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US20240199091A1
US20240199091A1 US18/390,574 US202318390574A US2024199091A1 US 20240199091 A1 US20240199091 A1 US 20240199091A1 US 202318390574 A US202318390574 A US 202318390574A US 2024199091 A1 US2024199091 A1 US 2024199091A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
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    • B61B12/122—Cable grippers; Haulage clips for aerial ropeways
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B3/00—Elevated railway systems with suspended vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B7/00—Rope railway systems with suspended flexible tracks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
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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
    • B61B12/10—Cable traction drives
    • 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
    • B61B12/12—Cable grippers; Haulage clips
    • 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
    • B61B12/12—Cable grippers; Haulage clips
    • B61B12/127—Cable grippers; Haulage clips for ski lift, sleigh lift or like trackless systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B7/00—Rope railway systems with suspended flexible tracks
    • B61B7/02—Rope railway systems with suspended flexible tracks with separate haulage cables
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
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  • the present disclosure relates to a circular cableway having at least two cableway stations and having at least one cableway vehicle which can be moved in a circulating movement between the cableway stations by a haul cable, wherein the at least one cableway vehicle has at least one cable clamp for releasably coupling the cableway vehicle to the haul cable, and wherein an actuating device for actuating the cable clamp is provided in at least one cableway station.
  • the present disclosure moreover relates to a method for operating a circular cableway having at least one cableway vehicle which can be moved in a circulating movement between at least two cableway stations by a haul cable, wherein the at least one cableway vehicle has a cable clamp for releasably coupling the cableway vehicle to the haul cable.
  • Circular cableways are known in the prior art and are usually used for the transport of passengers and/or material in topographically unfavorable terrain, e.g., as a gondola lift or chairlift in winter sports regions.
  • a circular cableway a plurality of cableway vehicles is moved with a haul cable in a circulating movement between a plurality of cableway stations.
  • a distinction is substantially made between monocable circular cableway where only one haul cable is provided that serves at the same time as a traction cable for generating propulsion and as a support cable for carrying the cableway vehicles.
  • the haul cable serves only as a traction cable for driving the cableway vehicles, and the cableway vehicles are arranged so as to be movable on one or more support cables by a suitable traveling gear.
  • the circular cableway is also referred to, for example, as a bi-cable circular cableway (one traction cable and one support cable) or as a tri-cable circular cableway (one traction cable and two support cables).
  • Multi-cable circular cableways in particular, combine the advantages of aerial tramways, such as large transport capacity, and the advantages of monocable circular cableways, such as continuous operation without standstill.
  • Multi-cable circular cableways have a number of (e.g., one or two) support cables per direction of travel, which form a track, and at least one endless, circulating haul cable that serves as a traction cable.
  • a plurality of cableway vehicles is provided which are moved in a circulating operation between two cableway stations that are designed as terminals.
  • a traveling gear having a plurality of cable rollers which roll on the number of support cables is provided on each of the cableway vehicles.
  • two parallel support cables are provided, and two groups of cable rollers are accordingly provided on the traveling gear which are spaced apart from one another at a distance that corresponds to the distance of the support cables.
  • the traveling gear is generally connected to an upper portion of a hanger, and a transport body, for example a cabin, is arranged at the lower end of the hanger for accommodating passengers and/or goods.
  • the cableway vehicles each have at least one operable cable clamp with which the cableway vehicles can be releasably coupled to the haul cable.
  • the haul cable is driven by a suitable drive device in order to generate propulsion for moving the cableway vehicles.
  • the drive device is usually designed as an electric machine and arranged in at least one cableway station.
  • the cableway vehicles can be decoupled from the haul cable by opening the cable clamps during entry.
  • the force transmission is interrupted and the cableway vehicles can be moved within the cableway station at reduced speed along a guide rail (or parallel guide rails in case of tri-cable circular cableways).
  • a suitable auxiliary drive is provided for driving the cableway vehicles within the cableway station between decoupling from the haul cable and coupling to the haul cable.
  • the cableway vehicles are again accelerated by the auxiliary drive to the speed of the haul cable and coupled to the haul cable by the cable clamp being closed.
  • Known cable clamps usually have a fixed clamp jaw and a clamp jaw movable relative thereto.
  • the movable clamp jaw is usually prestressed in the closed position by a suitable prestressing device and can be opened against the prestressing force with a suitable actuating device in order to open the cable clamp.
  • One or more actuating levers are generally provided for actuating the cable clamp which interact with a suitable actuating device arranged within the cableway stations for generating an actuating force.
  • the cable clamps are generally designed such that the clamp jaws partially enclose the traction cable.
  • the cableway vehicle When the cable clamp is opened, the cableway vehicle cannot easily be removed from the traction cable in the vertical direction without the fixed clamp jaw touching the traction cable and the traction cable thereby possibly being pressed out of the guide or even damaged.
  • complete lifting of the cable clamp from the haul cable is generally necessary, since the course of the haul cable in the cableway station usually differs from the direction of movement of the cableway vehicles.
  • the haul cable often runs at a certain angle, relative to the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle, downwards or upwards (depending on the design of the cableway).
  • EP 0 283 888 A2 discloses a cableway vehicle for a tri-cable circular cableway.
  • the cable clamps of the traveling gear are arranged movably on a frame and can be adjusted in height via an adjusting roller when the adjusting rollers interact with actuating rails of a cableway station.
  • the cable clamps can thus be lowered in the direction of the traction cable or lifted from the traction cable.
  • AT 370 685 B discloses a cable clamp for a monocable cableway.
  • the cable clamp In order to prevent a lateral displacement during decoupling of the cable clamp from the cable, which is required to free the fixed clamp jaw from the cable, it is provided for the cable clamp to have two movable clamp jaws which are mounted so as to be pivotable symmetrically about a common axis.
