins corresponds to the position when the second transporter 18c following the transporter 18b travels along the main rail 12, and the outer rail 13 can be joined at this position. The length or the transfer speed on the outer rail 13 is set. That is, for example, when the interval between the transporter 18a, the transporter 18b, and the transporter 18c is set to 6 seconds, the length of the outer rail 13 so that the time for the transporter 18b to move the outer rail 13 moves in 12 seconds. The transfer speed may be set, and the transfer speed may be controlled to be variable. In this way, the interval between the transporters that start is kept constant regardless of whether the transporter 18 alternately moves between the main rail 12 and the outer rail 13. On the other hand, the preceding transporter 18b allows passengers to ride while proceeding at a slow speed in the section of the landing 17.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the transporter 18 b is accelerated, and then is fixedly suspended on the rope 10 and starts to the cableway. In addition, the transporter 18a moves on the landing 17 at a slow speed, but the boarding is not performed in this section, and the vehicle proceeds to the acceleration position and leaves. As described above, since the boarding place 17 does not board the transporter 18a, and the next transporting machine 18d is boarded, only the passengers who ride on the transporting machine 18d stand by at the boarding place 17. It is avoided and safety is secured. Subsequently, with regard to the subsequent transporters 18c, 18d, 18e, 18f, 18g,..., The transport of the transporter 18 and the passengers getting on and off are repeated in the same manner as the operation of the transporter 18a and the transporter 18b.

  As is clear from the above description, the continuous carrier 18 is alternately routed by the outer rail 13 and the main rail 12, and in the carrier 18 that moves the outer rail 13, a landing 19 provided on the outer periphery thereof. In the transporter 18 that moves passengers on and off the main rail 12 and gets on and off at the landing 16 and landing 17 provided on the arrival side and departure side of the main rail 12, only the main rail 12 is used. Even if the distance between the transporters 18 is reduced by half with respect to the conventional operation method that has been performed, the same time or distance as in the conventional operation method can be secured when passengers get on and off. Safety is ensured. Therefore, it is possible to double the number of carriers placed on the cableway compared to the conventional operation method, and it is possible to increase the transportation capacity.

  In the above description, the configuration of one stop is described, but the operation is performed in the same configuration at the other stop.

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Explanation of symbols

10 Line 11 Pulley 12 Main rail 13 Outer rail 14 Arrival side branching device 15 Departure side branching device 16 Exit 17 Platforms 18, 18 a, 18 b, 18 c, 18 d, 18 e, 18 f, 18 g Carriage 19 Platform A, B Arrows

Claims (1)

  At the stop of an automatic recirculation cableway facility that operates using a closed-type carrier, the outer periphery of the main rail for the carrier to travel from the arrival side to the departure side branches off from the main rail. An outer rail that merges with the main rail again is provided, and every other arriving transporter is introduced into the outer rail and transported. A transporter that travels along the outer rail is provided along the outer rail. Carrying on and off from the main rail, the landing side and the landing side of the main rail are respectively provided with landings and landings, the car getting off and boarding from the car that travels along the main rail, and traveling on the outer rail Is a method for operating a carrier of an automatic recirculating cableway, characterized in that, when joining the main rail, it joins to a position corresponding to the position of the second subsequent carrier of the carrier.

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