Cableway installation, method for enhancing security of a cableway installation and security system for a cableway installation

Security system for a cableway installation (10) characterized by comprising:

• radiation emitting means (13) comprising an infrared radiation source that emits radiation;
• reflecting means (14), comprising a reflective band adapted to reflect said radiation, and fixable to a safety device (12) of a housing (11) for passengers of said cableway installation (10);
• receiving means (15), comprising an emitting-receiving device adapted to receive a reflection of said radiation emitted by said reflecting means (14);
• a control device (21) connected to said receiving means (15) and configured to process an electronic signal received therefrom;
• said control device (21) being connectable to said cableway installation (10) to control the functionality thereof in function of said electronic signal.

Method for enhancing the safety of an cableway installation (10) which includes at least one housing (11) suitable to carry passengers and equipped with a safety device (12) which is movable between an access configuration and a safety configuration;

• said method being characterized by installing in said cableway installation (10):
• radiation emitting means (13) comprising an infrared radiation source that emits radiation;
• reflecting means (14) comprising a reflective band adapted to reflect said radiation;
• receiving means (15) comprising a radiation-receiving device adapted to receive a reflection of said radiation emitted by said reflecting means (14);
• said method providing for arranging in said cableway installation (10) the radiation emitter means (13), said reflecting means (14) and said receiving means (15) in such a way that, in at least a predefined operating condition, said radiation emitting means (13) are facing said reflecting means (14), to irradiate the latter, and said reflecting means (14) are facing said receiving means (15) to reflect towards the latter said radiation;
• said method comprising also fixing said reflecting means (14) to said safety device (12) so as to reflect said radiation differently depending on whether said safety device (12) is in said access configuration or in said safety configuration.