JP2007091205A - Cableway facility having rotatable cableway transportation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cableway facility having a rotatable cableway transportation device capable of properly and angularly positioning and aligning a transportation device for the transportation and exchange of a passenger. <P>SOLUTION: The transportation devices 3 are carried in their stations 1 along a guide rail 4, and after cutting off, they are connected to a hanging and towing cable 2 again. Subsequently, these transportation device can be rotated relative to a hanging rod 31 through a rotation base drive unit 36 around an approximately vertical axis. Further, detection devices 53, 54 are arranged in an area where the transportation devices enter the stations 1 and monitor rotation positions of the transportation devices when the transportation devices enter the stations through the detection devices. Further, when it exceeds a previously set value of the rotation position, a switch of a cableway gondola facility is turned off. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is in the field of cableway systems, and in particular, relates to cableway systems having rotatable means of transportation such as gondola, lift chair and the like.

  The cableway equipment of the present invention has a suspension and towing cable (suspension and hauling cable), and the suspension and towing cable is wound around a deflector pulley at an end point (terminal), It has a cable gondolas and a lift chair at the lower end of the suspension rod. These means of transportation can be disconnected from the suspension and towing cables within the station, and are carried along the guide rails through the exit and entry areas into the station for later use. Via a control unit mounted on a cableway gondola and supported so that it can be rotated about a vertical axis with respect to the suspension rod. A controlled turntable drive unit is also provided.

  Prior Patent Document 1 assigned to the assignee of the present invention and Patent Document 2 which is an equivalent thereof are supported so as to be able to rotate about a substantially vertical axis with respect to the suspension rod. A cableway facility with means of transport is described. These transportation means can be connected to a suspension / traction cable. In this type of cableway facility, it is necessary to ensure that the cableway transport means is positioned at the rotational position required for getting on and off the station so that passengers can get on and off the station.

US Pat. No. 6,862,998B2 European Patent Application Publication No. EP1419950A1

  The object of the present invention is therefore to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of the previously known devices and methods of this general type and to properly position the transport device angularly for transport and for passenger replacement. And providing a cableway facility with a rotatable cableway transport device that allows for alignment.

In view of the above and other objectives, according to the present invention,
In the station of cableway equipment, suspension and towing cables guided around the deflector and pulley,
A transport device attached to the suspension / traction cable via each of the suspension rods configured to be selectively disconnected from the suspension / traction cable in the station;
Guide rails arranged to guide the transport device along the exit and entry areas into the station and later reconnect to the suspension and towing cables;
A turntable drive unit disposed so that the transport device can be rotated about a substantially vertical axis with respect to the suspension rod;
In order to control the turntable drive unit, a control unit provided in each of the transport devices,
In order to monitor the rotational position of the transport device when the transport device enters the station, a value set in advance in the area where the transport device enters the station and set to the rotational position of the transport device is set. A detection device connected to stop the cableway equipment when exceeding,
A cableway facility is provided.

  In other words, the object of the present invention is to place a detection device in the area where the cableway gondola enters the station, and use the detection device to monitor the rotational position of the cableway gondola when the cableway gondola enters the station, and In the case where a preset value is exceeded with respect to the rotational position of the corresponding cableway gondola, the detection device is used to switch off the cableway gondola equipment.

  Preferably, a first switching element is provided in the area where the cableway gondola leaves the station, and the first switching element is used to operate the control unit with the departure of the cableway gondola from the station, so that the turntable drive unit Can be switched on. As an alternative, a radio control device is provided, which can be used to activate the control unit with the departure of the cableway gondola from the station and switch on the turntable drive unit.

  Preferably, the cableway gondola that can be rotated about a vertical axis is provided with a first control element, the first control element comprising a first switching element in the area from which the cableway gondola exits. Is assigned. Thereby, when the first switching element enters the movement path of the first control element, the first control element is displaced, thereby generating a signal to the control unit in the cableway gondola and using the signal Rotate the cableway gondola. At the same time, a positioning device, in particular a stepping motor, is assigned to the first switching element in the area where the cableway gondola exits from the station, and with this positioning device this switching element is moved to the first control element. It can be displaced to a first position outside the path and to a second position in the movement path of the first control element.

  The cableway gondola comprising the turntable drive unit preferably further comprises at least one second switching element, the second switching element having a second control within the area where the cableway gondola enters the station. A second switching element interacts with the second control element at a rotational position of the cableway gondola that is assigned an element and meets one of these requirements. The cableway gondola comprising the turntable drive unit preferably comprises two switching elements, in each case the second control element is preferably in the area where the cableway gondola enters the station. Assigned to each.

