Tyre conveyor for transport means
AssigneeInnova Patent GmbH
InventorJohannes Moritzhuber
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Abstract
The invention relates to a tire conveyor for a transport device, in particular gondolas, of a cable car installation. The conveyor includes tires, which are arranged along a track, and a drive train for the tires. The drive train has at least one drive pulley, in particular a belt pulley, and at least one drive device, in particular a belt. A guide is arranged along the track, at least in some sections, and at least one measurement device for measuring at least one property of the drive train or a component of the drive train is displaceable on the guide.
Claims15
A tire conveyor for transport devices of a cableway system, the tire conveyor being disposed at a station or an intermediate station of the cableway system and comprising:
- a supporting structure mounted on stanchions, and the tire conveyor being disposed on the supporting structure;
- a plurality of tires arranged on a support of the supporting structure and along a track;
- a drivetrain for driving said tires, said drivetrain having at least one drive pulley and at least one drive device;
- a guide disposed along and separate from said track, at least in some sections thereof;
- and
- at least one measurement device for measuring a property of said drivetrain, or of a component of the drivetrain, said at least one measurement device being displaceably mounted on said guide.
A method for measuring a property of a drivetrain, or of a component of the drivetrain, of a tire conveyor at a station or an intermediate station of a cableway system, wherein the tire conveyor is disposed on a supporting structure mounted on stanchions, the tire conveyor has tires, which are arranged on a support of a supporting structure and along a track, and the drivetrain has at least one drive pulley and at least one drive device, the method comprising:
- providing a guide disposed along and separate from the track, at least in some sections thereof;
- and
- displacing at least one measurement device for measuring the property of the drivetrain, or of the component of the drivetrain, along the guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.