JPH09169263A - Cable car device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce a cable car minimizing the space necessary for storing the passenger carrier out-of-operation time. SOLUTION: The apparatus comprises a tractor cable guided on a deflection disc into a station, having passenger carriers 5 coupled and decoupled to the tractor cable, having a guide rail 1 in the station region, the passenger carrier 5 decoupled from the tractor cable along with the rail being displaceable from a decoupling region to a coupling region around the deflector disc, having a deceleration tires 2, tractor tires, and acceleration tires mounted on the passenger carrier moved along with the guide rail 1. Then at least of some of tire groups are put out-of-operation with respect to the passenger carrier decoupled from the tractor cable so that the carrier 5 may be stored in the region of the guide rail 1 coupled with tires when the apparatus is out-of-work.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises two stations, in particular a lower station and an upper station, with a traction cable guided into the station on a plurality of deflection disks, at least one of which is driven. A multi-passenger carrier such as a gondola or chair that can be coupled to or uncoupled from the traction cable and has a guide rail arranged in the region of the station, the traction along the rail The passenger carrier decoupled from the cable is movable from the decoupling area around the deflection disc to the coupling area and is placed on the passenger carrier that is moved along the guide rail. The present invention relates to a cable car device having a deceleration tire, a traction tire, and an acceleration tire group.

[0002]

2. Description of the Prior Art In known cable car systems of this kind, it is necessary to disconnect the passenger carriers from the tow cables outside their operating hours and store them in the room provided for them, the so-called garage. . In addition to the station building, a building is provided for this that must be installed and operated. Inside the station building, the passenger carrier sidelines are associated with guide rails, followed by connecting rails that extend into the storage room. As soon as the cable car device is put out of operation, the passenger carrier is uncoupled from the tow cable and via the side lines and connecting rails,
They are delivered to the garage, which is stored outside the operating hours of the cable car equipment. This is especially a requirement that exists when the passenger carrier remains along the path of the cable car equipment outside of its operating time, the passenger carrier must be prepared for resumption of operation such as scraping snow from the passenger carrier. Make things unnecessary.

However, in all known cable car systems of this type, it is necessary to create a sufficient space for storing passenger carriers. If this space is made in the lower station of the cable car system, then some land must be available for it. In this case, the additional land is not always available, and even if it is available, the cost is generally very high. Conversely, creating this space in the area of the upper station entails a very high cost in the construction of the additional building and its operation.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to create a cable car system in which the space required to store passenger transport outside of operating time can be minimized. The invention is further based on the idea of using the space available in the station building for storing passenger vehicles. This use has already been proposed per se, however, the drawback is that the deceleration tires, traction tires and acceleration tires located in the station building have the same drive. In order to further enable the station building to store passenger transport, each drive tire must be individually controllable, which requires a very high level of technical effort and at the same time With high cost.

The invention thus allows the operating mode of the individual drive tire groups to be controlled in a simple manner such that the space available in the station building can also be used to store passenger carriers. The purpose is to create a device.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, this is deactivated for a passenger carrier where at least some of the deceleration tires, traction tires and / or acceleration tires are decoupled from the traction cable. This is achieved by being able to be placed and consequently the passenger carrier can be stored outside the machine operating time in the area of the guide rails associated with these tires.

Preferably, the deceleration tires and the acceleration tires can be raised so that they can be disengaged from the passenger carrier. The deceleration tire or the acceleration tire can be lifted against the action of the restoring force, in particular against the action of the return spring. In particular, the deceleration tire or the acceleration tire can be hydraulically raised. Moreover, preferably one of the tires adjacent to the liftable tire can be decoupled from the drive mechanism and controlled by the brake.

In yet another preferred embodiment, the clutch is associated with a group of tractor tires by means of which the tires may be disconnected from the drive mechanism and the braking system also associated with these tires. To do. In particular, the clutch and the braking device are associated with other tires of the towing tire.

A preferred method for storing a passenger carrier in a cable car system is out of operation with respect to the passenger carrier in which at least some of the deceleration tires, traction tires and / or acceleration tires are decoupled from the traction cable. The passenger carrier, which is located in the vehicle and is located along the aisle, is moved to the station, uncoupled from the traction cable, and stored in the area of the guide rail associated with the tire that is placed out of operation. .

The subject matter of the invention is explained in more detail below by means of exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings.

[0011]

1 and 2, the essential components of a cable car system are shown in the area of one station. This cable car device includes a group of deceleration tires 2, a group of traction tires 3, and a group of acceleration tires 4.
Includes a guide rail 1 to which is assigned. In the operation of the cable car device, the passenger carrier, such as the gondola 5, is moved in the direction of arrow A. The speed of the passenger carrier 5 decoupled from the tow cable that is moved along the guide rail 1 is decelerated by the deceleration tire 2 so that the passenger can enter and exit the passenger carrier 5. With the traction tire 3, the passenger carrier 5 is moved through the area of the cable car station where passengers can enter and exit the passenger carrier. By means of the accelerating tire 4, the speed of the passenger carrier 5 is consequently increased to such a range that it is moved at a constant speed, for example 5 m / s, and is reconnected to the tow cable. It should be noted that the cable car device is provided with a diverting disc in which at least one of which the direction of rotation can be changed is driven in order to reverse the drive of the tow cable.