  • AT 403788 B and EP 0 644 095 A1 disclose cable clamps of an industrial cableway.
  • the entire cable clamp can be pivoted away from the traction cable relative to the hanger.
  • the object is achieved according to the present disclosure by a circular cableway having the features of claim 1 and by a method having the features of claim 18 .
  • the cable clamp By pivoting the cableway vehicle during entry into the cableway station, the cable clamp can be moved sufficiently far away from the haul cable, so that a contactless lifting of the cable clamp from the haul cable is enabled.
  • a rotational movement about the first axis of rotation also has the advantage that the comfort for the passengers can be increased.
  • the actuating device has a stationary first actuating guide rail which is arranged in an entry area of the cableway station and which is configured to interact with an actuating lever of the at least one cable clamp during movement of the cableway vehicle in order to generate an actuating force for opening the at least one cable clamp
  • the control guide device has a stationary first control guide rail which is arranged in the entry area of the cableway station and wherein the first actuating guide rail and the first control guide rail are arranged relative to one another such that the at least one cable clamp is pivoted while or after opening the at least one cable clamp.
  • the actuating device alternatively or additionally, has a stationary second actuating guide rail which is arranged in an exit area of the cableway station and which is configured to interact with an actuating lever of the at least one cable clamp during movement of the cableway vehicle in order to generate an actuating force for opening the at least one cable clamp
  • the control guide device has a stationary second control guide rail which is arranged in the exit area of the cableway station and wherein the second actuating guide rail and the second control guide rail are arranged relative to one another such that the at least one cable clamp is pivoted while or after opening the at least one cable clamp.
  • the temporal relation between opening the at least one cable clamp and pivoting the cableway vehicle can be defined in a simple manner.
  • a direction of movement of the cableway vehicle and a course of the haul cable in the entry area of the cableway station diverge starting from the first actuating guide rail in the vertical direction, and that the deflection angle is defined by the first control guide rail such that the at least one cable clamp can be lifted from the haul cable in a contactless manner in the vertical direction after opening by the first actuating guide rail.
  • the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle and the course of the haul cable in the exit area of the cableway station converge again in the vertical direction up to the second actuating guide rail, and the deflection angle is defined by the second control guide rail such that the at least one cable clamp can be joined to the haul cable in a contactless manner in the vertical direction after opening by the second actuating guide rail.
  • the cableway vehicle can be decoupled from the haul cable or coupled again to the haul cable without damage or wear to the haul cable or the cable clamp. Between decoupling and coupling, the cableway vehicle can be moved within the cableway station in any direction relative to the course of the haul cable, whereby a high flexibility can be achieved.
  • the at least one cable clamp preferably has a fixed clamp jaw and a clamp jaw movable relative thereto, between which the haul cable can be clamped, wherein at least the fixed clamp jaw is configured to partially enclose the haul cable when coupled to the haul cable, so that a free end portion of the fixed clamp jaw is located on an underside of the haul cable, wherein the deflection angle is defined such that the cable clamp can be lifted from the haul cable and/or joined to the haul cable without the free end portion touching the haul cable.
  • the deflection angle is preferably at least 0.3°, particularly preferably at least 0.5°, in particular preferably at least 0.8°. This ensures that the cableway vehicle is pivoted to such an extent that the portion of the clamp jaw which partially encloses the haul cable is sufficiently far away from the haul cable in order to enable contactless removal of the cable clamp from the haul cable.
  • the deflection angle is preferably defined such that a distance between the free end portion of the fixed clamp jaw and the haul cable is at least 1 mm, preferably at least 2 mm, particularly preferably at least 3 mm, in a transverse direction extending transversely to the direction of movement after pivoting of the cable clamp.
  • the deflection angle is defined such that a distance between a free end portion of the movable clamp jaw and the haul cable in the transverse direction after pivoting the cable clamp is at least 1 mm, preferably at least 2 mm, particularly preferably at least 3 mm. This ensures that both clamp jaws have a sufficiently large distance from the haul cable in order to enable contactless decoupling or coupling.
  • the cableway vehicle preferably has a transport body for accommodating passengers, a hanger support, and a hanger, wherein an upper portion of the hanger is connected to the hanger support and a lower portion of the hanger is connected to the transport body, wherein the cable clamp is arranged on the hanger support, and the control is arranged on the hanger support, on the hanger, or on the transport body.
  • the hanger is preferably fastened to the hanger support such as to be pivotable relative to the hanger support, preferably about a second axis of rotation extending transversely to the direction of movement. This allows the transport body to swing back and forth in the direction of movement, which increases transport comfort for the passengers.
  • a cable clamp center point is preferably provided on the cable clamp, through which cable clamp center point a longitudinal axis of the haul cable runs when the cable clamp is coupled to the haul cable, wherein the cable clamp center point is spaced apart from the first axis of rotation by a clamping distance which is preferably at least 100 mm, more preferably at least 300 mm, particularly preferably at least 700 mm, in particular at least 720 mm.
  • control has a free control end, wherein a force application point is provided at the free control end which is configured to interact with the control guide device for generating the deflection force, and wherein the force application point is spaced apart from the first axis of rotation (DA1) by a lever arm distance, which is preferably at least 400 mm, preferably at least 700 mm, particularly preferably at least 800 mm, in particular at least 900 mm.
  • a rotatable roller can also be arranged at the free control end of the control, and the force application point can be at the rotatable roller.
  • a guide track is provided on the stationary control guide device, in particular on the first and/or on the second control guide rail, along which guide track the control is guided during movement of the cableway vehicle to generate the deflection force, and that the guide track is designed to be curved.
  • the guide track preferably has a curve with a continuous curvature profile, preferably with a Gl continuity or a G 2 continuity. An abrupt, in particular jerky, pivoting movement can thereby be avoided, which, on the one hand, increases passenger comfort and, on the other, reduces wear and the risk of damage.
