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EP-4541681-B1 - A RAILWAY CAR STAB PARKING GARAGE

EP4541681B1EP 4541681 B1EP4541681 B1EP 4541681B1EP-4541681-B1

Inventors

  • BECK, MARKUS
  • AICHHOLZER, Tobias

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20241011

Claims (14)

  1. Branch parking track garage for cableway vehicles (5), having a feeder track (11) which is connected to a first branch parking track (13a) and a second branch parking track (13b), wherein the first branch parking track (13a) and the second branch parking track (13b) each terminate at the end remote from the feeder track (11), wherein a first branch parking track conveyor (14a, 14b) is provided on the first branch parking track (13a) and second branch parking track (13b), which in each case extends from the feeder track (11) to a transfer point (15a, 15b) on the first branch parking track (13a) and second branch parking track (13b), and a second branch parking track conveyor (16a, 16b) is provided on the first branch parking track (13a) and second branch parking track (13b), which in each case extends from the transfer point (15a, 15b) to the end of the first branch parking track (13a) and second branch parking track (13b), wherein the first branch parking track conveyor (14a, 14b) and the second branch parking track conveyor (16a, 16b) of each branch parking track (13a, 13b) overlap in the region of the respective transfer point (15a, 15b), characterized in that, in the region of the first branch parking track (13a) and second branch parking track (13b), a continuous conveyor (17) with a conveyor means (18) movable in two conveying directions (R) is provided, wherein the continuous conveyor (17) has a first conveying section (20a) in which the conveyor means (18) extends along the first branch parking track (13a) between the transfer point (15a) of the first branch parking track (13a) and the end of the first branch parking track (13a) in order to form the second branch parking track conveyor (16a) of the first branch parking track (13a), and the continuous conveyor (17) has a second conveying section (20b) in which the conveyor means (18) extends along the second branch parking track (13b) between the transfer point (15b) of the second branch parking track (13b) and the end of the second branch parking track (13b) to form the second branch parking track conveyor (16b) of the second branch parking track (13b), in that a first drive finger (21a) and a second drive finger (21b) are arranged on the conveyor means (18) of the continuous conveyor (17) at a distance from one another in the direction of the conveyor means (18), wherein the first drive finger (21a) and second drive finger (21b) are each movable back and forth between a first drive finger position (P1) and a second drive finger position (P2), wherein the drive fingers (21a, 21b) in the second drive finger position (P2) project further from the conveyor means (18) by an engagement distance (A) in a transverse direction transverse to the conveying direction (R) than in the first drive finger position (P1), and in that the distance between the first drive finger (21a) and the second drive finger (21b) in the conveying direction (R) on the conveyor means (18) is adopted such that the first drive finger (21a) is located in the region of the transfer point (15a) of the first branch parking track (13a) or is located in a region of the continuous conveyor (17) facing the feeder track (11) in the transverse direction between the first branch parking track (13a) and the second branch parking track (13b) when the second drive finger (21b) is located in the region of the end of the second branch parking track (13b), and vice versa.
  2. Branch parking track garage according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the drive fingers (21a, 21b) is movable translationally and/or rotationally from the first drive finger position (P1) into the second drive finger position (P2), and vice versa.
  3. Branch parking track garage according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one of the drive fingers (21a, 21b) is movable by a drive finger drive on the conveyor means (18) or in the branch parking track garage (10) from the first drive finger position (P1) into the second drive finger position (P2), and vice versa.
  4. Branch parking track garage according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that at least one of the drive fingers (21a, 21b) is designed such that, when the drive finger (21a, 21b) is in the second drive finger position (P2), a force (F W ) acting on the drive finger (21a, 21b) in the direction of the end of the branch parking track (13a, 13b) can be absorbed by the drive finger (21a, 21b) in order to transmit a driving force (F M ) in the direction of the transfer point (15a, 15b) of the branch parking track (13a, 13b), and a force (F W ) acting on the drive finger (21a, 21b) in the direction of the transfer point (15a, 15b) of the branch parking track (13a, 13b) moves the drive finger (21a, 21b) from the second drive finger position (P2), preferably translationally and/or rotationally, into the first drive finger position (P1).
  5. Branch parking track garage according to claim 4, characterized in that the at least one drive finger (21a, 21b) is arranged on the conveyor means (18) so that it can pivot between the first drive finger position (P1) and the second drive finger position (P2), and a pivoting of the drive finger (21a, 21b) in the direction of the end of the branch parking track (13a, 13b) is blocked, and pivoting of the drive finger (21a, 21b) in the direction of the transfer point (15a, 15b) is enabled.
  6. Branch parking track garage according to claim 4, characterized in that, in the region of the conveyor means (18), preferably in the region of the end of the first branch parking track (13a) and/or the second branch parking track (13b), a first sliding guide (41) with a first guide surface (43) is arranged, wherein the first guide surface (43) interacts with the at least one drive finger (21a, 21b) when the drive finger (21a, 21b) is located in the region of the first guide surface (43) in order to move the drive finger (21a, 21b) from the first drive finger position (P1) into the second drive finger position (P2) when the drive finger (21a, 21b) is moved with the conveyor means (18) past or along the first gate surface (43).
  7. Branch parking track garage according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that, in the region of the conveyor means (18), preferably in the region of the end of the first branch parking track (13a) and/or the second branch parking track (13b), a second sliding guide (42) with a second guide surface (44) is arranged, wherein the second guide surface (44) interacts with the at least one drive finger (21a, 21b) when the drive finger (21a, 21b) is located in the region of the second guide surface (44) in order to move the drive finger (21a, 21b) from the second drive finger position (P2) into the first drive finger position (P1) when the drive finger (21a, 21b) is moved with the conveyor means (18) past or along the second gate surface (44).
