Cable guiding device for urban or peri-urban aerial cableway system

Abstract

A cable guiding device for an aerial cableway system comprising at least one elongate cable support (23). The device further comprises a single pair of similar connections (39), by means of which the cable support is securely mounted on an aerial support structure. The connections (39) are arranged at a distance from one another in a longitudinal direction of the cable support (23). Each connection (39) comprises at least one corresponding damping block (59) which is inserted between the cable support (23) and the support structure (7). Each connection (39) of the pair is designed as a pseudo-embedded type connection capable of transmitting forces in the manner of a ball joint, with the effect of the damping block or blocks (59).

1 . Cable guiding device for an aerial cableway system comprising:
 at least one elongate cable support ( 15 ,  23 ),   a single pair of similar connections ( 39 ,  87 ), by means of which the cable support is securely mounted on an aerial support structure ( 7 ), the connections ( 39 ,  87 ) being arranged at a distance from one another in a longitudinal direction of the cable support ( 15 ,  23 ), each connection ( 39 ,  87 ) including at least one respective damping block ( 59 ,  107 ,  115 ,  123 ) which is inserted between the cable support ( 15 ,  23 ) and the support structure ( 7 ), each connection ( 39 ,  87 ) of said pair is arranged as a pseudo-embedded type connection, capable of transmitting forces in the manner of a ball joint, with the effect of the at least one damping block ( 59 ,  107 ,  115 ,  123 ).   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one damping block ( 59 ,  107 ,  115 ,  123 ) of at least one of the connections ( 39 ,  87 ) is shaped to have a main working direction and the connection is arranged such that said main working direction is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cable support ( 15 ,  23 ). 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the cable support is a hauling cable roller carrier ( 23 ) type or track cable carrier ( 15 ) type. 
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein each damping block ( 59 ,  107 ,  115 ,  123 ) comprises a body made of a flexible and resilient material. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 4 , wherein an overall shape of the body is that of a portion of a right cylinder or plate. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 5 , wherein at least one of the connections ( 39 ,  87 ) is arranged such that a height of the right cylinder or a plate thickness corresponds to a main working direction of the damping block ( 59 ,  107 ,  115 ,  123 ). 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein the height of the right cylinder or the thickness of the plate is comprised between 20 and 100 millimeters. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 5 , wherein the portion of the right cylinder is prismatic, parallelepipedal, rectangular, or circular. 
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 6  wherein the portion of the plate is polygonal, parallelogram-shaped, rectangular, or circular. 
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 8 , wherein each side or the diameter of the portion of the plate or right cylinder is comprised between 50 and 250 millimeters. 
     
     
         11 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein each connection includes a plurality of damping blocks ( 59 ,  107 ,  115 ,  123 ), each working in a main direction, and the connection is arranged such that the main working directions of said damping blocks ( 59 ,  107 ,  115 ,  123 ) are perpendicular to one another pairwise. 
     
     
         12 . An aerial cableway system of the type comprising one or a plurality of track cables and at least one hauling cable, the system comprising at least one aerial support structure and at least one cable guiding device according to  claim 1 , which is fastened to said support structure so as to support the at least one hauling cable and the track cables on the aerial support structure.