  According to a further preferred embodiment, the cableway gondola is guided into the station using guide rails in the vicinity of the ground, together with the cableway gondola preferably comprising at least one guide roller, etc. One guide rail is assigned to the guide roller in the station, and the above-described guide roller interacts with the guide rail.

  According to a further preferred embodiment, the first control element takes the form of a switch bar protruding from the cableway gondola and is provided in the cableway gondola when the switch bar is swung. A control signal is generated in the control unit, and the second switching element attached on the cableway gondola is formed by a switch bar or the like protruding downward from these cableway gondola, and the movement path of these switch bars Has a second control element provided in an area where the cableway gondola enters the station, and these second control elements can be operated by these switch bars and the like.

  Other features which are considered as characteristic for the invention are set forth in the appended claims.

  Although the present invention has been illustrated and described herein as being equipped with a rotatable cableway vehicle in cableway equipment, nevertheless, various modifications and structural changes of the present invention. The present invention is intended to be limited to the details shown, without departing from the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof. There is no.

  However, the structure and method of operation of the present invention, as well as additional objects and advantages of the present invention, will be best understood when the following description of specific embodiments is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

  Referring now to the drawings in particular, particularly FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, a deflector pulley or return pulley 11 (also referred to as a head wheel) is located in the station 1. is set up. The pulley 11 guides the suspension / traction cable 2 to which the cableway gondola 3 or a similar transportation device can be connected. The suspension / traction cable 2 is used to connect the transportation device from the first station. Move to second station. In the vicinity of these stations, not only the guide rail 15 but also a group of deceleration wheel 12, traction wheel 13 and acceleration wheel 14 is provided on the support structure in each case.

  At these stations, whether at the end station or at the intermediate station, the cableway gondola 3 is disconnected from the suspension / traction cable 2 and guided through the deceleration wheel 12, the traction wheel 13 and then the acceleration wheel 14. • Carried along the rail 15 into the station. Meanwhile, passengers may get on and off the cableway gondola 3, or any other transport device such as a chair.

  As can be understood from FIGS. 4 and 4A, each cableway gondola 3 is attached to the lower end of the suspension bar 31 using a suspension device 32 so as to be able to turn in a vertical plane. What is on the upper end of the suspension bar 31 is a traveling gear 33 and a connection gear 34, and the cableway gondola 3 can be connected to the suspension / traction cable 2 using these gears. Within the suspension device 32 is a bearing 35 that can rotate the cableway gondola 3 about a vertical axis using a drive motor 36. Furthermore, what is provided in the cableway gondola 3 is a control unit 37 that controls the drive motor 36. Finally, the cableway gondola 3 includes a first control element 51 that applies a switching signal to the control unit 37, and switching elements 53 and 54. The first switching element is assigned to the first control element 51 in the area where the cableway gondola exits from the station 1. In addition, the second control element in the area where the cableway gondola enters the station 1 is assigned to the second switching elements 53 and 54.

  The first control element 51 consists of a switch bar 51 projecting downward in one lower area of the lateral outer wall of the cableway gondola 3, and this switch bar 51 rotates about a horizontal axis. be able to. The second switching element consists of two switch rods 53 and 54 protruding downward from the floor of the cableway gondola 3.

  The guide rollers 30 also project vertically downward from the floor of each cableway gondola 3, and the roller guide rails in these stations are assigned to the guide rollers 30.

  As can be seen from FIG. 5, every station 1 is provided with a guide rail 4 near the ground, along which the cableway gondola 3 passes through the station 1 while guiding rollers. 30 to guide. In the area where the cableway gondola 3 leaves the station 1 and in the area where the cableway gondola 3 enters the station 1, the guide rail 4 is provided with chimney-like extensions 4a and 4b. Further, switching elements and control elements assigned to the cableway gondola 3 are provided in an area where the cableway gondola 3 exits from the station 1 and an area where the cableway gondola 3 enters the station 1, and these elements are located on the cableway gondola 3. It interacts with the provided switch bar 51 and also with the switch rods 53 and 54. They also control the rotational movement of the cableway gondola 3 when the cableway gondola 3 exits the station 1, and verify the rotational position of the cableway gondola 3 when the cableway gondola 3 enters the station 1, If the cableway gondola 3 is in a rotational position that does not meet these requirements, the cableway equipment is switched off.

  In the area from which the cableway gondola 3 exits, the first switching element is formed by a stop 52 that interacts with the switch bar 51.

