Cable-car Support Comprising a Climb-over Apparatus

Abstract

In order to make it easier to access an access unit (4) of a cableway support (1) of a cableway (2), according to the invention a climb-over apparatus (15) for persons to climb over from a cable car (7) of the cableway (2) onto the access unit (4) or vice versa is provided on the cableway support (1), wherein the climb-over apparatus (15) is positioned on the cableway support (1) by means of a fastening unit (21) so as to be movable relative to the access unit (4), wherein the climb-over apparatus (15) can be displaced relative to the access unit (4) from a rest position (RP), in which the climb-over apparatus (15) is stowed on the access unit (4), into a standby position (BP), which is provided for performing the climb-over action.

1 . Cableway support ( 1 ) of a cableway ( 2 ) with an access unit ( 4 ) for people to climb over, characterized in that a climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) is provided on the cableway support ( 1 ) for people to climb over from a cable car ( 7 ) of the cableway ( 2 ) to the access unit ( 4 ) or vice versa, wherein the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) is arranged on the cableway support ( 1 ) by means of a fastening unit ( 21 ) so as to be movable relative to the access unit ( 4 ), wherein the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) can be moved relative to the access unit ( 4 ) from a rest position (RP) in which the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) is stowed on the access unit ( 4 ) into a standby position (BP) which is provided for performing the climb-over. 
     
     
         2 . The cableway support ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a locking unit ( 18 ) for locking the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) in the rest position (RP) is provided on the cableway support ( 1 ). 
     
     
         3 . The cableway support ( 1 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the locking unit ( 18 ) can be actuated mechanically, hydraulically or electrically. 
     
     
         4 . The cableway support ( 1 ) according to  claim 2  or  3 , characterized in that an actuating unit ( 19 ) for actuating the locking unit ( 18 ) is provided on the cableway support ( 1 ) in order to release the locking of the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) in the rest position (RP), in order to move the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) from the rest position (RP) into the standby position (BP). 
     
     
         5 . The cableway support ( 1 ) according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the actuating unit ( 19 ) has at least one first lever element ( 24   a ) in order to actuate the locking unit ( 18 ) from a cable car ( 7 ), wherein the actuating unit ( 19 ) preferably has a second lever element ( 24   b ) in order to actuate the locking unit ( 18 ) from the access unit ( 4 ). 
     
     
         6 . The cableway support ( 1 ) according to  claim 4  or  5 , characterized in that the actuating unit ( 19 ) has an actuating means ( 31 ) in the form of a cable pull or a flexible shaft. 
     
     
         7 . The cableway support ( 1 ) according to any of  claims 1  to  6 , characterized in that the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) has a braking device in order to brake a movement of the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) from the rest position (RP) into the standby position (BP) caused by gravity, wherein the braking device is preferably mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic. 
     
     
         8 . The cableway support ( 1 ) according to any of  claims 1  to  7 , characterized in that the cableway support ( 1 ) has at least one sensor element ( 29 ) which is provided to detect a position of the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ), in particular to detect whether the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) is in the rest position (RP), wherein the sensor element ( 29 ) generates a sensor value that can be transmitted to a system control unit of the cableway ( 2 ). 
     
     
         9 . The cableway support ( 1 ) according to  claim 8 , characterized in that the sensor element ( 29 ) is provided to detect a locked state of the locking unit ( 18 ), in particular whether the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) is locked in the rest position (RP) by means of the locking unit ( 18 ). 
     
     
         10 . The cableway support ( 1 ) according to any of  claims 1  to  9 , characterized in that the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) has at least one step element and/or holding element ( 16 ) for a person to step on and/or to hold onto. 
     
     
         11 . The cableway support ( 1 ) according to any of  claims 1  to  10 , characterized in that a length of the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) can be changed in order to adapt the length of the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) to a variable distance between the access unit ( 4 ) and the cable car ( 7 ). 
     
     
         12 . The cableway support ( 1 ) according to any of  claims 10  to  11 , characterized in that the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) is designed as a ladder, preferably as a telescopic ladder, wherein the at least one step element and/or holding element ( 16 ) is a rung of the ladder. 
     
     
         13 . The cableway support ( 1 ) according to any of  claims 1  to  12 , characterized in that a railing ( 13 ) is provided on the access unit ( 4 ) and that the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) forms part of the railing ( 13 ) in the rest position (RP). 
     
     
         14 . A cableway ( 2 ) with a number of cableway supports ( 1 ) for guiding a conveyor cable of the cableway ( 2 ) and with at least one cable car ( 7 ) arranged on the conveyor cable, characterized in that a climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) according to any of  claims 1  to  13  is provided on at least one cableway support ( 1 ). 
     
     
         15 . The cableway ( 2 ) according to  claim 14 , characterized in that the cableway ( 2 ) has a system control unit for controlling the cableway ( 2 ), wherein the system control unit is configured to process the sensor value of the sensor element ( 29 ) in order to switch off the cableway ( 2 ) or to generate a warning signal via a signaling device when the sensor element ( 29 ) detects a position of the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) which deviates from the rest position (RP) and/or when the sensor element ( 29 ) detects an unlocked state of the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) in the locking unit ( 18 ). 
     
     
         16 . A method for performing a climb-over from a cable car ( 7 ) of a cableway ( 2 ) according to  claim 14  or  15  to an access unit ( 4 ) of a cableway support ( 1 ) of the cableway ( 2 ) or vice versa, characterized in that the cable car ( 7 ) is moved into a climb-over position, that from the cable car ( 7 ) or from the access unit ( 4 ) the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) of the cableway support ( 1 ) is moved from the rest position (RP) into the standby position (BP), that a person climbs over from the cable car ( 7 ) via the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) to the access unit ( 4 ) or vice versa, and that from the access unit ( 4 ) or from the cable car ( 7 ) the climb-over apparatus ( 15 ) is preferably moved from the standby position (BP) back into the rest position (RP) after the climb-over.