A guide rail 1 placed in the station building as soon as the cable car device is placed outside the working range.
In order to be able to store the passenger transport on it, a device is provided which allows a group of deceleration tires 2 to be lifted from the guide rail 1, as shown in FIGS.
After that, the drive of the tow cables of all groups of tires 2, 3 and 4 is reversed so that the individual passenger carrier 5
In the direction of arrow B. As a result, the passenger carrier 5
Is moved from an area placed outdoors into the station building, and the acceleration tire 4 acts as a deceleration tire. By means of the traction tire 3, the passenger carrier 5 acts as an acceleration tire, but is lifted and thus is moved to the area of the deceleration tire 2 which does not engage. Instead, the speed-reducing tire continues in the area of the lifted speed-reducing tire 2 along the guide rail 1 to the next passenger carrier 5.
Is pushed upward by. The deceleration tire 2a provided at the end of this area can be held in a stopped state and consequently acts as a stopper for the passenger carrier 5 stored on the guide rail 1.

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a large number of passenger carriers 5 are arranged in the station building in the area of the deceleration tires 2, the guide rails 1.
Can be stored on. In order to resume the operation of the cable car device, the device is again driven in the forward direction and the passenger carrier 5 is pulled by the traction tire 3 as shown in FIGS.
Individually supplied to. As soon as all passenger carriers 5 stored in the area of the deceleration tires 2 have been removed from the deceleration tires, the deceleration tires 2 are lowered again, and as a result they act on the passenger carriers entering the station,
And normal cable car operation follows.

In yet another aspect, the group of acceleration tires 4 are embodied as liftable and as a result they can be disengaged from the passenger carrier 5. As a result, the passenger carrier 5 can be stored in the area of the guide rail 1 to which the acceleration tire 4 is assigned. In that case the drive of the cable car device should not be reversed with respect to the storage process. Instead, the passenger carrier 5 is moved to the cable car station in the normal operating direction and the speed of the passenger carrier 5 is reduced by the deceleration tire 2. The passenger carrier is then moved by the towing tire 3 into the area of the acceleration tire 4. However,
Since the accelerating tires 4 do not act on them, the passenger carriers are stored in this area of the guide rail 1 assigned to them. Again, the first non-elevated accelerating tire acts as a stopper so that it can be shut off.

An embodiment of the decelerating tire 2 or the accelerating tire 4 which can rise will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. Each passenger carrier 5 is provided with a traveling gear 51 that can move along the guide rail 1. Each passenger carrier 5 is also thereby able to be connected to the traction cable 10 by means of a clamping device 52.
It has. Finally, each passenger carrier 5 comprises a drive surface 53 against which the deceleration tire 2 or the acceleration tire 4 rests. The deceleration tire 2 or the acceleration tire 4 is driven by a belt wound around a driving pulley 21 linked with the tire 2 or 4.
By appropriate selection of the gear ratios between the individual drive pulleys, the requirements for continuous tires driven by increasing or decreasing speeds are met accordingly.

A group of tires 2 or 4 is supported on a beam 61 on which a support plate 63, which is rigidly connected to the beam 61 by means of bolts 64, resists the action of a return spring 65. A control cylinder 62 is assigned which can be raised. Hydraulic medium may be supplied to the control cylinder 62 from the hand pump 66 via line 67.

By supplying hydraulic medium to the control cylinder 62, the support beam 61 is raised and as a result the group of tires 2 or 4 is lifted from the friction surface 53 of the passenger carrier 5. As a result, the deceleration tire 2 or the acceleration tire 4 can be lifted from the passenger carrier 5 in the manner required for the operating modes described above. The raised position is shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 also shows a deceleration tire 2 or an acceleration tire 4 equipped with a drive pulley 21, a clutch 22 and a brake 23. Since this tire 2 or 4 is supported by a rigidly fixed beam 61, it cannot rise. By means of the clutch 22, the tire 2 or 4 is disengaged from the drive pulley 21 and connected to the brake 23, thereby stopping the passenger carrier 5 entering the area of the tire 2 or 4. In this way, this tire acts as a stopper for the passenger carrier 5 stored on the guide rail 1.

According to FIGS. 12 and 13, the traction tire 3
Is also described, by means of which the traction tires can also be used to store the passenger carriers on the guide rails 1 in the area of the traction tires 3. The individual tires of the traction tire 3 are equipped with a drive of the type shown in FIG. In this exemplary embodiment, the other traction tire 3 is so embodied.

