Cable car system with passenger carriers suspended from a suspension and traction cable guided around two deflection pulleys
US5626078A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61B12/022
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cable car system has a suspension and traction cable carrying passenger rriers, such as lift chairs. The cable is guided around two deflection pulleys. A conveyor device conveys passengers from an entrance gate to a boarding point at which the passengers board to carriers. The opening of the entrance gate and the conveyor device are controlled with a central control unit. The central control unit receives signals from various sensors, such as a signal transducer which is tripped when a passenger carrier passes by, and a speed transducer which measures the speed of the suspension and traction cable. A measuring instrument provides information with regard to the distance traversed by a specific passenger carrier which has tripped the signal transducer. The entrance gate is opened by the central control unit as a function of the output signal of the signal transducer and of the measuring instrument, and further on condition that at least one passenger is present at the gate.
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