Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B61—RAILWAYS
  • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B61B13/00—Other railway systems
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
  • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
  • E01F13/00—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions
  • E01F13/04—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions movable to allow or prevent passage

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• the invention relates to a device for the safe crossing of routes for pedestrians and other road users using the sidewalk.
• a cable car for a pedestrian crossing is known, the car of which moves upwards in an elevator-like manner, horizontally over a bridge and downwards again in an elevator-like manner.
• the gondola lift requires an elaborate bridge construction, which potentially affects the cityscape and reduces the residential quarrel of adjacent buildings.
• Pedestrian crossings and traffic light-secured pedestrian crossings are created at street level, the latter requiring more attention from moving traffic and offering a higher level of safety because of the regulation of traffic.
• pedestrian crossings secured by traffic lights can lead to critical situations, in particular for older and disabled people who are limited in their speed of travel, since the traffic light cycle is based on a medium walking speed.
• the traffic behavior of children at pedestrian crossings is also problematic. Children are usually repeatedly and intensively instructed to use the pedestrian crossing and to heed the signal of the pedestrian traffic lights when learning the way to kindergarten or school at the latest. Nevertheless, children often show poor transport discipline. Following a prescribed route and strictly observing the traffic light signal does not correspond to the child's playing behavior and is not attractive to the child.
• the object of the invention is to create a device of the type mentioned at the outset which is comparatively low in construction, does not take up a lot of space, does not impair the street scene and does not adversely affect the quality of living, and pedestrians and other sidewalk users, in particular even in terms of their speed of movement, people who can cross the street safely, also come into consideration in places with little pedestrian traffic and their use is fun for children.
• a gondola for passenger transportation is proposed with at least one track-bound, motor-driven cabin, which crosses the street in a reciprocating movement at street level.
• the routing of the cable car at street level according to the invention is structurally inexpensive.
• a gondola lift is striking in traffic. Your cabin is hard to miss. It is an element of security. The cabin provides protection for a passenger when crossing the road. In the unlikely event of an accident the risk of injury is significantly reduced. Elderly and disabled people who only move slowly themselves are transported across the street at the driving speed specific to the cabin. This contributes to their safety and an improvement in the flow of traffic. After all, driving a gondola lift is a joy for children in particular. It is correspondingly easy to stop them from using the cable car and crossing the street safely.
• the size and equipment of the cabins can be varied according to the number of pedestrians.
• One-person cabins are just as conceivable as cabins for several people.
• the cabins have standing room and possibly one or the other seat.
• the cable car has two tracks laid next to one another, each with a car running thereon. With each transport operation, both cabins cross the street in the opposite direction of travel.
• This shuttle service has the advantage that there is always a cabin on both sides of the road.
• the cabins can be sunk into the street, the top of which preferably runs flush with the rails. Since the cabins are small, narrow rails and a small track width are sufficient. The resulting road unevenness is low and is not problematic even in the area of the walkway.
• Each cabin can be equipped with an electric motor for the drive. Since the masses to be moved are small and the manageable differences in height are negligible, a low drive power is sufficient.
• the track section of the cable car is preferably secured by a traffic light system. This can be both a separate traffic light system and the traffic light system of a conventional pedestrian crossing, parallel to which the cable car is installed.
• the traffic light system blocks the road from driving as long as the cabins are in operation. If necessary, traffic can be increased by additional signs, reflectors, traffic lights, light signals and the like. ⁇ . be made aware of the cable car.
• the gondola lift is preferably controlled by a passenger with respect to the start of the journey and is also automatically controlled. Driverless operation similar to that of an automatic elevator is possible.
• the cable car can be provided with at least one sensor which detects an obstacle on the track, the approach of a vehicle or the like.
• the cable car is preferably controlled so that it only begins its journey when there is no obstacle on the track and there is no dangerous approach of a vehicle.
• the cabins preferably have an automatically closing door that is normally closed during the journey. A dangerous jumping off while driving is not possible. In emergencies, the door should open manually.
• the cabins are preferably provided with windows which enable the user to observe the driving situation in order to bring about an emergency stop if necessary.
• the cabin floor of a cabin which is in the ready position can be at the level of the walkway or can be reached via a ramp to let. This ensures comfortable use even by wheelchair users.
• Fig. 1 is a side view of a cable car with two ones
• FIG. 2 shows a side view of the cable car with a view from the walkway in or against the direction of travel of the cabins;
• Figure 3 is a top plan view of the cable car.
• FIG. 4 shows a longitudinal section through the cable car according to IV-IV of FIG. 3;
• FIG. 5 shows a cross section through the cable car according to V - V of FIG. 3.
• the cable car has a track section with two parallel narrow-gauge tracks 10 that cross a route 12.
• the tracks 10 extend across the street 12 from one sidewalk 14 to the other.
• Each track 10 has two rails 16 which are sunk into the road 12 so that they are essentially flush with the top 18 thereof. As indicated in FIG. 4, the rails 16 can extend with an incline (subscription 20) over the height of the gutter 22 onto the sidewalk 14.
• a cabin 24 runs on each track 10.
• the cabins 24 are ready at the ends of the tracks 10 on the sidewalks 14, with a cabin 24 on each side of the street.
• the cabins 24 shown are closed one-person cabins on all sides. They have a floor 26 which serves as a standing area and has a rectangular plan, more than man-high side walls 28 and a roof 30 which serves as weather protection.
• a single cabin door, preferably on the side wall facing away from the respective adjacent cabin, can also be considered (not shown).
• Doors 36 and cabin side walls 28 have a robust frame which offers the passenger protection in the event of an accident, and glazing made of safety glass which enables an all-round view.
• the cabins 24 run on the rails 16 with rollers 44 arranged below their base 26. At least some of the rollers 44 are driven by a cabin-owned electric motor, which supplies electrical energy in a suitable manner becomes.
• the track section of the gondola lift is secured by a traffic light system 46, which includes combined traffic lights for driving and gondola lift traffic. Furthermore, warning triangles 48 are attached to the cabins 24 in order to draw the driver's attention to the cabin lift.
• the user To cross the street 12, the user approaches the cabin 24 on his street side. He actuates a door switch, whereupon the rear door 36 of the cabin 24 opens. The user enters the cabin 24, the door 36 of which closes after a short time if the light barrier is not interrupted. The traffic light changes from yellow to red. Thereupon both cabs 24 move slowly in order to cross the road 12 with increasing speed. The cabins 24 move in the opposite direction in shuttle traffic and thereby transport one person to all or two people at the same time via the road 12. When the end of the track is reached at the pavement 14 approached in each case, the cabins 24 stop. The traffic light switches on green. The rear doors 36 of the cabins 24 open to get out. Then the gondola lift is ready for the next request process.

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