  • the circular cableway can be designed as a monocable circular cableway, wherein the haul cable is designed as a traction cable and at the same time as a support cable, wherein a stationary guide rail is provided in the at least one cableway station, along which guide rail the at least one cableway vehicle can be moved through the cableway station when decoupled from the haul cable, wherein a number of guide rollers are arranged on the cableway vehicle in order to roll on the guide rail, and wherein a contact of the guide rollers on the guide rail forms the first axis of rotation.
  • the circular cableway can also be designed as a bi-cable circular cableway, wherein the haul cable is designed as a traction cable and an additional support cable is provided, wherein a number of cable rollers arranged one behind the other in the direction of movement are arranged on the cableway vehicle, which cable rollers are designed to roll on the support cable, wherein a stationary guide rail is provided in the at least one cableway station, along which guide rail the at least one cableway vehicle can be moved through the cableway station by the cable rollers when decoupled from the traction cable, and wherein a contact of the cable rollers on the guide rail or a center point of a guide portion of the guide rail forms the first axis of rotation.
  • the circular cableway can be designed as a tri-cable circular cableway, wherein the haul cable is designed as a traction cable and two additional support cables are provided, wherein the at least one cableway vehicle has a traveling gear on which a number of first cable rollers arranged one behind the other in the direction of movement are arranged, which are configured to roll on a support cable, and on which a number of second cable rollers arranged one behind the other in the direction of movement are arranged, which are configured to roll on the respective other support cable, wherein two stationary guide rails are provided in the at least one cableway station, along which two stationary guide rails the at least one cableway vehicle can be moved through the cableway station by the first and second cable rollers when the cableway vehicle is in a state decoupled from the traction cable, and wherein the traveling gear is hinged to the hanger support via a joint, wherein the joint forms the first axis of rotation. Pivoting according to the present disclosure of the cableway vehicle can thereby be used in different types
  • the joint is preferably arranged transversely to the direction of movement between the number of first cable rollers and the number of second cable rollers. It is furthermore advantageous if the number of first cable rollers contact the first stationary guide rail in a first contact point and the number of second cable rollers contact the second stationary guide rail in a second contact point, wherein, in the vertical direction, the joint is above, below or at the same height as the first and/or the second contact point.
  • the at least one cable clamp is preferably arranged below the joint in the vertical direction, and the number of first cable rollers are arranged transversely to the direction of movement between the control and the joint. Advantageous kinematic embodiments are thereby provided.
  • FIG. 1 shows a view from above of a circular cableway in the form of a tri-cable circular cableway
  • FIG. 2 A shows a cableway vehicle of a tri-cable circular cableway in an entry area of a cableway station in a view from behind in the direction of movement;
  • FIG. 2 B shows a mechanical replacement system of the cableway vehicle of the tri-cable circular cableway
  • FIG. 3 shows a side view of a cableway vehicle of a tri-cable circular cableway in an entry area of a cableway station
  • FIG. 4 shows a cableway vehicle of a monocable circular cableway in an entry area of a cableway station in a view from behind in the direction of movement;
  • FIG. 5 shows a cableway vehicle of a bi-cable circular cableway in an entry area of a cableway station in a view from behind in the direction of movement.
  • FIG. 1 shows a simplified representation of a tri-cable circular cableway 1 having two cableway stations 2 A, 2 B and a number of cableway vehicles 3 which can be moved in a circulating movement between cableway stations 2 A, 2 B.
  • the first cableway station 2 A is designed as a first terminal, for example as a valley station
  • the second cableway station 2 B is designed as a second terminal, for example a mountain station.
  • the cableway vehicles 3 are moved in a circulating movement between the two terminals 2 A, 2 B.
  • the cableway vehicles are moved in a first direction of travel FR 1 , for example uphill, from the first cableway station 2 A to the second cableway station 2 B, and are moved from the second cableway station 2 B back to the first cableway station 2 A in a second direction of travel FR 2 , for example downhill.
  • first direction of travel FR 1 for example uphill
  • second direction of travel FR 2 for example downhill
  • the cableway vehicles 3 are turned along a curve by, for example, 180° from the first direction of travel FR 1 to the second direction of travel FR 2 .
  • one or more further cableway stations could be provided between the two cableway stations 2 a , 2 B.
  • a mid-station unlike a terminal, is passed through by the cableway vehicles 3 in the corresponding direction of travel without the direction of travel being changed.
  • a certain change in direction is of course also possible in a mid-station.
  • Two stationary support cables 4 A, 4 B which connect the two terminals 2 A, 2 B, are provided per direction of travel FR 1 , FR 2 .
  • the support cables 4 A, 4 B run substantially parallel to one another.
  • the support cables 4 A, 4 B are fastened with their ends in the terminals 2 A, 2 B in a suitable manner, as schematically indicated in FIG. 1 .
  • the support cables 4 A, 4 B form a track for the cableway vehicles 3 along which the cableway vehicles 3 can be moved by a traveling gear 6 .
  • a traveling gear 6 On the traveling gear 6 , a number of first cable rollers S 1 are arranged one behind the other in the direction of movement B, and a number of second cable rollers S 2 are arranged one behind the other in the direction of movement B.
  • the first and second cable rollers S 1 , S 2 are spaced apart in a transverse direction Q, transversely to the direction of movement B, at a distance corresponding to the distance between the support cables 4 A, 4 B.
  • the traveling gear 6 is connected via a hanger 7 (not shown in FIG. 1 , see FIG. 2 A ) to a transport body 9 located underneath in the vertical direction.
  • the transport body 9 serves in a known manner for accommodating and transporting passengers and/or objects. Tri-cable circular cableways are usually used for passenger transport, wherein the transport body 9 generally has a cabin with lateral doors.
  • At least one circulating haul cable 5 is provided, which serves as a traction cable in order to exert propulsion on the cableway vehicles 3 for moving the cableway vehicles 3 .
