Chairlift loading apparatus for the loading of persons and its associated detection method

A chairlift loading apparatus for loading persons on a weight-bearing structure, the loading apparatus comprising at least two adjacent timing gates for regulating a flow of persons to be loaded passing through the said timing gates, the loading apparatus being characterized in that the loading apparatus comprises a system for detecting a high-risk situation comprising:

• a detection device capable of determining a presence of a potential person when passing through each of the timing gates and determining whether the potential person is taller than a predetermined height;
• a data processing unit configured to determine, from the data from the detection device, an existence of a high-risk situation when a person who is shorter than the predetermined height is detected in front of a given gate among the adjacent gates, and no person who is taller than the predetermined height is detected when passing at least one of the gates adjacent to the given gate;
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• a data processing unit configured to determine that a high-risk situation is not detected when a person who is shorter than the predetermined height is detected in front of a given gate among the adjacent gates, and a person who is taller than the predetermined height is detected when passing at least one of the gates adjacent to the given gate.