  8. Branch parking track garage according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a preload element (24) is provided on the conveyor means (18), which automatically holds the first drive finger (21a) or the second drive finger (21b) in the second drive finger position (P2), and the first drive finger (21a) or the second drive finger (21b) can be moved from the second drive finger position (P2) into the first drive finger position (P1) by overcoming the effect of the preload element (24).
  9. Branch parking track garage according to claim 1, characterized in that a conveyor drive (19) is provided on the continuous conveyor (17) in order to drive the conveyor means (18) in a first conveying direction and an opposite, second conveying direction.
  10. Branch parking track garage according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the first branch parking track conveyor (14a) of the first branch parking track (13a) and/or the first branch parking track conveyor (14b) of the second branch parking track (13b) is designed as a tire conveyor.
  11. Method for discharging cableway vehicles (5) from a branch parking track garage (10) according to any of claims 1 to 10, wherein, in the branch parking track garage (10), cableway vehicles (5) are lined up next to one another on the first branch parking track (13a) and second branch parking track (13b), characterized in that the first drive finger (21a) is positioned in the second drive finger position (P2) in the region of the end of the first branch parking track (13a), whereby the second drive finger (21b) is positioned in the region of the transfer point (15b) of the second branch parking track (13b) or in the region of the continuous conveyor (17) facing the feeder track (11) in a transverse direction transverse to the conveying direction (R) between the first branch parking track (13a) and the second branch parking track (13b), and the first drive finger (21a) in the second drive finger position (P2) is moved with the conveyor means (18) in a first conveying direction from the region of the end of the first branch parking track (13a) in the direction of the transfer point (15a) of the first branch parking track (13a), whereby the first drive finger (21a) in the second drive finger position (P2) contacts a part of a cableway vehicle (5) that is closest to the end of the first branch parking track (13a), and the first drive finger (21a) drives this cableway vehicle (5) and pushes it in the direction of the transfer point (15a) on the first branch parking track (13a), whereby all cableway vehicles (5) on the first branch parking track (13a) are pushed in the direction of the transfer point (15a) on the first branch parking track (13a), where each cableway vehicle (5) comes into engagement with the first branch parking track conveyor (14a) of the first branch parking track (13a) and each cableway vehicle (5) on the first branch parking track (13a) is moved from the transfer point (15a) on the first branch parking track (13a) with the first branch parking track conveyor (14a) of the first branch parking track (13a) in the direction of the feeder track (11), and in that, by discharging the first branch parking track (13a), the second drive finger (21b) is simultaneously positioned in the region of the end of the second branch parking track (13b) and is in the second drive finger position (P2) or is brought into the second drive finger position (P2), and the second drive finger (21b) in the second drive finger position (P2) is moved with the conveyor means (18) in an opposite second conveying direction from the region of the end of the second branch parking track (13b) in the direction of the transfer point (15b) of the second branch parking track (13b), whereby the second drive finger (21b) in the second drive finger position (P2) abuts a part of a cableway vehicle (5) that is closest to the end of the second branch parking track (13b), and the second drive finger (21b) drives this cableway vehicle (5) and pushes it in the direction of the transfer point (15b) on the second branch parking track (13b), whereby all cableway vehicles (5) on the second branch parking track (13b) are pushed in the direction of the transfer point (15b) on the second branch parking track (13b), where each cableway vehicle (5) comes into engagement with the first branch parking track conveyor (14b) of the second branch parking track (13b) and each cableway vehicle (5) on the second branch parking track (13b) is moved from the transfer point (15b) on the second branch parking track (13b) with the first branch parking track conveyor (14b) of the second branch parking track (13b) in the direction of the feeder track (11).
  12. Method for parking cableway vehicles (5) in a branch parking track garage (10) according to any of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the first drive finger (21a) is positioned in the region of the end of the first branch parking track (13a), whereby the second drive finger (21b) is positioned in the region of the transfer point (15b) of the second branch parking track (13b), and the second drive finger (21b) on the conveyor means (18) is brought from the second drive finger position (P2) into the first drive finger position (P1) or the second drive finger (21b) is positioned in the region of the continuous conveyor (17) facing the feeder track (11) in a transverse direction transverse to the conveying direction (R) between the first branch parking track (13a) and the second branch parking track (13b), or vice versa, and in that cableway vehicles (5) are moved with the first branch parking track conveyor (14a) of the first branch parking track (13a) and/or with the first branch parking track conveyor (14b) of the second branch parking track (13b) from the feeder track (11) to the transfer point (15a) on the first branch parking track (13a) and/or the transfer point (15b) on the second branch parking track (13b), and from there further onto the first branch parking track (13a) and/or the second branch parking track (13b).
  13. Method for parking according to claim 12, characterized in that the cableway vehicles (5) are pushed into the first branch parking track (13a) and/or the second branch parking track (13b) with the first branch parking track conveyor (14a) of the first branch parking track (13a) and/or with the first branch parking track conveyor (14b) of the second branch parking track (13b).
  14. Cableway having at least one cableway station (2), a plurality of cableway vehicles (5), and a branch parking track system (10) according to any of claims 1 to 10, for parking at least one of the plurality of cableway vehicles (5).