  As can be seen from FIG. 6, the stop 52 in the exit area protrudes from the side wall of the foundation of the cableway station 1, and with it, the stop 52 can be displaced using the drive device 52a. In the first position of the stop 52, this is laterally outside the path of travel of the switch bar 51, so that no signal is generated at the switch bar 51 even when the cableway gondola 3 passes by. . In the second position of the stop 52, it is positioned in the path of travel of the switch bar 51, and the passage of the cableway gondola 3 causes the switch bar 51 to pivot and, as a result, the cableway gondola 3 A start signal is sent to the control unit 37 provided in the inside.

  Thus, when the cableway gondola 3 leaves the station 1, the cableway gondola 3 is rotated.

  Further, the switch bars 55 and 56 are assigned to switch rods 53 and 54 protruding upward from the guide rail 4 and protruding downward from the cableway gondola 3. The switch bars 55 and 56 serve the purpose of verifying the rotational position of the cableway gondola 3 if it can be moved backwards.

  As can also be seen from FIG. 7, the second control element provided in the area where the cableway gondola 3 enters the cableway station 1 is formed by two switch bars 57 and 58, which are likewise vertical. It is assigned to switch rods 53 and 54 which can pivot about an axis and project downward from the cableway gondola 3. The switch rods 53 and 54 are at different distances from the axis of rotation of the cableway gondola 3 and at different angular positions with respect to the direction of movement of the cableway gondola 3. A switch in which the distance from the rotation axis of the cableway gondola 3 is shorter than the switch rod 54 so that the switch rods 53 and 54 can reliably perform the same function at different rotational positions of the cableway gondola 3. The rod 53 is executed so that the switch rod 54 is wider than the switch rod 53.

  When the cableway gondola 3 enters one of the stations 1 and the cableway gondola 3 is included, a signal is generated by two sensors and the rotation position must be verified. The switch rods 57 and 58 then verify whether the rotational position of the cableway gondola 3 meets these requirements. If it turns out that this is not the case, the cableway switch is switched off, so that the cableway gondola 3 is manually rotated and the cableway gondola 3 is placed in a rotational position where the passenger can get on and off the cableway gondola 3 at station 1 Can lead.

  The functions of the two devices that cause a rotational movement as the cableway gondola 3 exits from the cableway station 1 and that monitors the rotational position of the cableway gondola 3 as the cableway gondola 3 enters the cableway station 1 are as follows:

  If the stop 52 is in the retracted first position when the cableway gondola 3 exits the cableway station 1, the switch bar 51 assigned to this stop 52 will not operate, and as a result Thus, the start signal is not supplied to the control unit 37 in the cableway gondola 3 at all. On the other hand, if the stop 52 is in the forward exit position and the stop 52 enters the travel path of the switch bar 51, when the cableway gondola 3 exits the cableway station 1, the switch bar 51 Engage with stop 52. In this way, the switch bar 51 is pivoted, so that the control unit 37 generates a start signal for the turntable drive unit. In this way, the cableway gondola 3 is rotated as determined by the computer program while moving from station to station.

  Accordingly, for example, the cableway gondola 3 may make two full rotations within a movement time of 5 minutes.

  Alternatively, a radio control unit may be provided that activates the control unit 37 after the cableway gondola 3 exits from the station 1, so that a start signal for the turntable drive unit is transmitted to the radio control unit. Is generated in the control unit 37.

  As detected by the two sensors, the cableway gondola 3 enters the cableway station 1 and the cableway gondola must enter the station 1 in a rotational position where passengers can get on and off. For this purpose, the area where the cableway gondola 3 enters the cableway station 1 has the above-described detection device. This detection device verifies the rotational position of the cableway gondola 3 when the cableway gondola 3 enters the cableway station 1. It serves a purpose.

  As shown in FIG. 7, if the cableway gondola 3 exhibits a rotational position that meets these requirements, and with a tolerance of ± 5 °, these two switch rods 53 and 54 are Will engage the switch bars 57 and 58 assigned to those switch rods, and as a result, the control signal will be in the rotational position required for the cableway gondola 3 to enter the station 1. It is generated by these two switch bars 57 and 58 to some extent.

  On the other hand, if the cableway gondola 3 is in the incorrect rotational position when entering station 1, only one of these two switch bars 57 and 58 is activated, as depicted in FIG. Or none of them will operate, and as a result, a signal will be supplied to the drive system with the intention of switching off the drive system of the cableway equipment. Next, it is necessary to manually adjust the cableway gondola 3 to an appropriate rotational position.

  When the cableway gondola 3 enters one of the stations 1 at a position displaced by 180 °, the switch rods 53 and 54 are at different distances from the axis of rotation of the cableway gondola 3 and as a result For this reason, the operation of the switch bars 57 and 58 will not be performed in the same way because these switch rods pass through the switch bars 57 and 58. Again, the drive for the cableway facility will be switched off and the cableway gondola 3 will need to be rotated manually.

