US20050168028A1 - Method of heating the seat and/or backrest of a chair of a cableway system, and chair that is suitable for the purpose - Google Patents

Method of heating the seat and/or backrest of a chair of a cableway system, and chair that is suitable for the purpose Download PDF

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US20050168028A1
US20050168028A1 US10/985,482 US98548204A US2005168028A1 US 20050168028 A1 US20050168028 A1 US 20050168028A1 US 98548204 A US98548204 A US 98548204A US 2005168028 A1 US2005168028 A1 US 2005168028A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B12/00—Component parts, details or accessories not provided for in groups B61B7/00 - B61B11/00
    • B61B12/002—Cabins; Ski-lift seats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/62—Accessories for chairs
    • A47C7/72—Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like
    • A47C7/74—Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like for ventilation, heating or cooling
    • A47C7/748—Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like for ventilation, heating or cooling for heating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B11/00—Ski lift, sleigh lift or like trackless systems with guided towing cables only

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  • the invention relates to a method of heating the seat and/or the backrest of a chair of a cableway system.
  • the invention also relates to a chair for a cableway system.
  • Cableway systems such as chair lifts are well known.
  • a multiplicity of suspension-gear mechanisms are supported on a conveying cable and each bear a chair for transporting one or more persons.
  • a method of heating a seat and/or a backrest of a chair in a cableway system which comprises:
  • the objects of the invention are achieved in that the seat and/or backrest is heated, while the chair is in a station of the cableway system, by an electric heating device integrated in the chair and/or backrest. Further, each chair of the cableway system has an electrically operated heating device which is operated while the chair is in the cableway station.
  • the temperature of the seat and/or backrest is adjusted to a temperature which the passenger finds pleasant, before the passenger boards.
  • the advantage of this method is that the seat and/or backrests of the chair are heated automatically, this doing away with any additional work for the lift staff.
  • An advantageous configuration of the method provides that the heating device is only supplied with power for a certain period of time, during which the chair is located within a cableway station.
  • the duration and/or the intensity of the power supply is regulated in dependence on the local outside temperature. This means that the colder the temperature, the greater the level to which the seat and/or backrests of the chair are heated.
  • the power supply to the heating device is interrupted as soon as the temperature of the seat and/or backrest reaches a predetermined maximum temperature value.
  • This maximum temperature value may likewise be defined in dependence on the local outside temperature.
  • an appropriate heating device is preferably arranged in the seat rest and in the backrest of each chair.
  • This heating device is connected to current collectors which are arranged on the clamping body or the suspension-gear mechanism of each chair. Upon entry into a cableway station, the current collector comes into contact with a contact device provided on the cableway system, with the result that current can flow through the heating device and heats the seat and/or backrests.
  • the current collector may comprise both roller-type contacts and sliding contacts, which interact with a correspondingly configured contact device in each case.
  • This contact device is preferably designed as a conductor rail which is arranged along the conveying or haulage cable of the cableway system.
  • a corresponding device builds up an alternating electric field along the haulage cable, this electric field being picked up by a corresponding device of the chair and serving for operating the heating device.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic, perspective view of a lift chair of a cableway system fastened to a haulage cable;
  • FIG. 2 is a partly sectional, perspective view of a seat rest of a chair according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a deflecting wheel or drive wheel of a cableway system.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a typical suspension mechanism 1 , which is connected to a conveying cable 6 via a clamping body 2 .
  • a chair for several persons is fastened on the suspension mechanism 1 .
  • the chair comprises a seat rest 4 and a backrest 5 .
  • the exemplary embodiment is illustrated with a permanently connected clamping body 2
  • the invention is equally suited for a coupling mechanism and system wherein the chairs are uncoupled from the haulage cable during their travel through the boarding stations. Upon leaving the boarding station, the chairs are accelerated to the faster travel speed and once more clamped to the haulage cable.
  • the commonly assigned patent application publication U.S. 2004/0041541 A1 which is herewith incorporated by reference.
  • the seat rest 4 comprises an integrated electrically operated heating mat 7 , with electrical connections 8 , which are preferably guided into the region of the clamping body 2 of the suspension-gear mechanism 1 .
  • the heating mat 7 is enclosed by padding 9 which, in turn, has a covering 10 , for example made of imitation leather.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a deflecting or drive wheel 12 in a cableway station.
  • the running direction 11 of the conveying cable 6 is correspondingly reversed by the deflecting or drive wheel 12 .
  • the clamping body 2 With the suspension-gear mechanism 1 arranged thereon, comprises a current collector, illustrated by a positive and a negative supply terminal.
  • the power supply to the heating mat 7 is preferably effected via low-voltage direct current. Of course, it is also possible, correspondingly, to use alternating current.
  • the current collectors 13 come into contact with a conductor rail 14 , to which a low-voltage d.c. potential is correspondingly applied.
  • the direct voltage then passes via the current collector 13 and the supply terminals 8 to the heating mat 7 and heats the latter until the suspension-gear mechanism 1 has run around the deflecting or drive wheel 12 and leaves the region of the conductor rail 14 .
  • the seat and/or backrest 4 , 5 of the chair is/are heated to a predetermined temperature value.
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic illustration of a fuse 7 a , a thermal cutout device 7 b , and a thermistor 7 c as three exemplary such devices.
  • the intensity of the current and the duration of the flow of current can be regulated in accordance with the local outside temperature, with the result that a predetermined temperature value is always achieved for the seat and/or backrest 4 , 5 .
  • the passenger can board Once the seat and backrest 4 , 5 have been heated, the passenger can board.

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ATGM157/2003U 2003-03-10
AT0015703U AT7477U1 (de) 2003-03-10 2003-03-10 Verfahren zum beheizen des sitz- und/oder rückenpolsters eines sessels einer seilbahnanlage und hierfür geeigneter sessel
PCT/AT2004/000075 WO2004080776A1 (de) 2003-03-10 2004-03-08 Verfahren zum beheizen von sitz- und/oder rückenpolsters eines sessels einer seilbahnanlage und hierfür geeigneter sessel

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