  • the haul cable 5 can run, for example, between the two support cables 4 A, 4 B. In the vertical direction, the haul cable 5 can run, for example, below the support cables 4 A, 4 B.
  • the haul cable 5 is usually designed as an endless cable and is deflected within the terminals 2 A, 2 B in each case on one or more suitable deflection devices, e.g., sheave wheels 16 .
  • a drive device for example an electric machine, is provided in at least one cableway station 2 A, 2 B in a known manner, which drive device serves to generate propulsion on the traction cable 5 .
  • the drive device can drive the sheave wheel 16 , for example, and can be controlled by a suitable controller (not shown). The movement of the cableway vehicles 3 can thus be controlled via the controller.
  • the representation in FIG. 1 is only schematic and, of course, a different cable guide of the haul cable 5 and the support cables 4 A, 4 B could be provided in practice.
  • At least one cable clamp 10 (only indicated in FIG. 1 ) is provided on the cableway vehicle 3 , with which cable clamp the cableway vehicle 3 can be releasably coupled to the traction cable 5 (see FIG. 2 A for details).
  • the cable clamp 10 can be actuated to open with a suitable actuating device arranged in the cableway stations 2 A, 2 B.
  • the cable clamp 10 is closed during travel between the cableway stations 2 A, 2 B so that a force-fitting connection exists between the haul cable 5 and the cableway vehicle 3 .
  • the cable clamp 10 can be opened within the cableway stations 2 A, 2 B, in particular in an entry area EB of the cableway station 2 A, 2 B, in order to decouple the cableway vehicle 3 from the haul cable 5 .
  • force transmission can be interrupted and the cableway vehicle 3 can be moved within the respective cableway station 2 A, 2 B at reduced speed (relative to the speed of the haul cable 5 ) up to an exit area AB.
  • auxiliary drive is generally provided for driving the cableway vehicles 3 within the cableway station 2 A, 2 B.
  • the auxiliary drive can have, for example, driven friction wheels 17 (not shown in FIG. 1 ) which interact with friction linings 18 of the cableway vehicle 3 (see FIG. 2 A ).
  • Such auxiliary drives are well known, which is why they will not be discussed in detail herein.
  • the traveling gears 6 of the cableway vehicles 3 can be guided on suitable guide rails 19 A, 19 B, which connect the support cables 4 A, 4 B of a direction of travel FR 1 to the support cables 4 A, 4 B of the respective other direction of travel FR 2 .
  • the guide rails 19 A, 19 B thus form a track within the cableway station 2 A, 2 B and, so to speak, replace the support cables 2 A, 2 B within the cableway station 2 A, 2 B.
  • the guide rails 19 A, 19 B preferably each have a guide portion with a cylindrical guide surface which substantially corresponds to the shape of the support cables 4 A, 4 B.
  • Such guide rails 19 A, 19 B can also be provided in mid-stations in order to connect the support cables 4 A, 4 B of the same direction of travel FR 1 , FR 2 . As a result, shorter support cables 4 A, 4 B can be used. However, in principle, the support cables 4 A, 4 B could also run through a mid-station to the terminal. Of course, further devices (not shown) can also be provided in the tri-cable circular cableway, such as clamping devices for the support cables 4 A, 4 A and/or for the traction cable 5 , safety devices, etc. Since the structure and the function of a tri-cable circular cableway are basically known, further details which are not relevant to the present disclosure are dispensed with at this point.
  • a control 11 (schematically indicated in FIG. 1 ) is furthermore provided on the cableway vehicle 3 , and a control guide device 12 is provided in each of the cableway stations 2 A, 2 B.
  • the actuating device for actuating the cable clamp 10 and the control guide device 12 are shown only for the first cableway station 2 A in FIG. 1 .
  • the second cableway station 2 B also preferably has an actuating device and a control guide device in an analogous manner.
  • the control guide device 12 is configured to interact with the control 11 during movement of the cableway vehicle 3 in order to generate a deflection force F acting on the cableway vehicle 3 , by which deflection force F the cable clamp 10 of the cableway vehicle 3 can be pivoted transversely to the direction of movement B of the cableway vehicle 3 at a fixed deflection angle ⁇ about a first axis of rotation DA 1 .
  • the control guide device 12 is arranged relative to the actuating device 15 in the cableway station 2 A such that the deflection force F is generated in a defined temporal relation to the actuation of the cable clamp 10 .
  • the temporal relation depends on whether pivoting takes place in the entry area EB or in the exit area Ab of the cableway station 2 A.
  • the temporal relation also depends on the structural design of the cableway, in particular on the direction of movement of the cableway vehicles 3 within the cableway station 2 A in the state decoupled from the haul cable 5 and on the course of the haul cable 5 .
  • the actuating device 15 of the first cableway stations 2 A has a stationary first actuating guide rail 15 A which is arranged in the entry area EB of the cableway station 2 A and which extends over a defined length in the direction of movement B of the cableway vehicle 3 .
  • the first actuating guide rail 15 A is configured to interact with the actuating lever 14 of the cable clamp 10 during movement of the cableway vehicle 3 in order to generate an actuating force by which the cable clamp 10 is opened.
  • the control guide device 12 of the first cableway station 2 A has a stationary first control guide rail 12 A which is arranged in the entry area EB and which extends over a certain length in the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle 3 .
  • the first actuating guide rail 15 A and the first control guide rail 12 A are arranged relative to one another such that the deflection force F is generated while or after the cable clamp 10 is opened.
  • the actuating device 15 furthermore has a stationary second actuating guide rail 15 B which is arranged in an exit area AB of the cableway station 2 A and which extends over a defined length in the direction of movement B of the cableway vehicle 3 .