  The switch bars 55 and 56 provided in the exit area perform the same function as soon as the cableway gondola 3 enters the station 1 backwards.

  In this way, the cableway equipment can be used, and the cableway gondola 3 can be rotated while the cableway gondola 3 is traveling over the corresponding section, and passengers can get on and off when the cableway gondola 3 enters the cableway station. The cable gondolas 3 are monitored for the rotational position necessary to achieve this.

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This application is filed in 35U. S. C. Claims the priority of Australian Patent Application No. A 1583/2005 filed on Sep. 27, 2005 under §119. This prior application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

It is a side view of a cableway station. Fig. 2 shows the cableway station according to Fig. 1 viewed in either direction of movement of the cableway gondola. The cable station according to FIGS. 1 and 2 is shown as a view from above. 1 is a front view of an exemplary cableway gondola. FIG. 1 is a side view of an exemplary cableway gondola. FIG. FIG. 3 is a top view of the cableway station of FIGS. 1 and 2 at another height. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of detail VI (A) in FIG. 2. It is an enlarged view of detail VII (B) of FIG. The details of FIG. 5 of a cableway gondola entering the cableway station are shown in different rotational positions. The details of FIG. 5 of a cableway gondola entering the cableway station are shown in different rotational positions.

Explanation of symbols

1 station 3 transport device 4 guide rail 30 guide roller 51 switch bar 53, 54 switch rod 57, 58 switch bar

Claims (14)

In the station of cableway equipment, suspension and towing cables guided around the deflector and pulley,
A transport device attached to the suspension / traction cable via each of the suspension bars configured to be selectively disconnected from the suspension / traction cable in the station;
Guide rails arranged to guide the transport device along the exit and entry areas into the station and later reconnect to the suspension and towing cables;
A turntable drive unit disposed so as to be able to rotate the transport device about a substantially vertical axis with respect to the suspension rod;
In order to control the turntable drive unit, a control unit provided in each of the transport devices;
In order to monitor the rotational position of the transport device when the transport device enters the station, it is provided in an area where the transport device enters the station, and is preset with respect to the rotational position of the transport device. A detection device connected to stop the cableway equipment when the value exceeds
Cableway equipment with.   A first switching element provided in an area where the transport device exits from the station, wherein the control unit is activated upon departure of the transport device from the station, and the switch of the turntable drive unit The cableway installation of claim 1 further comprising a first switching element connected to turn on the cable.   The radio control device according to claim 1, further comprising: a radio controller configured to selectively activate the control unit with the departure of each of the transport devices from the station to switch on the turntable drive unit. Cableway equipment.   When a first control element is mounted on the transport device, and the first switching element provided in an area where the transport device exits from the station enters the movement path of the first control element. 3. A cableway installation according to claim 2, wherein the first control element is displaced, so that a signal is generated in a control unit in the respective transport device, and the signal rotates the cableway gondola.   A positioning device associated with the first switching element in an area from which the mailing device exits the station, wherein the switching element is displaced to a first position outside the movement path of the first control element. The cableway facility according to claim 4, further comprising a positioning device that displaces the first control element to a second position in the movement path.   The cableway installation according to claim 5, wherein the positioning device is a stepping motor.   At least one second switching element attached to each of the transport devices; and a second control element provided in an area where the transport device enters the station and assigned to the second switching elements; The cableway installation of claim 1, further comprising: the second switching element interacting with the second control element at a given rotational position of the respective transport device.   The transport device formed with a turntable drive unit includes two of the second switching elements, and in each case the second control element is the switching in the area where the transport device enters the station. Cableway installation according to claim 7, assigned to each of the elements.   A cableway installation according to claim 1, further comprising a lower guide rail near the station floor for guiding the transport device into the station.   A cableway installation according to claim 8, wherein each of the transport devices includes at least one guide roller configured to roll on a guide rail in the station.   Cableway installation according to claim 9, wherein the guide rollers project downward from the floor of the respective transport device and interact with the guide rails in the station.   The first control element is a switch bar protruding from the transport device and is configured to pivot so that a control signal is generated by the control unit provided in the transport device Cableway equipment according to claim 4.   The second switching element is a switch bar projecting downward from the transport device, and the second control element is the second switch element in the area where the transport device enters the station. The cableway installation according to claim 8, wherein the cableway installation is provided in a moving path of the bar and configured to be operated by the switch bar.   The cableway facility according to claim 1, wherein the transport device is a hanging gondola.

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