In order to store the passenger carrier 5 in the area of the guide rail 1 assigned to the towing tire 3, the drive speed of the entire cable car device is reduced to approximately 1 m / s. In addition, those tow tires 3 equipped with clutches and brakes are continuously controlled against the direction of operation of the cable car device, such that one is shut off at the same time as the tow tires 3a. As a result, the passenger carrier 5 is moved to that area of the guide rail 1 to which the towing tire 3 is assigned and is continuously carried over to the towing tire 3a, which is a stop.

In order to operate the cable car system, the individual tires of the traction tire 3a are continuously brought back into operation, so that the passenger carrier 5 is again connected to the traction cable at predetermined intervals.

In this type of cable car system, the passenger carrier can also be stored along the guide rails placed on the station outside the operating hours. Storage can be done in individual areas of the area of the guide rail assigned to the deceleration tires, traction tires and acceleration tires, or in all of these areas. Thus, station buildings can likewise be used to store passenger carriers.

[0023]

As described above, the present invention includes a traction cable that includes two stations and is guided into the stations on a plurality of deflection disks, at least one of which is driven. It has a large number of passenger carriers, such as gondola or chairs, which can be connected or disconnected from it and has a guide rail arranged in the region of the station, along which rail it is disconnected from the traction cable. Deceleration tires, traction tires in which the passenger carrier is movable from the decoupling region around the deflection disc to the coupling region and is mounted on the passenger carrier that is moved along the guide rail. And at least some of said deceleration tires, traction tires and / or acceleration tires It can be placed out of operation with respect to the passenger carrier to be uncoupled from the tow cable, so that the passenger carrier is outside the machine operating time and in the area of the guide rails associated with these tires. Since it can be stored, it is possible to provide the cable car device in which the space required for storing the passenger transport outside the operating time can be minimized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a first embodiment of a cable car device of the present invention.

2 is a schematic view showing the cable car device of FIG. 1 in the direction of arrow I. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an operating position of the cable car device of FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an operating position of the cable car device of FIGS. 1 and 2.

5 is a schematic view showing an operating position of the cable car device of FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing an operating position of the cable car device of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing an operating position of the cable car device of FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing an operating position of the cable car device of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 9 is a side view showing details of the cable car device of FIGS. 1 to 8;

FIG. 10 is a side view showing details of the cable car device of FIGS. 1 to 8 at a position different from that of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a partial sectional side view showing details of the cable car device of FIGS. 1 to 8;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing still another embodiment of the cable car device according to the present invention in an operating state.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the cable car device of FIG. 12 in another operating state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Guide Rail 2 Deceleration Tire 2a Deceleration Tire 3 Traction Tire 3a Traction Tire 4 Acceleration Tire 5 Passenger Carrier 10 Traction Cable 21 Drive Pulley 22 Clutch 23 Brake (Braking Device) 51 Travel Gear 52 Tightening Fitting 53 Drive Surface 61 Beam 62 Control Cylinder 63 Support plate 64 Bolt 65 Return spring 66 Hand pump 67 line

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Herbert Duer Klosterwiesweg 28, Schwarzach, Austria 28

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A traction cable comprising two stations, at least one of which is guided into the station on a plurality of driven deflection disks, coupled to or uncoupled from the traction cables. A plurality of passenger carriers to be obtained, having guide rails arranged in the region of the station, along which rails the passenger carriers uncoupled from the traction cable are connected around the deflection disc. A cable car device having a deceleration tire, a traction tire, and an acceleration tire group that is movable from a release region to a connection region and is mounted on a passenger carrier that is moved along the guide rail. (2), at least some of the traction tires (3), and / or the acceleration tires (4) are disengaged from the traction cable (10). Stored in the area of the guide rails (1) associated with these tires outside the operating hours of the device. Cable car device characterized by obtaining. 2. The deceleration tire (2) and the acceleration tire (4) can be raised so that they are disengaged from the passenger carrier (5). The cable car device according to claim 1, wherein the cable car device is obtained. 3. The cable car device according to claim 2, wherein the deceleration tire (2) or the acceleration tire (4) can be lifted against the action of a restoring force. 4. The cable car device according to claim 2, wherein the deceleration tire (2) or the acceleration tire (4) can be hydraulically raised. 5. One of the tires (2a) adjacent to the liftable tire (2) can be decoupled from a drive mechanism and controlled by a brake. The cable car device described in. 6. A clutch (22) is associated with a group of traction tires (3) by means of which the tire (3) can be disconnected from the drive mechanism and a braking device (23).
The cable car device according to claim 1, wherein the cable car device is associated with the tire (3). 7. Cable car arrangement according to claim 6, characterized in that the clutch (22) and the braking device (23) are associated with other tires of the traction tire (3). 8. A passenger carrier (5) wherein at least some of said deceleration tires (2), traction tires (3) and / or acceleration tires (4) are decoupled from said traction cable (10). A passenger carrier (5) placed out of operation and consequently placed along the aisle is moved to the station and uncoupled from the cable (10),
Passengers in a cable car system according to claim 1, characterized in that they are stored in the area of the guide rail (1) linked to the tires (2, 3, 4) placed out of operation. A method of holding a carrier.