Description

The present invention relates to a cul-de-sac garage for cable car vehicles with a feeder track connected to a first cul-de-sac and a second cul-de-sac, wherein the first cul-de-sac and the second cul-de-sac each terminate at the end opposite the feeder track, wherein a first cul-de-sac conveyor is provided on the first cul-de-sac and the second cul-de-sac, each extending from the feeder track to a transfer point on the first cul-de-sac and the second cul-de-sac, and wherein a second cul-de-sac conveyor is provided on the first cul-de-sac and the second cul-de-sac, each extending from the transfer point to the end of the first and second cul-de-sac, wherein the first cul-de-sac conveyor and the second cul-de-sac conveyor of each cul-de-sac overlap in the area of the transfer point. The invention also relates to a method for emptying cable car vehicles from such a dead-end parking garage and a method for storing cable car vehicles in such a dead-end parking garage. Circulating cable cars typically consist of several stations, several cars, and a haul rope for moving the cars between the stations. The haul rope runs between the stations (e.g., a valley station and a mountain station), for example, around pulleys in the stations, with at least one pulley being driven. Circulating cable cars are also known in which the cars are uncoupled from the haul rope at a station using a rope clamp. In this uncoupled state, they move through the station independently of the circulating haul rope, usually at a speed lower than that of the circulating haul rope. Before exiting the station, the cars are, if necessary, accelerated back up to the speed of the circulating haul rope and coupled to it using the rope clamp. This allows for high transport capacity due to the high speed of the haul rope, while simultaneously reducing the speed of the cable cars within the station, thus facilitating passenger boarding and alighting, or more generally, loading and unloading. Typically, at least one guide rail is provided within the station, along which the cable cars, detached from the haul rope, are guided. Rollers are usually attached to the cable cars, for example, to the suspension, allowing them to roll along the guide rail. A station conveyor is used to transport the detached cable cars within the station. This conveyor can be a conventional tire conveyor, where the cable car travels along the... Guide rail-mounted and driven tires with a friction lining interact with the cable car vehicles to propel them. The friction lining can be located, for example, on the suspension of the cable car vehicle. The cable clamp for coupling and uncoupling is also located on the suspension. However, the station conveyor can also be designed differently, for example, as a mechanical continuous conveyor with a traction element (such as a belt or chain) on which carriers are provided that interact with a section of a cable car vehicle to move it at the speed of the traction element. All cable car vehicles on the traction element are thus moved at the same speed as the traction element. Such circulating cable cars with detachable gondola lifts often also feature a storage facility where the detached gondola lifts can be garaged outside of operating hours. This allows for maintenance work on the haul rope or the gondola lifts, and protects the gondola lifts from weather conditions such as snow, ice, storms, etc. A number of gondola lifts can also be stored in the storage facility during operation, for example, during periods of low passenger demand. Such a storage facility is typically located within or near one of the cable car stations, for example, on the same level as the operating area where the passenger boarding and/or disembarking area is located, or in a garage below the operating area. A conveyor system, which may include one or more conveying units, is generally used to move the gondola lifts to their designated parking positions in the storage facility. The parking conveyor is typically connected to the station conveyor to transfer cable car vehicles from the station conveyor to the parking conveyor, or vice versa. Switches may also be provided to move cable car vehicles from the station conveyor to the parking conveyor, or vice versa. Examples of parking conveyors are made of... EP 711 696 A1 or AT 392 766 B known. The movement of cable car vehicles within the parking area often takes place on so-called gravity tracks, acting as parking conveyors or as part of a parking conveyor system. A gravity track is essentially designed analogously to the guide rail of the cable car station, but with a specific, predetermined gradient. The movement of the cable car vehicles along the gravity track to their parking position is achieved solely by gravity due to the defined gradient, without any external drive. The gravity track can, for example, be connected to the guide rail of the cable car station via a switch, allowing the cable car vehicles to