Cable transportation system for transporting people and method for operating the same

A cable transportation system extending along a track, the cable transportation system comprising:

• a first haul cable extending at least partially along the track and having an end section, the first haul cable being actuated via a first motor;
• a second haul cable extending at least partially along the track and having an end section aligned with the end section of the first haul cable, the second haul cable being actuated via a second motor
• a passenger embarking and disembarking station at the end sections of the first haul cable and the second haul cable;
• a first control cam arranged at the end section of the first haul cable, the first control cam comprising an opening ramp and a closing ramp for a first clamping device of a vehicle and a second clamping device of the vehicle, wherein the first clamping device of the vehicle configured to selectively attach the vehicle to the first haul cable, and the second clamping device of the vehicle is configured to selectively attach the vehicle to the second haul cable;
• a second control cam arranged at the end section of the second haul cable, the second control cam comprising an opening ramp and a closing ramp for the first clamping device of the vehicle and the second clamping device of the vehicle, wherein when the first clamping device of the vehicle is arranged at the second control cam, the second clamping device of the vehicle is arranged at the first control cam;
• a first actuator configured to selectively move the first control cam between an operating position for opening and closing the first clamping device of the vehicle and a resting position in which the first control cam does not interfere with the first clamping device of the vehicle, wherein when the first control cam is arranged in the operating position and the vehicle advances, the first clamping device of the vehicle performs a cycle of opening and closing;
• and
• a second actuator configured to selectively move the second control cam between an operating position for opening and closing the second clamping device of the vehicle and a resting position in which the second control cam does not interfere with the second clamping device of the vehicle, wherein when the second control cam is arranged in the operating position and the vehicle advances, the second clamping device of the vehicle performs a cycle of opening and closing.

A method for operating a cable transportation system, the method comprising:

• advancing a vehicle comprising a first clamping device and a second clamping device along a track via one of:
• a first haul cable that extends at least partially along the track and has an end section, and a second haul cable that extends at least partly along the track and has an end section, wherein the end section of the first haul cable and the end section of the second haul cable are aligned;
• controlling an opening and a closing of the first clamping device and second clamping device at the end sections of the first haul cable and the second haul cable via a first control cam and a second control cam that are each moveable between an operating position wherein they interfere with the first clamping device and the second clamping device for opening and closing, in sequence, the first clamping device and the second clamping device and a resting position wherein they do not interfere with the first clamping device and the second clamping device, wherein each control cam comprises an opening ramp and a closing ramp for the first clamping device and the second clamping device such that when each control cam is arranged in the operating position and the vehicle advances, the clamping device that interferes with that control cam performs a cycle of opening and closing;
• holding the vehicle stationary via at least one of:
• a locking device, clamping the vehicle to the first haul cable, and clamping the vehicle to the second haul cable;
• and
• releasing the vehicle from at least one of:
• the first haul cable, the second haul cable, and the first haul cable and the second haul cable.