US2023242162A1PendingUtilityA1

Cableway Vehicle Having Crossing Apparatus

Assignee: INNOVA PATENT GMBHPriority: May 27, 2020Filed: Mar 26, 2021Published: Aug 3, 2023
Est. expiryMay 27, 2040(~13.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
B61B 12/06B61B 7/04B61B 12/00
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Abstract

A cableway vehicle having crossing apparatus is provided. In order to enable easier access to an access unit of a cableway support of a cableway, a crossover apparatus for the crossing-over of persons from the cableway vehicle to the access unit of the cableway support is provided on the cableway vehicle, the crossover apparatus being displaceable relative to the cableway vehicle between a stowage position in which the crossover apparatus is stowed on the cableway vehicle and a deployed position intended for carrying out the crossover, wherein a fastening section is provided on the crossover apparatus to releasably couple the crossover apparatus to the access unit of the cableway support in the deployed position.

Claims

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1 . A cableway vehicle for a cableway, comprising:
 a crossover apparatus on the cableway vehicle for the crossover of persons from the cableway vehicle to an access unit of a cableway support of the cableway, the crossover apparatus being displaceable relative to the cableway vehicle between a stowage position in which the crossover apparatus is stowed on the cableway vehicle and a deployed position intended for carrying out the crossover,   wherein a fastening section is provided on the crossover apparatus to releasably couple the crossover apparatus to the access unit of the cableway support in the deployed position.   
     
     
         2 . A cableway vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein a vehicle-mounted holding device is provided on the cableway vehicle in order to releasably couple the crossover apparatus in the stowage position to the cableway vehicle means of the fastening section. 
     
     
         3 . A cableway vehicle according to  claim 2 , wherein the cableway vehicle is designed as a maintenance vehicle, wherein an access platform for persons is provided in an upper region of the cableway vehicle and the vehicle-mounted holding device is arranged on the access platform. 
     
     
         4 . The cableway vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein a locking unit is provided on the fastening section the crossover apparatus in order to lock the crossover apparatus in the deployed position on the access unit and/or in the stowage position on the cableway vehicle. 
     
     
         5 . The cableway vehicle according to  claim 4 , wherein the locking unit has at least one locking element, the locking element being preloaded by at least one preload element. 
     
     
         6 . The cableway vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein the crossover apparatus has at least one step element and/or holding element for a person to step on and/or to hold onto. 
     
     
         7 . The cableway vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein a length of the crossover apparatus can be changed in order to adapt the length of the crossover apparatus to a variable distance between the access unit and the cableway vehicle. 
     
     
         8 . The cableway vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein the crossover apparatus is formed as a single piece, or the crossover apparatus has a crossover unit on which at least one fastening element is fastened, the fastening section being provided on the fastening element. 
     
     
         9 . The cableway vehicle according to  claim 8 , wherein the crossover unit is designed as a ladder. 
     
     
         10 . The cableway vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one sensor for generating a sensor signal dependent on a state of the crossover apparatus and at least one alarm unit for generating an acoustic alarm dependent on the sensor signal obtained from the sensor are provided on the cableway vehicle. 
     
     
         11 . The cableway vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein the crossover apparatus is designed to enable a relative movement between the crossover apparatus and the cableway vehicle in the deployed position in the coupled state on the access unit. 
     
     
         12 . The cableway comprising at least one cableway support for guiding a conveying cable of the cableway and comprising at least one cableway vehicle arranged on the conveying cable, wherein an access unit is provided on the cableway support for the access of persons, wherein the cableway vehicle is designed according to  claims 1 . 
     
     
         13 . The cableway according to  claim 12 , wherein a support-mounted holding device is provided on the access unit in order to releasably couple the crossover apparatus to the access unit by the fastening section in the deployed position, 
     
     
         14 . The cableway according to  claim 12 , wherein at least one sensor for generating a sensor signal dependent on a state of the crossover apparatus is provided on the cableway support and/or on the cableway vehicle and that at least one alarm unit for generating an acoustic alarm dependent on the sensor signal obtained from the sensor is provided in the cableway. 
     
     
         15 . The cableway according to  claim 14 , wherein the cableway has a control unit for controlling a drive of the cableway, the control unit being configured to control the drive of the cableway dependent on the sensor signal obtained from the sensor. 
     
     
         16 . A method for carrying out a crossover of a person from a cableway vehicle of a cableway to an access unit of a cableway support of the cableway, wherein the cableway vehicle is moved into a crossover position in the region of the access unit, a crossover apparatus provided on the cableway vehicle is moved from a stowage position in which the crossover apparatus is stowed on the cableway vehicle into a deployed position for carrying out the crossover, a fastening section of the crossover apparatus is releasably coupled to the access unit, and the person crosses over from the cableway vehicle to the access unit via the crossover apparatus. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the crossover apparatus is locked to the access unit in the deployed position by a locking unit. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein an acoustic alarm is triggered if the cableway vehicle is moved in the coupled state of the crossover apparatus on the access unit.

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