  • the second actuating guide rail 15 B is again configured to interact with the actuating lever 14 of the cable clamp 10 during movement of the cableway vehicle 3 in order to generate an actuating force for opening the cable clamp 10 .
  • the control guide device 12 furthermore has a stationary second control guide rail 12 B which is arranged in the exit area AB of the cableway station 2 A and which extends over a defined length in the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle 3 .
  • the second actuating guide rail 15 B and the second control guide rail 12 B are arranged relative to one another such that the deflection force F is generated while or after the cable clamp 10 is opened.
  • the cable clamp 10 is thus initially opened by the first actuating guide rail 15 A and held in an open position during entry into the cableway station 2 A.
  • the cable clamp 10 is pivoted due to the deflection force F acting on the control 11 , so that the cable clamp 10 can be subsequently lifted from the haul cable 5 in a contactless manner.
  • the actuating lever 14 is released again at the end of the first actuating guide rail 15 A, and the cable clamp 10 is closed due to the prestressing force of the prestressing device.
  • the control 11 is similarly relieved at the end of the first control guide rail 12 A, whereby the cable clamp 10 is pivoted back into the starting position.
  • the actuating lever 14 When the cableway vehicle 3 is moved into the area of the second actuating guide rail 15 B, the actuating lever 14 is actuated by the second actuating guide rail 15 B in order to re-open the cable clamp 10 .
  • the cable clamp 10 is again pivoted by a deflection angle ⁇ so that the cable clamp 10 can be joined to the haul cable 5 in a contactless manner.
  • the actuating lever 14 is released again at the end of the first actuating guide rail 15 A, and the cable clamp 10 is closed due to the prestressing force of the prestressing device, whereby the cableway vehicle 3 is again coupled to the haul cable 5 .
  • the control 11 is similarly relieved at the end of the first control guide rail 12 B, whereby the cable clamp 10 is pivoted back into the starting position.
  • the cable clamp 10 is thus in the closed state between the end of the first actuating guide rail 15 A and the beginning of the second actuating guide rail 15 B, and the cableway vehicle 3 or the cable clamp 10 is also again in the neutral, non-deflected position.
  • the first actuating guide rail 15 A and the second actuating guide rail 15 B could of course also be designed as a common rail, the course of which would be selected according to the desired opening and closing times of the cable clamp 10 .
  • the cable clamp 10 could therefore, in principle, also be held permanently in the open state between the entry area EB and the exit area AB. For energetic reasons, however, it is advantageous if the cable clamp 10 is closed in the meantime.
  • the actuating lever 14 When the cableway vehicle 3 is moved into the area of the second actuating guide rail 15 B, the actuating lever 14 is actuated by the second actuating guide rail 15 B in order to re-open the cable clamp 10 .
  • the first and the second control guide rail 12 A, 12 B could also be designed as a common rail, the course of which would be selected according to the desired deflection times of the cable clamp 10 .
  • the cable clamp 10 could thus, in principle, also be held permanently in the pivoted state between the entry area EB and the exit area AB. For energetic reasons, however, it is advantageous here as well if the control 11 is released again in the meantime.
  • a direction of movement B of the cableway vehicle 3 and a course of the haul cable 5 can diverge in the vertical direction as from the first actuating guide rail 15 A in the entry area EB of the cableway station 2 A, in that the haul cable 5 runs downward relative to the direction of movement B, as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the deflection angle ⁇ and the point in time of pivoting the cable clamp 10 are then defined by the first control guide rail 12 A preferably such that the cable clamp 10 is lifted from the haul cable 5 in a contactless manner in the vertical direction after opening by the first actuating guide rail 15 A (due to the diverging profile).
  • a direction of movement of the cableway vehicle 3 and a course of the haul cable 5 in the exit area AB of the cableway station can converge up to the second actuating guide rail 15 B in the vertical direction.
  • the deflection angle ⁇ and the point in time of deflecting the cable clamp 10 are then defined by the second control guide rail 12 B preferably such that the cable clamp 10 is again joined to the haul cable 5 in a contactless manner in the vertical direction after opening by the second actuating guide rail 15 B (due to the converging profile).
  • the deflection angle a can be, for example, at least 0.3°, at least 0.5°, or at least 0.8°.
  • the stationary actuating guide rails 15 A, 15 B can, for example, each be designed as mechanical positive guides, for example a so-called sliding block guide, which accommodates and guides the actuating lever 14 .
  • the course of the sliding block guide is defined such that an actuating force is exerted on the actuating lever 14 , by which the movable clamp jaw 10 B is opened against the prestressing force of the prestressing device (here of the helical springs S).
  • the stationary actuating guide rails 15 A, 15 B can be fastened to a suitable structure within the cableway station 2 A, 2 B.
  • the control guide rails 12 A, 12 B of the control guide device can be designed, for example, as a mechanical positive guide, in particular as a sliding block guide, analogously to the actuating guide rails 15 A, 15 B.
  • the control guide rails 12 A, 12 B can again be fastened to a suitable stationary construction of the corresponding cableway station 2 A, 2 B, for example on a frame 20 , as indicated in FIG. 2 A .
  • a guide track is provided on the stationary control guide device 12 , in particular on the first and/or on the second control guide rail 12 A, 12 B, along which guide track the control 11 is guided in the direction of movement for generating the deflection force F, and that the guide track is designed to be curved. It is particularly advantageous if the guide track has a curve with a continuous curvature profile, preferably with a Gl continuity or a G 2 continuity. As a result, acceleration jumps can be avoided, whereby pivoting is hardly noticeable to the passengers.
  • the course of the curve is defined in the vertical direction such that a sufficiently large deflection angle a of the cable clamp 10 is achieved.
  • FIG. 2 A shows a cableway vehicle 3 in a tri-cable circular cableway in an advantageous embodiment of the present disclosure in an entry area EB of a cableway station 2 A, viewed from the rear in the direction of movement B.
  • FIG. 3 shows the cableway vehicle 3 from FIG. 2 A , viewed in a side view from the left. Only an upper region of the cableway vehicle 3 is shown in each case, since the lower part is not essential for the present disclosure.
  • the cableway vehicle 3 has a traveling gear 6 , on which a number of first cable rollers S 1 arranged one behind the other in the direction of movement B and a number of second cable rollers S 2 arranged one behind the other in the direction of movement B are arranged. As shown in FIG.
  • first cable rollers S 1 and four second cable rollers S 2 may be provided in each case, for example.
  • the cable rollers S 1 , S 2 are mounted rotatably on the traveling gear 6 in a suitable manner.
  • the cable rollers S 1 , S 2 are guided within the cableway station 2 A, 2 B on the guide rails 19 A, 19 B and roll thereon.
  • the guide rails 19 A, 19 B can be arranged, for example, on a suitable stationary frame 20 which can be fastened to a load-bearing structure of the cableway station 2 A, as indicated in FIG. 2 A .
  • the cableway vehicle 3 also has a hanger 7 and a hanger support 8 , wherein a lower portion 7 A of the hanger 7 is connected to the transport body 9 , and an upper portion 7 B of the hanger 7 is connected to the hanger support 8 .
  • the hanger 7 is pivotably fastened to the hanger support 8 relative to the hanger support 8 in order to allow a certain back and forth movement in the direction of movement B during travel.
  • the hanger 7 may be pivotable relative to the hanger support 8 , for example, about a second axis of rotation DA 2 extending transversely to the direction of movement B.
  • FIG. 2 A shows the hanger 7 to be interrupted in the middle region; the lower portion of the transport body 9 is not shown.
  • the transport body 9 is not shown.
  • the hanger support 8 is connected to the traveling gear 6 , and at least one actuatable cable clamp 10 is provided on the hanger support 8 for releasably coupling the cableway vehicle 3 to the haul cable 5 that serves as a traction cable in the tri-cable circular cableway.
  • the haul cable 5 can be guided within the cableway station 2 A, for example, by suitable third cable rollers S 3 .
  • the third cable rollers S 3 can be rotatably mounted on a suitable stationary structure of the cableway station 2 A, as indicated by the schematic fixed bearing in FIG. 2 A .
  • the cable clamp 10 has a fixed clamp jaw 10 A and a clamp jaw 10 B movable relative thereto, between which the haul cable 5 can be clamped.
  • the movable clamp jaw 10 B is prestressed in the closed state by a suitable prestressing device, which can have, for example, a number of mechanical springs, preferably helical springs.
  • FIG. 3 schematically shows four helical springs S, for example.
  • the cable clamp 10 furthermore has at least one actuating lever 14 which can be actuated by the actuating device (not shown in FIG. 2 A ), for example by the first actuating guide rail 15 A, of the cableway station 2 A, 2 B in order to open the movable clamp jaw 10 B against the prestressing force of the prestressing device.
  • Two actuating levers 14 are provided by way of example on the illustrated cableway vehicle 3 according to FIG. 3 .
  • a rotatable actuating roller 14 A can also be provided at the free end of the actuating lever 14 and interacts with the actuating guide rail 15 A for generating the actuating force.
  • the cableway vehicle 3 is decoupled from the haul cable 5 and the movement of the cableway vehicle 3 along the guide rails 19 A, 19 B can take place in a different direction of movement than the course of the haul cable 5 , for example in a horizontal movement plane BE, as indicated in FIG. 3 .
  • the haul cable 5 can have a diverging course and, for example, run downwards at an angle ⁇ relative to the movement plane BE, as indicated in FIG. 3 .
  • the direction of movement of the cableway vehicle 3 and the course of the haul cable 5 can converge again in the exit area AB of the cableway station 2 A.
  • the haul cable 5 can run upwards at an angle B relative to the movement plane BE and converge with the movement plane BE in the region of the second actuating guide rail 15 B (see FIG. 1 ).
  • a cable clamp center point P 1 is provided on the cable clamp 10 , through which cable clamp center point a longitudinal axis of the haul cable 5 runs when the cable clamp 10 is in a state coupled to haul cable 5 .
  • This state is present, for example, when the cableway vehicle 3 is in a position at the beginning of the entry region EB of the cableway station 2 A, as indicated in FIG. 3 with position POS-A by the dashed line. Viewed in the direction of movement B, the position relates to the center of the cableway vehicle 3 in the region of the hanger 7 .
  • the state of the cable clamp 10 in position POS-A is shown in enlarged detail A.
  • the cable clamp 10 is opened in that an actuating force is exerted on the actuating lever 14 of the cable clamp 10 by the first stationary actuating guide rail 15 A.
  • the cable clamp 10 is opened, for example in position POS-B in FIG. 3 , and the haul cable 5 begins to run downwards at angle ⁇ relative to the movement plane BE, the cable clamp center point Pl and the longitudinal axis of the haul cable 5 move away from one another in the vertical direction depending on angle ⁇ .
  • the fixed clamp jaw 10 A rests against the haul cable 5 in the closed state and partially encloses the haul cable 5 on its underside.
  • a free end portion E 1 of the fixed clamp jaw 10 A and the haul cable 5 therefore overlap in the vertical direction. Since the fixed clamp jaw 10 A basically still rest against the haul cable 5 even after the cable clamp 10 has been opened, it is not readily possible to separate the cable clamp 10 in the vertical direction from the haul cable 5 without a collision of the free end portion E 1 with the haul cable 5 occurring.
  • this problem was previously solved in that the entire cableway vehicle 3 was displaced by a certain offset in the transverse direction Q after the cable clamp 10 was opened.
  • the offset was selected such that the free end portion E 1 of the fixed clamp jaw 10 A was sufficiently far away from the haul cable 5 in the transverse direction Q, so that it was possible to lift the cable clamp 10 from the haul cable 5 in a substantially contactless manner in the entry area EB and to join it again to the haul cable 5 in a substantially contactless manner in the exit area.
  • this led to noticeable impacts on the transport body 9 which are uncomfortable for the passengers.
  • the present disclosure provides for the cable clamp 10 to be pivoted about the first axis of rotation DA 1 , as has already been described in detail.
  • the traveling gear 6 is hinged to the hanger support 8 with at least one joint G, wherein the joint G forms the first axis of rotation DA 1 .
  • the control 11 is designed as a substantially rigid control 11 , which is designed here as part of the hanger support 8 .
  • control guide device 12 can advantageously be arranged in an upper region of the cableway station 2 A which is not accessible for unauthorized persons.
  • control 11 at another suitable location of the cableway vehicle 3 would also be conceivable, for example on the hanger 7 or on the transport body 9 .
  • the at least one joint G is preferably arranged between the number of first cable rollers S 1 and the number of second cable rollers S 2 .
  • the first cable rollers S 1 contact the first stationary guide rail 19 A at a first contact point
  • the number of second cable rollers S 2 contact the second stationary guide rail 19 B at a second contact point.
  • the joint G here is at the same height as the first and the second contact point. Alternatively, however, the joint G could also be above or below the first and/or the second contact point.
  • the cable clamp 10 is arranged here below the joint G, and the number of first cable rollers S 1 lie transversely to the direction of movement B between the control 11 and the joint G.
  • the control 11 and the control guide rail 12 A, 12 B interacting therewith would also be conceivable, which are suitable to pivot the cable clamp 10 .
  • the control guide device 12 is designed such that the deflection force F acts on the control 11 from below, as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2 A . It is thereby possible for the hanger support 8 with the hanger 7 and transport body 9 fastened thereto to be deflected at a deflection angle ⁇ in the transverse direction Q.
  • the deflection angle ⁇ is defined such that the cable clamp 10 , in particular in the vertical direction, can be moved relative to the traction cable 5 without the clamp jaws 10 A, 10 B touching the traction cable 5 , as has already been described.
  • the control 11 is arranged on the hanger support 8 above the actuating lever 14 of the cable clamp 10 .
  • the depicted arrangement of the control 11 and actuating lever 14 is only to be understood as an example and depends on the specific structural design of the cableway and of the cableway vehicle.
  • the first axis of rotation DA 1 formed by the joint G preferably runs parallel to the direction of movement B, so that the hanger support 8 is pivotable about the first axis of rotation DA 1 relative to the traveling gear 6 by the deflection force F.
  • the control 11 preferably has a free control end at which a force application point P 2 is provided, which is configured to interact with the stationary control guide device 12 of the cableway station 2 A in order to generate the deflection force F.
  • a rotatable roller 13 can be arranged at the free control end of the control 11 , wherein the force application point P 2 is at the rotatable roller 13 .
  • the cable clamp 10 is preferably arranged below the at least one joint G, and the number of first cable rollers S 1 is arranged between the control 11 and the at least one joint G when viewed in the transverse direction Q.
  • FIG. 2 B shows a mechanical substitute system of the cableway vehicle 3 for illustrating the deflection of the hanger support 8 .
  • the first axis of rotation DA 1 which is formed by the joint G, the cable clamp center point P 1 of the cable clamp 10 and the force application point P 2 of the control 11 are shown.
  • the force application point P 2 is spaced apart from the first axis of rotation DA 1 of the joint G at a lever arm distance L 1 . It is advantageous if the lever arm distance L 1 is at least 400 mm, preferably at least 700 mm, particularly preferably at least 800 mm, in particular 900 mm.
  • the cable clamp center point P 1 is spaced apart from the first axis of rotation DA 1 of the joint G at a clamping distance L 2 .
  • the clamping distance L 2 can, for example, be at least 300 mm, preferably at least 500 mm, particularly preferably at least 700 mm, in particular 720 mm.
  • Clamping distance L 2 is understood here to mean the distance in the vertical direction in the non-deflected state of the cableway vehicle 3 .
  • the cable clamp 10 and consequently the cable clamp center point Pl are also displaced in the horizontal direction into the displaced cable clamp center point P 1 ′ by a horizontal distance X.
  • the clamping distance L 2 Due to the rotation about the first axis of rotation DA 1 , the clamping distance L 2 is reduced relative to the clamping distance L 2 ′.
  • the size of the deflection angle a and of the horizontal distance X depends substantially on the structural design of the cableway vehicle 3 and may vary.
  • the lever arm distance L 1 is for example 920 mm
  • the clamping distance L 2 is 720 mm.
  • the state of the cable clamp 10 after deflection is shown in detail B of FIG. 3 .
  • the cableway vehicle 3 is in the position POS-C shown, wherein the position in turn refers to the center of the cableway vehicle 3 in the region of the hanger 7 .
  • the same may apply, of course, to a position of the cableway vehicle 3 in the exit area AB before the cable clamp 10 is closed.
  • the cable clamp 10 can thereby be lifted from the haul cable 5 in the vertical direction without the clamp jaws 10 A, 10 B touching the traction cable 5 .
  • distance X 1 and distance X 2 are at least 1 mm, preferably at least 2 mm, particularly preferably at least 3 mm.
  • Position POS-C corresponds to a position of the cableway vehicle 3 before the cable clamp 10 is closed
  • position POS-A corresponds to a position of the cableway vehicle 3 after the cable clamp 10 has been closed.
  • the cableway vehicle 3 could, for example, be deflected in the entry area EB as described in order to remove the cable clamp 10 contactlessly from the haul cable 5 .
  • the cable clamp 10 could then be pivoted back into the starting position (for example by a corresponding arrangement and design of the first control guide rail 12 A) and closed (for example by a corresponding arrangement and design of the first actuating guide rail 15 A).
  • the cableway vehicle 3 could then be moved into the exit area AB.
  • the cable clamp 10 can initially be opened again (for example by corresponding arrangement and design of the second actuating guide rail 15 B) and pivoted at deflection angle a (for example by a corresponding arrangement and design of the second control guide rail 12 B).
  • the open cable clamp 10 can then be joined to the haul cable 5 in a contactless manner, and the cable clamp 10 can be pivoted back again into the starting position and the cable clamp 10 can be closed (for example by a corresponding arrangement of the second control guide rail 12 A relative to the second actuating guide rail 15 B).
  • the temporal relation can be defined by the relative arrangement so that the deflection of the cable clamp 10 takes place while or after opening the cable clamp 10 .
  • the cableway vehicle 3 could also be moved from the entry area EB into the exit area AB in the deflected state of the cable clamp 10 and/or with an open cable clamp 10 .
  • a continuous control guide device 12 and actuating device 15 would be required between the entry area EB and the exit area AB.
  • FIG. 4 shows a cableway vehicle 3 in a monocable circular cableway in an entry area EB of a cableway station 2 A, viewed from the rear in the direction of movement B.
  • the representation is substantially analogous to that in FIG. 2 A .
  • the cableway vehicle 3 again has a hanger support 8 on which a hanger 7 is fastened, preferably such as to be pivotable about a second axis of rotation DA 2 .
  • a stationary guide rail 19 is provided in the cableway station 2 A, 2 B, along which guide rail the at least one cableway vehicle 3 can be moved through the cableway station 2 A, 2 B in a state decoupled from the haul cable 5 .
  • a number of rotatably mounted guide rollers 21 which roll on the guide rail 19 are arranged on the cableway vehicle 3 , in particular on the hanger support 8 .
  • the first axis of rotation DA 1 about which the cable clamp 10 is pivotable, is formed here by a contact K 1 of the guide rollers 21 on the guide rail 19 .
  • a control 11 is again arranged on the cableway vehicle 3 , and the first control guide rail 12 A of the control guide device 12 is provided on a frame 20 within the cableway station 2 A.
  • the control guide rail 12 A and the control 11 interact in order to exert a deflection force F onto the cableway vehicle 3 , by which the cable clamp 10 can be pivoted at a deflection angle ⁇ about the first axis of rotation DA 1 , here the contact K 1 , in order to release the cable clamp 10 from the haul cable 5 in a contactless manner in the entry area AB and to join it again to the haul cable 5 in a contactless manner in the exit area AB.
  • the control 11 is arranged here also on the hanger support 8 , but could of course also be provided at a different suitable location.
  • a rotatable roller 13 at which the second force application point P 2 is, is again provided at the free end of the control 11 .
  • the roller 13 interacts with the control guide rail 12 A in order to generate the deflection force F, wherein the deflection force F acts again from below onto the force application point P 2 .
  • the actuating lever 14 of the cable clamp 10 is arranged here in the vertical direction above the control 11 .
  • the function is analogous to that already described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 . In order to avoid repetitions, reference is therefore made to the above statements, which apply in an analogous way also to monocable circular cableways.
  • FIG. 5 finally shows a cableway vehicle 3 in a bi-cable circular cableway in an entry area EB of a cableway station 2 A, viewed from the rear in the direction of movement B.
  • the representation is substantially analogous to that in FIG. 2 A .
  • the haul cable 5 is designed as a traction cable and a support cable is provided.
  • the cableway vehicle 3 again has a hanger support 8 on which a hanger 7 is fastened, preferably such as to be pivotable about a second axis of rotation DA 2 .
  • a traveling gear 6 is provided on the cableway vehicle 3 , in particular on the hanger support 8 , on which traveling gear a number of cable rollers S 1 arranged one behind the other in the direction of movement are arranged.
  • the cable rollers S 1 are configured to roll on the support cable 4 during travel.
  • a stationary guide rail 19 is provided in the cableway station 2 A, along which guide rail the cableway vehicle 3 can be moved through the cableway station 2 A by the cable rollers S 1 in a state decoupled from the haul cable 5 .
  • the first axis of rotation DA 1 about which the cable clamp 10 is pivotable, can be formed, for example, by a contact K 2 of the cable rollers S 1 on the guide rail 19 .
  • the cable rollers S 1 can have a concave traveling surface, and the guide rail 19 can have a correspondingly complementary convex contact surface which is based, for example, on the shape of the support cable.
  • the first axis of rotation DA 1 does not have to be formed by the contact K 2 , but can be designed, for example, by a center point M of a substantially cylindrical portion of the guide rail 19 which forms the contact surface.
  • a control 11 is again arranged on the cableway vehicle 3 , and the first control guide rail 12 A of the control guide device 12 is provided on a frame 20 within the cableway station 2 A.
  • the control guide rail 12 A and the control 11 interact in order to exert a deflection force F onto the cableway vehicle 3 , by which the cable clamp 10 can be pivoted at a deflection angle ⁇ about the first axis of rotation DA 1 , here the contact K 2 , in order to release the cable clamp 10 from the haul cable 5 in a contactless manner in the entry area AB and to join it again to the haul cable 5 in a contactless manner in the exit area AB.
  • the control 11 is arranged here also on the hanger support 8 , but could of course also be provided at a different suitable location.
  • a rotatable roller 13 at which the second force application point P 2 is, is again provided at the free end of the control 11 .
  • the roller 13 interacts with the control guide rail 12 A in order to generate the deflection force F, wherein the deflection force F acts again from below onto the force application point P 2 .
  • the actuating lever 14 of the cable clamp 10 is arranged here as well in the vertical direction below the control 11 .
  • the function is analogous to that already described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 . In order to avoid repetitions, reference is therefore made at this point as well to the above statements, which apply in an analogous way also to monocable circular cableways.

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